1: Your First Marathon, Answered: Top FAQs from New Runners (Mini Episode)
In this mini episode, I’m answering the most common questions I get from first-time marathoners. Whether you’re deep into training, thinking about signing up, or just trying to figure out where to beg...
16 Jul 202522min
82: Marathon Therapy and Ultra Weirdos: What Running Gave When Life Got Hard w/ John Calabrese
John Calabrese turned to running during one of the hardest seasons of his life. After a difficult divorce and a period of personal reflection, he signed up for a marathon as a way to process pain and ...
14 Jul 202558min
81: Half Marathons and Tofu Aid Stations: Running Charlotte without a traditional training block w/ Theresa Dornburg
Theresa Dornburg didn’t follow a strict plan, hire a coach, or even hit a traditional long run before her first marathon. But she still made it to the Charlotte finish line—with a beer and tofu waitin...
7 Jul 202553min
80: Floss Daily, Run Long: A 15 year story of breaking cycles and building confidence w/ Sarah Yankello
Sarah had been running for 15 years, but it wasn’t until she hit a rough patch that she finally started running on her own terms. What began as a way to manage body image in high school eventually bec...
30 Jun 202540min
79: Breaking the Cycle of Quitting: A Postpartum Journey to 26.2 w/ Erin Azar
In this episode, I chat with Erin Azar (@immrsspacecadet) about what it took to go from quitting everything she started to training for—and finishing—her first marathon. Erin opens up about running po...
23 Jun 202546min
78: From the Cross Country Team to Barcelona: Powered by Community w/ Colin Fegeley
Colin Fegeley joins the show to break down his first marathon experience—starting with a wake-up call at a routine doctor’s appointment and ending with a finish line under the Arc de Triomf in Barcelo...
16 Jun 202551min
77: From Pro Cyclist to First-Time Marathoner: How Fuel Goods Founder Hit the Wall and Kept Going w/ Courteney Lowe
In this episode, I chat with Courteney Lowe, co-founder of Fuel Goods, about her journey from professional cycling to her first marathon—and all the hard lessons learned along the way. Courteney opens...
9 Jun 202548min
76: “You Don’t Train for a Year to Stop at 25.9”: Running Colin's First Marathon Together w/ Colin Bloodworth
Colin spent a year training for his first marathon—navigating weight loss, injury recovery, and every mental hurdle that comes with starting from scratch. In this episode, he shares the full story of ...
2 Jun 20251h 24min
