, and she hated it. Fast forward to 2024, she is now a 2:42 marathoner and, at age 40, will be running the 2024 Boston Marathon in the Professional Women's Field. In this episode, Liz shares her 25-year running journey--from high school and collegiate runner to masters runner-including how she has been able to continue improving her times while balancing family and career (she is a military spouse, mom of two, and a full-time assistant principal with a doctoral degree in organizational leadership). Liz, who is coached by Esther Atkins of McKirdy Trained, also shares the highs and lows of her running trajectory, including a harrowing 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials experience and managing her training during her husband's multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a long episode, so listen on your long run, and we promise that you will be so inspired by Liz's running and personal story. Liz mentioned that she and her husband are passionate about supporting the Marine Reconnaissance Foundation (www.reconfoundation.org), which provides health and wellness support to active-duty and retired Marines.