230: Failure vs. Growth and the NYC Marathon

Written By Kari Gormley

Is your dream race not happening due to injury? Or perhaps for whatever reason, you’re not running the race you want to run, and it really hurts? During this short run episode, I share key ways to reframe the opportunity of not running your race to a time of growth. Who knows, you may even come back stronger!

The Runner of the Week, Runar Gundersen, also whom I consider the “unofficial mayor” of the TCS New York City Marathon, discusses the following:

  • His knee surgeries

  • How he is training for a marathon, even though he can’t run right now

  • Why he can’t stop running the TCS New York City Marathon

  • What he thinks race etiquette entails

  • How his race goals have changed over time

Please tweet what your biggest takeaways are at @KariGormley!

Links Discussed

Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life by Radha Agrawal
The TCS New York City Marathon
NYC Marathon 2018 Help Group (Runar’s Facebook Group)
Episode 97: Positive Psychology and Running
Episode 101: Mental Energy for Your Fuel Belt
Episode 229: Improv on the Run

[Header Photo by Lori Richmond; Lori's Instagram: @loririchmonddraws]

Contact:

Runar B. Gundersen:
Website: RunarWeb.com

Kari Gormley:
Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show
Twitter: @KariGormley
Instagram: @KariGormley

 

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Kari Gormley
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