220 Marathons And Counting: Linda Ambard Runs to Thrive After Her Husband Was Assassinated
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🗓️ 30 March 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
After her husband was killed in Afghanistan and the terrorist bombs at the Boston Marathon went off in front of her, Linda Ambard vowed not to let terrorism take any more from her. As of this year, Linda has run 220 marathons, with at least one in every state and one on each of the seven continents.
Linda's story is about more than just survival. It's about learning to thrive no matter what life gives you. Her running accomplishments are nothing short of amazing, but it's her perseverance that resonates most with me.
Coach Claire asks her about her incredible story, the naysayers who say she's running too much, and how she trains and recovers to run so many marathons so often.
Linda is deeply positive and inspiring so if you need a little lift in your steps today, this is the story that will do it.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Linda Ambard and you're listening to The Run to the Talk podcast. |
| 0:14.0 | Hi there, my running friend, |
| 0:20.0 | this is Coach Claire Bartholic, |
| 0:22.0 | the Planted Runner, |
| 0:23.2 | and this is the Run to the Top Podcast, |
| 0:25.5 | one of the first and only running podcast dedicated |
| 0:28.3 | to making you a better runner with each and every episode. |
| 0:31.9 | We are created and produced by the expert team |
| 0:34.6 | of running coaches at runnersconnect.net |
| 0:37.7 | where you can find the best running information on the internet |
| 0:41.0 | as well as running coaching plans to fit every runner and every budget. |
| 0:50.0 | Finding the time to pursue your running passion can be tough when you have other priorities. |
| 0:55.0 | There are even times in your life where you simply can't be the runner you want to be |
| 0:59.0 | because the other things in your life need you more, so running might just have to take a back seat |
| 1:05.2 | but nothing in life stays the same forever and you just might finally have the time and |
| 1:10.7 | space to chase all your running dreams one day. You could say that my guest |
| 1:16.0 | Linda Ambard seized her opportunity and then some. As a military wife, and mother of five kids, Linda didn't have time to dedicate herself |
| 1:26.8 | to marathon training when her kids were young. She had discovered that she had a talent for running |
| 1:31.4 | at a young age, but chose to focus on her growing family |
| 1:35.8 | over growing her marathon medal collection. |
| 1:39.2 | But as her kids moved on, her husband encouraged her to get back to racing marathons and fulfill her dream of running one in every state. |
| 1:47.0 | But tragically, her husband was assassinated while deployed in Afghanistan, and running became a way to deal with her grief. In 2013 as she was |
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