Episode 26 - Bettina Lee on the Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together

"Actually my training for the marathon was quite a disaster." 

Bettina described signing up for a marathon as "a treat" for herself for completing her LSAT studying. She ran a 50 miler just for kicks, with friends and family as a support system after graduating from Smith College. She is a true student of the sport, mentioning how she coached herself through the process of training for these events by researching the science behind why we do certain types of runs and how they benefit us. I absolutely loved picking her brain on her training strategies (she used a modified version of the SWAP plan to train for the OC Marathon), how she got into running (she wanted to be a sprinter, her coach threw her in the mile), her advice for other runners pursuing long distance events (tl;dr: enjoy the process).

In this episode we also covered a lot about fueling and how that is such a big puzzle piece in marathons and ultras, the transition from college to post-college racing, best spots to run in the DC area, and how - despite getting sick during training - Bettina's first marathon turned out to be a great success. (She ran a 3:12:09!!)

I loved getting to chat with Bettina, and I hope you find a bit of inspiration for Fall race season in this conversation!