WEBVTT - We Finished The NYC Half Marathon! (Probably Shouldn't Have Started)

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<v Speaker 1>All right, folks, this Sunday, March fifteenth, and well we finished.

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<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say we're bad.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the finisher edition of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 3>Roholds.

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<v Speaker 1>Congratulations, my dear lovely, we just finished the New York

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<v Speaker 1>City half marathon.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. Congratulations to you too.

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<v Speaker 4>And I know you actually were struggling before we even began.

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<v Speaker 4>There is always a long walk from the gate basically

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<v Speaker 4>your your corral to the starting line. And you looked

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<v Speaker 4>at me and you said, something is way worse than

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<v Speaker 4>I expected. Something's different. I don't know what's wrong, but

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<v Speaker 4>I can barely walk. And we had not started running yet,

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<v Speaker 4>we had not even crossed the start line yet, and

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<v Speaker 4>you said that to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, these things happen. It's always something weird on race day.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about and it's well documented my struggles with

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<v Speaker 1>my foot, and today it was a weird day. But

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<v Speaker 1>before we get into all that, we've finished a half

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<v Speaker 1>marathon and we need to roades and some we were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about this on the ride back, like sometimes we

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<v Speaker 1>dismiss and we don't appreciate well enough just how healthy

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<v Speaker 1>we are.

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<v Speaker 3>First of all to.

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<v Speaker 1>Be able to keep doing this, and how blessed we

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<v Speaker 1>are to have this hobby and to still be able

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. Baby, And I don't know, it's no

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<v Speaker 1>small things to get up at four in the morning

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<v Speaker 1>on a Sunday and be back home by ten and

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<v Speaker 1>most people haven't woken up, and you got a half

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<v Speaker 1>marathon under your belt.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's no small thing.

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<v Speaker 4>You got thirteen point one miles and a metal which

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<v Speaker 4>I will be wearing all day to day. I think

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<v Speaker 4>that's one of my favorite parts. It is fun because

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<v Speaker 4>you do work for it. And so yes, I'm like

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<v Speaker 4>the kid who gets the new shoes. When mom buys

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<v Speaker 4>you the new shoes, you wear them out of the

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<v Speaker 4>store and then you keep them on the whole day.

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<v Speaker 4>That's kind of how I feel about the metal for

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<v Speaker 4>one day. I will wear that metal everywhere I go today.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's fun.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a cool part.

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<v Speaker 1>And a place like New York and everywhere we go,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody knows there's a race going on. Everybody around town,

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<v Speaker 1>so everybody sees you, and the everybody that greet you

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<v Speaker 1>says congratulations.

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<v Speaker 3>So and.

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<v Speaker 2>It is sincere. And you know, when you see other

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<v Speaker 2>people with metals on.

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<v Speaker 4>We all always congratulate them too, because we know what

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<v Speaker 4>it takes, what you put into it. But yeah, there's

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<v Speaker 4>just this very kind exchange that you don't often get

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<v Speaker 4>with strangers.

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<v Speaker 2>Everywhere you go. When you wear the metal. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's my favorite part.

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<v Speaker 3>When it's all done, the hey everybody look at me? Part?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, yes, I mean I get it, I get it,

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<v Speaker 4>but no, it's just it's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>It's I savor it. I enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 1>So that is, yes, what we're going to do today.

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<v Speaker 1>We should tell everybody first. I didn't haven't seen it officially,

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<v Speaker 1>but our time was me.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know, mom, Nikki was following us. I think

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<v Speaker 4>we were at two thirteen. So I think this might

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<v Speaker 4>be the slowest half marathon that we've ever run. But

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<v Speaker 4>the truth is we didn't train that hard for it,

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<v Speaker 4>and you were really suffering and that was a huge

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<v Speaker 4>part of it, and so we slowed down. And you

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<v Speaker 4>know what, by slowing down, I wasn't in pain, So

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<v Speaker 4>I actually really really enjoyed the heck out of it

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<v Speaker 4>because I didn't I wasn't pushing myself and it actually

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<v Speaker 4>was really fun for me.

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<v Speaker 2>I just the whole time felt a little bad for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I was making sure you were. I mean, you pushed

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<v Speaker 2>through each mile and you were grimacing.

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<v Speaker 4>Sometimes you were cursing, sometimes you were grunting sometimes.

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<v Speaker 3>But how are things for you today?

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<v Speaker 4>No?

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<v Speaker 2>Really good?

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry, that's awesome. First of all, how was the weather?

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<v Speaker 3>It was? It was colder than I like, but it

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<v Speaker 3>was good running weather.

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<v Speaker 2>It was perfect running weather.

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<v Speaker 4>The only time it's a bummer is when you're waiting

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<v Speaker 4>to start, like those fifteen twenty minutes where you're waiting

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<v Speaker 4>for all the runners to go through that are ahead

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<v Speaker 4>of you, and it's breezy and it's chilly.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's the worst part. I never thought of the

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<v Speaker 2>weather after that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so we get going. How is everybody? How was

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<v Speaker 1>the move today? It felt pretty good.

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<v Speaker 3>Today.

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<v Speaker 2>It felt busy.

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<v Speaker 4>I felt like there were more people, and I think

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<v Speaker 4>this was a record setting number of racers, thirty thousand racers.

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<v Speaker 4>They do them in waves so it's more manageable. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I felt it felt comfortable.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't feel too crowded.

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<v Speaker 4>The New York City Marathon can get very crowded in moments.

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<v Speaker 2>I never felt like that.

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<v Speaker 3>So we started this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't see a lot of our familiars, like some

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<v Speaker 1>people you only see once a year or twice a

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<v Speaker 1>year at a race. We saw Tiki afterwards. Tiki Barber,

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<v Speaker 1>who was a big runner Hall of Fame.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we see him at most races. He's a big

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<v Speaker 4>runner of big New York Roadrunners fan. So we see

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<v Speaker 4>him that we really do. Just see him once or

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<v Speaker 4>twice a year.

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<v Speaker 1>We do, and we're always great to see him.

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<v Speaker 3>New York road Runners.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to say thank you to them as always

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<v Speaker 1>live Rob and Cruel Crystal, everybody over there who's taking

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<v Speaker 1>very good care of us. The race is run beautifully

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<v Speaker 1>start to finish by these folks. Is so well organized.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So our morning started and we did. We

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<v Speaker 1>did an episode explaining how we went about it and

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<v Speaker 1>how we get prepared. Did you have any issues based

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<v Speaker 1>on your diet, your sleep, all the planning that we

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<v Speaker 1>do pre race to make sure we feel good on

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<v Speaker 1>race day?

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<v Speaker 3>Did all of it work?

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<v Speaker 4>It all worked perfectly. I fueled myself perfectly last night.

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<v Speaker 4>I had some pasta. We had some steak in the

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<v Speaker 4>for lunch, and had some pasta for the evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Had myself well hydrated.

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<v Speaker 4>I had my anti nausea dissolvable pills that zofran has

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<v Speaker 4>been my new friend, and they worked. I took one

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<v Speaker 4>before I ran, and I took one at mile ten

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<v Speaker 4>when I started to feel a little, just a little

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<v Speaker 4>hint of queasiness, and honestly, if that's all I have

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<v Speaker 4>to do to have a pleasurable run, which I would

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<v Speaker 4>say my only discomfort was being worried about you, I

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<v Speaker 4>had zero discomfort, and I was grateful the whole time

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<v Speaker 4>I was running, just thinking about how wonderful it felt

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<v Speaker 4>to not have pain or feel sick, and just looking

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<v Speaker 4>around and seeing all the awesome people, different shapes, different sizes,

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<v Speaker 4>different colors, different languages, tall, thin, Some folks were in wheelchairs,

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<v Speaker 4>some folks were blind, some folks like we're dealing with

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<v Speaker 4>unbelievable adversities and still pushing through.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always inspirational running a race.

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<v Speaker 1>And this one is more Obviously, twenty six point two

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<v Speaker 1>is grueling. This is one where you just you spoke

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<v Speaker 1>of robe. This one is more manageable as a challenge

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<v Speaker 1>if you're starting as a runner, or if you have

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<v Speaker 1>any other type of challenges. So you do see more

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<v Speaker 1>of that diversity that you don't see in the marathon.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a very good point. It is cool to see

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<v Speaker 1>folks out there pushing themselves, challenging, and you do you,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you get in your mind what a runner

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<v Speaker 1>is supposed to look like. And to your point, w hrobes.

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<v Speaker 1>They runners come in all shapes and forms and ages.

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<v Speaker 4>I love when I see older folks and they're running slower,

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<v Speaker 4>but they're running, and I think, man, that's what I'm

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<v Speaker 4>hoping I can do, and so slowing down as I

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<v Speaker 4>get older. Look I said before, I didn't run my

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<v Speaker 4>first marathon until I was forty six. I think I

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<v Speaker 4>ran my first half marathon when I was forty three

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<v Speaker 4>forty two, So I didn't even start running long distance

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<v Speaker 4>until my forties. And I just I always want to

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<v Speaker 4>encourage folks. It's never too late. You don't have to have,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, a noteworthy time.

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<v Speaker 2>It's okay.

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<v Speaker 4>I've had on half marathons. I've had a twenty minute swing.

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<v Speaker 4>On marathons. We've had a thirty minute swing. Some marathons

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<v Speaker 4>are easier than others. Sometimes I feel better than I

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<v Speaker 4>did in another way. And the point is you finish it.

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<v Speaker 4>You push yourself through pain and you get to the

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<v Speaker 4>other side, and so at a certain point, at a

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<v Speaker 4>certain age, it's not about the pr it's not about

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<v Speaker 4>the time.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about the experience and about who I did it with.

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<v Speaker 4>Like we both at times waited on each other to

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<v Speaker 4>make sure we crossed the finish line together.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a must on every single one of our races,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what's going on. So let's I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what happened ropes. We talked about this this morning. We've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about it for a while. If anybody has followed

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<v Speaker 1>us from the Chicago Marathon in twenty twenty four, is

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<v Speaker 1>that what we're talking about?

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<v Speaker 2>That's what first?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, well, you were feeling some pain because of some

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<v Speaker 4>shoes you wore leading up to it, but then you

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<v Speaker 4>had someone cut you off and it just went from

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<v Speaker 4>bad to basically you couldn't you couldn't finish.

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<v Speaker 1>So we are really talking about We're going back to

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<v Speaker 1>an injury that I sustained in August.

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<v Speaker 4>Is that when that rate or October, Well the race

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<v Speaker 4>was in October twenty so a race.

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<v Speaker 1>I sustained an injury in October twenty twenty four in

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<v Speaker 1>a race, and I'm still dealing with it now. I

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<v Speaker 1>took off three months from running to try to get

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<v Speaker 1>it healed, and I started running again and in three runs, like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my god, I'm right back to where I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I'vene to the doctor, I got a steroid shot, I've

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<v Speaker 1>done an X rays.

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<v Speaker 3>MRI is next.

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<v Speaker 1>MRI is going to happen this week because whatever reason, Robes,

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<v Speaker 1>we got up this morning. I mean I might have

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<v Speaker 1>said it on the podcast even earlier, that yeah, feel okay. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't worried, feeling fairly strong.

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<v Speaker 3>I do not know what happened yesterday.

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<v Speaker 4>You had your foot up. The whole day we did,

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<v Speaker 4>like I said, we didn't leave the apartment. You were

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<v Speaker 4>icing it, you were heating it, you were taking advil,

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<v Speaker 4>you were hydrating, you were doing everything you were supposed to.

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<v Speaker 3>But this morning it felt fine.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, I know I was still injured, but

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<v Speaker 1>I oh, I'm I'm like, oh, I'm gonna be okay today.

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<v Speaker 3>For I do not know what happened.

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<v Speaker 1>By the time we left, there's just a sharp pain

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<v Speaker 1>and Robes, I told you I should I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>know if we should start the race. It wasn't even

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<v Speaker 1>a matter of can I make it?

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<v Speaker 4>It?

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<v Speaker 3>Just can I This is dumb to even start. It

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<v Speaker 3>was that bad.

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<v Speaker 4>And then the first two miles, Babe, you were so slow,

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<v Speaker 4>and I was so worried that you were not going

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<v Speaker 4>to be able to do it because you're a fast runner.

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<v Speaker 4>And I was like, wow, even this is slow for you.

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<v Speaker 4>And I just thought, if we're already starting out like this,

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<v Speaker 4>how is he going to finish it?

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<v Speaker 2>So I was so impressed you finished.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was stupid. I it loosened up. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was going to two three, four mile and it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't really, and so by mile five I had to

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<v Speaker 1>just I need to suck this up.

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<v Speaker 3>It was just pain management.

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<v Speaker 1>And every step, I mean, even a flat surface that

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<v Speaker 1>just has a crack in that surface, if my foot

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<v Speaker 1>hits that crack just a little bit, any little tweak

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<v Speaker 1>of that foot hurt like all get outs.

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<v Speaker 2>And so you were focused. You were looking down.

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<v Speaker 3>I was looking down there.

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<v Speaker 4>Afterwards, you said to me, do you remember that little

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<v Speaker 4>bridge in Central Park where there was a brick?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I wasn't.

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<v Speaker 4>I wasn't looking at the ground, And you said, I

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<v Speaker 4>didn't even see the fans. I didn't even see the

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<v Speaker 4>crowds because I just had to look at the terrain.

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<v Speaker 4>I was about to traverse and make sure that it

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<v Speaker 4>was steady enough. So yeah, and there were awesome folks

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<v Speaker 4>out cheering. And I know what it's like though, because

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<v Speaker 4>I've had miserable runs where you're just having tunnel vision.

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<v Speaker 4>You just have to focus on getting continuing the motion forward.

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<v Speaker 4>You can't even pay attention to your surroundings. And that's

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<v Speaker 4>where you were today.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta do something by the New York City half.

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<v Speaker 1>I've had miserable runs that make me want to quit

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<v Speaker 1>running at this particular race. I don't know what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm signing up for the one next year, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna break the curse the cycle in some way.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna keep going at it, but I will be

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<v Speaker 1>getting an MRI.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Oftentimes, folks, when we record our episodes, we have an

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<v Speaker 1>accompanying video, a social media video that we put up

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<v Speaker 1>that you all can see as well, sometimes just to

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<v Speaker 1>tease the episode or just to have a little fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay here, we'll explain why you will not be getting

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<v Speaker 1>a video to go along with this episode. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>we continue here injured, but we move on. We start

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<v Speaker 1>out with migraines and spraining foots and the migraine held

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<v Speaker 1>up fine for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, No, I woke up this morning and it

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<v Speaker 2>was gone.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a full day of hell yesterday because I

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<v Speaker 4>don't get them often now, like almost once a year.

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<v Speaker 4>I used to get them once a month, sometimes twice

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<v Speaker 4>a month, so I had immatrecs.

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<v Speaker 2>I used to have injections with me. I've been grateful,

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<v Speaker 2>I said.

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<v Speaker 4>The one gift that cancer gave me was basically, once

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<v Speaker 4>it pushed me into medically induced menopause, I kind of

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<v Speaker 4>stopped getting migraines.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was the benefit.

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<v Speaker 4>And so when I do get one, though, it's horrific,

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<v Speaker 4>and I had forgotten it had been so long since

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<v Speaker 4>I had one. So they can last if you don't

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<v Speaker 4>have imitrex or something a basic constrictor to stop it,

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<v Speaker 4>they can last for days. So I woke up this

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<v Speaker 4>morning and thought, oh my god, it's gone.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was like a miracle.

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<v Speaker 4>And then I felt bad because your pain actually did

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<v Speaker 4>the opposite so mine. Suddenly I was free of pain,

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<v Speaker 4>and you were, yeah, kind of overwhelmed by it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was rose, It's just pain management. Took Adville, put

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<v Speaker 1>that CBD cream on it, lathered up. I said to you,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, I swear it felt worse after I put

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<v Speaker 1>the cream.

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<v Speaker 2>I get inflamed it something sweart, I swear to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what happened today. I've used that cream before.

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<v Speaker 1>This wasn't the first try. I don't know what happened today.

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<v Speaker 1>But folks, if you could see us, now, we were

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<v Speaker 1>a mess. I only just put a shirt on before

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<v Speaker 1>we started. So I'm walking around. I am now instill

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<v Speaker 1>in the sweaty tights that I wore to run thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>point two miles. Ye robes, Okay, yeah, yeah, you're you're

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<v Speaker 1>just a pretty little rose over there. She stripped out

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<v Speaker 1>of all of her nasty sweaty stuff. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not even going to tell them what you did

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<v Speaker 1>after you stripped down when the mirror was nearby. But

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<v Speaker 1>she steps down, and now she's are those clean clothes

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<v Speaker 1>you wear? You know what?

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<v Speaker 2>They were on the way. I wore them yesterday, so

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<v Speaker 2>they were on the way to being dirty clothes. They're

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<v Speaker 2>just a pair.

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<v Speaker 4>Actually, they're my marathon sweats, so I'll be putting these

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<v Speaker 4>in the dirty clothes. Obviously, I have not showered, so

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<v Speaker 4>anything that touches me will have to go immediately into

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<v Speaker 4>the dirty clothes.

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<v Speaker 1>Hamper, and to complete the scene, my foot, my left

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<v Speaker 1>foot is in a blue bucket of ice water that

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<v Speaker 1>I bought.

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<v Speaker 2>From targets to a PARTI tub like yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>But we've used a lot for this.

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<v Speaker 2>That's your foot tub now.

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<v Speaker 1>And our table here where we are podcasting has these

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<v Speaker 1>items on it. Two laptops, one iPad, two phones, a

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<v Speaker 1>legal pad, two flu of champagne, one can of Michel Ultra,

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<v Speaker 1>and one extra large bottle of ad Bill liquid gels.

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<v Speaker 2>I also have a bottle of water too.

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<v Speaker 3>You want to throw it like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, but even know I am hydrating alongside my champagne.

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<v Speaker 4>The champagne is a gift from my mom and dad

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<v Speaker 4>from Christmas. So thank you mom and dad for the

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<v Speaker 4>very expensive bubbles. We boom save them for a day

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<v Speaker 4>like today where we can celebrate what we were able

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<v Speaker 4>to overcome and accomplish. And look, I always want to

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<v Speaker 4>encourage everybody when you think you can't do something, just

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<v Speaker 4>take it one step at a time, one day at

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<v Speaker 4>a time.

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<v Speaker 2>You are stronger than you think, and look.

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<v Speaker 4>You can do things that you I think sometimes we

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<v Speaker 4>think we age out of opportunities, or we age out

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<v Speaker 4>of being able or capable, And I'm just saying you

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<v Speaker 4>haven't give it a try.

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<v Speaker 2>And look when.

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<v Speaker 4>You pass past the five k, the ten k, the

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<v Speaker 4>fifteen k, the twenty k, when you're doing a half marathon,

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<v Speaker 4>you do remember those are fun races too, Those are

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<v Speaker 4>fun races to do. I would love to do a

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<v Speaker 4>five k with you. We signed up for a ten

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<v Speaker 4>k last year. It just got rained out. But if

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<v Speaker 4>I just want to encourage anybody who's even thinking about

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<v Speaker 4>running or thinking about getting up and walking, just sign up.

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<v Speaker 2>Sign up for a five k.

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<v Speaker 4>It will change your life.

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<v Speaker 1>And you might end up with advil, champagne and your

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<v Speaker 1>foot in a bucket, but hey, it's all worthy. We

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<v Speaker 1>do crazy, crazy stuff as runners and it's a fun

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<v Speaker 1>community to be a part of. You were saying, what

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<v Speaker 1>are all those lines things you only hear a runner say?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yes, but there was.

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<v Speaker 4>Hilarious thing on my Instagram saying, oh my god, things

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<v Speaker 4>only runners will appreciate or understand phrases like yeah, I'm tapering,

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<v Speaker 4>so I only ran ten miles today.

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<v Speaker 2>Other people are like, are you insane?

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<v Speaker 4>Like that kind of thing where we're like, because of

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<v Speaker 4>like apologizing for only running a ten miler today.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't really that long.

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<v Speaker 1>So we are sitting here encouraging everybody to run, explaining

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<v Speaker 1>all the pain we have gone through in order to run.

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<v Speaker 1>But yes, that's a part of it. So folks, we

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted to share what our day has been. We

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you as always literally and figuratively running with us,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm TJ. Holmes On behalf of my dear Amy Robot.

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<v Speaker 3>We will be running with you soon