Roads to Boston 2021: The Final Pre-Race Check-In (part 7/8)

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It's almost go time! We check in with the runners one final time before they run the 125th Boston Marathon, October 11, 2021. We'll dive into how final preparations is going, some lessons we've learned, and what we are all looking forward to. Join us for these final moments before we all toe the line to inspire your own running aspirations.  This episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.  The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. In episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport. We're in the midst of discovering why we all started marathoning. In episode 2, we learned about Patty's and Amanda's journeys to running marathons, which is inextricably linked to the Boston Marathon; in that episode we also learned about the Boston course. In episode 3, we featured the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna, and episode 4 explored why Yao, Nicole, and Cherie run marathons. Following those, we have episodes about how we all prepared for the Boston Marathon and then took a look back to how we all earned our entries into the Boston Marathon. Join us on the journey, to energize your own running goals! The runners featured Rochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer  Patty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons run Yao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher; Boston first-timer   Marija Desivojević, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timer Nicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA; cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timer Zarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timer Amanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15 Bostons run Jonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timer Cherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run Ways to Connect and Engage with Women's Running Stories Instagram: @womensrunningstories Twitter: @WomenRunStories Website: womensrunningstories.com Email host Cherie: clouiseturner@gmail.com Women's Running Stories is a member of the Evergreen network: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/