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David Whitehead grew up a sprinter in South Georgia - the 400, the 200 and the 100 - and thought he'd been a runner all his life until he started running 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons.
Out running in Huntsville, he kept seeing people running by themselves or in small groups, so he started a run club to bring them together: Rocket City Runners, a free, all-inclusive club that just turned two, where people who come out as walkers keep coming back and turn into runners.
He talks about why long distance is a sport of its own ("it's really you versus you"), why consistency, rehab and the small muscles in your ankles and feet matter, the six-mile block party that is the Peachtree 10K, a first half marathon run in circles in a parking garage during a severe weather watch, the prayer he says before every race, his Jazz Bounce playlist, beet juice and gel gummies, his goal of catching his coach Doc in medals, and his favorite running memory - a popsicle, a Jell-O shot, a tequila shot and a banana in his hands at the Peachtree, a photographer, and a mid-race hamburger he wisely passed on.
His advice to new runners: the hardest part is showing up, so keep showing up. His mantra, for the days he doesn't feel like it: "Me versus me."
And his last word: show up for yourself first.
David Whitehead - https://www.facebook.com/david.whitehead.674419
Races Mentioned
Rocket City Marathon
Peachtree Road Race 10K
The 10-miler in Atlanta
Publix Georgia 5K
Bridge Street Half Marathon
Race to Space - Huntsville
Hot Chocolate 10K
Shout Outs
Rocket City Runners
Doc
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