Bethany Mazura, marathon runner, "Find a thing you love"

Bethany Mazura has some advice: “Find a thing you love to do and don’t be afraid to put it out into the world because you never know who’s going to come calling and end up in your life.” Mazura found something she loves to do — running. She started when she was depressed after a miscarriage. Her first experience running the Freihofer’s 5K was not a good one. She tried again when she was going through a divorce and this time — preparing for the race and running with a group of women — it was transformative. She has gone on to run not only a marathon — 26.219 miles — but two ultramarathons as well. She’s captained a team for a Ragnar where 12 runners race in an overnight relay; together, they covered the ground from Saratoga Springs to Lake Placid in the Adirondacks. Mazura manages to keep at it while working full time as a lawyer for the state and while raising two young sons. Sometimes her ex-husband, herself, and their sons race together. She is engaged to be married and is planning a wedding with her fiancé, also a runner, that will involve running. Mazura lives in Guilderland and describes in this week’s podcast why she loves running the trails at Thacher Park as well as those close to home in the Pine Bush. She sees running not as a solitary sport where the goal is to win but rather as a social activity that is good for both the body and the spirit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.