About this episode

Lilia Martinez shares her unexpected journey from dance to running and the significance of showing up.

Every runner has a starting line that didn't look like a starting line. For Lilia Martinez, hers looked like a dance floor. Ballet first, then tap, then jazz, the thing that finally stuck because it gave her room to move without a script. Running wasn't the plan. It showed up later, the way a lot of meaningful things do, in the form of a New Year's resolution with roommates and a half marathon she signed up for without fully understanding what she'd agreed to. That's basically the whole theme...

People in this episode

Host: Coach Bennett

Guest: Lilia Martinez

Topics covered

• running
• dance
• New Year's resolution
• half marathon
• personal growth

Keywords

• running
• dance
• New Year's resolution
• half marathon
• personal growth

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