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b"Everyone's reason for running marathons and how they got there is different. In this episode, we learn about what inspired Amanda Watters and Patty Hung to want to go this distance. And their marathon stories are inextricably linked to the Boston Marathon: Amanda has run 16 consecutive times, and this marathon has been a part of her life since childhood; and Patty has completed Boston an incredible 34 consecutive times. Along the way in these stories, we learn about the course and some of the highlights experienced by runners with such a depth of experience at this history race.\\xa0\\nThis episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.\\xa0\\nThe last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations.\\nIn episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport.\\xa0For this and the following two episodes, we're discovering why we all started marathoning. This episode features Amanda and Patty, and our next episode features the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna. And in episode 4, we hear from Yao, Nicole, and Cherie.\\xa0\\nJoin us on the journey, to energize your own running goals!\\nThe runners featured\\nRochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer\\xa0\\nPatty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons\\xa0run\\nYao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher;\\xa0Boston first-timer\\xa0\\xa0\\nMarija Desivojevi\\u0107, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timer\\nNicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA;\\xa0cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timer\\nZarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timer\\nAmanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15\\xa0Bostons run\\nJonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timer\\nCherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run\\nWays to Connect and Engage with Women's Running Stories\\nInstagram: @womensrunningstories\\nTwitter: @WomenRunStories\\nWebsite: womensrunningstories.com\\nEmail host Cherie: clouiseturner@gmail.com\\nWomen's Running Stories is a member of the Evergreen network: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/"