My Running Journey: From Hating Running to Training for the NYC Marathon
Seeing Other People
Ilana Dunn
4.5 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
I went from hating running to completing my first half marathon and signing up for the NYC Marathon. On this episode I share my full running journey—injuries, mental battles, and everything in between. I cover how to start running without feeling overwhelmed, essential gear, pacing, nutrition, and staying motivated. Plus, I dive into why I actually love running, the sense of accomplishment it brings, and how it’s helped me unplug and find community along the way. Shop my running favorites here https://shopmy.us/shop/ilana?Section_id=136776&tab=collections
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation. |
| 0:07.9 | Take five. No, but really. I'm having so many technical difficulties today. And this is after |
| 0:14.5 | hours of wanting to record this. Other things getting in the way. So this really is take |
| 0:20.5 | five. And hopefully five is take five and hopefully |
| 0:21.5 | five out of five, fifth times a charm. Guys, I am so excited for today's episode, partially because |
| 0:30.6 | it's all, it's one I've always wanted to record, not always, but like, it is one that I have |
| 0:35.2 | very much wanted to record lately and one that I have not been |
| 0:39.0 | really sure like will people be receptive to this? Are people going to want this? And I want to |
| 0:44.6 | thank the listener who DMed me last week saying I would love an episode from about your |
| 0:51.8 | running journey. It's been inspiring to me and I would love to hear |
| 0:55.9 | more about it. And that made me so happy and excited. First of all, the fact that I'm inspiring |
| 1:03.1 | anyone to run, that will always blow my mind. And second of all, like, just that you guys want |
| 1:10.3 | to hear more. Like, I've already been a little nervous of like, am I talking that you guys want to hear more. |
| 1:10.9 | Like, I've already been a little nervous of like, am I talking about running too much? |
| 1:14.5 | Am I sharing my journey too much? |
| 1:15.9 | And so to know that there are people out there who want more of my journey is just so, like, |
| 1:21.8 | that's so wonderful for me. |
| 1:25.2 | Like, that just, that's very cool for me. |
| 1:34.5 | So I still, even though after getting that DM, I was like, I don't know, a lot of people |
| 1:38.8 | might not want it. |
| 1:39.5 | And I posted on my story, a poll. |
| 1:42.6 | And like hundreds of you said that you actually did want to |
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