451. The Everyday Runner, Lara Kondor

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

“I just had to keep moving forward… I never let myself stop and wallow in it, because I was afraid that if I did, I’d never stop. I just had to keep going. So I did.”

Lara Kondor is — and always has been — tough. She's a 46-year-old ultra-running mom of three who lives in New Hampshire, and on this episode, she talks about how she found running, and about the powerful role running has played in her life. Lara is a 13-time marathoner and nine-time ultramarathoner, with dreams of hitting the 100-mile mark in a single event. (Her longest so far is 92 miles at The Hamsterwheel 24-hour race.) Both on the run and off, Lara is a full-time caregiver for her oldest child, Noah, who is 25 and was diagnosed with autism at three years old. Noah is mostly nonverbal, but running has given him a new way to communicate. In this conversation, Lara talks about Noah's diagnosis, about new motherhood, and about how they started running together. She talks about asking for help, about accepting help, and about seeing Noah thrive (and get faster!) on the run.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

All about Lara’s childhood growing up in Florida (4:15)
On having children at a young age, and what it was like getting Noah’s autism diagnosis when he was three years old (6:20)
How Lara found running (17:25)
Why Lara loves running ultras — on a track (31:40)
How Noah found running (36:00)
Why Lara and Noah joined the Millennium Running Club (42:30)
What’s next for Lara and Noah? (55:40)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Coros.
0:04.1	Go to coros.com slash on the run and use code on the run to get a free
0:09.5	Coros Keychain Watch Charger with the purchase of any GPS watch.
0:18.7	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:21.0	I'm your host Allie Feller and this is season two of the Everyday Runner Series.
0:26.6	My guest today is Laura Condor.
0:29.2	Laura is an ultra runner and mom of three who lives in New Hampshire.
0:33.5	Yay, New Hampshire!
0:35.2	She and I met through Millennium Running and since the very first time that we met,
0:39.5	I knew I wanted to have Laura on the show.
0:42.6	Laura didn't start running until well into adulthood, which I find very relatable.
0:47.6	She was a self-described odd and nerdy kid growing up,
0:51.6	one who definitely did not enjoy gym class, again relatable.
0:56.3	But today she is a many time marathoner and ultra marathoner.
1:01.0	And if you can believe this, which I could not the first time I heard it,
1:05.2	her favorite type of race is a 12-hour event on a track,
1:10.3	as many laps as she can in 12 hours on a track.
1:15.4	I can't quite wrap my head around that, but you'll hear all about it here.
1:19.4	In this conversation, we talked quite a bit about the role running has played
1:23.0	both in Laura's life and in her oldest son's life.
1:27.4	Her son Noah is autistic and is mostly nonverbal,
1:30.8	but running has given him a new way to communicate.
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