In this episode we welcome Kathy Donovan who has been the leader and President of Pack Training. She continues to participate in and train with them. Kathy has been at the center of creating and sharing communal joy through running and helping all classes of runners train for races in the Hampton Roads area and beyond.

In this episode we talk about where Kathy got her love for running, what she did when she retired from the military and was looking for new running community, and how she went from running with a group of people to helping form one of the most communal training experiences in Hampton Roads.

Kathy is not just running, training, and coaching, but she also volunteers with all sorts of things around the community and she sees this giving back as an opportunity to help the community grow and make everyone feel welcome no matter their abilities.

Learn more about Pack Training here.

Run Build Grow is hosted by Andrew Ware, The RunninRev. Thank you for joining us as we explore the communal spirit of running.

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JOIN THE RUNNINREV RUN CLUB:

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(c) Andrew Ware 2024

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‘Keep Running’

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Jules Bohl is a local runner in Hampton Roads, and is always looking around for community. She loves to join groups for community runs, and she always enjoys meeting new people. However, sometimes she has been her own roadblock in getting the most out of being an art of community.

In this conversation we chat about her journey to seeing herself as a runner., and what it has meant to have a supportive community behind her.

Run Build Grow is hosted by Andrew Ware, The RunninRev. Thank you for joining us as we explore the communal spirit of running.

Please help support the RunninRev and Run Build Grow Podcast:

JOIN THE RUNNINREV RUN CLUB:

Subscribe on Substack

Find more of the podcast at runbuildgrow.com

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Leave a tip if you enjoyed this episode or become a monthly supporter of the RunninRev Run Club.

(c) Andrew Ware 2024

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‘Keep Running’

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This Music may be used in commercial and personal projects and monetized videos (such as YouTube or Vimeo) without paying additional fees or royalties to the author. The Music must be used in accordance with the Melody Loops End User License Agreement https://www.melodyloops.com/support/full-license/

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This episode features Candace Broaddus, a member and coach in the Richmond Running Community.

Candace walks us through her journey of her love for running and how that love, drive, and passion led her to begin to coach in this different way. We explore the Richmond running community and what sets it apart from others. We talk about how she went from participating in a Marathon training program to becoming one of the coaches who helps to support runners.

For the Sportsbackers program, she coaches with, coaching is more than just getting folks through the miles before the starting line. Sportsbackers (organizers and directors of the Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon, 8k) have created a program that draws in hundreds of folks from the Greater Richmond Area. This program not only supports you up to the starting line, but to the finish line as well.

Listen to how Candace has seen her role as coach unfold in this program and why it is amazing to help runners in the lead-up, and all the runners out on the course meet their goals (whatever they might be).

Check out more information on Sportsbackers and all their training programs:

• https://www.sportsbackers.org (click training teams on the left side to see all of the options!)

Check out and learn more and even register for the Richmond Marathon:

• https://www.richmondmarathon.org

Follow Candace’s running journey on Instagram: @cebrunner4

Run Build Grow is hosted by Andrew Ware, The RunninRev. Thank you for joining us as we explore the communal spirit of running. Please help support the RunninRev and Run Build Grow Podcast:

JOIN THE RUNNINREV RUN CLUB:

• Subscribe on Substack
• Find more of the podcast at runbuildgrow.com

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• Instagram: @runnin_rev
• Threads: @runnin_rev
• Facebook: runninrev

Support this Podcast on Buy Me A Coffee. Leave a tip if you enjoyed this episode or become a monthly supporter of the RunninRev Run Club.

(c) Andrew Ware 2024

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