<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt;In this episode I speak with my longtime friend, Christy Medina.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; Christy completed the Chicago marathon in October of 2021 as well as many others prior and since!&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; We speak about her experiences training leading up to the event, how the marathon went, cool things she did while in Chicago and much more!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-fareast-language: UZ-CYR; mso-bidi-language: UZ-CYR;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times',serif;"&gt;*Original Release Date: November 11th, 2021* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-fareast-language: UZ-CYR; 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margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt;Follow Christy on Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/never_minding_/"&gt;@never_minding_&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt;Check out the Chicago Marathon: &lt;a href= "https://www.chicagomarathon.com/"&gt;https://www.chicagomarathon.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 0in;"&gt;New York Road Runners: &lt;a href= "https://www.nyrr.org/run/race-calendar?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-K2MBhC-ARIsAMtLKRvjSZ7EBjz_IYC59d_9yLZM-3IjEqB9V9EgOh2G_zZJd1Tlvl8ql8kaAvG9EALw_wcB"&gt; https://www.nyrr.org/run/race-calendar?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-K2MBhC-ARIsAMtLKRvjSZ7EBjz_IYC59d_9yLZM-3IjEqB9V9EgOh2G_zZJd1Tlvl8ql8kaAvG9EALw_wcB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 15.1pt; 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Tony Ortiz

#251 – Christy Medina - Marathon Motivation for the New Year (Re-Release)

JAN 4, 202481 MIN
Spun Today with Tony Ortiz

#251 – Christy Medina - Marathon Motivation for the New Year (Re-Release)

JAN 4, 202481 MIN

Description

In this episode I speak with my longtime friend, Christy Medina.  Christy completed the Chicago marathon in October of 2021 as well as many others prior and since!  We speak about her experiences training leading up to the event, how the marathon went, cool things she did while in Chicago and much more!

 

*Original Release Date: November 11th, 2021* 

 

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