137. Running 50 Marathons in 50 States with Marathon Training Academy’s Angie Spencer

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Angie Spencer is the cohost of the Marathon Training Academy Podcast and someone who just finished the 50 state challenge.

But she added two important twists: first, not every race was a marathon. Some of them were ultramarathons!

And she didn't run all of the marathons just to finish them. In fact, her 50th marathon this past January in Hawaii was a substantial Personal Best.

How in the world did Angie run a PR in the marathon - a BQ no less - more than a decade after starting the challenge?

She's on the pod to talk about just that. We're also discussing:

How she maintained her motivation over more than 10 years to finish the 50 state challenge
The mistakes she'd avoid if she were to start over again
How her training evolved to make her into a more resilient, stronger, faster marathoner
What's next for Angie after completing such a long-term goal

If you're thinking about committing to a monumental goal like a multi-year running streak, 50 marathons in all 50 states, or even a time-based goal like a sub-3 marathon, this episode with Angie Spencer is for you.

Resources & Links:

Listen to the MTA Podcast with hosts Angie and Trevor Spencer
See the MTA blog
Follow MTA on Instagram and Twitter
How to recover from a marathon
How to qualify for the Boston Marathon
How to run your first marathon

Thank you Angie for sharing your story with us on the podcast! Be sure to say hi on Instagram!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Ready.
0:02.0	Say, go.
0:04.0	This is episode 137 with co-host of the Marathon Training Academy Podcast,
0:10.0	50 State Marathon Finisher,
0:12.0	and someone who ran a PR in her 40s 10 years after her first personal best
0:16.8	Ms Angie Spencer Welcome to the Strength Running Podcast. I'm your host today, the head coach of strength running and a true split leg short shorts lover
0:34.8	Jason Fitzgerald. My job is to bring you the smartest people in the fitness industry to help you get stronger,
0:41.2	stay healthy, and race faster.
0:44.0	You can expect elite runners, performance psychologists,
0:47.7	strength experts, running coaches,
0:50.0	physiotherapists, and even coaching calls here on the podcast. The goal with the show is to give you
0:56.3	new ideas for elevating your running. Because as I like to say, knowledge is a competitive advantage.
1:03.0	If you're new to the show, feel free to browse the other 136 episodes
1:08.0	or our sister website strength running.com for more details on strength training for runners, injury prevention strategies,
1:16.7	mindset training, and how to optimize your training to always keep improving.
1:21.6	And a big thanks to our sponsor Path Projects. They're a running
1:25.3	apparel company that I think is doing a lot for the running community. They're
1:29.1	online only making them reasonably priced, but they use excellent materials that makes for
1:34.3	some really high quality gear. I've been loving the Pyrenees long sleeve hoodie and
1:39.2	the Sykes five inch shorts. You can actually see me wearing the shorts in our video on
1:44.1	YouTube about the Metcon Alpha workout. They're doing something special for
1:48.3	listeners of the podcast too. Go to Path Projects.com slash Jason and enter to win one of three $75 gift cards.
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