On today's Run to the Top Podcast.

As you know, the times when you get stronger

are not when you're out there pushing the pavement or pushing the pace.

It's when you're resting in your body is actually getting stronger because of

what you've done to it during your workouts.

Welcome to the Run to the Top Podcast from Runners Connect, where it's all about learning from the best

and most inspiring minds in the sport.

Together, we can train a smarter, healthier, and faster running community.

Now here's your host, Stephanie Kay Atwood.

Welcome, this is Stephanie K Atwood Boston Marathon Qualifier Coach and host for the Run to the Top Podcast.

Last week I gave a discussion about marathon qualification for the Boston Marathon

and I mentioned that I was talking to you from Mexico.

I am still in Mexico today and I wanted to just add a couple of new insights

into my time in Mexico.

I'm going to be here for a while,

so you're going to be getting a lot of these recordings from me.

So right off, Mexico is actually pronounced

Mexico in Spanish and I wonder why we don't do that in the United States or why we've changed that over to Mexico.

So anyway, I'm learning to say Mexico. So anyway I am learning to say Mexico and I know now you know that that's how the

Mexicans the meikanos pronounce it and so why not why not give it a try I'm in mineral depots which is north of

Mexico City maybe four or five hours something like that driving and this is an old part of Mexico part of the old

historic Camino Real and it has amazing running opportunities.

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