Do You Ever Feel Like You're Not a "Real Runner"? Erin Azar Shows You How to Overcome That Mindset
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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🗓️ 6 October 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Do you ever look at other runners, in person or on social media, and think "they are so much faster than me" or "they are real runners, not me"?
Well, you're not alone and unfortunately this mindset can prevent you from enjoying everything running can be.
Well, Erin Azar is on the podcast today to…
- Help you overcome these negative thoughts and develop a stronger mindset
- Document her journey as a new runner and what helped her get feel like a "real runner"
- How to get over comparing yourself to other runners on social media and their seemingly perfect running accounts.
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What I love about Erin is that she is everything that a real runner really is. So many people who are starting off say, oh I'm not a real runner because I'm not fast or skinny or experienced. Erin is changing all of that and to be honest, she's the only running account that I want to follow right now.
I know you are going to love her as much as I do no matter what kind of runner you are.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Erinazar, and you're listening to the Run to the Top Podcast. Hi there, my running friend, this is Coach Claire Bartholic, the Planted Runner, |
| 0:22.0 | and this is the Run to the Top Podcast, one of the first and only |
| 0:25.6 | running podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every episode. |
| 0:30.8 | We are created and produced by the expert team of running coaches at runnersconnect.net where you can find the best running information on the internet as well as running coaching plans to fit every runner and every budget. |
| 0:44.0 | If you were to believe everything you see on social media, you'd think that every runner out there is more |
| 0:53.7 | beautiful and faster than you are. On the one hand, it can be inspirational to |
| 0:58.1 | follow people that are amazing runners, but sometimes you can fall into the |
| 1:02.3 | comparison trap that can get bad enough |
| 1:04.7 | that you just want to delete all your accounts for good. If you were just |
| 1:08.7 | beginning your running journey seeing all the accomplishments of the quote real runners can make you question all of the things you're going through. |
| 1:17.6 | Running is really hard, especially at the beginning and it can feel pretty lonely if all you see are perfect people with their perfect running accounts. |
| 1:26.0 | Aaron Azar is here on the run to the top to change that. |
| 1:30.0 | Known on Tik-Tok and Instagram as Mrs Space Cadet, Aaron started out running to change her body and her |
| 1:38.7 | mindset after having kids. She began to document her runs on video to keep herself accountable. But then something |
| 1:46.2 | incredible happened. She decided to join Tik-Toc and her very first running video got over a million views on the very first day. How is this possible? |
| 1:58.1 | Well, Erin's here to tell you her side of the story, but I can tell you. It's because she is real and simply hilarious. |
| 2:06.4 | Aaron's not afraid to show us everything she struggles with on a run or in life. She is a self-described slow runner and has documented her training with a |
| 2:16.4 | delightful sense of humor. She shares her frustrations as her goal marathon gets |
| 2:21.6 | cancelled and how she's pivoting to a more meaningful race. |
| 2:26.2 | What I love about Erin is that she is everything that a real runner really is. |
| 2:36.3 | So many people who are starting off say, oh, I'm not a real runner because I'm not fast or skinny or experienced. Aaron is changing all of that and to be |
| 2:42.0 | honest, she's the only running account that I want to follow right now. |
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