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Kristian sits down with Brooklynn Harvey, a 3:09 marathoner and running coach, to talk about her Boston Marathon experience, her running journey since 2021, and the honest story behind two stress fractures tied to underfueling and disordered eating.
Brooklynn shares how she went from her first mile ever to qualifying for and running Boston, and opens up candidly about a period where restrictive eating drove some of her fastest results, and why that progress ultimately came at a steep cost to her health. She talks about what recovery actually looked like, how she rebuilt her relationship with food and training, and how she's approaching her current injury with a different mindset than the first time around.
The conversation closes with her coaching philosophy: consistency, easy days done easy, and building volume before adding speed.
In this episode: - Running the Boston Marathon with her whole family there - Going from her very first mile to a 3:09 marathoner - Early lessons learned the hard way: fueling, gear, and race day basics - Her history with disordered eating and how it intersected with training - Two stress fractures and what each one taught her - Rebuilding her relationship with food and her body - Coaching philosophy: consistency, easy days, and building volume safely - Staying connected to the sport while sidelined with injury
Content note: this episode includes a detailed, personal account of disordered eating and its physical toll. If this is a difficult topic for you, please take care while listening. If you are struggling with disordered eating yourself, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders helpline is a resource worth knowing about.
Timestamps 00:00 Welcome and reliving the Boston Marathon experience 04:51 Who is Brooklynn outside of running? 07:01 What got her into running in 2021 09:02 Her first outdoor run and falling in love with it 10:03 Learning the hard way: her first half marathon 13:47 Deciding to chase a faster time 36:35 A 3:40 marathon and the start of a hard winter 37:23 Opening up about her eating disorder history 39:33 How underfueling fueled short term performance gains 43:16 A 3:24 marathon and chasing an even faster time 46:11 A 3:09 marathon and an emptiness after crossing the line 47:30 Hitting a turning point and starting to heal 48:22 Breaking her foot and the wake up call 52:28 Facing a second stress fracture and a different mindset 56:05 Turning to coaching while unable to run herself 58:32 Her coaching philosophy: consistency and easy days 1:00:04 Building volume and adding strength training 1:01:00 Introducing speed work safely 1:09:37 Fartlek training and running by time instead of distance 1:12:19 Closing thoughts and where to find Brooklynn
Brooklynn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b_harv_runs/
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