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Welcome to The Runner's World Show, where each week we entertain you, inspire you, and inform you about

all things running. Thanks for listening. I'm David Willey, editor-in-chief of Runner's World,

and this week, in The Kick, we've got a story of some seriously disappointed marathoners

and one ultra-runner attempting to break the Appalachian Trail through-hike record.

Then, senior editor Megan Keita talks with producer Christine Fennessey about when and how,

because that's really the important part, how to do it right, how to take a rest day.

But first, my conversation with comedian and marathoner, Liz Mealy.

We talk about the 12 marathonathons she's completed,

including the one she ran with both her parents,

if there's a difference between running and non-running comedians

and how running is a part of her creative process.

I write a lot when I run, and my mind wanders.

So I would say a couple of years ago, a joke idea would come to me,

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