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Michigan Runner Girl, 100 episodes.

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250: Just Keep Moving: Heather shares a new path for Michigan Runner Girl

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249: Sammie Bennett, mental health advocate and SHE RUNS Grand Rapids race ambassador: 'There's a place for everybody'

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248: Awesome Ideas for Fall Adventures at Michigan State Parks

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247: Taking Care of Our Hearts: 3 Women Share Their Stories

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246: Quitting Chronic Dieting + Recentering through Running with Dietician Amelia Sherry

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245: Reading, Traveling + Moving Forward with Emma and Heather

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244: Finding the Pleasure in Eating, Moving, and Living Well

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243: The Ripple Effects of Pursuing a Healthier Life with Stephanie Lueras

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242: Updates from Heather + Searching for—and Finding—Ease and Flow in Life with Jem Fuller

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241: Life Can Keep Getting Better, with author Lynne Bowman

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240: BAYSHORE SPECIAL: Ali Feller on Celebrating Finish Lines, Making Connections + Staying True to Ourselves

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239: Getting Clear on Our Core Values with Dai Manuel

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238: Pat Butler reminds us it's never too late to go after it

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237: Enduring more than we think we can with author Nita Sweeney

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236: Discovering our superpowers while helping our communities

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235: How to be self-aware + the positive ways it changes our lives with Megan Eddinger

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234: Made to Move + 'Filling our Runways' with Mel Charbonneau

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233: Why We Love Our Community Races + Tulip Time Run in Holland

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232: New Season + LIVE from Up North: How to Reconnect with Yourself

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#231: Navigating life transitions

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#230: A Transformative Trip: Paige Lackey shares her Project Rustic experience

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#229: Running + racing Mackinac Island

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LIVE from Mackinac Island: Reimagining a Healthy Michigan

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#227: A deeper, more personal conversation with Heather and Emma

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#226: Inside IRONMAN 70.3 Michigan in Frankfort

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#225: 'Nature helps us in every way': Janice Davidson on the return of the Betsie Valley Trail Run

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#224: Going green with runner and innovator Kristina Smithe

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#223: Michigan West Coast running + racing

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#222: Become a trail runner this summer

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#221: Run for Cherries: Festival of Races in Traverse City returns!

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#220: Maria Yeager on going your own way, starting new chapters + persevering

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#219: A triathlon for all of us: inside this month's Tri Goddess Tri

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#218: Listening to your body, making new friends + traveling for Ragnars with Emily White

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#217: Setting big race goals — to help others

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#216: Listener Journeys: 'My first half for the second time'

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#215: Three race directors get honest about pandemic racing + what's to come

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#214: When your running goes down a different path

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#213: Project Rustic - 77 state forest campgrounds, 1 RV, 1 epic summer

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#212: Jonny and Heather get real — and go long — while answering your questions

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#211: Joel Gaff launches Traverse City Run Co.

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#210: Updates from Heather + sweet February deals

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#209: Maia Turek on upgrading, reframing + road biking around Michigan lakes

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#208: Fresh starts with Janice Davidson of the North Mitten

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#207: How to be strong mentally + goodbye 2020!

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#206: Holiday Special: Supporting our local athletic stores + winter gear tips

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#205: Going through COVID, recovering + running again

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#204: Janelle Haselhuhn: 'This can be a good time of our lives'

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#203: Moving Through It: Running, cooking, reading (and Abby Wambach) for the win

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#202: Sasha Wolff of Still I Run on defeating the mental health stigma

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#201: 'Soul-centered weight loss' with Tara and Erin of Love Body

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Ep200: 'Chase the things that give you hope' + other 200th Episode(!) thoughts

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Ep199: Get moving + exploring with the Michigan Trails Week Challenge

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Ep198: Turning to Travel: How our Pure Michigan adventures can change and connect us right now

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Ep197: West Michigan's Total Trek Quest is keeping school-age boys running and feeling connected

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Ep196: A summer of choice + other (running, reading, Rob Lowe) musings

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Ep195: Lisa Taylor on the ways the pandemic is shaping our active lifestyles + reinforcing our love of the sport

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Ep194: Joel Gaff, triathlete + race organizer + proud dad of daughters

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Ep193: Holland Haven's plans for a safe, in-person race this September

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Ep192: Virtual runs + the future of racing with Eva Solomon

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Ep191: Live from the new Lululemon in Traverse City: Summer Running and Gear Talk with Jonny

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Ep190: Cherries, Apples, Hops + Grapes: Inside the Michigan Harvest Challenge Run Series

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Ep189: Quarantine Catch-up with Kelly Yauk + The Great Beerd Run

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Ep188: Your Top Food Questions Answered + Finding Inspiration by Helping Other Runners

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Ep187: Bayshore Race Reminiscing, Ramping up Running + Rethinking Race Plans

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Ep186: Restarting + Reinventing: Finding hope and purpose (and movement) right now

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Ep185: Mindfulness and How it Can Change Us

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Ep184: Tanner Bell, Ragnar Relay Co-Founder

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Ep183: Awesome year-round adventure ideas at Michigan state parks

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Ep182: Holly Visser on benchmark races, running as therapy + this year's Gazelle Girl races in Grand Rapids

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Ep181: Just Keep Moving, Into a New Decade

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Ep180: What it takes to shift our mindset and experience wellness breakthroughs

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Ep179: Winter Running: Tips for Head-to-Toe Warmth + Safety (and Fun!)

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Ep178: Registration Open for 3rd Annual MRG Winter Weekend Getaway!

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Ep177: Why Run So Far? These Ultra Runners Share All

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Ep176: Ragnar Michigan Recap + Great Beerd Run with Kelly Yauk

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Ep175: Personal trainer Amy Puckett is all about celebrating our big (and little) wellness milestones

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Ep174: Heather's (super-tough, amazing, life-changing) IRONMAN 70.3 Traverse City

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Ep173: Getting Real about IRONMAN 70.3 Traverse City + Reflecting on an Amazing Summer

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Ep172: Traverse City-bound: Eva and Ed Solomon are tackling IRONMAN 70.3 together (and in different ways)

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Ep171: These Must-Run Michigan Trail Races are Beyond Scenic

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Ep170: Everything is coming together for Jen Casey: "It's a good journey"

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Ep169: One Month Out - Latest IRONMAN 70.3 Traverse City Details from Joel Gaff

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Ep169: Trails, Friends + Wine: the MRG Trail 10K & 5K on Aug. 4 in Lake Leelanau

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Ep168: Your Next Epic Race? Eva Solomon Shares Summer + Fall Ideas

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Ep167: Campfire Storytelling + Outdoor Exploring to Celebrate Our State Parks Centennial

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Ep166: Sugar Sand Beaches, Lighthouses, Starry Nights at Ragnar Road Michigan

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Ep165: IRONMAN 70.3 Training Update + the Best Color Run for the Whole Family

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Ep164: First-ever MRG Trail 10K & 5K Aug. 4 in northern Michigan

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Ep163: S'mores, Live Music, Food Trucks (and Running!) at Ragnar Trail Michigan

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Ep162: Bayshore 2019 Features Kids Marathon + New Race Expo

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Ep161: 'A Run with a View': Andrew Buikema on this Summer's Seaway Run in Muskegon + Going After a Big Goal

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Ep160: Eddie Kline on Growing a Race, the Marathon Mind-set, and Eyeing an Ultra

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EP159: Trevor Tkach is Tackling His First Half Marathon (You Can, Too!)

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EP158: From NYC to Michigan + A Must-Run Scenic Summer Trail Race

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Ep157: Captain Marvel or The Flash? Inside next month's BIG Little Hero Race in Traverse City

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Ep156: Medals4Mettle: Giving New Life + Meaning to Our Race Bling

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Ep155: Ann Arbor Marathon + Team Red, White & Blue Athletes

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Ep154: The Journey of Becoming a Runner + Gazelle Girl News

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Ep153: LIVE! from the 2019 MRG Winter Weekend Getaway: Physical Therapist Mike Swinger, author of the Runner's Fix

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Ep152: 'I Want to be Badass': From Runner to Triathlete