#223 - Virtual 5k/10k Preview with Lindsey Hein, Amber Morrison, and Michael Crouch

With the Rambling Runner Virtual 5k and 10k right around the corner, we are using this episode to help you prepare to run your fastest, safest, and most fun virtual race possible. This will be the first virtual race for many of you and we want to make sure it goes as smoothly. Coach Michael Crouch, from McKirdy Trained, provides loads of race-day advice. Lindsey Hein, from the I'll Have Another Podcast, breaks down the Running Podcaster Challenge. Lastly, Amber Morrison, a 2:45 marathoner and PA at St. Joe's Medical Center, explains how we can be safe around each other and on the trails.

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