Episode 97: Des Linden

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:24:03 +0000

Des Linden is one of the most consistent American Marathoners of all time. She is fast, she is fiesty and she’s chasing down her big W. Des is a two-time Olympian in the marathon and has placed second at Boston, Chicago and the US Olympic Trials. She holds a marathon PR of 2:22:38. Des is toeing the line in Boston this year along with several other notable American Women and after this conversation, I’m sure you’ll be even more excited to cheer for her than you were before!

In this episode we talk about Boston 2018, her marathon progression, some fun stories about training with her husband and not balancing her training and his ironman endeavors. We talk about her breakthrough race in 2011 when she ran a 2:22, placing second in the Boston Marathon by only 2 seconds.

Des is so humble, she is a fierce, hard worker and let me just tell you she is so freaking nice. We had some audio issues (like 45 minutes worth) before the conversation actually got going and she was so chill and nice to figure things out with me. I asked for 45-60 minutes and she gave me two full hours of her time. She says patience is her sweet spot (which we see in her racing) but I also saw that in her willingness to spend time figuring out the issues in this recording as well. THANK YOU DES.

Enjoy this episode with friends!

Show Notes:

A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles

The Rolling Stones

Ryan Adams

Saves the Day

Grit – Angela Duckworth

New Life Detroit

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Episode 96: Jenna Powers

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:45:56 +0000

Jenna Powers is an ultra runner. She ran her first 5K at the age of 29 fresh off a failed marriage and that’s where it all began. At the age of 37 she ran her first marathon and since than has ran several, along with several ultra marathons as well, including a 100 miler!

Jenna is a proud mid-packer. And she says “This is important because that means I am in the majority. A weekend warrior juggling a high-stress corporate job, and building a house, and tending to my marriage and other relationships, and running upwards of 50 miles on most weeks.” And she says “While it takes a special kind of person to qualify for Boston, or run a sub-3 hour marathon, anyone — absolutely anyone — can cross a finish line of any distance. And it’s the finish lines, not the clock, that will change your life for the better.”

Jenna, works for Amazon, where in 2016, in the middle of training for her first 100 miler, she took on a new role and went from managing a team of 12 people in the US, to managing a team of 130 people around the globe. She believes there is a reason her progression at work and running have coincided. Jenna was recently recognized by Women’s Running as one of 21 Women who are Changing the World through Running, committed to running 40 races in her 40th year, as well as provide 40 race entries to others. She is finishing off her last 15 entries by partnering with the amazing group over at Run the Edge. (More info in the episode on that!)

In this episode, I know Jenna will inspire you to most importantly GET TO THE START LINE. After all, that’s the first big step right?

Show Notes:

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