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AMR Trains #6: A DIY Marathon: What to Do with Cancelled Races
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On a Thursday morning in early March, Meghan Vanasek, a mother of four in Durham, NC, got news that the Tobacco Road Marathon, her first 26.2, was cancelled because of the COVID-19 situation. On Saturday morning, Meghan ran her own marathon. Dimity chats with Meghan about:
· The conflicting emotions she had when her race was canceled;
· The alternatives she considered before plotting her own race;
· How she set up her route and aid stations;
· What helped her get through the tough miles;
· And why this race, “was not at all what [she] envisioned, but in some ways, was better.”
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Check out the Train Like a Mother 26.2: Go the Distance Program, the one Meghan used.
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