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Calli Hauger-Thackery and her husband Nick Hauger discuss their unique partnership in elite running while navigating parenthood.

Calli Hauger-Thackery won a marathon at 8 weeks pregnant. The world had no idea. She joined us before lining up in Boston at 22 weeks - with her husband, coach, and training partner Nick Hauger racing alongside her. This episode goes behind the scenes of one of the most unusual high-performance partnerships in elite running: how they train together, compete individually, and what it really means to chase world-class performances while stepping into parenthood. In this episode, you'll hear: 🤫 The Houston secret - winning a marathon 8 weeks pregnant, and what Nick said at the finish line 🏃‍♀️From unsponsored and working every job going, to 2nd fastest British marathoner ever 🧠 How Calli's mindset broke the ceiling other coaches had put on Nick  👶 What training through pregnancy actually looks like week by week 🤝 How being each other's coach, competitor, and life partner works in practice 🎯 What elite athletes get right about balancing training with real life, and what most runners get wrong 🎧 Follow along for new episodes every Friday with Olympians, World Record Holders, and inspiring voices form the running community.  🎁 Try Runna FREE for 2 weeks with code…

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Host: Runna

Guests: Calli Hauger-Thackery, Nick Hauger

Topics covered

• marathon running
• pregnancy and athletics
• elite performance
• coaching partnerships
• parenthood in sports

Keywords

• marathon
• pregnancy
• elite athletes
• training
• parenthood
• running
• coaching

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