79. Running Toward a Healthier Life

About this episode

Steph shares her journey from losing fitness to running her first half-marathon and surpassing 500 miles in a year.

Everybody warns you that your body slows down with age, but that deterioration so sneaky, we continue to convince ourselves that we’re doing just fine. At least, that’s what happened to Steph over the past decade, going from an athlete in her youth to waking up one day without the fitness she once remembered. This episode is a walk through that story, but more importantly, how she got back on track and just ran her first half-marathon. This year, she’ll surpass over 500 miles and next year, t...

People in this episode

Hosts: Calvin Rosser, Steph Smith

Guest: Steph

Topics covered

• health
• fitness
• running
• self-improvement
• personal story

Keywords

• health
• fitness
• half-marathon
• running
• self-improvement

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