Start Today: Amy Margolis

The pod train is stopping at Inspiration Station once again this week. My guest is Amy Margolis, a listener who reached out to me after my conversation with Krista Alderdice in Episode 17. Krista had interviewed Amy and her husband David for her Blue Collar Runners site, because they are the epitome of everyday people doing extra cool things in running - a concept I can obviously get behind!

Amy and David are triathletes, ultrarunners, vanlifers…. There are so many things that make their stories unique and interesting. But what I love above all about my conversation with Amy is that it all comes back to community, every time.

Amy was never athletic, and hadn’t been taking very good care of herself as she turned 30. She felt stuck in a bad marriage, and felt herself spiraling downward toward a place she knew deep down she didn’t want to land. But then she got herself over to her local YMCA. And if her story from that point on doesn’t light a fire under your butt for the new year, I’m not sure anything will….

There’s an old saying, ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’, and Amy’s story is this aphorism in action.

Amy leaves us with a ton of inspiration to end 2020. As she says, let’s just be happy to be out there. Let’s take an extra moment every day to feel gratitude about what we CAN do, whom we CAN see and spend time with, and how we ARE able to move our body. Let’s celebrate all of the opportunity we have, rather than focus on our lack. The light is at the end of the tunnel…. We may or may not be getting close, but it IS there and we WILL reach it.

You can follow Amy's adventures in running, tri, and vanlife on Instagram, @David_Amy_Mira. You can also check out Amy and David’s YouTube channel here, and make sure to watch Amy’s amazing 2020 ‘Boston Marathon’! (You’ll probably agree with me that Boylston street looks like it could use a repave…..)

Some links to rock you into the new year:

Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyAmerica’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride (Lake Tahoe)Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (Seattle, WA)John Wayne Trail (renamed Palouse to Cascades Trail)Unbound Gravel Race (Emporia, KS)What is boondocking?Hyland’sTailwind NutritionArrowhead 135Laura Siebert of 180 Health (GGW Episode 21; recommending the SheWee)XOSKIN socksSuperfeet insoles