About this episode

This episode is with Lindsay Crouse. Lindsay is a senior editor and reporter at the New York Times, and also a marathon runner.

In this episode we talked about: 

• some of the big stories she’s shared over the years
• Alysia Montaño and Allyson Felix’s stories (#DreamMaternity)
• Mary Cain’s story, one of the top 100 stories at the NYT in 2018, and many other individual athletes’ stories
• what inspired her to chase those stories
• bravery and wanting to help others improve
• the baton pass from pro women to elite to sub elite
• the idea of a race not because you’re winning, but because you’re improving
• takeaways and lessons learned through her reporting
• using social media for motivation
• the best description of balance I’ve ever heard
• North Star vs goal setting
• and much more!

You can follow along with Lindsay’s stories and running at twitter.com/lindsaycrouse, instagram.com/lindsaycrouse and https://www.nytimes.com/by/lindsay-crouse

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