Lisa Hursthas been running and raising money for Indy's belovedHolliday Park for 25 years.
During this episode, sponsored byBarilla Protein + Pasta andAthlete Bouquets, we talk about:
- The Holliday Park Trail Run (3/15 and 3/15)
- How she started dabbling in running after her favorite workout place closed
- Joining a training group for her first half marathon at the Indy Mini before turning 41
- Her unique experience of completing a trail marathon before ever running a road marathon
- Getting involved in theTransRockies Run and preparing forRun the Rocks in Moab with a women's group
- The family business,N.K. Hurst Beans, and saving a 100-year-old building in downtown Indy
- Meeting her husband of 44 years during college Spring Break
- Sharing a connection through running at Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, IN
- Her role as grandmother "GoGo" and running her granddaughter, Mia's, first half marathon at theMonumental Marathon last year
- Her British heritage and father's running background
- Creating a woman's hiking group at age 40
- Insights from over four decades of marriage
- Her passion for gardening
- The history and significance of Holliday Park's ruins
Register for the Holliday Park Trail Run here.
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