307. Natalie Mitchell, "Nat Runs Far"

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Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

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🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

“It’s gonna take a lot of work. It’s gonna take a lot of discipline and a lot of patience and a lot of throwing spaghetti at the wall and it not sticking at all.”

Natalie Mitchell just might be the most joyful runner on the planet. The always-smiling running coach, mom of three, and 12-time marathoner is perhaps best known by her Instagram moniker: “Nat Runs Far.” On this episode, she talks about how she has shaved an hour off her marathon time (from a 4:06 debut to a 3:05), and shares her dreams to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials. She talks about setting goals, managing expectations, and taking necessary time off. And Natalie talks about her experiences as a Black woman runner, shares her secrets to a happy marriage, and talks about her latest endeavor with her husband Jerold, the launch of the Suite Run podcast.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Is Natalie happy and smiley all the time? (4:15)
Natalie talks about her recent knee surgery and how recovery is going (5:45)
How Natalie became a runner (11:45)
On the transition from collegiate runner to real-life runner (18:30)
How Natalie has chipped away at her marathon time, going from a 4:06 to a 3:05 (22:30)
Natalie’s next running goal (28:45)
All about Coach Natalie (34:20)
Natalie is a busy mom of three — when does she run? (37:40)
Natalie’s tips for a long, happy, joyful marriage (44:45)
Natalie talks about her experience as a Black woman runner (49:45)
All about the Suite Run podcast (59:30)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.2	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:11.0	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.3	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead interesting
0:22.5	lives on the run and beyond.
0:24.8	And while running is the thing that brings us all together on these episodes, we cover
0:28.5	more than what happens on the run, we learn the wise behind the runs.
0:32.8	The decisions people have made to get where they are today and how getting sweaty has
0:36.8	factor in.
0:37.8	My guest today is Natalie Mitchell or as you probably know her from Instagram, Nat runs
0:44.0	far.
0:45.1	I have followed and adored Natalie for years.
0:47.5	She is so joyful, so smiley, and such an awesome runner.
0:52.8	Natalie is a 12-time marathoner with a 305 personal best and she is not shy about her
0:58.3	dreams to go sub three someday.
1:00.8	I have absolutely no doubt that she will make that happen that we will see her at The Alley
1:04.7	on the run.
1:05.7	And that she will probably be smiling the whole way.
1:09.2	Natalie is a mom of three, she's a running coach and she and her husband Gerald are entrepreneurs.
1:15.4	And this just in, they are podcast hosts.
1:18.8	Last week Natalie and Gerald officially launched the Sweet Run podcast, kicking off with guest
1:24.1	Ryan Hall.
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