My First Marathon

In today's episode, we got to talk to the queen of Chicago running, whose first marathon and several marathons since then have been at THE Chicago Marathon. I seriously would have sat and chatted about every race with this runner, but since she's ran quite a few, we talked about a few of her race experiences, some tips and tricks she's learned along the way and how running has changed over time. 

After all, runners like to yap about running and that's what this episode is. 

To follow along with Cynthia, you can find her at @cynthiajwheeler on Instagram and TikTok!

Thirteen months ago, this runner was plagued by addiction and was at the lowest point in his life where he had started thinking that life was no longer worth living. He thankfully reached a point where he found resources to recovery and along the way found that movement could be something that he could direct his energy into rather than putting it towards something harmful. 

From there it was a whirlwind of races and experiences where he kept proving to himself that he could do hard things that that life was worth sticking around for. Now he has the goal of sharing a story with others and hope that they can find their way out of the darkness just like he did.

To follow along with Brad, find him on YouTube and Instagram @Soberdadruns! 

If you're curious what it takes to train for three full Ironmans, this is the episode for you! This runner started running pretty young and eventually found her way into the triathlon world that she ended up falling in love with. 

Her first marathon experience was actually a training run leading up to her first full Ironman, and for both of those races she experienced the trap we're all familiar with with setting the bar a little too high for her first experience and coming out a little too quick. The positive though is that she's been able to learn so much from those experiences and pick up little improvements that she's trying to apply now to her third full Ironman attempt, which by the way, by the time this podcast episode comes out, she'll have already completed.

To follow along with Kaitlin you can find her on Instagram @kaitlin_carew_tri! 

On today's episode we talk to a runner, physical therapist, run coach and social media influencer about the changes from her first marathon to her second. We dive into what a lot of us experience going from number one to number two, that you just don't know what you don't know. Because this runner has a unique experience being in the physical therapy world, we also talk about injury prevention, shoes, fuel and more. 

To follow along with Lisa, you can find her at @dr.lisa.dpt on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! 

It's been 9 months since I filmed my last solo episode breaking down how I trained from couch to marathon in 11 months. On today's  episode we're bringing the solo show back to break down the last 9 months of training since my first marathon and all of the things that have changed since all leading up to marathon #2! 

We get into having to train your stomach to take in fuel, how following a professional plan impacted training, and eventually broke down race day for my second marathon. 

To follow along with me and the show, follow @tay.says and @myfirstmarathonpod on Instagram and TikTok!

Today's guest joins us all the way from Australia! We dive into her first year of running and how she truly was able to prove to herself in that time frame that ANYONE can do hard things. We talk about how her relationship with running changed drastically - from not enjoying it one bit to eventually MISSING her long runs as she got closer to race day. 

We also talk about the absolute electricity of the running community and how showing up to an expo and seeing how many crazy people are out here accomplishing the same things you are can really help you build a sense of camaraderie on race day. Tune in for some great insight from a runner who's first marathon is fresh on her mind! 

Follow along with Belle on Instagram at @belles.trails.and.run.tales! 

On today's episode, we get a unique experience from a runner who has only started his marathon journey 5 months ago. After a scary MS diagnosis, he knew he needed to introduce more movement into his life which started out at first with committing to a walk every day. 

Eventually, this turned to curiosity about running, and led to him running his first half marathon and first full marathon rather quickly. Because the experience is so fresh on his mind we go into a ton of detail about how mentally and physically he worked his way through the challenges of training for his first marathon.

You can follow along with John on Instagram @johneveresthealth! 

On todays episode, I talk to the host of the Ordinary to Ultra podcast who you may have heard me on a few months back! We breakdown his journey into running and how he found his way to the goal of running farther, rather than working on getting faster. 

If you're looking to dip your toes into the ultra world, this is a great episode to tune into. And make sure you follow along with Brendon's episodes at @ordinarytoultra on Instagram, and on his group on Facebook. 

On today's episode, we chat with a runner who talks about running as a way to help with his mental health. We get into how it's helped so much with his anxiety, and how it's been a major source of motivation for him. 

We break down his first marathon experience and his upcoming 2 marathons - which he announces on the podcast today, so stay tuned to hear which races he's running as a part of team Ultra! 

To follow along with Ned, you can find him on Instagram at @see.ned.run. 

On today's episode we interview a runner whose first marathon training is fresh on his mind after running the Jersey City Marathon in April of this year. We dove into how he originally got involved with running to lose weight and how along the way he really found a passion for it. 

He's the true couch to marathon story. So if you can relate to that, this episode's gonna be great for you. 

To follow along with Randy, you can find him on Instagram @randymcboomboom!