Episode 78: This is My Gift

Margo Baltera is a badass. We've known each other for about a year and I was so happy to finally get to sit down and get to know her better. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: The story of how we met and why it involved Kraft Singles How she’s 59 and I’m not sure I believe her Going out for cross country in middle school and having to run with the boys since her school didn’t have a girls team at the time How one morning she woke up and told her husband she wanted to run a marathon Her first marathon at Monumental in 2012, the year it sleeted and the year it was the same weekend as IU Parents Weekend Becoming a mom of three kids by the age of 26 Finding the running community Running the New York City Marathon in 2015 Running the Marine Corps Marathon with her son while he was working in the White House Pacing her first marathon at Monumental for the 5:00 pace group What it means to be an Abbott World Majors Gold Member Battling plantar fasciitis in Berlin and Boston and an asthma diagnosis she doesn’t think is accurate How she came to compete at The State Games and then at The Senior Olympics Figure skating and roller skating and how it was her life when she was young How Meb Keflezighi became her running coach (yes, that Meb) Exciting announcement about the podcast coming next week and there's someone mentioned in this episode who is involved...👀