About this episode

Tammy Mills shares her inspiring journey from childhood sports restrictions to completing the New York City Marathon at 60.

Tammy Mills⁠ and I finally met in real life for this interview. Her journey from never being allowed to play sports as a kid to running the New York City Marathon when she turned 60 is one I know you will find inspiring. During this episode, sponsored by ⁠Noogs⁠ and ⁠Batch⁠ , we talk about: How she found her coach, Christi Dee , after attempting to train for the New York City Marathon using multiple training apps Growing up in Selma, Indiana and never being allowed to play sports as a kid Finding running in her 30s while getting sober, and running the Indy Mini with Ken Long's training program Her infamous "Jump the Gun" story — and the lady with the purse who passed her Truly finding running in her 50s after realizing she couldn't keep up with her kids at a Tamika Catchings basketball camp Running from mailbox to mailbox until she fell in love with movement Her first marathon at Indianapolis Monumental in 2016 — buying new shoes the day before and swearing she'd never run another one Running five marathons total, including the Kentucky Derby Marathon and Shamrock Marathon Her ultramarathon debut at The Full Mo, finishing despite a serious foot cramping injury Becoming a Peloton…

People in this episode

Host: SandyBoy Productions

Guest: Tammy Mills

Topics covered

• inspiration
• running journey
• marathon training
• overcoming obstacles
• personal growth

Keywords

• marathon
• running
• inspiration
• fitness
• personal story

Sponsors

Noogs, Batch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 261 Fearless

Places: Selma, Indiana, New York City Marathon

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