122: Roberta Groner - Aim for the Moon
C Tolle Run
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🗓️ 23 May 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Carrie chats with Roberta Groner, a mother of three who ran a 2:29 marathon at the age of 41! They talk about Roberta's amazing story, how she's able to balance her career as a nurse with her passion for running, and her goal of going after the Master's American record in the marathon.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by New York Roadrunners New York Mini 10K. |
| 0:04.6 | Hey, you guys, if you live in the Big Apple, or if you want to join us on Saturday, June 8th, |
| 0:09.3 | we will be in Central Park for the NYR New York Mini 10K, a race just for women. |
| 0:15.7 | It was founded in 1972, three weeks before the passage of Title IX. |
| 0:20.5 | This race created new opportunities for generations |
| 0:23.0 | of female athletes, and I can't thank the women that came before me enough. They paved away for me |
| 0:28.4 | and gave me a life full of athletics. So hey, if you want to run the streets of New York City, |
| 0:33.5 | this race will empower women of all ages and fitness levels. We'll come together, we'll be active, and we're going to accomplish a running milestone |
| 0:40.9 | alongside some of the greatest runners in the world. |
| 0:44.0 | This year, the race will also be playing host to the USATF 10K championships for women. |
| 0:49.4 | And there's also a rising New York roadrunners 1.2 mile run for girls ages 8 through 18 before the race starts. |
| 0:57.0 | One other thing, you will receive a great tank top, a medal, and enjoy the post-race entertainment in beautiful Central Park. |
| 1:05.9 | So listen, I think you guys will enjoy this. And I'm going to be there, so I hope to see you there. |
| 1:11.6 | Register today at nirr.org. Together we run. |
| 1:21.5 | Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Tullifson and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast. Today I'm interviewing |
| 1:29.1 | Roberta Groner. Roberta is a mother of three, a nurse, and a marathon runner that just ran |
| 1:35.3 | 229 at the age of 41 years old. Talk about getting after it. In this episode, we talk about her |
| 1:43.3 | amazing story, about how she loved to run |
| 1:46.1 | and did so through college, but then took a 10-year break to start her career and her family. |
| 1:51.6 | Since her return to running, she just keeps getting faster and faster, proving to everyone |
| 1:56.1 | that getting older doesn't always equate to getting slower. Being a single mother of three boys, |
| 2:02.1 | working full time, and running marathons around the world is pretty impressive. But the goals that she |
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