#155: Tales from Another Mother Essayist Terzah Becker
Another Mother Runner
Feisty Media
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2015
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Sarah and Dimity chat it up with Terzah Becker, a Boulder, Colorado, contributor to the AMR duo’s month-old book, Tales from Another Mother Runner. This twin mom reveals her tenacity and perseverance as she tells about chasing a Boston Marathon qualifying-time in six (6!) marathons. Terzah talks about the difference hiring a coach made for her and the importance of building mental muscle.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max. Christmas is great, but there's loads of ways to make it better. |
| 0:08.0 | Like sneaking some chili into the gravy for some extra oint, or building a playlist that will even get your |
| 0:14.8 | none up on the table or just cracking open an ice cold Pepsi Max. |
| 0:20.1 | Christmas. |
| 0:23.0 | Better with Pepsi Max. Welcome to another mother runner. This is Sarah in Portland. This is Sarah |
| 0:39.5 | in Portland. This is Dimmity in Denver standing on some healthier hoves. |
| 0:45.0 | Oh nice nice you just came back from the foot doctor didn't you? |
| 0:48.0 | I did I did I'm working on it I'm getting there I'm getting there. |
| 0:51.0 | Oh good funny because there was somebody and I wish I can't remember who it was so I won't name names but she was like five months. I had this it takes five months and it has been about well it's been a little over five months at this point, but I feel like I've really turned a corner and just it's just been time, you know, and that's just, yeah, so I mean, I've been doing the 5k no limits challenge which |
| 1:16.1 | basically every workout is 30 minutes so that's what I'm like okay I'm just gonna move |
| 1:19.8 | forward for 30 minutes like I can run I can walk I you know the first couple weeks I was |
| 1:24.4 | pretty disciplined about doing the running and walking breaks but um but then like it was one |
| 1:28.9 | beautiful day and I was like oh this downhill feels so good I'm going to stop running just because the clock said so. |
| 1:36.0 | And so yesterday I did like 3.2 and I can't remember how long it took me but I ran most of it so. |
| 1:43.0 | Oh wow that's awesome. |
| 1:44.0 | Yeah so I mean I'm just gonna keep it at you know I'm not gonna try and push right now I'm not gonna try and go above three but |
| 1:51.0 | if I can hang it three a couple times a week like that's that's great |
| 1:55.2 | so that's real forward motion that's that's fantastic yeah yeah he gave me the |
| 1:59.9 | foot doctor gave me some it's basically like half of a golf ball, I swear it is that intrusive. |
| 2:04.7 | I mean it is just this hunk of foam that I have to put under my foot and uh... |
| 2:10.6 | You mean in your shoes? |
| 2:11.8 | Yeah, I mean it's on my orthotic. |
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