Kim Garrett - "Have a Good Pace in Life"

04/26/23 • 48 min

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Kim Garrett talks about her running story and how it has been a therapeutic and healing experience for her. She talks about the lessons she has learned from running, particularly in the season she is in now, which is to have a mindful pace in life. She emphasizes the importance of being present in the moment and not rushing through life. She also mentions her involvement with Victory Health and its upcoming events.
Kim also shares some of her favorite running memories, including completing her first race, running with a club, and pushing herself to take on challenges. She emphasizes the sense of accomplishment that comes with running and the ability to make individual decisions to take the harder route.
Kim talks about her personal running goals, including running a full marathon again and running with her daughter. They also joke about running at different paces and the importance of finding a pace that works for you.
Kim Garrett is the director of Victory Health Partners, a community solution for providing healthcare to adults who don't have health insurance. Victory Health Partners offers physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual care to those who cannot afford it. They have two fundraisers coming up - a golf classic on March 31st and Hope for Healing on May 2nd. The latter is an event where guests can hear directly from patients and partners who support the organization.
Kim Garrett
Races Mentioned
Mobile Half Marathon
Rock N Roll Savannah Full Marathon
White Rock Marathon
Battleship 12k
Shout Outs
Victory Health
Dallas Running Club
Victory Health Golf Classic March 31st
Victory Health Hope for Healing May 2nd

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Heather Atchison started her run story when she joined a girls' soccer team in high school despite never having played soccer before. She continued running after high school, participated in a 5K for breast cancer awareness, and eventually joined the running community in Mobile, Alabama. She met her husband through running and has since completed multiple 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, and nine full marathons. She plans to do her 10th marathon at the Mississippi Gulf Coast at the end of the year.
Heather mentions that her favorite running memory is seeing Bowdoin at the end of the Louisiana Marathon and her favorite recovery tool is a foam roller. She also talks about her favorite cross-training activity, which is swimming. Heather shares that she broke her ankle two and a half years ago and turned to swimming as a way to keep up her exercise routine while recovering from the injury.
Heather discusses the upcoming Old Mobile 8K race, which is a memorial event for her late husband and features a special t-shirt designed by a local artist.
Heather Atchison
Races Mentioned
Pensacola Marathon
Louisiana Marathon
Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
Old Mobile 8k
Shout Outs
Mellow Milers
Port City Pacers
Hal Higdon Training Program
Old Mobile Running Club
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Fleet Feet
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Rhonda Hayden - "Suck it up, Buttercup!"

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Allison Gaillard and Rhonda Hayden meet and talk about their running stories. Rhonda talks about how her dad's passion for running inspired her to start running, and she has been running and cycling ever since. She has also overcome Hashimoto's disease, a thyroid disorder, and is now able to do long-distance running again. Rhonda shares that she has been introduced to new things by different people in her life, and she is always ready to try something new.
Rhonda Hayden has a Master's in Exercise Physiology and has taught kinesiology. Rhonda talks about how she enjoys running with other people, especially when she is helping someone achieve their goal for the first time. She also talks about her love for pizza and her favorite music to run to, which includes Taylor Swift and Harry Styles. Rhonda's favorite cross-training activity is cycling, and she advocates stretching and traditional yoga. She recalls her least favorite race as the one she ran while unknowingly having Covid-19.
Rhonda shares that her favorite workout is a 30 to 40-mile bike ride and a 10K run and that her fun zone for running is around 10 miles. Hayden is an artist and enjoys painting large abstract paintings. Rhonda Hayden is the director of Farm to Fork, which is a fundraiser for Extra Table, a nonprofit that raises money to purchase food for food pantries in Mississippi. Hayden organized the event to combine her love for cycling and running with fundraising. She aims to make it an annual fundraiser for the organization.
Rhonda Hayden
Races Mentioned
Farm to Fork
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Pensacola Triathlon
Chicago Marathon
Pine Belt Pacers
Steam Whistle 12k
Extra Table
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Shout Outs
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