Stephen Havard - "Accept there will be discomfort and accept the challenge."

About this episode

Allison interviews Steven Havard about his journey in running and the challenges he faced transitioning from trail to road running.

Like the episode? Let us know with a quick text! On the podcast, Allison interviews Steven (“Big Papa”), a fast, humble runner and new dad, about how he started running after high school to stay in shape and to eventually beat his older brother in races. Steven describes shifting from mostly trail running in Georgia (especially 2017–2021) to more road running after moving to Mobile in July 2021, noting differences in pacing, muscle strain, anxiety, passing on single-track trails, and the nee...

People in this episode

Host: Allison Gaillard

Guest: Steven Havard

Topics covered

• running
• trail running
• road running
• fitness
• personal growth

Keywords

• running
• trail running
• road running
• fitness
• personal challenges
• pacing
• muscle strain

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Georgia, Mobile

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