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    The Rambling Runner Podcast

    The Rambling Runner Podcast

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    A podcast about dedicated and motivated amateur runners who are working hard to get better and achieving inspirational results.

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    Matt Chittim

    #14 Kristen D'Almeida: The Transformative Power of Running

    #14 Kristen D'Almeida: The Transformative Power of Running

    November 13, 2017
    38m

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    It is easy to get swept up in the exploits of Shalane Flanagan, Ben True, and other elite runners, but the triumphs and struggles of everyday runners can be just as inspirational. In thiIt is easy to get swept up in the exploits of Shalane Flanagan, Ben True, and other elite runners, but the triumphs and struggles of everyday runners can be just as inspirational. In this episode of the Rambling Runner Podcast, Kristen D'Almeida (www.instagram.com/kdalmeida) talks about her journey from trying to avoid the mile run in high school gym class to running 35 races, including seven half marathons, in three short years. Along the way she discovered the positive mental and emotional effects of running as she dealt with her father's cancer diagnosis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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