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s3/e15 Becoming a Six Star Finisher with Ashley Mateo (@ashleymateo)

2023/4/27
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What do you get when you run all six of the Abbott World Major Marathons: Berlin, Chicago, London, New York, Boston, and Tokyo? You get a special medal and a place on the short list of runners who have accomplished such a feat! Marathoner, journalist, and coach Ashley Mateo (@ashleymateo) joins the show to talk about her Six Star journey!

  • What does it mean to run these 6 races?

  • The logistics of running a major marathon (sometimes in a different country)

  • Goal setting when you're running a huge race

  • The pressure we put on ourselves to perform a certain way when the stage is big

  • The differences in the different courses

  • What you can - and cannot - control on race day

  • and more!

Ashley Mateo is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Runner's World, Women's Running, Men's Journal, Health, Women's Health, and more. She's also a 13x marathoner and an RRCA- and UESCA-certified running coach based in Denver.