Summary: <p>This episode is with Emma Spencer, a runner and software engineer who lives in Durham, North Carolina.</p> <p>This episode was recorded on May 29th, the fourth day of protesting in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s violent murder. Normally “just” a running podcast, we dove into this right off the bat.</p> <p>In this episode we also talked about:</p> <p>-how she got into running</p> <p>-her prioritizing rest/recovery and how that has helped her over the years</p> <p>-the parts of running that give her value, and what that value is</p> <p>-intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation</p> <p>-challenges with moving</p> <p>-competition, comparison and validation</p> <p>-North Carolina brewery scene</p> <p>-her least favorite style of workout</p> <p>-the 2020 Olympic Trials</p> <p>-training in 2020</p> <p>-and much more!</p> <p>Follow along with Emma’s adventures at <a href="http://twitter.com/enspencer">twitter.com/enspencer</a> and instagram.com/enspencer</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support</a>
