EP 186. Katie Rylance

Run Canada Podcast

English - January 27, 2024 10:18 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: EP 185. Remembering Helly Visser

Next Episode: EP 187. LIVE from TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: The Emergence of New Run Crews

Katie Rylance is a teacher and a mother of four. During COVID, she felt deeply dissatisfied with her health and physical fitness, so she decided to take the first steps. She bought herself a treadmill and started walking and then running. She learned to run; and she learned to treat her body well with proper fueling. In time, she ran her first 5K, which led to more races, which led her to the start line of last year's Chicago Marathon. Katie and I talked about how she came to a place where she felt like a "real runner", what the experience of coming to the sport during a pandemic was like, and how races can make the experience more comfortable for first-time participants.

Check out Katie's article about her journey on iRun Magazine's website: https://www.irun.ca/index.php/the-non-diet-runners-diet-that-helped-a-marathoner-drop-50-pounds/

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THEME MUSIC: Joseph McDade