Episode 340: Meaghan Murray – Sub three hour marathon dream achieved

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English - October 01, 2021 05:00 - 55.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 339: Ali Nolan – Mastering the Marathon

Next Episode: Episode 341: Julie Culley – 2012 Olympian and Sports Marketing Manager at Brooks on Career and Motherhood

Meaghan is the co-founder of Big Run Media which works with races and endurance events and helps companies come up with creative strategies and branding deliveries. One of the partners that they work with is the Donna Marathon which is how I met Meaghan. The other part of their company is called Believe in the ... more »

The other part of their company is called Believe in the Run which is where they do reviews for running gear and shoes and races. It is a super great resource!

Meaghan recently broke 3 hours in the marathon this spring which was a huge goal for her. I loved hearing from Meaghan about her business, her life, and what it was like chasing that sub-3 hour marathon. She ran so many races with the goal of breaking 3 hours and it took her so many tries but she never gave up. She loves the training. She ran a 2:56 in the spring and has a goal of running around 2:50 in an upcoming race. We get to hear what keeps her motivated in this episode!

What we talked about:

4:15- Meaghan’s recent accomplishment of breaking 3 hours

6:30- Big Run Media and Believe in the Run

17:15- Meaghan’s running story and how she fell in love with running

22:30- Meaghan’s relationship with her husband, Thomas

26:00- The running community in Baltimore

28:05- When the dream for running a sub 3 hour marathon came into the picture and what the chase for the sub 3 hour marathon looked like

41:45- What she loves about marathon training

48:05- Goal for her next marathon

49:10- Her nutrition plan for marathon training

52:55- The Donna Marathon weekend experience

59:05- End of podcast questions