Tough Girl Podcast Grace Natoli - 70+ marathons & ultras including: New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Berlin; Diversify the trailsđź–¤
Mar 7, 2023
33:29
Grace in her own words:
"I'm driven by the need to inspire other people of colour on to the trails.
I want to increase diversity and participation in endurance running.
I'm also tired of being the only Black person at endurance events and feeling like I don't belong.
I've run 70+ marathons including ultras, and I'm still going."
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Show notes
- Being based on the South Coast of the UK
- Working as a management consultant
- Starting running in 2009
- Training for her first 10k
- Her early years and what she was like as a little girl
- Being sporty but not outdoorsy
- Her brothers and sisters
- Her children and grandchildren
- Being supported and inspired by fellow runners
- Running her first 5k
- Being determined to get better
- Signing up for her first race
- Running in the dark
- Not having the confidence to run outdoors
- Not wanting to stop
- Joining a local running club
- Running off road
- Her love for running and feeling happy
- Her accidental half marathon
- What running has taught her
- Running her first marathon in 2011
- Running the Brighton Marathon multiple times
- Sharing the lessons she's learned
- Why the race starts at mile 20
- What a typical training week looks like
- Focusing on strength training
- Wanting to be the best version of herself
- Practicing yoga
- Girls run the world
- The Atlantic Coast Challenge
- Finishing the race at Land's End and feeling emotional
- Focusing on core and endurance
- Fuelling her long runs and focusing on eating real food
- The women who have inspired her
- How to connect with Grace
- Final words of advice for new runners
Social Media
Instagram @marathongracefully