Training for a Marathon Together Is Either Going to Bond Us or Break Us

About this episode

The episode explores the dynamics of marathon training as a couple, revealing insights about their relationship and personal challenges.

This week on Half Past Chai… has your partner ever picked up something you love and just instantly been better at it than you? Because same. We're deep in marathon training together, and it is humbling, hilarious, and honestly a little revealing. We're talking about different paces, different pain tolerances, and what happens when doing something incredibly hard as a team teaches you things about each other you weren't expecting. Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛 Get 10% off GHEE here: https://iloveghee.com/discount/HALFPASTCHAI10 🎙 Submit your stories: https://www.halfpastchai.com/ 📲 Follow us: https://bio.site/halfpastchai Donate to Team For Kids here: https://fundraisers.nyrr.org/suketu Donate to Therapists Beyond Borders here: https://givebutter.com/hallie-patel-therapists-beyond-borders-nyc-marathon-2026-xtuif8 Time codes 0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI3:24 - When your partner is better than you 8:25 - Our dilemma 11:27 - Our first race together 17:08 - Why do we treat our partner differently? 24:33 - The lessons we learned

People in this episode

Host: Half Past Chai

Topics covered

• marathon training
• relationships
• teamwork
• personal growth
• challenges

Keywords

• marathon
• training
• relationships
• teamwork
• challenges
• personal growth
• humor

Sponsors

GHEE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Team For Kids, Therapists Beyond Borders

Products: GHEE

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