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Podcast: For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running
Episode: 268. Running Beyond Stereotypes: Empowering Beginner Runners with Martinus Evans
Description: So you want to be a runner but don’t think you fit the mold? Curious about the sport but not sure where to start, confused by all the jargon like “fartlek”, “BQ”, “cadence”, and more? Well this episode with Martinus Evans is step one! Martinus describes himself as an advocate, fat runner, author, fearless leader of a community with over 10,000 members worldwide, 8x marathoner, fur dad, husband and family man. He is all of these things and more, and he’s always smiling! Hear how Martinus has used his experience as a larger, black runner to create a space where othe...