Finish Lines & Milestones: Episode 104: Mandy Bode - A Life of Milestones

April 25, 2025

Here's a link to listen to this week's episode.

Guest: Mandy Bode @mandyrose_mn

Show Notes:

Mandy Bode⁠ and I met when previous guest, ⁠Sara Oltvedt⁠, aka @runnergirlfargo (⁠EP34⁠), commissioned an ⁠Athlete Bouquets ⁠mug for Mandy's Lean Horse 50 Miler. Then, I found out that Mandy was the Peloton member who helped instructor, ⁠Tunde Oyeneyin⁠, finish the NYC Marathon. A wild story.

During this episode, sponsored by ⁠Organic Pure Fuel ⁠and ⁠Previnex⁠, we talk about:

Our ⁠TwentySixDiamond ⁠necklaces 💎 (⁠EP18⁠)
How she started her endurance sports journey in triathlon - 3 full Ironman and 9 half Ironman races across 6-7 years
Doing her first 5K for heart kids because her oldest was born with a congenital heart defect
Getting into Peloton and finding the community
Her first marathons at Grandma’s in Duluth (Mandy is from Minnesota) and how she likes running in heat
Other races she’s done - Stillwater, Twin Cities, New York City
Finishing the New York City Marathon with Tunde Oyeneyin (we talk about how their late moms must have put them together) ⁠Here's the Access Hollywood video⁠
Her first 50K at Afton, MN and how they made it a family affair
Ranch life - 6 horses, 9 goats, 2 ducks and a baby donkey
Raising two teenage girls
Her tattoos and how she and her daughters all got tattoos together
Losing her mom unexpectedly nearly 4 years ago
The abusive relationship she endured during her first marriage
Her three dogs
The amazing workout wardrobe she has that’s mostly Peloton apparel
When she decided to go to nursing school to become a nurse
How she’s done nearly all race distances possible throughout her endurance journey

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00:00 Welcome to Finish Lines and Milestones

00:38 Celebrating My Dad's Birthday and Upcoming Marathon

01:32 Race Season Excitement and Carmel Marathon Plans

02:04 Shoutout to Eileen and Carmel Marathon Expo

03:11 Sponsor Spotlight: Anderson's Organic Maple Syrup

04:13 Introducing Mandy Bode: Ultra Marathoner and Peloton Enthusiast

06:11 Mandy's Journey: From Triathlons to Peloton

13:55 Balancing Family Life and Endurance Sports

30:31 Mandy's Ultra Marathon Experience and Future Goals

39:44 Life on the Ranch: Horses, Goats, and Dexter the Donkey

44:03 Introduction to Barrel Racing

44:26 Nervous Watching Fast Riding

44:39 Slow Moving Horse Girl

45:10 Cattle Sorting Explained

45:39 Tim's Involvement with Horses

46:07 Horse Allergies and Family Vacations

46:48 Raising Teenage Daughters

48:31 Running with the Girls

48:35 Previnex Sponsorship

50:13 Peloton and Running Classes

53:34 Tattoo Stories

58:25 Remembering Mom

01:00:10 Escaping an Abusive Marriage

01:04:28 Life on the Ranch

01:06:15 Running and Workout Wardrobe

01:07:35 Nursing Career and Family

01:09:42 Ultra Marathons and Future Races

01:21:28 End of the Podcast Questions

Episode Transcript

0:00

This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast.

Hello, and welcome to Finish Lines and Milestones.

0:20

I'm your host, Hallie Brettnacher.

And if you run, you're a runner.

0:24

And every runner has a story, which is why I created this podcast.

So I'm here each week, every Friday to celebrate finish lines and milestones of all kinds of

0:35

different runners.

And I'm so glad you're here this week.

0:38

And before I forget, I must say happy birthday to my dad.

April 18th when this comes out is my dad's 69th birthday.

0:46

And.

Even though we've.

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Made both of our spouses not so happy.

We are both registered for the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, October 26th in beautiful Washington

0:58

DC.

So really excited for that he wants to do. 1.

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More marathon, he keeps saying, but I'm really excited to be able to share that experience with him.

And I'm also running for Ainsley Angels, which you've heard me talk about that I've done with the

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Indie Mini, which is local to Indianapolis. 1/2 Marathon.

And for the 50th anniversary of Marine Corps, I just kept thinking about wanting to do it.

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A previous guest of mine, Amy Shinaman, her husband pushes her and they're going.

And so I just thought, you know what, I could do that.

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I really want to do that for a marathon.

So here we are.

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So I'm very excited about that.

And race season is upon us.

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And I'm very excited that the Carmel Marathon is this weekend, Easter weekend.

So if you're running, good luck.

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I am going to have a cheer zone at mile 20 just after there's this like little out and back you have

to go do.

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So I get to see everybody twice.

And my coach, Rachel Senders, will be with me as well.

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I'll have a megaphone, signs, snacks, maybe my kids.

I don't care if it's raining.

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It's going to be an absolute blast.

And I'm just really hoping the weather isn't too bad.

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So fingers crossed.

And this episode, it was recorded on April Fool's Day, April 1st.

2:08

And I would be remiss if I didn't also point out that my good friend Eileen Poor, who was episode 17

of this podcast, had a major surgery on April 1st, no joke.

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And she's been having a really tough time recovering, not being able to run, which is something she

loves so much.

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And during her time of recovery, I put her to work.

She came over, came in my office, and we worked for hours together today in preparation for my booth

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at the Carmel Marathon Expo.

So Eileen, if you're listening, I love you.

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Thank you.

I know it's so hard right now, but we're moving forward and I can't wait to watch you come back

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faster, stronger than ever.

So if you are running the Carmel Marathon and you're running the full marathon, look for me at mile

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20.

Also, if you're running any of the distances, I will be at the Expo all.

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Day.

April 18th from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

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So make sure you stop by and say hello.

I would love to meet people who listen to this that I've never met before.

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That's like my favorite thing.

So please, please come say hi.

3:08

Oh, and after the race at the post race party.

This episode is sponsored by Anderson's Organic Pure Maple Syrup or Pure Fuel, which is Anderson's

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pure Maple syrup in packet form used as running fuel.

So at post race party at the Carmel Marathon where there are pancakes, thanks to the Indiana Spine

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Group, you can put Andersons Maple syrup on your pancakes.

Great way to try it.

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If you've never tried it for running fuel, I definitely recommend that as well.

And at mile 20 I will have some with me.

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So if you hear this and you want to try some, I'll have some give you a little energy.

The ingredients just that are naturally in Maple syrup.

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That's all it is.

I mean, it's all the carbs, sweetness, antioxidants, electrolytes that you would want in a running

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fuel.

So it's just perfect.

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And I find that Maple syrup is oddly refreshing.

If you want to give it a try, you can buy it on Amazon in a 24 pack or you can go to

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andersonsmaplesyrup.com.

Go to shop Pure Fuel and you can use code fuel 20 for 20% off.

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You can do a 10 pack there or even I think one at a time if you want.

So thank you, Anderson's, for supporting this podcast.

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And for this week with Mandy Bodie, her and I met via another Peloton lover, Sarah, old vet, who is

from North Dakota.

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Yeah, runner girl Fargo.

And Sarah is friends with Mandy.

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And so here we are.

And Mandy is now an ultra marathoner.

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She finished the New York City Marathon with Tunde Oyene, who is a Peloton instructor.

If you don't know, you should know she's one of the very best.

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So such a cool story and other cool stories to share.

And Mandy's also open about some hard time she's faced with losing her mom, with leaving an abusive

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relationship.

And I was so grateful to her for sharing those experiences too.

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But I'm really happy and excited for you to meet my new friend Mandy.

Enjoy this conversation?

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Hi, Mandy Bodie, welcome to Finish Lines and Milestones.

Hi, Ali.

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Thank you.

I'm so excited to meet you, even if it's just over video.

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I'm very excited to be here, so thanks for asking me.

Yes, and before we get started, I want I let's get out our 26 diamond necklaces and just show

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people.

A couple of them here.

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Shout out to my friend Leslie.

I know I noticed you're developing quite the stack.

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I'm doubled up.

Yeah, for anybody who doesn't know 26 Diamond, it's my friend Leslie Gregory.

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She creates literal diamond necklaces to celebrate finish lines and milestones.

It's amazing.

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And she just partnered with Beck's Gentry, and that's one of the ones you have, right, Mandy?

Yeah, the forward.

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So cool.

Super cool.

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So did you gift yourself both of those?

Yeah.

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With the encouragement of mine, I.

Gifted myself mine, SO it was.

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A little.

Leery cuz I just got the run one but he's like you're gonna regret it so just order it now so I did.

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Just get it.

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Yeah, yeah.

It's so cool.

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And I never ever take mine off.

I really don't much.

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Either.

So how did you first find Peloton?

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And actually I should say that we got connected from runner girl Fargo, who is Sarah old vet.

I don't know how to say her last name, but hopefully I said that right.

6:24

But how did you first get into Peloton?

Well, so she sent me one of your mugs after my my Lean Horse 50 Miller.

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So that's how we love that.

Yes, thank you.

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But Peloton, I came from triathlon, so I started in triathlon I think in 2013 or something like

that.

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Did that for a really long time, was training for an Iron Man when COVID shut everything down, kind

of got out of stuff for about a year and then bought a bike in 2021 and have stuck with it ever

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since.

Yeah, and where do you live, Mandy?

7:02

I'm in Minnesota.

OK.

7:04

That's right.

So yeah, you since 2021, so about four years.

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Do you have the tread as well?

Yeah, I have the whole setup now.

7:13

I've got the pictures tread and the the row I just bought too.

Yeah, we have a rower, not Peloton that sits in our basement.

7:25

And I keep telling myself that I'm going to try a Peloton rowing class and I just between the tread

and the bike like I just, I haven't yet.

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So do you like it?

I do.

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I really when I was injured not too long ago, I was doing a lot of rowing and I really, I really

enjoyed it.

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It kind of reminded me of swimming like the similar vibe as far as just kind of getting in a flow

and sticking with it.

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So and really works different.

Muscles too, so I like it.

7:52

Yeah, it's such AI mean with all three of those, you're like, you're good to go.

Did you ever try the guide?

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The Peloton guide?

No, I'm really bad at.

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Strength training.

I'm a little better, but not my favorite.

8:05

Yeah, I agree.

I do it because I have a running coach who makes me do it and that helps.

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So I can be like, OK, but it's usually just once a week.

It's not all I can take.

8:15

Yeah, I understand.

Yeah, we'll nerd out more on Peloton, but I want to know how you first got into triathlons and like

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that whole world.

I usually talk to people who went from running and then they made their way to triathlon.

8:28

So how did you end up starting with?

Well, I did.

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Start running and I I just found myself.

Bored pretty quickly.

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And there was a local Olympic distance triathlon and Buffalo near where I live.

So I just started with that and actually got better running doing triathlon I think.

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Because I looked forward to.

Doing it the whole time and all the cross training involved, it turned me into a better runner, so

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it all worked out.

Yeah, yeah, it did.

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So how many Iron Man races have you you done?

I completed 3 full Iron Man and I ended up doing 9 half Iron Man which was like my favorite distance

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to race and I feel a little unfinished because I did 9 and not ten so maybe someday I'll do that. 10

I don't know, it's such a weird.

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Number to end on.

Yeah, I couldn't handle that.

9:24

I think you're going to have to go go round it out.

Yeah, Yeah, 3 full Iron Man.

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Wow.

So for anybody listening who's like truly a runner and has no idea what an Iron Man consists of,

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could you break down the distances and stuff for both the full and the half?

Sure.

9:45

So a full is a two point.

Four mile swim in the open water generally.

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I mean there's probably some of the pool 112 a mile bike.

It's been a long time since I thought about it and a marathon 26.2 mile run and then 1/2 is just

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half all those distances, so 70.3.

Wow.

10:06

And then what's what's an Olympic distance?

It's a 10 or so.

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It's a just over a mile swim or just under a mile.

Maybe a .9 of a mile or something like that of a swim. 20 something mile bike.

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It kind of depends they it's not super precise and a 10K run though.

OK, God.

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So I've done like small triathlons.

I did a Sprint triathlon and then I've done a long Sprint, sure, which I couldn't tell you the

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distances.

I barely survived the swim, but I now I have, I, well, I digress, but I got a septoplasty so I can

10:42

actually breathe now when I swim.

So maybe, maybe I'll try again sometime, but it was not for me back when I when I did it.

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So growing up, did you grow up in Minnesota or are you just living there now?

Mostly Minnesota.

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Yeah, I lived in Florida for a short time growing up and I always, I love Florida.

It's my favorite place to be.

11:01

But yeah, still.

Minnesota.

11:03

Frozen.

It's snowing today.

11:05

Yay.

Oh, my gosh.

11:07

Yeah.

It was frost at the bus stop in Indiana today.

11:10

So I feel your pain a little bit, although it's not as cold here, probably.

Yeah.

11:16

OK.

And so.

11:17

So you've been in Minnesota for most of your life Growing up, were you athletic?

Like was your family active and athletic?

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I played soccer and hockey so.

OK.

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Actually kind of terrible.

But.

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I was like fast and not.

Afraid to get hurt?

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So that worked out, but I would have no skill.

Yeah, well, I, you don't want to see me try to skate at all.

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So what?

What got you into the sport of triathlons then?

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Like, where were you at in your life?

When you're like, you know what, I'm going to, I'm going to sign up for this Iron Man.

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Yeah, I so I did sign up for the Iron Man.

I did without having done another triathlon.

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I did shorter ones during training.

I watched Iron Man Kona on TV.

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Actually.

I'd seen, I don't know, it might have been 2011 or 2012, something like that.

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Christy Wellington won and it was just such an incredible thing to watch on TVI wanted to experience

that.

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So IA group from Buffalo.

There was a large group of us that year that did it, probably 9 or 10 of us.

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So it was perfect for training.

Perfect.

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For travel, my girls were in first grade in kindergarten that year.

So lots of help from.

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Family and we just made it happen and then I stuck with it until 2019, so about 6-7 years of it.

Yeah, jeez.

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So the first one you did was a full Iron Man.

You just signed up.

12:45

I signed up and then I did an Olympic and a half during training.

During the training, but still like you were like, no, I'm signing.

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I'm just, we're doing the whole whole 1 and then you're just gonna, yeah, train by doing smaller

ones.

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I mean, that's exactly, of course.

That's just crazy though.

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I can't imagine.

And then what are the other full and halves that you've done?

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Like what places?

I did Iron Man Wisconsin was my first one and then my husband and I.

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We did it together, but we were just.

Dating during those times we did Muskoka, Canada together.

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That was a one and done.

They only ever did it once, but it was so beautiful.

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I mean one of the most beautiful places ever.

And then Coeur d'Alene, Idaho was the last one we we did.

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We were training.

For.

13:33

Oklahoma when COVID shut it down.

So no triathlons since COVID then?

13:41

Yeah, we did one in 2019.

That summer was the last one we did.

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OK, that's crazy.

And then the whole world shut down and nothing would happen.

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And yeah, somehow you got a Peloton bike in the next.

But, but before we get to that, I want to talk about your girls briefly too, and becoming a mom.

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So I think I told you I'm a mom of 2 girls as well.

Mine are kind of where yours were when you just mentioned your Iron Man Mine.

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I have a first grader and then I also have a preschooler.

So they're like 7 and almost 4.

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So how old are your girls now?

One just turned 18.

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So I actually have an adult which is why.

And.

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Then Allie.

My daughter's name is Allie.

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She turned 17 next in a couple weeks, so.

Almost. 17 and 18, they're 15 months apart.

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Oh my gosh, so how old were you when you had your girls?

22 and 23 I think it.

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Was both those years.

Wow.

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And then you did a full Iron Man when they were kindergarten in first grade.

Yeah.

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That's insane.

What do you think?

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Like, I mean, you have to have a fire there.

Like, what motivated you?

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Like, what was the reason in your why?

Obviously you're girls, but what else?

14:58

Yeah.

Well, the first five Ki did was when they were babies for so my oldest actually was born with a

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congenital heart defect, something called pulmonic atresia.

She has had some surgeries and she'll have more in the future, but she's fine.

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You'd never know anything's wrong.

She functions perfect.

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So it was a.

Charity 5K for Heart Kids.

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And I signed up for that 5K.

Thought I was like the coolest person ever with my number on my back.

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You know how people put that?

I don't understand.

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So yeah, I, I started off really cool.

Anyways, I did that and then I think I stuck with running, probably a touch of postpartum or

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something like that.

I don't really know.

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I was young, but running was my me time and it just kind of stuck with me so.

Wow, so did as a heart, as a heart baby were you?

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Did you have to spend time in the NICU then when she was born?

Three weeks.

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Because they have to have surgery like right away.

Yep.

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I have a friend that has a heart.

Heart kid, Yeah, that's so scary.

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And then your second kid, she was fine.

Perfectly great.

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Yeah, thank goodness.

Gosh, that's yeah, cuz that's so much to go through.

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I can't imagine.

Man, that's that's incredible.

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And you're now husband.

How long have you guys been married?

16:23

We got married in 2019.

We were together for like years before that.

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But why Rush?

You know, that's his thing, so.

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We did that, yeah, right.

But yeah, we've been together for because.

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I want a ring, Sir.

Exactly.

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Thank you.

Yeah, and how did you meet?

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Through running in triathlon, actually.

The Local.

16:45

Tiger, I know, suspicious of that.

That's really, that's really cool.

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I, my husband and I, we were dating at the time, did the Chicago Marathon together.

And that's when I knew.

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That's when I knew he's.

He is the one.

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I was like, OK, if he, you know, had never run more than 3 miles, was like, sure, I'll train for a

marathon with you.

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I was like, OK, you're a keeper.

Yeah.

17:08

Definitely.

Yeah, but now I have to try to get him to do another one, which he has yet to agree to, but we'll

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see.

Someday.

17:15

We'll see.

I run enough.

17:16

Yeah, for both of us.

So.

17:19

So you get your Peloton.

I'm really into Peloton, but you're like another level into Peloton.

17:25

You've met instructors, been to the studio, I think.

Have you been to the new studio in New York City?

17:31

Yeah.

I haven't been to the new one, I have been to the old one and I would basically plan my work trips

17:38

or and I would stay in proximity to the studio.

That was my MO.

17:42

So do you remember how you first heard about Peloton?

I feel like you couldn't get away from it in the pandemic because it was just like, well, here

17:48

you're stuck at home.

Exactly.

17:51

Yeah, I remember that one cheesy ad that people were hating on with the girl filming herself or

something like that.

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And so I was just like, I should probably try this.

So I thought about it for a while and just bought it and never looked back really.

18:06

Yeah, I mean, and now how many do you know off the top of your head, your milestones?

I think it's just over 2000.

18:13

Runs and just under 2000 rides something like that but.

Jeez, Mandy, that's a lot, right?

18:23

They count all the, you know, if you do like an add on or warm up or whatever, or, you know, shorter

rides or runs.

18:29

But still like I've had my bike and my well, I forget when we got the tread.

I think it was right before the pandemic because we got the bike in 2018-2019 and then the tread

18:40

shortly after.

And I only have like 400.

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I think I just did 450 rides and then I'm really close to 450 runs.

So that's awesome.

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I'm coming for you.

It'll take me like 10 years.

18:53

No.

But it's so great.

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I, I love the concept.

Part of the reason why my tagline for my business and then now the name of this podcast is finish

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lines and milestones.

The milestones came from Peloton.

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It was like what a great way to just celebrate every milestone.

And I think they do a good job of that.

19:11

Give me all your favorites when it comes to Peloton like.

Instructors.

19:16

Yeah, instructors, types of rides you like or runs that you like.

I I really before I didn't really get into power zone, weirdly you would think I would with the

19:25

triathlon background, but lately I've really enjoyed.

The power zone focus but I really like.

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Hitting hills and stuff, it just keeps me on board basically running.

I really like endurance and anything really focused though.

19:40

I I don't love all the music based stuff, I just do my own thing a lot.

Yeah.

19:45

But.

Yeah, but.

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Really like the long stuff.

Yeah.

19:48

And when did you like, how did you find the community of Peloton, like you got the bike, Like how

did you start kind of meeting people through the community and like making your way to the studio?

19:58

Tell us a little bit about that.

I think just searching on social media, I just started looking up different groups and for the

20:05

instructors that I liked a lot and just kind of met people that way and stuck with it.

Yeah.

20:10

And then it snowballs real quick because you just find these people that yeah, I mean, that are your

people.

20:16

And there, when was the first time you visited the studio?

My family came with me for New York Marathon and my daughter Molly, my oldest, also likes Peloton,

20:27

so she took a class with me.

Which is so cool we're.

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Hoping to go back, I don't know, sometime in May or something and do some more classes.

But.

20:35

She did.

We did an Andy class and that was awesome.

20:38

We did the new.

York Roadrunner Shakeout Run.

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And we were.

With Becks, which was perfect.

20:44

Yeah, we did.

We did a bunch of stuff.

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That weekend and then I went back in July this last year with the best group.

We did a.

20:52

Takeover and then I got to ride a Toon day.

Yeah, it was super cool.

20:56

I'm so jealous.

Yeah, I've I want to go to the new studio so bad but it seems so hard and overwhelming to try to get

21:03

into a class.

Well, just as soon as they.

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Open refresh and get in what you can but.

Grab a wait list because it it works out.

21:11

I mean it's it is stressful though.

The heart rate goes up, that's for sure.

21:16

But but the wait list it does work, I promise.

Yeah, that I always see that on Facebook.

21:22

It's like people asking about that, like, how do I, how do I do this?

How do I plan if I'm, like, coming to New York to take a class that seems like, yeah, really

21:31

stressful to try to get in, Yeah.

And what year did you run New York?

21:36

I don't 2023 would.

That have been 23 okay cuz I was like wait let's do math so it wasn't last year and it's 2025 yeah

21:44

2023 yeah how did you get into marathoning like when did that come in?

So I had signed up for one pretty quickly after doing that 5K initially that I did for children.

21:58

Part.

It was a horrible.

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Like, I don't know, I, I just, I, the fact that I've stuck with it is kind of amazing.

I think it took me at just under 5 1/2 hours.

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I don't know.

I wanted to die several times and I might have, I don't know, but.

22:14

And then I.

Just kept signing up for them and eventually got to what I wanted to speed wise and it all worked

22:21

out but it.

Was a lot.

22:24

It is a lot.

I know.

22:25

My first couple of marathons were both at Chicago, and my first was 10/10/10, easiest to remember.

And it was like 5 hours, like just under 5.

22:35

So that was before my husband and I did the one.

I think the following year, my years get all mixed up too.

22:42

But it was just, I don't know.

Yeah, you're it's just miserable.

22:45

But then there's also just this magic of marathoning that gets you to somehow do it again.

I know.

22:50

So you just.

Can't kind of like giving birth.

22:55

Yeah, right.

Yeah.

22:56

Like giving birth is the same.

Somehow you get tripped into it.

22:59

You forget how much pain there was, you know, and just do it again.

Yeah.

23:03

All worth it.

23:05

So what was your first marathon, Mandy?

Actually, grandma's up in Duluth, so.

23:10

And I've done it.

That's on my.

23:12

List.

It's super fun.

23:14

I really like the time of year it is because I like heat.

It's usually warm.

23:18

I've done it.

Cold though too, but it's fun.

23:23

How do you like the heat?

Is that from your time in Florida?

23:25

And just being from Minnesota, you're like, give me the warmth.

Something I.

23:30

Generally do can't handle it, so.

Yeah, the syrup that I used to train and use for running fuel, pure fuel made by Anderson's Maple

23:39

syrup.

They are the official fuel of Grandma's Marathon.

23:42

So have you ever tried that?

They have not.

23:44

OK, I don't know how long they have been, so that could be like in the last few years, but just a

just a shout out there because I'm obsessed.

23:52

And we're getting ready to do a giveaway for grandma, a grandma's entry this year, which they've

sold out in like, I don't know how quickly they sold out this year, but it was nuts.

24:01

Yeah.

So did you.

24:02

So you did your first marathon at grandma's?

And would that have been in 2019 or wait, let's see, pandemic maybe 21?

24:11

No they were little.

It was years and years ago like 2010 ish.

24:15

Probably because I think. 2010 ish.

Yeah, I think Ali would have been just maybe just over 2.

24:21

So yeah, 2010 probably.

OK.

24:24

So backup, so you did marathons before, right before triathlons, Yeah, Yeah.

And then to your point, you mentioned during the triathlon, looking forward to the run because

24:34

obviously you've done that.

So, OK, so 2010.

24:38

So yeah, about the same time since I've been marathoning, yeah.

So did you immediately sign up to do Grandma's again or how did you go from one to then many?

24:48

I think I did Stillwater MN next, probably Twin Cities so I just did mostly local ones and then

started wanting to work on getting faster so trying to find some flatter courses and better times of

25:02

year for running for me.

The the whole speed.

25:05

Thing didn't work out for a while.

But.

25:07

Eventually it came around, so yeah, mostly local stuff.

I haven't done a whole lot of travelling marathons, I just get stressed out.

25:16

Yeah, I don't blame you.

It is really stressful to travel, especially like, yeah, thinking about New York and all the

25:21

logistics involved there.

I mean, it's a lot of stress.

25:25

It's hard enough to run a marathon, right?

Let alone like all the other things that are involved.

25:31

Yeah, someday I'll do an international race, but I will be freaking out.

So I probably shouldn't go for time, but just for the experience.

25:38

Exactly.

That's what I did in New York.

25:40

Too Yeah, so yes, which is smart cuz that is an experience which I feel like we should just talk

about now because I'd had no idea Mandy, that you we're the runner that helped Tunde Peloton

25:53

instructor finished the New York City Marathon.

I'd remember, like, seeing or hearing about that and being like, how cool would that be to be the

25:59

member that spotted Tunde and, like, encouraged her to the finish?

And that was you.

26:05

Yeah.

What the hell?

26:06

That's insane.

That was in insane.

26:10

Were you like, am I hallucinating?

Because that's how I would feel.

26:13

So I didn't feel like I was, but my husband, when I texted him that I had finished the two day, he

asked, are you hallucinating?

26:21

That's exactly what he said.

I was like, no, I am.

26:25

Not, but that's exactly what he said.

But yeah, it was super cool, so.

26:31

Super cool.

So did you okay, try to describe like put people in that experience, like you just turn to your left

26:37

or right and you're just like there's Sunday or did you come up on her like how did that happen?

And so the whole.

26:44

Race was very overwhelming for this treadmill slash trail runner basically that I've been for the

last few years, you know, getting screamed at the whole time you're like on overload.

26:55

There's so much going on.

I actually.

26:58

Loved the bridges because they were quiet, which I love the experience.

Don't get me wrong, but it was a lot so finally.

27:05

Finishing in Central.

Park.

27:06

I was like having a great time and just soaking it all in.

And then yeah, I think she was on my right side or something.

27:13

I'm pretty sure I just she was just there running and actually.

She was.

27:18

Walking and that's why I went up to her and I was like, hey.

And she just kind of looked at me like so stocked that someone was talking to.

27:27

Her.

And then, yeah, I just talked to her a little bit like I would any other runner, encouraged her.

27:34

We finished together and had a great time.

It was so crazy.

27:38

Do you remember what you said to her?

I just was like just told her to keep going basically.

27:42

I don't exactly remember what I said but I've done it before.

To be honest, I don't know why I find myself doing that.

27:49

I just if I see someone who's having a hard time, I always try to help in some way.

And now she wasn't like struggling, struggling, but there's been some that were like cramping or

27:58

literally falling, that kind of thing.

But yeah, I just knew where she was.

28:03

All of us marathoners know when you're in that glassed over, just it's a different, you're not on

the planet anymore, basically.

28:11

And she kind of looked like she was there.

So I just offered a little assistance and.

28:16

That's hilarious.

I had that happen to me once.

28:19

So Mandy's phone overheated for people who are now listening to this.

But yeah, I had that happen to me once when I worked remote from home.

28:27

And it was a beautiful summer day.

And so I'm like, I'm going to join my meeting from outside, It'll be fine.

28:32

And my phone overheated and I dropped me off the call and I had to go inside and I put it in the

freezer and I was like, please turn back on.

28:40

Good times.

So all good.

28:43

No worries.

So we were talking about your New York City Marathon finish with Tunde.

28:47

Yeah.

And how you did not hallucinate and that she was there and you encouraged her to the finish, and

28:52

then you hugged.

And there's like a video of this.

28:55

Which is so cool.

Finish.

28:56

Line and then you just and then you just said OK, bye.

Yeah, I did.

29:01

I mean.

Know what else to do?

29:03

And then she posted on social and did this super cute thing and then a bunch of people found me out

so.

29:12

People are like, no, I know who that is.

And then you were on Access Hollywood, which is so crazy.

29:17

Like that was really cool to watch that video.

I'll have to link it for people to see it.

29:22

That was cool.

Well, and it also made me cry because unfortunately you lost your your mom and you know, she was

29:30

definitely an inspiration for part of that race.

Are you open to talking about that?

29:35

Yeah, and I that's how I ended up taking so many tune Day classes was because after I lost my mom.

It took me a really.

29:44

Long time to I don't even know what.

It just took me a long time to feel any sort of normal and I knew Tune Day had lost her mom so I

29:53

wanted to keep working out and if I if someone was going to mention their mom, I knew.

Hers was also in past tense so it just felt like a safe space for me to not feel.

30:03

I don't like the word trigger.

I think it's for use, but essentially.

30:07

And that sort of trigger me and she was coming from the same place.

As I was.

30:11

So that's how I ended up riding along two days, so yeah.

That's crazy.

30:16

And then you see her.

I mean, those kinds of things.

30:18

To me, it's just like your mom's putting you together.

I mean, obviously, which is really cool.

30:24

It was a really cool.

Experience to think about.

30:28

Yeah.

So New York City, that's a big one.

30:31

What other?

And grandma's.

30:33

And then, and then, now you're an ultra marathoner.

Did you?

30:36

Go.

Did you do the 50, did you do the 50K distance before doing the Lean Horse 50 Miller that we

30:43

mentioned at the very start of this?

Did you, yeah, work your way up or did you just go, OK, I was like, or did you just go straight to

30:50

50 miles?

No.

30:52

I I.

Did there's a race?

30:54

In Afton, MN on a trail actually.

My mom is buried near there.

30:59

She grew up on the Saint Croix river.

So I picked that 50K is my first race and then figured when I've met Susie Chan a couple times and

31:09

she's always like.

Just go further.

31:13

I was like, I might as well go.

Further so I did the 50.

31:16

Mile.

Oh my gosh, that's so funny.

31:20

Where have you met?

So Susie, I absolutely love.

31:23

And for people who aren't Peloton people, Susie Chan is in the UK, in London, and she is a very

talented ultra marathoner.

31:31

I watched the documentary that they did on her.

And I recently interviewed a guy who also has done the marathon to SOB, which is insane.

31:40

Yeah.

But anyway, yeah, just go further.

31:42

Where have you met Susie?

In New York.

31:45

Yeah, in New York, but then Tim and I went to my husband and I went to the Chicago Peloton meet up

they did a couple years ago.

31:51

So I actually met Tunde there super briefly as well.

But Susie was there and that was neat.

31:57

And yeah.

She just, as always, just she's so laid back about it all too.

32:02

Just keep going, OK?

Oh, is that all I have to do exactly?

32:08

I know she's so nonchalant about it.

Yeah, she, she really is.

32:14

It's very inspiring.

I just think I forget what race she had just done.

32:18

But then I did took one of her classes shortly after and I thought, you know, if if she can get her

ass on this treadmill and run doing doing what we're doing, then I can, you know, I can do that,

32:28

right?

Seems easy now that she's just finished running.

32:31

Who knows how far I know.

So tell us about the ultra marathon experience.

32:35

So on trails, the ones that you've done, I mean, most ultras are on trails, but yeah, so.

Afton is what I would consider trail run.

32:44

It's not technical trails so there's not boulders and rocks and ruts and stuff, but it is very

steep.

32:51

There's lots of steep up and steep down which is not my.

Forte, but whatever.

32:55

It's it's an.

Experienced but lean horse was not so that's a rails to trails.

33:00

So it's in an old railroad bed, crushed limestone and it had very gradual like you're going up at AI

don't know 2-3 percent grade for 5 to 8 miles and then you go down for the same.

33:15

So it's.

Just.

33:16

Gradual climbing at the 50 mile that I did so.

Was that like when you say rail, it makes me think of like, we have a trail in Indiana called the

33:26

Monon Trail and it's an old railroad and they paved it.

So it's not, it's not like gravel, but it's a paved path actually have an ultra on it called the

33:34

full MO.

But is it like just straight then?

33:37

Like you're just pretty straight on this path?

Or in the Black Hills is not real straight.

33:42

So it's not a total mind game.

It's a little weavy.

33:46

Okay.

Real super straight ones are.

33:48

They're hard.

Well, I was going to say based on the short time I've known you, you said that you don't like to be

33:55

bored while you're running.

So I'm like, well, that sounds pretty boring if you're just running straight.

34:00

For me, I actually like that because it's just mindless.

Yeah.

34:04

You know, I can just kind of zone out almost.

But.

34:06

But I totally get the like, hey, I need to like turn or like go up a hill or do something so that

I'm not just absolutely bored out of my mind.

34:15

So 50 miles.

Did Tim, your husband, was he part of the crew?

34:19

Did your Were your girls in?

We made it a family.

34:23

Trip out to Custer.

Super cool area, highly recommend.

34:26

I'd love to go back out there but yeah, Tim is like the best cheerleader on the planet.

I mean he even right after I finished.

34:34

He's like, so what's next?

I'm like, hey, I didn't even change.

34:38

Like give me a minute.

No.

34:39

But he's always so supportive, so he actually drove.

Along it and would find me fairly often with ice or sunscreen so people that were participating got

34:52

to know him too like the sunscreen guy or the ice guy.

So he he went along the whole way and the girls and their boyfriends came with. 2 They were like, I

35:05

think about 35 or.

Something and at the finish so.

35:08

Wow, that's so special.

Yeah, it was super cool.

35:11

Yeah, I mean, that's the best when you can have your family there.

Did you?

35:16

What are I always like to talk to ultra marathoners about what they eat so.

I eat all.

35:21

These things for fuel.

During during the event, like my favorite is Coke and I used to do that in Iron Man.

35:28

So I loved coke and watermelon.

For some reason this race had watermelon, so I ate a ton of watermelon and Coke.

35:35

I like Honey Singer waffles because it's like food.

I'm not a goo person.

35:39

I never really use any kind of goose but chomps or fruit snacks.

I usually like cookies.

35:46

But for some reason they were not doing it.

But it was kind of hot, so I don't know if that's why, but yeah.

35:52

Yeah, maybe 50 miles.

Like my marathon mind has hard time getting to the ultra distance.

36:00

Like the 50K, you're like, OK, it's only like 5 or 6 miles further or whatever it is.

And I'm like that I can wrap my head around.

36:08

But like when you get into like 50 miles, that's when I'm like, huh, that's nuts.

What made what made you?

36:15

So you kind of did it gradually.

So I guess then you decided, OK, like I've done 50 miles, now I'm going to do 100 miles because

36:22

obviously that's what you do.

Or did you do 100?

36:24

Have you done 100K?

Mm?

36:26

Hmm.

No.

36:28

No.

So you did go from 50 miles to 100 miles then?

36:32

Well, I'm signed up.

I mean, I, no, I plan.

36:37

I was laid up for a long while this winter from like early January until even just like a couple

weeks ago to be honest.

36:44

So it was like, I mean, I could talk along OK about a month ago, but I've been back to what I would

consider baseline for two or three weeks, probably speed and endurance wise getting there, just

36:56

slowly building it back.

But it was a long time to like, I mean, I cycled and rode like rower machine, you know, but like to

37:04

take that big of a mileage hit before taking on 100.

I I don't know, I'm planning on doing it.

37:11

I've tie the gal who I'm who's helping me out.

She thinks it's still fine, and a friend who's Dunham says it's still fine.

37:18

But I'm just trying to be intelligent about it, right?

I don't wanna be injured like that ever again.

37:24

Right, it sucks so bad.

So what was your what injury were you dealing with?

37:30

I think I saw, but I forget.

Hip flexor strain situation.

37:34

And then I, we have a lot of animals here and so I can't like not do anything, you know, so certain

things with animal management.

37:45

Just like kept irritating.

So I think that my lifestyle.

37:49

Just yeah, it is what it is.

Here we are.

37:52

I'm I'm moving again and happy.

So.

37:55

Thank God, that is good.

That is good.

37:57

So the your friend that's helping you kind of helping coach you a little bit like into like how to

get back.

38:04

Yeah, it's so hard, so hard to like ease back into it cuz you're like, oh, I can finally do it

again.

38:09

That's all you want to do is like go.

Yeah, I know.

38:13

Yeah, that's frustrating.

When is the 100 mile race that you signed up to do?

38:17

First week in August.

38:19

OK, yeah.

I mean, I feel like you DM Susie Chan and she'll be like, oh I know, no problem.

38:25

No big deal.

It's no big deal, Mandy.

38:28

You just run it.

You just do it.

38:30

That's that's all you have to do.

And you're like, right, Because that makes sense.

38:35

OK.

Yeah.

38:36

Oh, my gosh.

So is that the only time you've really been injured over the course of doing endurance sports?

38:43

Or have you dealt with injuries before?

Well, I mean, I've had minor things like I did mess up my hamstring a few weeks before New York,

38:49

which was why I went from a time goal to just experiencing it.

But it was minor just like I don't know, I was only out for like a week and could run slowly after

38:59

that.

But this was the first time like I physically could not get my leg to pick.

39:04

Up.

It was terrible.

39:07

I laugh now but I wanted to cry so many days because it just made me angry.

But it happens to us all.

39:14

Yeah, yeah, it unfortunately does.

I like, feel like especially now that I'm getting older, I know that I need to invest more time in

39:22

strength training.

Like we talked about, it's like not our favorite thing, right?

39:26

And then just recovery and like stretching all those things.

I just don't like to do any of that.

39:30

But I'm like, you know, would I rather do that or not run?

Exactly.

39:35

OK.

I don't know.

39:36

I feel like it always just takes an injury to make you invest the time.

Yeah, unfortunately.

39:41

Less and learn the hard way.

So I want to hear a little bit more about your animal life and like the life that you live.

39:49

Tell us about that.

Like what is that like I, I mean, a lot of people who listen to this are from Indiana, so we

39:54

certainly have a lot of farm communities in our state to be sure.

But what is it like for you on a, do you live on a ranch?

40:02

Is that right?

It's, it depends on your definition of a ranch.

40:07

More like a hobby farm, but we say ranch.

But yeah, we have six horses or five and a half if you count the pony as 1/2.

40:14

She came at the house and nine goats, which we've bred half of them.

So they were all born or not all born here.

40:20

Most of them were born here.

And two ducks.

40:23

And then a baby donkey.

The donkey.

40:25

Was a rescue.

His mom had rejected him and he seems to be very popular.

40:31

Everybody likes Dexter, so yeah.

Dexter the donkey.

40:37

Yeah.

So how did you find?

40:39

How did you acquire Dexter?

From a.

40:41

Mom rejected him.

From where?

40:44

OK.

Well, and my husband loves donkeys.

40:46

He's wanted one for a while and I had been scammed or like attempted to be scammed a few times

trying to find him one.

40:55

And then I found this little guy.

So we got him at ten days old.

40:58

So he he came home in the back of my SUV in a dog crate because he's a mini donkey.

So yeah.

41:08

OK so now I'm just picturing like all the Tik toks I've seen of adorable little animals and like how

have I not seen more Dexter content on your Instagram?

41:17

Do you share on my story animals much?

Yeah, I share a lot of them on my stories and I we have like a page or whatever for our house, but I

41:28

don't do a lot with it, so it's usually just on my story, so.

Oh, I feel like you need to do a lot with that.

41:35

Although you know it's a whole the world on its own, trying to do that would be a whole job for you.

Exactly.

41:41

But they're a lot of fun.

We.

41:43

We really.

Like our animals.

41:44

And it's an.

Acquired lifestyle but they're super fun.

41:49

Yeah, and with with horses, are you up like early every day going out and doing stuff for the

animals or how does that fit into your routine of life?

41:57

Well, it depends on the season and what is going on.

But as far as getting up early to do stuff with them, not really.

42:03

I mean, we tend to get up early anyhow and the schedule they're on, they just kind of it's more of

an afternoon thing cuz they have hay all day or they're all.

42:12

Pasture, cuz we have a pasture too.

So yeah, it's.

42:15

I mean, it's time, but much more in the afternoon, evening, so.

And how did you, how did you get into this life?

42:21

Like did your did you grow up having animals and stuff like that or?

I worked on a horse farm in high school and I really liked it.

42:29

OK.

And then the girls actually started taking interest in riding from a really young age, especially my

42:36

youngest, when she was like 6, she went to this place and rode and I'd drop her off, She'd clean

stalls.

42:42

She'd do the whole bit.

And then when I went to nursing school after I had got divorced and the first thing we got after

42:51

that was their first horse.

And then there was another one.

42:55

And then it was like, well, if I get another one, we need to have a house.

So we bought the house and.

43:01

Wow, escalates quick.

Now there's 5.

43:04

Yeah.

And a half, Yeah.

43:06

And a half.

I mean, girls grow up like, dreaming of having a pony.

43:09

Like, if somebody get me a pony and like, you literally have a pony.

Yeah.

43:13

Crazy.

And she's the sweetest, too.

43:16

Sometimes they can just be a mean.

But she's like the.

43:18

Nicest, easiest going pony you'd ever meet.

So yeah.

43:22

Oh my gosh, so do both of your girls.

Let's see 17 and 18.

43:26

Are they still at home getting ready to go to college?

They're home and they do FFA and 4H college.

43:36

Not super sure yet.

Probably going to kind of work for a little bit of time and figure it out.

43:41

I think a lot of kids in this generation, in my experience, they're a little scarred from parents

like us who, you know, have student loan up to our eyeballs and that kind of thing.

43:52

So they just want to, you know, be smarter than us, maybe.

Yeah, and just see, like, hey, maybe I could work first and then or just figure it out.

44:00

I want to go to college.

Great.

44:02

Right.

Yeah, so.

44:03

So we'll see, but they both ride.

And they're super good riders and do a lot of ranch riding, so cattle sorting and that kind of

44:11

stuff.

Little bit of barrel racing.

44:15

What is barrel racing?

I do not know what that means.

44:18

So there's like 3 barrels in an arena and they just run around it in a pattern.

It's what the girls do at most rodeos.

44:24

Interesting.

Does that make you nervous when you watch them do that?

44:28

Yes, when they do anything fast, yeah.

On an animal you're like, okay, I know you done that before.

44:35

Have you raced on a horse?

No, I am a small moving horse girl.

44:43

The lower the better.

Is there anywhere that you take your horses, like to go ride them?

44:48

Is that part of what you do with your horses?

I don't see the studio doesn't know anything.

44:52

No, it's OK the.

Girls do, yeah.

44:54

They go to like competitions or certain lessons and different trails you can go to.

We'd actually are super lucky to have trails at home so they can trail ride and arena ride here.

45:05

But it's always nice to get out of the house, too.

Yeah, that's so cool.

45:10

So when you say that they're doing like cattle writing or whatever term you used is that they can

get paid to do that.

45:16

So they might have jobs like working with horses.

Training them or taking care of them.

45:21

But cattle sorting is more just like an event.

So like playing baseball but you.

45:26

Know cattle sorting?

Yeah, shows what I know.

45:29

Cattle sorting.

That's what you say.

45:30

Cattle sorting.

What are you doing this weekend?

45:32

I'm going to do some cattle sorting.

Not something I've.

45:37

I've ever said.

Yeah, yeah.

45:39

And what about Tim, your husband?

Was he just like totally on board with all this?

45:43

Has he been around animals ever?

Cuz that seems like.

45:46

So he a lot of he never has, right?

He claims that he had an allergy to horses when he was young, but certainly not the case now.

45:53

But not he.

Yeah.

45:55

He definitely enjoys it and takes good care of everybody.

I mean, we have very nice stalls and lights and fence lines and all the things.

46:05

So yeah.

Yeah, I funny enough, I have a severe horse allergy and I didn't when I was a kid.

46:14

I grew into it something.

OK.

46:16

Yeah, I don't.

I didn't even know that could happen.

46:20

We were on a family vacation in Europe, in Austria, and they had this, like, horse show that was

inside.

46:26

And I thought, like, I wasn't gonna be able to breathe.

That's when we that's how we found out.

46:30

Yeah.

It's not fun.

46:31

That's definitely.

Not fun.

46:32

So yeah.

So I'm so sad because I would.

46:36

I mean, we, I loved riding horses when I was younger.

I didn't do it a ton, but like on vacations occasionally.

46:41

And so no more.

My girls have ridden on ponies, but I have to keep my distance when they do that.

46:46

So yeah.

OK.

46:48

I also want to talk a little bit more about your girls and raising teenage daughters.

I told you in my e-mail to you that I'm like, terrified of this.

46:56

Like, as they get older, it's just like, so scary to me.

So how has your relationship with your girls been over time?

47:03

And any advice for moms like me who have young kids who will eventually have to have teenagers?

Well, I mean, so I was a young mom, so I, we always talk about how we kind of grew up together.

47:14

I didn't have a life before them, so I don't know what life is without them.

So you know, where if you have kids, you know, at a more standard or normal age, it's you have life

47:27

established and kind of know a thing or two where I didn't.

But I think just being authentic in all the ways is, you know, like we've had a lot of conversations

47:36

lately where we're pretty close and don't really have many arguments.

It's generally a very happy house, but even then you know it.

47:44

I tell them like I don't know what I'm doing.

I've never had a 17 and 18 year old.

47:51

I don't have a mom to tell me what she did with me, you know, So we're just kind of figuring it out

as we go.

47:57

And luckily they're understanding and roll with it with me as we all kind of navigate together.

But it's you just figure it out as you go and just remembering to be kind yourself to as you

48:10

navigate different stages because they're all so different.

You know, it's just a process.

48:16

Yeah, I anybody who like pretends like they know what they're doing is just, I mean, they're just

pretending.

48:20

I know what they're doing.

I feel like.

48:23

I have no idea what I'm doing, but we're figuring it out and they seem to.

Do our best.

48:29

Exactly.

Yeah.

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Did they have any interest in running with you or have they done any running with you?

So Molly, my oldest, does run.

50:19

She really likes Marcel on Peloton, so I'm hoping we can get her in a Marcel class when I go to New

York next.

50:26

Allie is not really into running.

She thinks that we're crazy, but.

50:32

She.

She, you know, supports me for sure in it though so.

50:38

Yeah, that's funny, Marcel.

I don't think I've ever taken a Marcel class actually.

50:43

I might have to do that.

Yeah, if it's yeah.

50:45

Molly loves.

Her.

50:46

She's very real and the music I think is a big thing because I can't really get her to take like.

Becks.

50:53

Because she's like, I don't know any of that, those songs, like nobody does, Yeah.

Yeah, no one knows it but you just.

51:01

Learned to like it, but she likes her a lot and she likes Susie so.

Yeah.

51:05

We'll see if we can get her into Marcel, yeah.

Have you read Have you read Susie's book?

51:10

Yes, I finished it or did I finish it or?

I was almost done with it at the 50 mile I brought it with.

51:17

OK.

My phone says I got it cooled.

51:19

Down.

OK, well let's cool it down.

51:22

Oh my gosh, put the ice pack on it.

I do, I have an ice.

51:25

Pack so funny.

But now it's not standing up so.

51:29

We do.

It's cool.

51:32

Well, now you're frozen, so it might need to cool down.

Do you want to take another quick break?

51:36

Oh I I I'm so bad.

I need a new phone.

51:39

It's so old.

Yeah, I'm like, how is this happening?

51:43

I just finally got a new computer.

I was working faster than my computer and it was driving me insane.

51:48

I was like I need obviously need just more space and a better computer so.

Yeah, I just.

51:54

Need a new phone?

Mandy, stop buying diamond necklaces.

51:59

Well, you know.

You can't.

52:02

You can't because you have to have them because it's makes life so much better.

OK, so we were talking about your girls and running, how your older daughter will run.

52:12

Yeah.

Now, has she done any races?

52:14

We did a 5K together a couple years ago and I taped her to A to APR, so that was super fun to get to

do with her and she wants to do some more this year so we'll see.

52:24

Fun.

Did they run either of your girls in school?

52:27

Do track or cross country.

No, they were swimmers when they when they did team sports, but we just haven't done a ton of it.

52:35

They definitely just.

Do a lot of the horse stuff or.

52:37

FFA animal stuff.

Yeah.

52:40

Well, I feel like that takes up a lot of time.

We have in Indianapolis.

52:44

We have FFA, like I don't know what the right word is for it, but like, their annual convention is

here in Indianapolis.

52:53

Yeah.

Have you ever been here for it?

52:55

No, but maybe this year they're thinking they might.

The National Convention.

52:59

I think it is.

So yeah.

53:01

OK, yeah, I was like, I don't know what it's called.

I should cuz we've had to.

53:04

I'm on the board for a local marathon, the Monumental Marathon.

That's in November and we have other events too, but we've had to.

53:12

I think it's we've had to reschedule or like keep FFA in mind because OK, when they are here, they

take over the city.

53:19

Like so you can't have a marathon right when they're here, it's hard.

So yeah, well, if they come, you'll have to just let me know so or come with them.

53:30

Yeah, we can do a run.

Yeah, yeah, that'd be so much fun.

53:34

OK.

And I also wanted to make sure we talked about your tattoos.

53:38

Yeah, and I have a long sleeve.

Because you have some tattoos.

53:41

I have a lot and you.

Have a long sleeve on so now I can't see yeah, I always am so interested in tattoos.

53:47

I have.

I just got a new one new ish November last year I got it's like my biggest tattoo to date.

53:54

But but tell us about your tattoos like how many you have your favorites?

I don't know.

54:01

I have to count them, but I don't know.

But I got.

54:04

So that's my mom's handwriting.

I got that.

54:09

She wrote it in a book.

And then I got Statue of Liberty after New York.

54:13

And then I got a cactus for endurance and then.

I got a little dolphin and and the keys that's probably.

54:21

My my newest son and my most.

Favorite because the girls I actually.

54:26

Signed for them to get tattoos since.

Molly wasn't quite 18 yet, so we all got them.

54:32

Together, but they they got.

Their own They didn't get dolphins, so.

54:36

Dolphins.

OK, OK, But I couldn't convince them to get matching tattoos.

54:39

No, that's and.

We didn't need that, but got them together.

54:43

So that's fun.

That's really cool.

54:46

Where in the key?

Where in the keys were you?

54:48

Well, that was Key West.

We went there for my 40th birthday.

54:51

So.

That's so fun.

54:54

I'm getting ready to go next week.

Actually, this time next week I will be in Key West.

54:58

Manny, as we record this.

Yeah, we, my husband and I got engaged there over 10 years ago now because we've been married 10

55:05

years and we haven't been back since we got engaged.

Yeah, you have to.

55:09

So I'm like, we got to go.

We got to go back.

55:12

So we're only going to be there for a night because it's spring break.

So we're going to Naples, where my parents are six months out of the year, and then we're sneaking

55:20

away for a night and we're taking the ferry that goes from Fort Myers Beach down to Key West.

So it'll be an adventure, yes.

55:28

And we'll stay at the place where we got engaged and that'll be.

There you go, I love it.

55:33

Yeah, yeah.

And maybe now I'll be like, let's get tattoos.

55:36

He would never.

But you know, now that I I got one recently again, I have started getting the itch to do more.

55:45

All of mine are black.

I don't have any color tattoos, at least not yet.

55:49

I have one on my foot that says Ally in tie.

Hopefully is my is my joke.

55:55

I'm like hopefully.

But I've had it.

55:56

I've had a couple people help me out to make sure that that's what it says.

And then I have on my wrist.

56:03

Yeah, Zach, which is in his handwriting and that was actually from from a card that he wrote me in

Key West to be like meet me on the beach.

56:13

Like Zach, like he signed it the night we got engaged.

So I used that.

56:17

And then Sydney, my is my older daughter.

And then I have a spot here for Sloan when she learns how to write her name.

56:24

So.

That's awesome, I love it.

56:26

Yeah, yeah.

I love.

56:28

I love yours.

That's so much fun.

56:30

Yeah.

What's the longest you've spent under the needle?

56:35

The I've got a bird on my ribs and.

That one.

56:39

Took a long time and it's.

Colored and it it hurt real bad, so that one.

56:44

Probably like 2 1/2.

Hours or something, but most of mine are just small and.

56:50

Yeah, the color though in the dolphin thing took forever to heal.

It was.

56:54

I usually have black too, so it took a long time.

But.

56:58

It turned out cute, so.

Yeah, well, from what I couldn't see it super well, but it looked super cute.

57:03

And I mine is like the girls could totally color this in.

Somebody told me that they're like, you should totally just have them color your tattoo.

57:10

I'm like, that's smart.

Maybe that's what I should just do for all of them.

57:13

Be like here.

I'll just be a coloring book.

57:16

There you go.

For you anyway, do you have any more that you're like, oh, I know I'm gonna get this like when I do

57:23

this or like anything else you think about wanting to get?

No, I mean I'll I'll probably end up getting a couple more small ones.

57:31

Especially because the girls.

Seem to have interest in getting more.

57:34

So I'll probably just go with them and we'll figure it out.

Yeah, what did they get?

57:39

So they both got.

Something in memory of my mom, Molly, the 18 year old got a design from her headstone actually, so

57:46

she got that on her forearm and then Allie got so she got that on her forearm and then Allie got

down her spine.

57:56

It's fine in line.

It turned out beautiful.

57:58

It says always and forever with some flowers so.

Yeah, that's really cool.

58:03

That is really special.

Oh my gosh.

58:05

Both got something for your mom.

So the design that's on her headstone, I'm assuming it's not, is it her headstone or it's a design

58:11

that's also on her headstone?

Oh, it's a design that's on the headstone, so it's like 3 flowers with like a stem situation.

58:19

So she's got that on her, her forearm, so.

That's really special.

58:23

That's really special.

If you don't mind me asking, how did your mom pass away?

58:27

She died unexpectedly at her house.

She'd been here the day before for Ali's birthday.

58:33

We're actually coming up on four years, which is wild, but.

She just wasn't responding to us the next day, so we figured something was wrong and did a Wellness

58:45

check and she wasn't well so.

Oh, sorry.

58:49

I'm so she would.

Yeah, it the unexpected thing is is unique, but any.

58:55

Loss is hard, so yeah.

Yeah, the unexpected thing is, I mean both ways.

59:02

Like if you're dealing with somebody who has an illness for a long time, that's hard.

If it comes out of nowhere, that's hard.

59:09

How old was she?

59.

59:12

Yeah.

So did they know then why?

59:14

We did not do an.

Autopsy just because of her health, like my mom, she loved to smoke like a chimney and she had a

59:22

horrible diet and she was terribly inactive.

So we're fairly confident to say she probably had a big heart attack.

59:30

Genetically predisposed to that as well.

So since she died at her house.

59:35

On her own, you know, we just.

Let that be.

59:39

Yeah, wow.

Well, I'm so sorry.

59:41

Four years is a.

Long time.

59:43

But that's special.

It's a special way to have her handwriting.

59:47

And that's really cool.

Cool ways to remember her.

59:50

Certainly.

Yeah.

59:52

Yeah.

And another really difficult topic that if you're open to talking about, I would like to have you

59:58

share about because I think it's helpful for others, is the first marriage that you got yourself out

of.

1:00:06

Are you willing to talk about that?

If not, we can totally skip it.

1:00:10

Yeah, no, I mean, I met him when I was super young and we got married, had the babies.

He was abusive and basically all the ways but especially controlling and financially and.

1:00:24

Well, physically he got arrested a couple times too.

So yeah, I mean, I think through that kind of stuff, you find a lot of strength to learn about

1:00:32

yourself, what you can endure and what you can't.

And.

1:00:36

Get stronger and come out of the other side with a whole new set of standards.

Yeah.

1:00:43

So when what was your first indicate like when did he first become abusive?

Was it like throughout your relationship he was just kind of mentally abusive and then it escalated

1:00:51

from there or?

Well, he does the alcoholic.

1:00:54

Too, So just like when he was drinking and yeah, just.

And then after the girls were born especially, it just became like, I didn't have any access to

1:01:03

money and it didn't work, which I actually, my favorite memories are with the girls when I stayed at

home with them.

1:01:10

So I did get to do that.

Well, yeah, I had no access to money and then he messed with my credit, that kind of stuff.

1:01:18

So financially was super scary to try to leave more than anything.

But I mean, my mom lived with us at the time, so that worked out.

1:01:27

And.

Helpful family and yeah.

1:01:30

Your mom lived with you and with him.

You all lived with us.

1:01:33

It was a split house, so it was like a.

Had an apartment below it, but it was a rental.

1:01:39

We did not own a house.

So yeah, so she was there, so.

1:01:42

Then when he left.

Finally then I had her to help with the girls and stuff.

1:01:47

So he left.

You got him to leave.

1:01:50

Versus you having to he.

He got arrested again.

1:01:54

So so then.

He basically had to leave.

1:01:58

Yeah, thank God.

I'm so sorry that you went through that.

1:02:02

It's just, it's really pisses me off and I'm sure it makes a lot of other people angry.

Like to see and hear about women going through stuff like that, but so many do.

1:02:11

Did your mom like, was it something that she knew kind of all along that was happening or was it

something that.

1:02:19

I don't think she knew all along but then after she lived with us and I mean she definitely grew to

hate him but didn't know like how to help and.

1:02:28

He had to be away.

I don't know for a few weeks.

1:02:32

Or something like that at a time here and there and then finally just left so.

And that, did that experience change your relationship with alcohol?

1:02:40

Do you drink?

I I mean I like wine and stuff but I don't get drunk.

1:02:45

I wouldn't say but I drank.

I didn't really for a while though.

1:02:49

Nursing school.

Yeah, well, that you probably didn't have working time to even do it.

1:02:56

And well, you said your 40th birthday.

When did you turn 40?

1:02:59

In October.

October.

1:03:00

OK, yeah.

So I mean, as we get older, I'm 38, so it's like I can't have two glasses of wine without feeling

1:03:08

like crap the next day.

So I just like.

1:03:11

Not worth it.

Right.

1:03:12

It's sad, but not worth it.

Yeah, but I mean, gosh, your girls.

1:03:16

How young were your girls?

You told me I think at the beginning of this, but I forget like when you went.

1:03:21

Through your divorce.

So they were just kind of starting school, so preschool, kindergarten.

1:03:27

But yeah, I mean, I think, I mean, they know now we have very candid conversations about stuff.

And I'm sure when they were young, they were aware of certain things.

1:03:36

But I think a lot was kind of kept sort of hidden at least, or not to the full extent, yeah.

But yeah.

1:03:43

Yeah, I think, thank God, in some ways they were little.

I mean, that's obviously was such a hard time for you to go through, but it's like thinking about

1:03:50

them like you experiencing that now when they're very well aware of what would be going on.

That would be really hard too, right?

1:03:58

But they've now know Tim, your husband has pretty much been their dad since they can remember, I

would imagine.

1:04:04

In every way.

Yeah, yeah.

1:04:06

And does he haven't?

Does Tim have any kids?

1:04:09

He has an older daughter.

OK.

1:04:12

But.

Yeah, just the girls mainly.

1:04:14

He really took them in and raised them as his own so.

What a good guy.

1:04:19

Thank you Tim for being a good man.

Cuz I'm sure.

1:04:23

He'll listen to this, right?

Probably.

1:04:27

Probably.

And there were the dogs.

1:04:28

I talked about all your animals, but not the dogs.

What kind of dogs do you have?

1:04:32

We've made it.

Most the way without the dogs.

1:04:34

I know.

And then they're like, we're here, don't forget.

1:04:37

Yeah.

We have 3 so I have a winter dog, a Shih tzu.

1:04:41

And a pointer.

Of course you have three dogs.

1:04:44

I mean, why would you Not in the ranch, OK.

Ivy.

1:04:48

I'd really like another one but I keep being told no.

Yeah, there are a few animals in your.

1:04:56

House, Yeah.

So do they, I mean a Wiener dog, a Shih tzu, and I don't know what a pointer is like.

1:05:01

Is that also a small a?

Short hair?

1:05:03

No, she's like a mid dog, like a lab.

OK OK so she spend her a lot of time outside or do any of them?

1:05:10

I feel like the Shih Tzu probably wouldn't so.

Much but.

1:05:13

The little dogs don't do much outside, but Ivy goes on walks and plays with the donkey and.

Stuff like that.

1:05:19

OK, will Ivy run with you?

She did.

1:05:21

So I actually got her as a running companion OK when I lived in town, but then when I moved out

here, I don't have any sidewalks and so I have to either do Trail Oregon.

1:05:31

Treadmill.

If I run from my house, I can run from the hospital I work at, but she's not there.

1:05:36

Obviously so.

So she just.

1:05:38

Runs on the trails at home now.

Nice.

1:05:40

Oh, that's so nice.

I have a friend who has Rhodesian Ridgeback.

1:05:44

She has three of them and they run with, they run with her on the trails and I got to go once to run

and with them and I was like, this is the best.

1:05:51

This is so cool to be able to run around.

My dog is 11 and he's a goldendoodle, so he's a designer dog.

1:05:59

Designer Doug, we call him.

He'll run with me.

1:06:01

He's getting a little too old to to handle much distance anymore, but he used to run with me like up

to 10 miles at a time which was nice.

1:06:09

To have, yeah, that's.

Awesome.

1:06:11

Yeah, for sure.

Oh, I was going to ask you before we run out of time, I want to talk about your workout wardrobe

1:06:20

because.

Like the?

1:06:22

Pictures, I see you have the cutest stuff, OK.

And so I know that Peloton obviously has Peloton apparel, which I'm sure you have plenty of as to

1:06:30

why, especially from back in the early days when people knew that I was really into Peloton, so

they'd always ask me for my code.

1:06:36

And so I just got all this apparel.

But what else?

1:06:39

What other brands do you love to to run and work out in?

I have mostly Peloton apparel and I I worked at Lululemon actually years ago too.

1:06:51

So I love I I'm kind of a snob with that stuff.

And the girls now like it too, so we all can indulge in our Lululemon together.

1:07:01

Yeah, Oh my gosh, I bet you miss working there with the discount cuz.

That yeah it, yeah.

1:07:06

It had a huge, huge wardrobe then, but in some of it I still have.

Like the quality?

1:07:13

Is just awesome, so.

I literally just have started getting rid of some of my pieces that I've had like for wait like

1:07:20

almost embarrassing to admit how long but it's like they last so it's like who?

Cares.

1:07:27

So it's time to upgrade some of that stuff for me, probably.

Once it starts literally falling apart then I'm like OK.

1:07:32

I guess.

1:07:34

It's time to upgrade.

And when did you decide to become a nurse and go through nursing school too?

1:07:39

So you got to stay at home with your kids.

Had you worked like and had, let's see, you would have been early 20s.

1:07:45

Did you have any sort of a career before that to speak of or kind of how did that, How did your

career transition over time?

1:07:54

I went to school to be a vet tech the first time.

OK, and I.

1:07:58

Still love to do that, but it doesn't pay the bills.

Unfortunately.

1:08:02

And so then, yeah, I went to nursing school and they're in early elementary school.

And then we graduated or maybe mid elementary graduated when they're in middle school.

1:08:11

So I've been a nurse for almost 7 years almost.

Seven years, OK.

1:08:15

And what kind of nurse Cardiology, OK, you'll be able to tell that.

I don't know.

1:08:20

I have a lot of friends that are nurses.

I don't know how many of them listen to this, but yeah, they'll be like, Ally, you should know,

1:08:26

like, we're all nurses.

I'm like, I don't know anything.

1:08:29

So cardiology tracks as well because of your daughter's heart defect.

Is that kind of what inspired you to go into to being a cardiology nurse?

1:08:39

Yeah.

Basically.

1:08:41

Do you work with people of all ages or do you specialize in a certain age?

It's mostly adults.

1:08:47

I don't really do.

We don't.

1:08:48

Have any pets really but.

OK, Yeah.

1:08:51

Wow.

Well, that's really cool.

1:08:53

What kind of schedule do you keep?

I work four days a week, four days, just regular 8 hour days, yeah.

1:08:59

OK.

All right.

1:09:00

That's pretty nice.

And then what does Tim do for work?

1:09:04

So he was a foreman for an electrical company, but he actually retired this year, so.

Get out of town.

1:09:12

I know.

So now he's a full time ranch hand.

1:09:16

Oh, what a dream.

Now we're like getting some Yellowstone vibes, you know, in the mix.

1:09:22

That's pretty cool.

Yeah.

1:09:23

Wow, that is amazing.

Well, Congrats to him.

1:09:26

That's.

Yes.

1:09:29

Definitely, yeah.

Being able to be retired would be nice, although I'm sure perhaps working on the ranch full time is

1:09:35

probably the same amount of work, if not more I would imagine.

Yeah, too.

1:09:40

So he stays busy.

Yeah, and has he done an ultra marathon?

1:09:45

He's done the triathlons.

Yeah, and working he works out to stay healthy.

1:09:51

And that's OK.

He's not really into the competition stuff anymore.

1:09:56

Well, it seems like, you know, one out of two parents doing that seems good having Yeah, like I know

people that do, you know, they both are all into it, which at times I really want.

1:10:06

But yeah, it's hard having having somebody going through marathon training and then, you know, ultra

marathon training in the house.

1:10:13

Yeah.

Outside of coaches that are, you know, obviously Peloton coaches.

1:10:17

Do you have like a running coach that you use?

No.

1:10:20

I have a friend who's.

Helped me and now her name is Christine but no I.

1:10:25

I just rely heavily on experience and different stuff I've read and I follow a lot of what Bex does.

I take almost all of her content.

1:10:35

I think she's great and really pushes you like fairly but pushes So no, just lots of experience.

Yeah, lots of experience is right.

1:10:45

So I just looked at my notes again because I couldn't remember the number of marathons that you've

done. 18 plus marathons.

1:10:53

I think New York was 18 and then yeah, the 250 K's and the 150 mile, so.

OK, 250K's and where were those?

1:11:01

Also local Forgive.

Me.

1:11:02

Oh, Yep, but I think right.

Mm.

1:11:04

Hmm.

OK, OK.

1:11:06

All right.

And then the 100 mile, remind me where that is?

1:11:10

It's like on the border of Wisconsin and Illinois.

OK, what's the name of that one?

1:11:17

The Badger, 100.

Badger 100 OK, see my friends who are into ultra marathoning who listen to this may be like, Oh yes,

1:11:25

I've done that or I know what that is.

Me on the other hand, I am like I feel like I'm still learning so much about the sport in general,

1:11:32

let alone like then talking to people about ultras.

It's a whole that's a whole nother world in and of itself.

1:11:39

Yeah, right.

Yeah.

1:11:42

And the altars is a different vibe altogether.

It's very laid back and less stressful and more this.

1:11:49

Out there doing your thing.

Yeah, I really want to get into that at some point.

1:11:54

Like I, I love the idea of going from being like, I would classify myself as a very type A super

uptight Roadrunner who like going for a run without my watch.

1:12:04

Like the idea of that gives me anxiety, which is just so silly because it's like, who give who cares

at all?

1:12:10

Like why?

There used to not be watches and Strava and all of that.

1:12:14

And I used to run just fine.

So why?

1:12:17

So I think I love the idea of like the ultra mindset where it's just like, not that it's not that

deep.

1:12:23

Like just run, yeah, and enjoy it.

That's why I like it.

1:12:28

Yeah, yeah, that's so cool.

You've done it all, Mandy, like you really have.

1:12:32

You started with like short distance in a 5K, have done triathlons, full Iron Man races, 18

marathons.

1:12:40

Like what about the half marathon distance?

We haven't really talked about that.

1:12:44

Is that a distance that you dabble into or?

I mean, I have years ago, I haven't done 1, I don't know since 2018 or something probably.

1:12:52

I mean I.

Do the distance a lot but not.

1:12:56

An actual race, yeah.

If you count the half marathons that you've done while training.

1:13:02

Exactly.

I don't even know how many I've done racing, so yeah.

1:13:07

A lot, yeah.

So what would you say is your favorite race distance so far?

1:13:14

I don't know it.

It just depends.

1:13:16

I don't.

I don't really have a favorite, I don't think.

1:13:19

Clearly.

I mean, I really like.

1:13:22

I really like the half iron for triathlon but.

The 5K.

1:13:27

My one of the.

Girls is telling me to say 5K but I hate 5K's.

1:13:31

I do too.

They hurt.

1:13:34

I mean, I don't know.

But they're fun.

1:13:37

At least they're over quick.

Yeah, it's funny to explain that to people who don't run like you're like no, running a 5K for me or

1:13:45

racing A5 Ki should say, is harder than racing a marathon because you go from like 0 to dead

immediately.

1:13:51

You just you want to die the whole time versus in a marathon at least takes a while ideally.

Because I.

1:13:57

Feel like you want to die and then people are like why do you do this?

Why do you pay money to do this?

1:14:02

Because it's amazing.

Well, I'll ask you the end of the podcast questions now because I know with our technical

1:14:10

difficulties, we've now gone over time.

Yeah, my hot phone.

1:14:15

Yeah, your hot phone.

I love it.

1:14:19

OK So what is your favorite running song and or mantra?

Oh, so the forward is a pace?

1:14:28

Seems to be.

All the rage.

1:14:30

You know, so that and I anything great a show man, I will instantly smile and run fast and my girls

make endless fun of me for.

1:14:39

That but I really like it.

Races 18 marathons.

1:14:45

Like what about the half marathon distance?

We haven't really talked about that.

1:14:49

Is that a distance that you dabble into or?

I mean, I have years ago.

1:14:53

I haven't done 1, I don't know, since 2018 or something probably.

I mean, I do.

1:15:01

The distance a lot, but not an.

Actual race, yeah.

1:15:06

If you count the half marathons that you've done while training exactly I.

Don't even know how many I've done racing, so yeah.

1:15:14

A lot, yeah.

So what would you say is your favorite race distance so far?

1:15:22

I don't.

Know it.

1:15:23

It just depends.

I don't.

1:15:25

I don't really have a favorite.

I don't.

1:15:27

Think.

Because I mean clearly.

1:15:29

I mean, I really.

Liked I really liked the half iron for triathlon but the 5K.

1:15:38

My one of the.

Girls is telling me to say 5K but I hate 5K's.

1:15:43

I do too.

It hurts.

1:15:45

I mean, I don't know.

But they're fun.

1:15:48

At least they're over quick.

Yeah, it's funny to explain that to people who don't run.

1:15:53

Like you're like, no, running a 5K for me or racing A5 Ki should say, is harder than racing a

marathon because you go from like 0 to dead immediately.

1:16:04

Like you just want to die the whole time versus in a marathon at least takes a while ideally.

Because I feel.

1:16:09

Like you want to die and then people are like, why do you do this?

Why do you pay money to do this?

1:16:15

Because.

It's amazing.

1:16:19

Well, I'll ask you the end of the podcast questions now because I know with our technical

difficulties, we've now gone over time.

1:16:27

Yeah, my hot phone.

Yeah, your hot phone.

1:16:32

I love it.

OK So what is your favorite running song and or mantra?

1:16:41

Oh, so the forward is a pace?

Seems to be.

1:16:45

All the rage.

You know, so that and I anything great a show man, I will instantly smile and run fast and my girls

1:16:55

make endless fun of me for.

That but I really like it.

1:17:00

And evanescence.

There's just something about.

1:17:02

Them.

Too, That lights a bit of a fire and gets me going so.

1:17:07

I haven't listened to Evanescence in a while.

I feel like I would be.

1:17:11

I would be into that.

I must confess that I've never seen The Greatest Showman.

1:17:16

Sorry, it's the best.

I've heard some of the music but I don't know why I've never watched it.

1:17:21

Probably because my husband's like not like super into that but I need to probably and I where.

Can I watch it?

1:17:28

Is it on Netflix?

Can I watch it on my Peloton?

1:17:30

That is what I'm asking.

I don't think.

1:17:33

So I don't.

Think it's on.

1:17:34

Netflix.

I don't know, I haven't watched.

1:17:37

It for a while.

That's the music on Disney Plus.

1:17:41

But yeah, the music there's probably.

I think I've done a Peloton class that was great as showman if.

1:17:47

That yeah, there's a ride.

Yeah.

1:17:50

And forward is a pace back to the beginning when we talked about our necklaces, the Becks and 26

diamonds.

1:17:57

What do you call it?

Collaboration is the forwards.

1:18:00

It's FWRD, right?

The necklace, Yeah.

1:18:03

Yeah.

1:18:04

And then you have run.

So it's basically like run forward and you basically have the mantra on your neck.

1:18:09

Yeah, yeah, I like that.

Forward is a pace and it is so freaking true.

1:18:14

Yeah.

And then your next finish line.

1:18:16

We also talked about the fact that you are signed up for the Badger 100 August 1st.

Is that what you said or 31st?

1:18:23

I think so, it's the first.

Weekend.

1:18:25

First weekend, whenever it's in.

August, whatever.

1:18:28

Who knows what day it is.

I don't.

1:18:30

Yeah.

Or it is April Fool's Day, actually, when we record this.

1:18:33

I can remember that.

So that's a huge finish line and milestone.

1:18:37

If you are able to make it to that start line.

I understand why you wouldn't if you're trying to be smart.

1:18:43

But I also think based on your history of doing amazing things like you, if you set your mind to it

and you want to, I feel like you could.

1:18:51

So I will be here just cheering for you.

And I'm hoping that you can get there and knowing that even if you don't this summer, that it will

1:18:59

happen if you wanted to.

So yeah.

1:19:02

Are you signed up for any other races this year?

No, I'm on the wait list for the Javelina. 100K but that's not.

1:19:11

That's.

October and I really would like to do that one because October definitely is reasonable for 100K

1:19:18

but.

Right.

1:19:19

I wanted to do the 100 mile and then I thought that was not needed.

So then I have had all the distances if I do the 100K.

1:19:27

Right.

You're like, well, OK, so if I do this, then I got to do that.

1:19:30

Yeah.

And for anybody who wants to know, the math on the 100K is like 62 miles ish.

1:19:37

Right.

Yep.

1:19:38

Yeah, which is still just amazing.

And where is the Javelina 100?

1:19:41

I know I've heard of that.

Yeah, it's in the desert in Arizona somewhere.

1:19:46

God, you guys, Phoenix, you inspire me so much.

And what is your Peloton leaderboard name?

1:19:55

Mandy.

That's.

1:19:57

Just Mandy Rose.

Mandy Rose.

1:19:59

That's an easy one.

And then what is so MN?

1:20:03

So your Instagram is Mandy Rose under score MN, right?

Yeah.

1:20:08

And what is what is MN is that nurse?

Minnesota.

1:20:12

Minnesota dumbass Ally God idiot.

Now I feel so dumb.

1:20:16

OK.

No dull.

1:20:18

I'm just erasing that from my brain because, yeah, I was like, is MN like a type of nurse, you know,

designation?

1:20:23

And then, well, no duh.

You're like, I'm like, where are you from?

1:20:26

You're like, well I'm from MN you moron.

No.

1:20:31

Oh, gosh, it's so fun getting a chance to talk to you.

Thank you so much for doing this with you.

1:20:37

Yeah, absolutely.

And I hope at some point, if you come for the National Convention for Future Farmers of America, you

1:20:44

let me know.

We'll organize a run in your honor.

1:20:47

Yeah.

1:20:48

It would be so much fun.

What is that?

1:20:50

New normally in November.

When this convention?

1:20:54

Well, no, none of us know.

Sometime, sometime.

1:20:57

It's in the fall.

Welcome.

1:20:59

Because Indy, you know what?

I know Indiana, you think like there's nothing here.

1:21:03

But our city is so amazing and continues to get more amazing downtown.

So I highly recommend.

1:21:08

I've looked at the marathon, so yeah.

And and I highly recommend the marathon.

1:21:12

I am a little biased, but it is so flat and very fast.

So there's that.

1:21:18

And it's usually cold.

So if you like.

1:21:20

Well, you said you like the heat.

Never mind.

1:21:21

I do.

I'm a weird one.

1:21:24

Yeah, you are weird, but amazing.

OK, I could talk to you all day.

1:21:27

All right.

Thank you so much, Mandy.

1:21:29

And thank you to everybody who has listened or watched this.

Happy running.

1:21:34

Yes.

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1:21:36

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1:21:58

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1:22:05

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