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In the “Slow AF” Running Club, Anyone Can Be A Runner

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

When Martinus Evans began training for marathons, it took “delusional self belief” to keep running. He was over 350 pounds. As a kid, he failed the one-mile physical fitness test. And as a Black man, he didn’t see a lot of people like him training. Even though Evans finished his first marathon at the back of the pack, he says it didn’t bother him one bit. He’s used that mindset to complete eight marathons and to launch a career as a running coach for people of all sizes and skills. In his running club, you can’t ask about weight and you don’t obsess about speed. Evans offers this and other advice in his new book “Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run.” He joins us and we hear from you: Are you a runner who doesn’t fit the mold? Guests: Martinus Evans, author, "Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED.

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From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Grace Wan, in for Alexis Madrigal.

1:19.8

Martinez Evans is a 300-pound runner with eight marathons under his belt.

1:26.5

But the first day he trained, Evans ran for 15 seconds on a treadmill, and then fell off with a thud.

1:29.3

But that didn't stop him, thanks to what he calls delusional self-belief he kept going now he's a coach and founder of the slow

1:34.0

a f run club that's also the title of his new book he joins us to talk about how to

1:38.8

overcome self-doubt chafing fatphobic hecklers and exclusionary ideas of what a runner should look like.

1:45.6

Running at any size and speed, that can be an intimidating sport to get into. Runners often have slim

2:18.4

physiques, impossibly graceful strides, and the long capacity of sea animals. But Martinez-Evins says

2:24.9

you should set all that aside because anyone can run. He should know. He's run eight marathons,

2:31.0

has a sponsorship from Adidas, and has founded the Slow AF Run Club,

2:35.0

a virtual running club for runners of all shapes and sizes.

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