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I Quit ____ and Started Running
by Antonia de Heinrich
Welcome to my podcast “I QUIT ____ and STARTED RUNNING”. As your host Antonia de Heinrich, I look forward to sharing with you the inspiring stories of people who turned to running as a way to overcome a particular challenge in their lives. Join me each week for a conversation about where they started, what it was that made them want to change, how running factored in and where they are today. If you have had obstacles in your life that you have conquered by getting into running, we would love to hear your story. To enter, just email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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205: Meet My TriBe
In today's Episode, I am excited to introduce you to some of my favorite people on the planet. This is my running, cycling, triathlon TriBe (get it?) Erin, Staci and Sophie. Carol, unfortunately, was unable to join us this time but we hope to have her on in the future. I was introduced to Erin...
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MY RACE Series - EP 3: 7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days
Welcome to Episode 3 of the “MY RACE series”. Have you ever heard of the World Marathon Challenge? In this race, you get to run 7 marathons in 7 days across all 7 continents. 7 consecutive days, that is. That’s over 183 miles within a 168 hour window. Runners cross 16 timezones and only have time...
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204: A Chat with my BFF Shannon Rahlves about Life and Running
My guest today is one of my best friends, Shannon Rahlves. Sister of Worldcup Skier and Olympian Daron Rahlves, Shannon opted out of a career in ski racing after winning NCAAs and gaining the title of All American Skier at UC Boulder. Illness and injury were factors but neither deterred Shanon to...
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203: BethAnn Telford: Running with Brain Cancer
BethAnn Telford from Fairfax, VA has been an athlete her whole life and started running when she moved to Washington DC for her job. While running the 2004 Marine Corps Marathon, she felt a popping sensation in her head at mile nineteen. The diagnosis was dire; she was told she had a malignant...
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202: MS Might Take my Eyesight But it's Not Taking Away my Spirit
Kevin Maijer from Bunschoten, the Netherlands is 28 years old and earlier this year, he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Damage to areas of the CNS (central nervous system) may produce a variety of neurological symptoms that can vary among people with MS in type and severity. In Kevin’s…
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201: From Shooting Up to Shooting for Kona
Kicking off Season 2 is today's guest, Noel Mulkey from Tulsa, OK. If you follow Noel on social media, you know the kind of athlete that he is. In only 5 years doing triathlon, he holds multiple Olympic Distance overall wins and course records in the south Midwest region. He was awarded All...
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MY RACE Series - EP 2: You know how Runners say "I'm just trying not to die". I actually did die.
On the morning of May 16, 2010, Ken Byk headed out of his house in Menlo Park to run the 99th Bay to Breakers, an annual 12K in San Francisco that stretches across the city from the SF Bay to the Ocean. The B2B is an iconic footrace that attracts over 60,000 participants every year, and for many,...
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112. I quit eating, started running and lost half my body weight within 1 year
I don’t think I could find a better story to close out season 1 of I Quit ___ and Started Running. Craig from Blackburn, UK ended up in the hospital 2 years ago weighing in at a whopping 462lb with dangerous health conditions resulting from his self-proclaimed addiction to food. When medical…
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111. When I drank, I worked out to stay fit. Now I run to stay healthy.
Jake is 27 years old and up until recently has battled with alcoholism fueled by anxiety that, according to him, was most likely related to his abusive childhood. From an early age on, he always enjoyed exercise as a way to get catch a break from the volatile home situation and cope with the…
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MY RACE Series - EP 1: A 6-day marathon through the Moroccan Sahara
Welcome to episode 1 of my new sub-series titled “MY RACE”. Starting today, August 3 and going forward, every first Monday of the month, we will feature a specific race and my guest’s experience at that race. When David realized that the training required to break the 2:45 marathon time would...
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110. My Truth on "Movement is Medicine for the Mind"
You may have heard Tricia's name in my very first episode when she was given a shoutout about talking me through the last few miles of my first (and only) marathon in Big Sur over 8 years ago. We’ve been friends for almost half our lives and while most of our friendship has been long distance...
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109. Running Taught Me Resilience. And I'm only 19.
At 19, Tayler is my youngest to date and my first international interview, coming to you from Wales. For her young age, she has already been through more than many twice her age. In addition to spending almost all of her childhood in foster care and battling a eating disorder, she and her sister...
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108: I Ran to Be Skinny. Now, I Run to Be Healthy
Mackenzie is 26 years old and up until recently has battled with bulimia and, with that, an addiction to laxatives. While she ran on the Cross Country and Track teams in High School, Mackenzie’s relationship with running was certainly not a healthy one. Throughout her recovery, Mackenzie...
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107. What Running Taught Me about Self Worth
Suzanne was happily married with 2 beautiful daughters working as a nurse. She had what seemed like the perfect life. However, her inner demons had the upper hand until, one day, she said "no more". She lost the weight, she began her journey to sobriety and then trained for her first race. It was...
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106. Running For Positive Change
How can running be a positive driver for change? It starts with us, our individual mindset and mental disposition. If running can free us from feelings or stress, frustration, anger, fear and sadness, we can make space for feelings of joy, empathy and understanding. Maybe the willingness to...
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105. From AA to saving my life One Day At A Time
At his young age of 32, Miguel has quite a bit of life experience under his belt. He started working at 14, witnessed alcoholism and drug abuse in his family, had twins at the age of 18 followed by legal trouble that put him on a road, he swore he would never take. In only 2 years, Miguel was…
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104. I Quit Smoking and Ran in the Olympic Marathon Trials
“Just because I’ve been a smoker for over 10 years, doesn’t mean I cannot also become an athlete. Allow yourself to believe that that’s who you can be. You never know what you’re capable of doing until you try.” Paraphrased, not a direct quote from my conversation with Stephanie Andre, who ran in...
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103. Running helped me heal from grief. Now, I run for others.
Jacob started running seriously after his good friend and boss passed away from cancer. He was a cyclist and triathlete for cancer research and his journey to help others inspired Jacob to start his own. He started running, initially, to process his own thoughts and feelings. Running helped him...
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102. Running gave me the courage to leave my abuser
Emily started running as a way to get out of the house and away from her abuser, literally and figuratively. Even during her darkest days, running was her anchor, the one thing she could count on. Join me as Emily recounts her remarkable journey from relationship hell to losing her children and...
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101. Antonia and her Podcast
Why I started running again and decided to make a podcast about it. For more information, you can find me on Instagram (@antoniadeheinrich) and Facebook on my Podcast Page and my Quit Something | Start Running group. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qxsr/message Hosted on Acast. See...
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Trailer - Introducing "I Quit ___ and Started Running"
Inspiring weekly stories from people who have turned to running to overcome obstacles in their lives. If you have a story you would like to share with the world, please email [email protected] or leave us a voice message here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qxsr/message...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to my podcast “I QUIT ____ and STARTED RUNNING”. As your host Antonia de Heinrich, I look forward to sharing with you the inspiring stories of people who turned to running as a way to overcome a particular challenge in their lives. Join me each week for a conversation about where they started, what it was that made them want to change, how running factored in and where they are today. If you have had obstacles in your life that you have conquered by getting into running, we would love to hear your story. To enter, just email us at [email protected].
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Antonia de Heinrich
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Welcome to my podcast “I QUIT ____ and STARTED RUNNING”. As your host Antonia de Heinrich, I look forward to sharing with you the inspiring stories of people who turned to running as a way to overcome a particular challenge in their lives. Join me each week for a conversation about where they...
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