Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 451. The Everyday Runner, Lara Kondor

451. The Everyday Runner, Lara Kondor

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 10 a.m.

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\\u201cI just had to keep moving forward\\u2026 I never let myself stop and wallow in it, because I was afraid that if I did, I\\u2019d never stop. I just had to keep going. So I did.\\u201d

Lara Kondor is \\u2014 and always has been \\u2014 tough. She\'s a 46-year-old ultra-running mom of three who lives in New Hampshire, and on this episode, she talks about how she found running, and about the powerful role running has played in her life. Lara is a 13-time marathoner and nine-time ultramarathoner, with dreams of hitting the 100-mile mark in a single event. (Her longest so far is 92 miles at The Hamsterwheel 24-hour race.) Both on the run and off, Lara is a full-time caregiver for her oldest child, Noah, who is 25 and was diagnosed with autism at three years old. Noah is mostly nonverbal, but running has given him a new way to communicate. In this conversation, Lara talks about Noah\'s diagnosis, about new motherhood, and about how they started running together. She talks about asking for help, about accepting help, and about seeing Noah thrive (and get faster!) on the run.

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What you\\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • All about Lara\\u2019s childhood growing up in Florida (4:15)
  • On having children at a young age, and what it was like getting Noah\\u2019s autism diagnosis when he was three years old (6:20)
  • How Lara found running (17:25)
  • Why Lara loves running ultras \\u2014 on a track (31:40)
  • How Noah found running (36:00)
  • Why Lara and Noah joined the Millennium Running Club (42:30)
  • What\\u2019s next for Lara and Noah? (55:40)

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