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Running Toward Recovery: Trey Duncan’s Path from Alcoholism to a 2:57 Marathon


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Welcome to Episode 88 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Masters distance runner Trey Duncan. 

Trey is a former nutrition client of mine, and he recently ran 2:57 and placed second in his age group at the LA marathon. What a different place he is in now compared to just two years ago, when he was suffering from years of alcohol abuse and was about to enter rehab. 

Trey originally contacted me for nutrition coaching in August 2022, right after he started the recovery process for his addiction. He had enjoyed distance running in the past, and wanted to get back into the sport!

In this episode, we talk about how Trey went from underweight, underfueled, frequently injured, and over trained runner to a healthier, smarter, and faster athlete. He needed a major overhaul of his everyday diet, a lot of education surrounding everyday and performance nutrition, and focused work on other things like sleep and stress management. 

I also recommended Trey to a running coach, so that he would follow a more structured training plan. He tended to lean heavily on exercise for comfort and just to have something to do, and he needed someone to hold him back.

After we stopped working together, Trey kept in touch to share some wins with his running. He recently sent me a photo of him passed out on the streets of LA from just two years ago along with a photo from his recent 2:57 LA marathon finish. That’s what prompted me to ask him to come on the show to share his powerful story. 

If you are struggling or have ever struggled with any form of addiction, I hope his story resonates and shows just how dramatically life can change over a relatively short period of time when you seek the help that you need. 


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