Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 618. The Everyday Runner, Kristian "K-Money" Mines

618. The Everyday Runner, Kristian "K-Money" Mines

Published: March 7, 2023, 10 a.m.

"I\u2019m really good at making sure others understand that not only are they athletes \u2014 look at the definition and tell me that doesn\u2019t describe you! \u2014\xa0but also telling people they are runners. I just decided, 'Listen, that\u2019s what I am.' If you run, if you jog, I don\u2019t care what it is, you\u2019re a runner. And you\u2019re an athlete! Own that. Once you own it, you will really see a lot of weight lifted off of you. Then you realize, you\u2019re not out here for anybody else. You\u2019re out here for you."

Kristian Mines represents all of the best qualities you'll find within the running community. She radiates joy, positivity, and energy. She started running in her forties, she completed her first marathon in Chicago last year, and she's a proud back-of-the-pack athlete. Where Kristian feels she really shines, though, is as a "voluncheerleader." She's on a quest to volunteer at all six World Marathon Majors (she's done three so far!), and she cares deeply about making sure every runner feels celebrated at their respective finish lines. (She's often the last person to leave the finish, cheering until the very end, ensuring no one arrives at the line alone.) Kristian \u2014 or "K-Money," as she's best known \u2014 lives in Columbus, OH, where she is a training facilitator and analyst.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Kristian shares how she got the nickname \u201cK-Money\u201d (3:35)
  • What\u2019s making Kristian happy today (4:20)
  • Kristian shares what she\u2019s training for right now, and how her training is going so far (5:15)
  • What Kristian\u2019s childhood was like, and when and why sports entered the picture (17:45)
  • How Kristian became a runner (23:15)
  • On the first time Kristian called herself a runner (37:30)
  • How Kristian deals with judgment and negativity within the running community and beyond (43:00)
  • On recruiting non-runners and turning them into aspiring half-marathoners (50:10)
  • All about the back-of-the-pack camaraderie (55:00)
  • Kristian reflects on how running has changed her life (1:04:45)

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