s2/e04 How to Make Running Friends with Coach Whitney Heins, Founder of @TheMotherRunners
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
MAKING RUNNING FRIENDS can be a challenge sometimes! Coach Whitney Heins, founder of The Mother Runners joins the show this week to talk about the importance of building community, finding "your running people" and how to make running friends
- Why running friends are different from "non-running" friends
- Finding a group or community
- The etiquette on group runs
- Traits of supportive communities
- and more!
🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Get 15% off (my favorite) running sunglasses in the world & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️
Whitney Heins is the founder of The Mother Runners, a VDOT-O2 certified running coach, 2:56 marathoner, freelance writer, a former award-winning TV news journalist, and most importantly, a mom of two beautiful, crazy kids. She's been featured in Runner’s World, The Huffington Post, US News and World Report, and more. She's thrilled to share all she learns with you so you can be your best selves on and off the roads.
Website: https://www.themotherrunners.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themotherrunners/
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