276. Rediscovering Joy and Passion Beyond the Pace with Lauren LaPierre

<p>Former NCAA Division I runner and current mastermind behind <em>The Personalized Running Doc</em>, Lauren describes herself as very passionate, driven, resilient, and loyal. Having logged thousands of miles, from high school and college track and cross country, to qualifying for the Boston Marathon, and then nearly walking off the New York City Marathon course, Lauren uses her vast array of running experiences to help others as a doctor of physical therapy, runner rehab specialist and running coach.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <p><br></p> <p>-evolving relationships with running from wanting to prove yourself to your own intrinsic reasons </p> <p>-rethinking your running identity </p> <p>-taking breaks from structured training: is running really a stress relief? </p> <p>-the impact of experience and training age on running capacity</p> <p>-normalizing therapy</p> <p><br></p> <p>Check out Lauren’s business and podcast <em>The Personalized Running Doc</em> at <a href="https://thepersonalizedrunningdoc.com/">https://thepersonalizedrunningdoc.com/</a> </p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow Lauren on Instagram @thepersonalizedrunningdoc and For The Long Run @forthelrpod </p> <p>--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support </p> <p><br></p> <p>Past guests on For The Long Run include: 177. Molly Seidel; 226. Mike &quot;Kofuzi&quot;; 228. Kara Goucher; 59. Shalane Flanagan; 234. Camille Herron; 198. Courtney Frerichs; 229. Jes Woods; 207. Tyler Andrews; 197. Dean Karnazes; 206. Katie Arnold; 220. CJ Albertson; 153. Joe Holder; 199. Kelly Roberts; 188. Gwen Jorgensen; 205. Emily Abbate; 209. Sara Vaughn; 174. Nick Bare; 97 Amelia Boone; 101. Courtney Dauwalter, 219. Dylan Bowman; 191. Matt Chittim; 200. David Roche; and more!</p> <p><br></p> <p><br><strong>Darn Tough</strong></p> <p>Thank you to Darn Tough for sponsoring this episode. I’ve been a fan of, and running in Darn Tough socks for years now, so we’re excited to welcome them to the For The Long Run family. Use code F