42: Nora McInerny - Alive As I Can Be

C Tolle Run

Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness, Running

4.7 • 557 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Carrie interviews author, podcast host, and the founder of Still Kickin, Nora McInerny! They discuss family, grief and loss, and finding motivation to get out the door for a run.

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Nora McInerny

Nora McInerny was voted Most Humorous by the Annunciation Catholic School Class of 1998. It was mostly downhill after that, but she did get to spend three glorious years married to Aaron Joseph Purmort (aka Spider-Man). She is the author of It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), the founder of the nonprofit organization Still Kickin, host of the American Public Media Podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, and a contributing editor for Elle.com.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Fastzac.
0:02.6	Fastzac is a distance-based routing app that will be your guiding companion as you dare to explore a little more.
0:08.5	Whether you're running, walking, or hiking, Fastzac encourages you to get out en route.
0:13.6	Created and coded in the Twin Cities, Fastzac is free on iOS and Android.
0:18.9	Learn more at fastzac.com.
0:28.0	Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Telafson and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast.
0:32.7	My guest today is Nora McEnnerney.
0:35.0	Nora is an author, the founder of the nonprofit Still Kicken,
0:38.3	and host of the podcast, Terrible Thanks for Asking. In this episode, we talk about motherhood,
0:43.8	struggling with miscarriage, falling in love after loss, and living life to its fullest.
0:49.2	She also tells a hilarious story about running her first 5K. Let's get after it. So, okay, so tell us about what you
0:59.4	have going on right now. Your website's awesome. Oh, thank you. So you got a bunch going on there.
1:04.7	Yes. So I am a writer. My first book was called It's Okay to Laugh Crying is Cool Too. Yep. And I'm working on a second book right now that's due in February, so I should like really work on it. I was not prepared for how hard it is to talk and also run. Oh, hey. Well, who's done the Olympics. Okay. You know what? Second win. Is that what it's called? Yeah.
1:28.8	The Olympics. Yeah, I was in the Olympics, but we'll get there. We'll get second win here. I will get there.
1:36.8	So we, what was I saying? You're writing your book. Right. I have children, so I have no train of thought.
1:43.2	So do I try to. Oh my God, so I have no train of thought. So do I. Try to. Oh, my goodness.
1:46.6	It's like, this train has no tracks. I don't know where it's going. Right there with you, sister.
1:52.8	So I'm a writer. I have a podcast called Terrible. Thanks for asking with American Public Media.
1:58.5	Okay. And I started a nonprofit called Still Kicken.
2:03.7	Yes.
2:04.1	And we provide financial grants to awesome people who are going through awful things.
2:14.5	Right.
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