151. Coach Meghan: Boston Marathon Cardiac Arrest, 2020 Olympic Trials, Pregnancy & Postpartum

Coach Meghan Roth! Meghan has been a coach with Run4Prs for 4 years. Before coaching with us, she was a personal trainer and coach for several years at a big box gym. She ran her first marathon 14 years ago and has since shaved a significant amount of time off and qualified for the Olympic Trails in the marathon. In this episode we will discuss her 2020 Olympic Trails Marathon experience, training during pregnancy during the 2020 pandemic and her recovery after a C-section delivery in December 2020. Meghan was in peak fitness going into the Boston 2021 marathon after crushing a 1:20 half marathon just 4 weeks before Boston. She suffered cardiac arrest during the 2021 Boston Marathon and stayed at a hospital in Boston for a week involving surgery implanting a medical device. Meghan shares her experience at Boston and what her recovery has been like. 6 months since the incident, Meghan is back to running cleared by her doctors and training again. Hear what she hopes for her future and CPR awareness in this episode