Hi, this is Andy Casarelli, and you are listening to the Run to the Top Podcast. Hello my running friend how is your run going today?

Hopefully you are out on a perfectly lovely run right now but if it's not going so great or if you can't run right now.

My hope is that you can be inspired and entertained for a little while and maybe even become

a better runner by the end of this episode.

My name is Claire Bartholic and I am the planted runner

and you found yourself listening to the Run to the Top podcast,

one of the longest running, yes pun intended, one of the

longest running podcasts, all about running, produced by runnersconnect.net. Runners Connect.net.

Runners Connect, or R.C as we like to call it, is the number one running resource on the web.

And it's where you can find anything and everything about running from the latest research

to custom coaching plans built for anybody and any budget.

And today I want to officially announce that our RC family has grown.

We welcomed a brand new expert coach to our staff this year and I'd like to introduce you to her.

Andy Kazaarelli is a 2 38 marathoner semi-pro from Raleigh, North Carolina, just down the hill from me.

She ran in college at North Carolina, just down the hill from me. She ran in college at North Carolina State, becoming a two-time All-American in the 10-K, and

joined Wazelle after college.

She qualified for the 2016 Olympic trials in the marathon with a half marathon and later went on to win her first full at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. But Andy's running road was not always

so smooth and easy. As a sophomore in college she was diagnosed with Celiac

disease after struggling with her training and

developing some disordered eating habits. Her performances improved after making some

important dietary changes, but it wasn't enough to prevent

some serious physical and mental health issues connected to her training and her

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