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Liliana will be hosting this week. She talks to her sisters, Sara and Juli. Juli has a broken foot and is getting better. After she recovers, she wants to get back on track. For the past few years, Sara has lived abroad. She comes back to the United States and tries to restart it. Liliana wants to accompany her sisters on this adventure.

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This week, Liliana and Randy welcome Alfredo Muniz-Rivera, the former host of Come Hike with Me, back. Since he began his fitness adventure, it was crucial to acknowledge and appreciate his accomplishments, including losing weight and becoming a runner. Liliana is taken back in time by Randy and Alfredo. Alfredo talks about his newfound passion of running, including its highs and lows. We hope this special podcast is enjoyable. 

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Liliana and Randy welcome Michael Fleming to this week's podcast. In the U.S. Navy, Matt and Randy were stationed on Air Craft Carrier USS Constellation (CV-64). After catching up, they talk about Matt's fitness journey and how it inspired him to make lifestyle changes for his own well-being. He gave Liliana advice as she gets ready for her own half marathon after running his first. 

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On this weeks podcast Randy and Liliana interview someone Liliana has known here whole life, her mother! We talk about the drive to maintain consistency. The ability to maintain concentration when running, especially when negative thoughts start to seep in. Liliana talks about how observing her mother run and be active as a child inspired her to follow in her footsteps as an adult.

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Marcus Espino, the 2025 Best Buddies Friendship Walk Honorary Chair, is introduced by Liliana and Randy this week. Marcus and Liliana discuss their relationship via Best Buddies. Raise awareness, celebrate, and donate to help us spread the word about Best Buddies' goal! 

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Jose De La Cruz, also known as Sparky, is interviewed by Liliana and Randy on this week's That First Mile Podcast. While hiking with 510 Hikers from Oakland, California, Randy and Sparky got to know one another. They would occasionally chat after realizing they had a similar passion for running. Sparky is really good at running, so Randy and Liliana wanted to learn more from him. He offered them advice on motivation, training, and maintaining focus. We hope the discussion is enjoyable. 

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This week Randy and Liliana go over results from the families first race of the year. Liliana shares about her week and how that affected her training leading to race day. Don't forget to subscribe to join us on our next journey as we train for our next family race. 

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This week we are taking it back to the Family's very first run. Randy talks to Levi, Izayah, and Jaylynn. This is from a year and half ago. Let's see what they were talking about with Randy. Then we will have those 3 back to see how they are doing now. 

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Liliana talks about her training setbacks and how she managed the week in today's podcast. We also give a brief overview of the family's current running adventures. Randy and Liliana discuss four Black Americans who are long-distance running pioneers. Theodore "Ted" Corbett, Lisa Elder, Marilyn Bevans, and Aaron Morris.

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On this weeks episode of That First Mile Podcast Lili and Randy talk to the Mother and Daughter duo Gaby and Jaylynn. They share the stories about their love for running. Gaby talks about all the half marathons she's run. They both talk about their amazing experience running the SOCAL Ragnar. A 200ish relay race from San Diego to Huntington Beach California.