331. Love on the Run with Starla Garcia & Fredis Benitez

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

"I just looked over at her and said, ‘We should be something.’"

She's a 2:43 marathoner and Olympic Marathon Trials finisher, and he's "not a huge runner" who runs a 2:51 marathon: Meet Starla Garcia and Fredis Benitez from Houston, TX! Starla (a returning favorite on the Ali on the Run Show) is a registered dietitian, and Fredis is a marketer and designer, and they bonded immediately over a shared love for music. On this episode, Starla and Fredis, who have been dating since 2016, talk about creating boundaries in a relationship, about not playing games, and about how Starla knew she liked him when he said he likes vegetables!

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What we mention on this episode:

Starla Garcia on Episode 200 of the Ali on the Run Show

Starla Garcia on Episode 257 of the Ali on the Run Show

“Why Are American Women Running Faster Than Ever?” via The New York Times

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0:00.0	Love on the Run Week on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by YouCan.
0:04.5	Go to youcan.co-slashontherun for 20% off your next YouCan order.
0:10.5	Welcome to Love on the Run Week on the Alley on the Run Show.
0:18.7	I'm your host Alley Feller and all week leading up to Valentine's Day,
0:22.8	we are celebrating Love in all of its forms.
0:26.4	We kicked things off with Jenny and Jason Simpson and then heard about the most beautiful,
0:32.1	special running friendship courtesy of Alexei Papis and Mary Kane.
0:36.8	Today, we've got another dose of romance on tap with returning Alley on the Run Show
0:42.3	favorite Starla Garcia and her boyfriend, Freddie Venita's.
0:46.8	Starla and Freddie live in Houston, Texas and I so loved hearing all about their love story.
0:51.9	So please join me in welcoming Starla and Freddie to the Alley on the Run Show.
1:05.4	All right, Starla, you are a fan favorite here on the Alley on the Run Show.
1:10.4	This is your third time on the show and I have to tell you the first time you're on the show.
1:14.3	Episode 200 is one of the all-time most downloaded episodes of the Alley on the Run Show of all time.
1:21.2	So not only am I so excited to have you back, today you have a plus one.
1:26.1	So welcome back to the Alley on the Run Show, both of you.
1:31.9	All right, let's get right into it.
1:33.9	We need to meet this plus one of yours and get to know him.
1:36.4	So Starla, we'll let you go first because you've done this before.
1:39.3	This is our warm up round.
1:40.8	Can you tell everyone who you are, where you're from and what you do?
1:44.8	Hi, everyone. My name is Starla Garcia and I am a marathoner and dietician.
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