Ep 73: A runner’s guide to gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving, friends — and welcome back! Whether you’re listening on release week or in the middle of summer, today’s episode is a timeless reminder to pause and give thanks for one of the greatest gifts in our lives: running.

✨ In This Episode, We Explore:

The challenge — and beauty — of running

• Running is hard — and that’s exactly why we love it.

• Why the first mile shouldn’t define the whole run.

• The joy of having goals, the satisfaction of showing up, and the thrill of crossing finish lines.

Gratitude for your runner’s body

• Appreciating a body that isn’t perfect but is strong, capable, and resilient.

• Legs that keep going even on tough days.

• Lungs that remind you you’re alive with every breath.

The gift of the running community

• Online friends, training partners, race-day volunteers, and the strangers who cheer loudest.

• Why runners “get it” in a way others sometimes don’t.

The power of alone time on the run

• Running as therapy, prayer, processing, and peace.

• How running can save you as a busy mom

The beauty of nature + exploring the world on foot

• Sunrises, trails, fresh air, new cities, and the sacredness of simply being outside.

• Running as the best way to see and experience a place.

Mental clarity, mindset shifts, and the lessons running teaches

• Running as church, meditation, and stress relief.

• The mantras that get you through hard miles and tough seasons.

Gratitude for the struggles

• The hills, setbacks, injuries, slow seasons, and disappointing races that shaped you.

• Why the hard parts are often the most transformative.

• How deep gratitude can carry you when you’re deep in the “pain cave.”

A gratitude practice for your next run

• Be grateful for your runner’s body.

• Be grateful for someone who supports your running.

• Be grateful for a run that changed you.

• Be grateful for nature — and the One who created it.

• Be grateful for the hard things you’ve overcome.

• Be grateful for the gift of running.

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Thanks for listening!

~Allison