Where Do You RunWell? Podcast

Join us each month as we talk to local athletes, setting BIG goals, overcoming obstacles, and testing their mental and physical limits to reach a personal goal...during and after a worldwide pandemic! Prepare to be inspired and motivated as you listen to the stories of local athletes, what drives them, what disrupts them or delays them, and how do they persevere or alter the path. You won't want to miss this, so subscribe to our podcast today! About Jen, podcast host: I am an avid runner, ultrarunner, iron distance triathlete, running coach, and owner of a running specialty store called RunWell (in Edwardsville, IL). I love to connect with human beings, to hear their stories of reaching, pushing and testing their physical limits... Stories about the will and determination of ordinary people setting forth on a transformational journey to learn something about themselves, to test themselves...That is my jam!

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Where Do You RunWell? Podcast, Episode 2, Part 4 - Smol Warrior

February 06, 2021 • Jen

Our very own Kelsi (a/k/a Smol Warrior, a name given to her by her Coach) set a goal of running her first MARATHON...26.2 miles! As the year 2020 unfolded, she found herself at home under a "stay at home" order by the Governor, graduating from college "virtually," and her workplace closed as a non-essential business...

As for the marathon dream, the in-person race was canceled and participants had the option of deferring to 2021, or running it virtually. A virtual race means no course support, no spectators, no planned route, no finish line party...just you and the miles. Just you, setting out to accomplish a goal for the pure satisfaction of it. I understand virtual races can be fun and a great way to support local charities...but training and running your FIRST MARATHON virtually? Seriously, how bad ass is that? And that's what this Smol Warrior did! Listen in to hear Kelsi tell her story.

We have a great line up of guests for January and we'll drop a new story each week throughout the month (4 parts/4 stories)! Prepare to be inspired and motivated as you listen to the stories of 5 local athletes who trained hard to accomplish a goal, during a pandemic. You won't want to miss this, so subscribe to our podcast today!