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Road to Grandma's Marathon: Fatigue, Fitness, and Finding the Line
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In this solo episode of The Endurance Athlete Journey Podcast, Katie shares an honest update on her road to Grandma’s Marathon and takes listeners inside the reality of marathon training after a setback from illness. After battling the flu and losing valuable training time, Katie discusses the challenges of rebuilding fitness, navigating difficult workouts, and balancing confidence with uncertainty as race day approaches.
The episode also dives deep into the concept of functional overreaching — what it is, why endurance athletes sometimes intentionally push beyond their…
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