Special episode popping into your feed today, live from Every Woman's Marathon, featuring Molly Huddle and Des Linden. Huddle's a 2x Olympian, and recently toed the line in Scottsdale for her first marathon since having her second child six months ago. Linden, the 2018 Boston Marathon Champion and fellow Olympian, recently ran the TCS New York City Marathon alongside first-timer Anthony Ramos. 

In this conversation, Huddle and Linden get candid about the highs and lows of training and competing, offering advice on how to conquer big goals while remaining honest and compassionate with yourself.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Molly Huddle’s first marathon back postpartum
• Des Linden’s experience running the New York City Marathon alongside Anthony Ramos
• How to conquer the “pain cave” during a hard race
• The importance of self-compassion and being honest with yourself
• Mental strategies for running a marathon (staying present, embracing the challenge)
• The significance of celebrating the small wins
• Advice for first-time marathoners
• QUOTABLE MOMENTS

On Mental Toughness & The Pain Cave

• "You're stronger than you think." – Des Linden (as parting advice to the audience)
• "You didn't train so that this would be something easy. You trained so you'd be prepared for when it got difficult." – Des Linden
• "The best thing to do for that [the pain cave] is to just stay in the moment." – Molly Huddle
• "When you cross the finish line, you're going to just have that tool in your pocket of like, 'Look what I did, look what I can do.'" – Molly Huddle

On Strategy & Planning

• "I like to just think bottle to bottle ... you can pretend you're starting over again." – Molly Huddle 
• "Stay here... You're strong... Hang on." – Molly Huddle 
• "What can I get out of something that's not going my way?" – Des Linden 
• "If it was easy, everyone would do it." – Emily Abbate 

On Life, Balance, and Identity

• "This year I will have made a baby, ran a marathon, and I'm like writing a book. Like, what's wrong with me? Like, why am I feeling like that's not enough stuff?" – Molly Huddle
• "You put in work, and you stay committed, and have this self-belief, and if you keep looking forward, there's always things to tackle that are out in front of you." – Des Linden

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