TikTok Star Mrs. Space Cadet's Running Journey Has Blown Up From Pandemic Struggles to 700K Followers And Major Inspiration
The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
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🗓️ 30 December 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
"I never thought I would inspire anybody in life. I quit everything. I was never an inspiring person. To see me now, by just sharing my story of going from really sad to really glad and that being able to inspire somebody is a dream come true. I love making videos. I love sharing my story. I love oversharing, as my husband would say. The fact that it can help people is like, 'Are you kidding this is amazing?!" It is just more motivation to keep going, keep making videos and keep running because there are so many benefits that it's brought to me. Seeing the change that it brings other people is addicting and it never gets old."
We welcome Erin Azar – also known as Mrs. Space Cadet. She’s a rapidly-growing social media star with 720,000 TikTok followers and 70,000 Instagram followers. She describes herself as an "expert struggle runner and struggle lifer making running more approachable for beginners." I first learned of her in Dec. 2020 when she was a guest on Dana’s podcast. She is one of the people who really picked up the sport during the pandemic and chronicled her journey on Tiktok to millions of viewers. The sport is growing right now and there are thousands of people like Erin. In this episode, we recap her experience in this running journey including running the NYC Marathon and also how we can get someone like her to connect with track and field since there’s typically that disconnect. This is a fun conversation and I hope you all enjoy it as we wrap up the year and start an epic 2022.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode of the Sidious Mac Podcast on the Sidious Mac Podcast Network is presented by Tracksmith. |
| 0:05.0 | This past month, the Boston-based running brand announced the Tracksmith Foundation. |
| 0:09.0 | The goal is simple yet ambitious to give more youth the opportunity to participate in Track and Field. |
| 0:14.0 | Tracksmith believes the lessons learned from being part of a Track and Field team |
| 0:18.0 | are the lessons that can help create a more inclusive society. |
| 0:21.0 | Few people have done a better job of illuminating the opportunities and challenges facing the sport today, |
| 0:26.0 | then Russell Dinkins, who is now the Foundation's Executive Director. |
| 0:30.0 | He was a guest on this podcast last year for his efforts to save several Track and Field programs across the country |
| 0:35.0 | and for the past year, Tracksmith has been supporting Russell's work to save those programs. |
| 0:39.0 | Now, he'll be able to continue his work through the Foundation. |
| 0:43.0 | And with your help, the Tracksmith Foundation will be able to create more opportunities |
| 0:46.0 | and inspire broader participation through advocacy and assistance. |
| 0:50.0 | Consider making a donation to the Tracksmith Foundation. |
| 0:53.0 | You can do so by visiting tracksmithfoundation.org. |
| 0:57.0 | For my loyal listeners, Tracksmith is offering a 15% off discount on your purchases using code Sidious15 at checkout. |
| 1:04.0 | Shop your latest winter collection, which is live as we speak. |
| 1:07.0 | Everything they make is designed for the unique challenges of each training period. |
| 1:11.0 | New collars and new styles for a new season. Hit Tracksmith.com and use code Sidious15 at checkout. |
| 1:18.0 | Thanks to the support on Patreon. |
| 1:21.0 | A little bit of personal news that some of you may have seen on my Twitter account or on my Instagram. |
| 1:26.0 | After six and a half years, I've decided to end my time as a writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. |
| 1:32.0 | More to come on that in the new year. |
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