Keira D’Amato -Don’t Call It a Comeback!
Marathon Training Academy
Angie and Trevor
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we chat with Keira D’Amato author of the new book, ‘Don’t Call it A Comeback -What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs and Started Chasing Happiness’. Keira ran competitively in college but was sidelined with an ankle injury and decided to step away from running. After having two children she started running again to get in shape and have time for herself. Fast-forward to 2022, she broke the American record in the marathon, at the age of 37, with a blazing-fast time of 2:19:12!
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Don’t Call It a Comeback -book by Keira D’Amato to be released on September 9th 2025.
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| 1:05.0 | Hey, welcome to the MTA podcast. |
| 1:07.0 | If you're into running marathons, you came to the right place. |
| 1:10.0 | In this episode, we interview |
| 1:11.7 | Kira Damado, author of the forthcoming book, Don't Call It a Comeback. What happened when I stopped |
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