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Just over three years ago, Amanda Blake Turner faced a shocking diagnosis: a rare form of thyroid cancer. After living an active and healthy life into her mid-40s, she felt betrayed by her body. Yet, guided by her doctor’s support, Amanda chose to fight back with determination. In the year following her diagnosis and surgery, she embarked on a mission to complete as many ultramarathons as possible. Each clear scan was met with a celebratory race, symbolizing her resilience.

In this episode, Amanda shares her journey and offers invaluable advice for athletes dealing with health issues. She also provides hope for anyone navigating tough times. We discuss:

🌀 Balancing her passions for running, career, and family

🌀The evolution of her running journey through motherhood

🌀Tips for supporting her teenage daughter as a runner

🌀Learning to trust her body again after her cancer battle

Join me for this uplifting conversation with Amanda, an entrepreneur, educator, and mom of a 13-year-old daughter. She ran collegiately and found her passion for trail running in her 20s. Follow her on Instagram @amandablake_123.

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Whitney Heins is a mom of 2, a lifelong runner, a VDOT-certified running coach for moms who run, and founder of the resource, themotherrunners.com. When training for her first marathon as a mom, she found a dearth of information related to running and motherhood. She also felt extremely isolated as a new mom. As a former TV journalist and a freelance writer she decided to use her skills to fill the void with an online resource and community, called The Mother Runners. Whitney also recognized a need for run coaches who understood the demands of motherhood, so she also became a running coach—unearthing a passion for helping moms reap the rewards and empowerment of running. Coming out of a long injury cycle, she ran a 2:54 marathon and 1:20 half marathon in her 40s. She lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband, two kids, and three dogs.

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• Instagram: @themotherrunners
• YouTube: The Mother Runners
• whitney@themotherrunners.com