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Your Friend Always#14 - Chit Chat With Us! Coldplay concert heard around the world, belly flop competitions, our ideal bachelorette party and more!On today’s episode, we decided to just sit down and chit chat with one another. No specific topic, just two gals talking all things current events (aka the Coldplay concert heard around the world), ideal bachelorette parties and bachelor party hot takes, and so much more. OH and someone may just have a lil crush! We had fun with this one and hope you enjoy a bit of insight into what 99% of our actual conversations look like. Don’t forget, health is wealth y’all!Follow us on IG:...2025-07-3048 minYour Friend Always#13 - Chats with a Physical Therapist: Common Injuries Amongst Runners & Athletes/Injury PreventionWhat’s up Y’all! On today’s episode we have Doctor of Physical Therapy, Karan Singh, on the pod. He is a Physical Therapist local to the Austin area specializing in sport and running specific athletes. We chat all things PT as a career, common running injuries and the root cause, proper protocols for warmups and cool downs and all things preventing injury. A MUST listen if you’re currently training or plan to train for an event, are prone to injuries, or just have a commitment to staying healthy and feeling your best. We hope you enjo...2025-07-011h 06Your Friend Always#12 - New York City Hyrox Recap!Welcome back to the pod! Two weekends ago we spent some time in the big apple to compete in our third Hyrox competition! This time, we decided to split up and do mixed doubles meaning more of a challenge with heavier weight. We talk all things New York, the race itself, and our general feelings towards pursuing Hyrox as a sport in the future. We hope you enjoy. And don’t forget, health is wealth y’all ! Follow us on insta:@yourfriendalwayspodcast@lindse...2025-06-1155 minYour Friend Always#11 - Change Your Mindset to Change Your LifeWe are so excited to bring y’all today’s episode because this is a topic we both fundamentally believe in if you want to live a happier, healthier, more positive life. And that is: changing your mindset to change your life. In a world surrounded by negativity and all of the reasons “ why you shouldn’t be happy now”, Lindsey chats through her personal story of making the conscious choice and effort to be a more positive and optimistic person. A choice, we believe can be made by anyone, at any given point in time. The simple tru...2025-05-2752 minYour Friend Always#10 - If You Want to Boston Qualify, Listen to This!Episode 10! Double digits y’all! The Boston Marathon was on April 21st this year, and we don’t know about y’all, but seeing all of the content around this highly renowned and elite marathon got us EXCITED. We set our sights on qualifying last year at the 2024 California International Marathon… and we did it, earning our spot to apply for the 2026 Boston Marathon. Today we talk through all of our Boston specific tips if this is a goal you’re setting out for now or at any point in your running journey. Moral of the story: if this is your go...2025-05-141h 04Your Friend Always#9 - Mallory Marks and Her Journey to Heal and Balance Her Hormones After Years of Chronic StressWe are so excited for this new episode and second ever guest on the podcast, Mallory Marks! Mallory is a successful business owner and health and metabolism coach, providing support and training for women everywhere. On this episode we zone in on her body building career and the impact that this, plus years chronic stress, had on her health and hormones. We discuss her path to healing these imbalances and the current protocol she just started. We hope you enjoy, and don't forget, health is wealth y'all!2025-04-231h 10Your Friend Always#8 - Nicky B Hollaaa - Mistakes He Made in Marathon Training So You Don’t Have ToOn today’s episode we have our first ever guest on the podcast, Lindsey’s older brother, Nicky B. A highly accomplished runner and athlete himself, Nick partakes in the “hybrid” lifestyle so many are adopting today. We sit down with him to discuss his journey with running and all of the mistakes he made along the way that got him where he is now (running his last 6 marathons at a sub 2:55, and his most recent, a PR with 2:46 in Chicago). We chat through how he structures his training plans and how he’s feeling for his next race, the London...2025-04-151h 24Your Friend Always#7 - Rebecca’s Story: Healing and Reclaiming her Life from her Eating Disorder"On track for premature death", the gut wrenching words a doctor used to describe the severity of Rebecca's eating disorder if she continued down the path she was on back in November of 2018. Years of discorded eating and intense exercise to fuel the pressure to be thin. This moment, these words, and ultimately, a fear for her life prompted a long road of recovery that has now created the accomplished marathon runner, Hyrox competitor, and advocate for healthy and balanced living you know her as today. The truth is, she would not be who she is, promoting what she...2025-04-091h 20Your Friend Always#6 - Get to Know Your YFA Hosts!On today’s episode we came up with a list of questions so you can get to know us and what we’re all about. From lighthearted to some deeper and thought-provoking questions, we hope you resonate with something. Thanks for following along, we are so happy you’re here. You can catch up with us more on instagram @yourfriendalwayspodcast @lindseybovine @rebeccaj3. And don’t forget y’all’s, health is wealth!2025-03-0544 minYour Friend Always#5 - Is 4 Episodes Deep Too Late to do an Intro? Welcome to the Pod!Intro - Welcome to the Your Friend Always Podcast! The weather is finally heating up in Austin and we are getting our personalities back. No better time than now to to introduce ourselves, our friendship and what we hope and want this podcast to be. You might be thinking, you literally have 4 episodes already, and you know what, you are so right. BUT there’s no time like the present and we wanted to give you all the inside scoop into how this podcast was born. We tell the story of how we met and talk about our natural in...2025-02-2627 minYour Friend Always#4 - 5 Tips to Maintain Action Around Your New Year’s GoalsToday we are talking all about New Year’s Resolutions!You might be thinking, but Lindsey and Rebecca it’s not the New Year anymore! And that’s exactly why we thought this was the perfect time to remind you about those goals you may or may not have forgotten about at this point. Did you know that by January 30th only 25% of people are still pursuing their New Year’s goals?Let’s change the narrative and make a conscious effort to put action behind these goals even when the luster and motivation of the New Ye...2025-02-1146 minYour Friend Always#3 - We Boston Qualified! CIM Marathon Recap and ReflectionOn December 8th, 2024 we set out to Boston Qualify at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, CA. And… *spoiler alert* WE DID IT and both walked away with a sub 3:25 marathon time. Join us on today’s episode as we reflect and recap the entire race weekend and dive deep into the race itself; our pacing strategy, how we felt mile by mile, and all of the emotions that came along with it. More tips and advice to come on all things marathon training and Boston qualifying (if that’s a goal you have) whether you’re a seasoned or begin...2025-01-2755 minYour Friend Always#2 - What is Hyrox? Hyrox Dallas 2024 Recap and Strategy Chat!Hyrox, the ultimate fitness test! On November 23rd, we competed in our second Hyrox event in Dallas, TX in the Women's Open Doubles division. Today we discuss what Hyrox actually is and a breakdown of the workout and how we strategized and structured race day to walk away with a 4 minute PR and an overall time of 1:10:19. Such a cool and uplifting event and environment, we will certainly be back for more in 2025.
Don't forget y'all, it's always a good day for a great day, cheers!2024-12-2037 minYour Friend Always#1 - Welcome to the Your Friend Always Podcast - CIM Marathon training & half marathon training race recapWelcome to the Your Friend Always Podcast! A space for all things (but not limited to) health, wellness, and lifestyle topics. Just two like-minded gals with a passion of self-betterment both through physical fitness and emotional and spiritual growth. Overall, just doing our best to be good people and inspire others in the process!
Today we discuss the current highs and lows of life and how marathon training for the California International Marathon on December 8th is going. We take a full dive into the New Braunfels Half Marathon we completed as part of training and debrief...2024-11-3052 min