Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play Episode 28: New Year’s Resolutions http://traffic.libsyn.com/thegogirlblog/Podcast_episode_28_resolutions.mp3 Have you ever set a New Year’s resolution only to “fail” by the end of January? Have you set a New Year’s resolution before and totally knocked it out of the park? Today’s episode is all about New Year’s resolutions. In this episode, I discuss my thoughts and feelings on the word resolution, if I plan to set resolutions for the year 2019, what my “word” is for t ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play Episode 27: Robyn Smith http://traffic.libsyn.com/thegogirlblog/podcast_27_robyn_smith.mp3 Once upon a time, many moons ago, I met my dear friend Robyn Smith while volunteering to stuff goody bags for the Knoxville Marathon.  She was the volunteer coordinator and we became such good friends after hitting it off so well. Robyn recently completed her first, and what she says her last, full marathon.  I wanted to bring her on the show to talk about her experienc ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play Episode 26: When Things Don’t Go Your Way http://traffic.libsyn.com/thegogirlblog/Podcast_26_When_Things_Dont_Go_Your_Way_Solo_Show.mp3 Today’s episode is a solo show! I’m getting a little personal sharing about when things don’t go our way. Whether you are dealing with (or have dealt with) things not going your way in a race, in your marriage, in your career, or even in just your everyday life, this episode is for you.  We’ve all been there.  And sometimes we ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play Episode 25: Adam Welcome http://traffic.libsyn.com/thegogirlblog/Podcast_25_Adam_Welcome.mp3 Adam Welcome is an author and accomplished runner from California who I first met via Instagram. I began following him after reading his first book, Kids Deserve It, and saw that he was a runner.  In 2017, he decided to do one marathon per month and that led him on an incredible journey.  Not only did he accomplish his goal of doing 12 marathons in a year, he also wro ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Google Play  Episode 24: Kira Tierney Kira Tierney is a busy mom of 3 from Illinois who is currently serving our country as an Army Officer in our United States Military.  On this episode we discuss life in Illinois (spoiler alert: it includes chickens), how she became a runner thanks to going to a super small school, becoming a member of the military, training in Afghanistan while being deployed, her Boston Marathon experience, and so much more! Kira shares some crazy (and scary ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Google Play  Episode 23: Derrick Crabtree This episode features my fellow teacher and very dear friend, Derrick Crabtree.  Derrick and I teach 8th grade in rooms that are side by side and are great friends outside of work.  He is a husband, father of 2, podcast host, and a runner.  Derrick shares his story of how he got into running in the first place, his love/hate relationship with the sport, how he’s learned to be mindful in his running, and what it is really like bei ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Google Play  Episode 22: Jamie Watts Jamie Watts is an incredible athlete with a story that will inspire you no matter your fitness level.  She is a runner from the DC area who has completed well over 100 races that range in distance from 5ks all the way to her recent marathon finish.  What’s even more impressive than that?  Jamie has done this as a runner with cerebral palsy.  After using running as a way to get in shape for a family trip to Italy, she quickly disc ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Google Play  Episode 21: Jill Schumacher  Jill Schumacher is a physician’s assistant from Annapolis, Maryland who recently became a Six Star Finisher after completing the six Abbott World Majors.  Having worked for 7 years to accomplish this goal, she finally has been able to cross this off her bucket list and in this episode she is sharing all about it.  Jill shares how her and her husband met (spoiler: they are Jack & Jill), how she got into each of the Majors, budg ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Google Play  Episode 20: Mirna Valerio Mirna Valerio, known on the interwebs as The Mirnavator, is a superstar who truly does it all! Having been featured in National Geographic, NBC Nightly News, Runner’s World, Elle, Self, and Outside Magazines, being the cover model and a regular contributing author for Women’s Running Magazine, and writing her own book, A Beautiful Work in Progress, it is safe to say that she is well known in the running community.  Mirna serves as a Spanish t ..read more

Keeping Up with Kelsey podcast can be found on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Google Play  Episode 19: All Runners are Real Runners (Kelsey Cansler)  Today I’m talking all about what it means to be a real runner!  This past week, the photo in this post was featured on the Runner’s World Instagram page.  After reading some of the comments on that post, I realized that there is a struggle going on in the running community based on what makes someone a “real runner” and what those words mean.  I discuss the implications of plus sized runners gett ..read more