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Lindsey Hein interviews Jonathan Western about his running journey, personal hardships, and the upcoming Double Boston challenge.

Today on the podcast, I am talking with Jonathan Western , and this is a really special conversation leading into Boston Marathon weekend. Jonathan is a 2:46 marathoner who has truly built his running journey over time. He ran his first half marathon in 2012 and his first marathon in 2014, and then really found consistency around 2017 to 2018. Since then, he has fully embraced the sport. This will be his eighth consecutive Boston Marathon, and this year he is taking it to another level by running the Double Boston. He has completed 16 marathons and 21 ultras, and he is someone who clearly loves to challenge himself in big ways. We talk about his life as a runner, raising an active family alongside his wife Christine, who is also running Boston this year, and how running has become such a constant in his life. Jonathan also shares about a personal hardship he has walked through and how running has always been there for him through it. That thread really carries through this entire conversation and gives a deeper look into why he shows up the way he does. I love talking to everyday runners, and while Jonathan may not call himself elite, celebrating your 40th birthday with a…

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