618. The Everyday Runner, Kristian "K-Money" Mines

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

"I’m really good at making sure others understand that not only are they athletes — look at the definition and tell me that doesn’t describe you! — but also telling people they are runners. I just decided, 'Listen, that’s what I am.' If you run, if you jog, I don’t care what it is, you’re a runner. And you’re an athlete! Own that. Once you own it, you will really see a lot of weight lifted off of you. Then you realize, you’re not out here for anybody else. You’re out here for you."

Kristian Mines represents all of the best qualities you'll find within the running community. She radiates joy, positivity, and energy. She started running in her forties, she completed her first marathon in Chicago last year, and she's a proud back-of-the-pack athlete. Where Kristian feels she really shines, though, is as a "voluncheerleader." She's on a quest to volunteer at all six World Marathon Majors (she's done three so far!), and she cares deeply about making sure every runner feels celebrated at their respective finish lines. (She's often the last person to leave the finish, cheering until the very end, ensuring no one arrives at the line alone.) Kristian — or "K-Money," as she's best known — lives in Columbus, OH, where she is a training facilitator and analyst.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Kristian shares how she got the nickname “K-Money” (3:35)
What’s making Kristian happy today (4:20)
Kristian shares what she’s training for right now, and how her training is going so far (5:15)
What Kristian’s childhood was like, and when and why sports entered the picture (17:45)
How Kristian became a runner (23:15)
On the first time Kristian called herself a runner (37:30)
How Kristian deals with judgment and negativity within the running community and beyond (43:00)
On recruiting non-runners and turning them into aspiring half-marathoners (50:10)
All about the back-of-the-pack camaraderie (55:00)
Kristian reflects on how running has changed her life (1:04:45)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:06.8	I'm your host Allie Feller and I'm so happy that you're here.
0:10.5	By popular request, the Everyday Runner series.
0:15.2	First let's make one thing clear.
0:17.2	While the women I'm featuring on this series throughout the year are hardworking among
0:21.0	the pack women, calling them everyday runners does not quite seem to do them justice.
0:27.2	May's guest, for example, gosh she is one of my favorite people I've ever met at a race.
0:32.7	I met Christian Mayans at the Akron Marathon last September.
0:36.3	This woman radiated joy, positivity, energy, everything that I love about the running
0:42.3	community.
0:43.3	She started running in 2015 in her 40s and she's now on a quest to complete a half marathon
0:48.6	in all 50 states.
0:50.6	Last year she completed her first marathon in Chicago.
0:54.9	For Christian, K-Money as we call her, it's all about community.
1:00.4	In this conversation she talks about her passion for being a volunteer leader, a passion
1:05.7	for helping others see themselves as runners and for truly making the running community
1:10.5	a welcoming one where everyone sees themselves is represented and feels welcomed.
1:16.9	That day in Akron, Christian was the very last person to leave the finish line.
1:21.4	She had long since completed her race, but there she was, singing, dancing, clapping,
1:26.9	getting runners across the line, her smile never wavered, either did her energy.
1:33.2	She just wanted to make sure that no one arrived at the finish line alone and that everyone
1:38.8	felt celebrated.
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