Less than a year before I ran my first marathon, I could barely run for 30 seconds.
I wasn’t an athlete. I didn’t have some secret lifelong dream of running 26.2 miles. I was a new mom looking for something that felt like mine again, and somehow that turned into one of the most transformative experiences of my life.
In this episode, I’m finally telling my full couch-to-marathon story and what happened along the way as I went from simply trying to become a runner to becoming someone I didn’t even know I was capable of being.
Because sometimes the version of you who can do the thing doesn’t exist yet. You have to keep showing up long enough to meet her.
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If you enjoyed this episode, follow Why Not Me? on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe on YouTube, and share this episode with someone who needs a little reminder to ask themselves: Why not me?
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KEEP UP WITH WHY NOT ME?
Watch the full video podcast:
YouTube: @tatianacforbes
Listen + follow:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TuQXJY...
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Join the conversation:
Why Not Me? on Instagram: Instagram: whynotmethepodcast
Tatiana on Instagram: Instagram: _tatianaforbes
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CHAPTERS
00:00 From Couch to Marathon
00:59 How I Found Running Postpartum
03:00 Learning How to Run
06:05 My First 5K
08:41 The Invitation That Changed Everything
12:05 Training for My First Marathon
17:50 My First Half Marathon—and a Hard Reality
21:03 The Long Runs That Changed Everything
25:04 Race Weekend & Best for Last
28:24 Running My First Marathon
35:00 Crossing the Finish Line
36:57 Who I Became Along the Way
Less than a year before I ran my first marathon, I could barely run for 30 seconds.
I wasn’t an athlete. I didn’t have some secret lifelong dream of running 26.2 miles. I was a new mom looking for something that felt like mine again, and somehow that turned into one of the most transformative experiences of my life.
In this episode, I’m finally telling my full couch-to-marathon story and what happened along the way as I went from simply trying to become a runner to becoming someone I didn’t even know I was capable of being.
Because sometimes the version of you who can do the thing doesn’t exist yet. You have to keep showing up long enough to meet her.
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Ready to start your own running journey? Try Runna free for 2 weeks with code TATIANA.
If you enjoyed this episode, follow Why Not Me? on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe on YouTube, and share this episode with someone who needs a little reminder to ask themselves: Why not me?
------------------------------
KEEP UP WITH WHY NOT ME?
Watch the full video podcast:
YouTube: @tatianacforbes
Listen + follow:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TuQXJY...
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Join the conversation:
Why Not Me? on Instagram: Instagram: whynotmethepodcast
Tatiana on Instagram: Instagram: _tatianaforbes
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CHAPTERS
00:00 From Couch to Marathon
00:59 How I Found Running Postpartum
03:00 Learning How to Run
06:05 My First 5K
08:41 The Invitation That Changed Everything
12:05 Training for My First Marathon
17:50 My First Half Marathon—and a Hard Reality
21:03 The Long Runs That Changed Everything
25:04 Race Weekend & Best for Last
28:24 Running My First Marathon
35:00 Crossing the Finish Line
36:57 Who I Became Along the Way