45. RUNNERS & CHEERERS: Marathon Life with Shalane Flanagan

Published: Nov. 18, 2021, 5:01 a.m.

b'1. How a marathon is an analogy for life: the danger of comparison, the ride of emotions and self-doubt, that love is fuel, and that the world needs both runners and cheerers.\\xa0\\xa0\\n2. The question Abby kept asking herself throughout the race\\u2014and why she\\u2019s still wearing her marathon medal while doing the dishes and running errands.\\xa0\\n3. Why race day was so profound to Glennon\\u2014\\xa0even though she\\xa0is strongly committed to NOT running\\u2014and how she experienced her first sports injury while cheering.\\xa0\\n4. A special visit by the kids\\u2019 middle school cross-country coach, Coach Loux, who became Abby\\u2019s marathon coach\\u2014and what she\\xa0said at the 24-mile mark that shifted everything for Abby.\\xa0\\xa0\\n5. A conversation with marathon champion Shalane Flanagan about the bond and joy of running\\u2014and how she played a magical part of Abby\\u2019s marathon day.\\n\\nAbout Shalane Flanagan:\\xa0\\nDedicated to giving back to the sport she loves, Shalane Flanagan is now an elite coach to the Bowerman Track Club, global spokesperson, and a mom, after retiring as one of America\\u2019s most decorated distance runners. Flanagan\\u2019s accolades include four-time Olympian, Olympic silver medalist, 2017 TCS New York City Marathon champion, World Cross Country Bronze medalist, and multiple American record holder. She is the third fastest American marathoner in history, with a time of 2:21.14. Shalane is the fastest American woman to run the Boston Marathon, 2:22.02.\\xa0Along with her coauthor, Elyse Kopecky, she is the 3-time New York Times bestselling author of Run Fast. Eat Slow. and Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow. and Rise & Run, which became an instant bestseller. Shalane attributes her long career and incredible success to her nutrient-dense diet. Shalane has left the track behind, but you\\u2019ll still find her logging high mileage on trail run adventures with friends! Recipes from all three of her cookbooks fuel these strenuous miles.\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'