Road Runners Club of America

So I went to New York, I went to Hawaii in January with Mike's family.

And then I went to DC for the RRCA convention where I was able to speak.

And I loved DC.

I loved, I want to go back and take the kids for sure later, but the Metro is really, really clean and easy to use there, which is awesome.

And today we are celebrating an extraordinary Chicago Marathon performance.

Our guest is Alissa Miller, a physical therapist, fitness instructor, and soon-to-be RRCA certified running coach.

Alyssa's been running for 20 years, beginning when she joined her middle school cross-country team in sixth

grade.

Yes.

So that leads perfectly.

I am taking the RRCA running coach certification, Roadrunners Club of America, in a couple of weeks.

It's something that I've received nudges for over the last, you know, several years.

So don't be afraid to modify it.

Or, um, the other thing you can do, there's a great group called, um, it's, um, [laughs] RRCA and, um, I am totally blanking on what the in- initials are.

It's, like, uh, Runners Club of America.

It's might be Road Running Club of America.

I'm just having a day.

Um, but yeah.

But you could also find a, um, um, a running group in your area or get in touch with an RRCA coach, and they can give you a plan that suits where you are.

'Cause that, that's the other motto I have is start where you are, which not, you know, I didn't create that either.

My roommates are very supportive and, um-

Do you run for the New York Road Runners Club?

I am not a member of the Road Runners Club.

Do, do you live in Manhattan?

[laughs] She lied, claiming that she was dying of brain cancer-

Yeah, I remember that

... to join the New York Road Runners Club.

This is, this honestly is one of the worst human beings who ever lived.

It's a, it's a good amount of money, and you are wondering, do they think it's worth it? Are they still gonna wanna work with me if they don't PR in their upcoming race, or they don't hit their goal, or they're disappointed in their time? You might think, "Am I really qualified to do this because I've only been coaching a couple years?" Or I just got my, you know, certification six months ago, even though I've been running for 20 years, and I've read millions of running books, and I've listened to the podcasts, and I've helped people for free, and I've been...

I haven't technically done that for this long, right? Do I really know what I'm doing [laughs] when I make this schedule, when I create this workout? 'Cause I know I went through the RRCA coach certification.

I was like, "Wait, are you gonna actually teach us how to, like, make workouts?" But they don't, because...

I mean, they do, but they don't, right? It's like they're not giving you...

And so one of the things, you know, after I had that lunch with Irena yesterday, we met at the Everyone's Marathon.

We've met up, she came to San Diego.

We met up at the RRCA convention.

She's been, we've worked on one-on-one.