Sarah and Dimity welcome back Bethany Meyer, who recorded the show less than 48 hours after completing her first 26.2, the prestigious Boston Marathon, as part of Team Stonyfield. The mother runners agree Bethany delivers the best line ever on an AMR podcast, then she moves on to describing the race section by section. (Or, as she divided it, “GU by GU by GU.” Complete with a Bahston accent, Bethany repeats race advice she got from a seasoned Boston Marathoner. Find out why the race became “magical” after Mile 10 or 11, and why it became, “just a 5-mile jog” after infamous Heartbreak Hill. Along the way, Bethany coins an excellent phrase, “marathon drunk.”
To hear from Bethany in person—including her reading from her fantastic essay in Tales from Another Mother Runner, —join the Mother Runner party on Tuesday, April 28 in Philadelphia at Indigo Schuy. Here are all the details.
And talking parties, here are all our upcoming shindigs, including a party with Dimity in Atlanta, also on Tuesday, April 28.
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This was one of my fav podcasts so far! Loved hearing about Bethany’s experience! She rocked it! Made me lol during my 9 miler today. Thanks for sharing Bethany!
I did an 11-miler yesterday and this podcast got me through it! So real and so funny! Is it weird I want to be Bethany’s friend? Thanks for the good laughs. I was cheering her on in Wellesley with my sleeping 3 year old in the stroller (getting completely soaked!). I did sort of feel bad-ass, despite the fact that I wasn’t running!
I loved this episode! I needed something to wake me up for an early 5am run this morning and this was just the thing (I’m also hoping to BQ next month, so perfect inspiration)! And about that “best line” – I didn’t see it coming and I burst out laughing – out loud, in the middle of the dark on a quiet little running path – that was hilarious! Thank you Bethany for sharing your story!