Your running goals can survive back-to school!

Back-to-school season can derail even the most organized training plan. Between school mornings, work, homework, activities, appointments, and family responsibilities, finding time and energy to run can feel impossible. You're not alone because we are right there in it with you.

In this episode of Wired To Run, Laura and Will talk about how runner parents and caregivers can adapt their training when life gets chaotic as the school year starts without giving up on their goals. Because sometimes staying consistent doesn’t mean doing everything. It means finding a better way forward.

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What happens when running gets taken away?

As we build towards races, our training becomes intertwined with our self-image. But what happens when our bodies tell us, “Not on my timeline!" Today, we welcome back our dear friend in the Wired To Run family, Troy, who shares his personal journey through several injuries and inspiring resilience on his road to his first world major.

Laura and Troy dig into the frustration of being sidelined and the unexpected new plan. They discuss the challenges around missed workouts, watching everyone else keep training, constantly recalculating race-day expectations, and the fear that taking time off means losing progress or even losing part of your identity.

They also explore the pressure runners put on themselves to push through pain, the emotional weight of changing a training plan, and why being sidelined can feel like a crushing loss. When running becomes part of who you are, an injury doesn’t just affect your body. It can shake your confidence, your routine, your goals, and your sense of where you belong as a runner.

So what happens when the original plan no longer works? How do you adjust without feeling like you’ve given up?

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How much can one person endure before survival is no longer enough? In this deeply personal episode Host of Wired To Run Podcast, Laura, shares how running helped her reclaim her strength after life-threatening health challenges, heartbreaking setbacks and impossible moments and how one unexpected song changed the course of her life.

From marathon training and the 48.6 mile Dopey Challenge to confronting fear and questioning her own limits, this powerful conversation explores resilience, mental toughness, overcoming adversity, and discovering just how far you can rise after life has tried to knock you down.

Don’t miss this conversation, you may never look at the mountain in front of you, or the strength within you, quite the same way again.

Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association: https://thyca.org/

Preeclampsia Foundation: https://preeclampsia.org/

Galloway Customize Training - Chris Twiggs: https://www.christwiggs.com/contact

Washed Out: https://washedout.net/

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Washed Out on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5juOkIIy18sFw9L30syt1Z?si=qSRtpn3PRWqiANqTSrqVwg

Sub Pop Records: https://www.subpop.com/artists/washed_out

*All rights to the lyrics mentioned in the episode belong exclusively to Washed Out.

Artist: Washed Out

Song Title: "Waking Up"

Album: Notes From A Quiet Life

Record Label: Sub Pop

Release Year: 2024

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