The Running Grind

Two marathons in three months in 2024; 2 BQ’s and a 9 min PR between the two

Huge strides for a strong athlete who just started running about 3 years ago and ran her first marathon in January 2023. 

At the 2023 Texas Independence Relay, the husband and wife duo took on the ~200 mile race as a team of two. Unfortunately, they got to 120-ish miles and had to call it a day but they spent the next 365 days thinking about redemption. With increased training, multiple ultramarathons, they came back ready and more prepared for TIR 2024 and conquered the course! 

Let's catch up with them post-race and hear it in their own words

Usually when I do these episodes, it’s more about sharing the runner’s run journey but this turned more into two runners/frienss catching up and talking about the past year of running, including the @chevronhoustonmarathon on Sunday. So it’ll be like you pulled up seat to a conversation. 
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I’ve only seen Jin face to face maybe 3 or 4 times since we met back in 2021 but he’s probably one of my biggest cheerleaders and supporters from the running community and vice versa. Just a generally good guy who loves to see you crush goals while he’s crushing his goals. And this year alone, he went from a 3:20
Marathon in June to a 3:10:18 on Sunday at Chevron, missing his BQ by 18 seconds. But he’s ready to try for it again this summer. 

Today, we chat with @chevronhoustonmarathon ambassador, Christine Mulvania, on the eve of her 4th marathon taking place in Philly this weekend. 
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Although we connected on IG two years ago, we finally met in person at the Houston Half and knew she’d be great for the show
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She’s had a life full of adventures but also heartache. She has many reasons for running that all started to honor and support her mother. And she continues to runs as a result of her own health issues that she graciously shares in this episode
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Thanks again for letting me share it

Almost 2.5 years later, we run it back with Corey Joyner and catch up on his run journey. With a move to the west coast, he’s living that sub-3 marathon life consistently and still improving. We talk life, Boston, training and what the running future holds for him

After 8 months,I felt it was time to make a return to the mic. And to help shake off the rust, I thought I’d catch up with someone who was so easy to chat with the first go- around 

I could definitely tell I was out of season but Tori was amazing and made it comfortable as I tried to get my sea legs back.

We catch up two years down the road and see where her life and run journey has taken her

Ep. 71: Let’s Run with Chris & Christina Speaks
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We head to the state of Washington to chat with this husband and wife duo who took on the challenge of the @texasindrelay . A 200 mile relay race from Gonzalez, TX to Houston, TX
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But the relay is just part of their amazing life story of beating the odds, sticking together and persevering 

Fresh off the @chevronhoustonmarathon , we chat with ambassador, Rosa Perez, who ran her first live marathon while also serving as a race ambassador. We recap her training season as well as chat about the race itself and the entire weekend.
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Also a staple in the running community, she is also lead ambassador for @latinasrunhouston which has grown far beyond what she imagined in just a short time. 

Chevron Houston Marathon 2022 was my first live marathon and finished with a sub-3:33:00 so the goal for CHM 2023 was to break that time break it by almost 8 minutes. Heading into the race, I felt better prepared, better trained, overall stronger and healthier and mentally locked in to hit a 3:25 marathon.  Did it happen?

These five runners met back in 2020 as race ambassadors for the Chevron Houston Marathon and instantly formed a unique bond and friendship that has carried them to 2023 and now three-time race ambassadors.
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They chat and reflect on their time and how much connecting with each other has meant to them
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