Abbey D’Agostino on Integrating Faith into Life

In this episode, Abbey D’Agostino, professional runner, explores what it means to integrate one’s faith into their life. Abbey discusses the spiritual and physical benefits of a rest day in her training and life. She explains the importance and benefits of journaling in her daily routine. Abbey reveals how she has faced performance anxiety and the steps she has taken to overcome it. She details her recent journey with injuries and the lessons she has learned from these experiences. Abbey recounts notable races of her first year as a professional from the high of running a 5k PR in 15:03 to the low of battling injury at her first World Championship race in Beijing. Abbey reflects on the importance of her faith in her life and the experiencing of sharing this publicly. Lastly, Abbey discusses her training now, from the lessons learned from podcasts while cross training to upcoming racing goals for 2016.