ARE YOU READY PODCAST EP 47 GETTING FASTER AT 50 WITH SASCHA EDGE.

This is Sascha Edge, one of the most inspiring athletes youll ever meet. At the age of 43, Sascha took up running and completed his first ever marathon in 3 hours and 58 minutes. Then, he got faster every single year until setting his current personal best time of 2 hours and 47 minutes at 54 years old!

Saschas run 10 consecutive Chicago Marathons, setting a PB (personal best) in each race (yes, he got faster every year!), hes won countless age group titles, competed in the World Marathon Majors Age Group World Championship, and is a World Marathon Major Six Star Finisher.

In this week's episode, we talk about all of that. Plus, his emotional 2013 Boston Marathon experience, his incredible 81-year-old mother Trisha who runs 40+ miles per week, and his plans to get faster and run a 2:45 marathon this year at age 56!!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:20 The Starting Line
02:54 The Chicago Marathon
08:32 The Boston Marathon 2013
15:53 Focused Training
20:00 Sascha's Mom, Trisha Sarac (40+ Miles/Week at 80!)
22:53 Six Star Finisher: The World Marathon Majors
25:20 The London Marathon: 2022 World Championship
28:00 The Running Community: Misery Loves Company
29:04 That Marathon State of Mind
36:20 Indy Monumental Marathon 2021, Sascha's PB at 54
39:03 Life is a Marathon
40:22 Sascha's Training
41:52 Data & Decisions
43:02 Advice and What I Wish I Knew

Sascha and his Mother Trisha featured in this month's Runner's World Magazine:
https://bit.ly/3MtmW9t

Connect With Sascha:
IG: @saschaedge
Strava: strava.com/athletes/11797722

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Joanne Lee Molinaro is a Korean American trial lawyer, New York Times best-selling author, James Beard Award-winner, and host of the Are You Ready podcast. With over 5 million fans spread across her social media platforms, Joanne has appeared on The Food Network, CBS Saturday Morning, ABC's Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Today Show, PBS, and The Rich Roll Podcast. She's been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, and CNN; and her debut cookbook was selected as one of The Best Cookbooks of 2021 by The New York Times and The New Yorker among others.

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