TANYA HALL | Running Ultra Marathons, Brisbane Foodie & Optimism: Mere Mortals Conversation #26

Tanya Hall is an ultramarathoner, food blogger and mother/spouse to a loving family. Previously a journalist/editor in the UK, Tanya now lives in Brisbane devotes large amounts of time to following her passion for running and food. In this conversation we chatted about her relatively recent deep dive into the world of running very long distances, the mental process she goes through and touch upon the books 'Born To Run' (Christopher McDougall) and 'The Run-Walk-Run Method' (Jeff Galloway). The second half of the interview focuses upon Tanya's passion for food and blogging. Thanks to the creation of Instagram and blogs, she has found a niche for herself by reviewing restaurants, posting recipes and enjoying all the 'unhealthy' but extremely tasty food the world has to offer. Tanya is an amazingly positive person and she also talks about how she overcame postpartum depression and the value of living in the moment to find the most joy in life. Timeline: 0:00 - Introduction 1:53 - Tanya's MMM 4:09 - Going from no running to ultra marathons 14:51 - The mental process while running 20:08 - Barefoot running & the run-walk method 25:53 - Australian Foodie 30:02 - Separating the creative and financial 36:16 - The Broccoli Volcano 42:21 - Optimism and struggling with postpartum depression 46:33 - Getting out the demons vs reinforcing positivity 50:21 - Anti-goal setting: living in the moment 53:54 - Impactful & influential books 1:00:50 - Going within and accepting contradictions As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out! Connect with Tanya: Blog: https://www.australianfoodie.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australianfoodie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tanya_Hall_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/australianfoodiecom About Mere Mortals: Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Interviews & Meanderings. Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/Meremortalsmedia Support the show