{"podcast":{"title":"Mindful Marathon Podcast","slug":"mindful-marathon-podcast-7011584","podcast_index_feed_id":7011584,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/mindfulmarathon/feed.xml","website_url":"https://mindfulmarathon.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16330440/Podcast_Graphic_qke27j.jpg","author":"Michelle Quirk, MD","episode_count":100,"summary":"A podcast helping runners to run their own race. In each episode, you will hear how to get started, fuel better, keep going, recover, or simply enjoy running a little bit more. Hosted by Running Coach Michelle Quirk, MD. Find out more about the program at Mindful-Marathon.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T16:17:05.742558+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-marathon-podcast-7011584"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 106: Sharing Love for the Turkey Trot - Why a Thanksgiving 5k is a Great Goal for Fall, with Dr. Michelle Quirk","slug":"ep-106-sharing-love-for-the-turkey-trot-why-a-thanksgiving-5k-is-a-great-goal-for-fall-with-dr-michelle-quirk","published_at":"2026-09-21T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-marathon-podcast-7011584/ep-106-sharing-love-for-the-turkey-trot-why-a-thanksgiving-5k-is-a-great-goal-for-fall-with-dr-michelle-quirk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-marathon-podcast-7011584","url":"https://mindfulmarathon.podbean.com/e/ep-106-sharing-love-for-the-turkey-trot-why-a-thanksgiving-5k-is-a-great-goal-for-fall-with-dr-michelle-quirk/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9d68tzzwakkc47qr/Ep_106_Turkey_Trotase68.mp3","summary":"What If You Ran a Turkey Trot This Year? Thanksgiving is about two months away, and if you’ve been thinking about starting or restarting running, my question for you is What if you chose a Turkey Trot as your goal this fall? You might be thinking, “Coach Michelle, I can barely run for five minutes.” And that is okay. You don’t have to be a runner today to decide that you’d like to cross the finish line of a 5k on Thanksgiving morning. In this episode, we’re talking about why I love the Turkey Trot as a beginner-friendly running goal, and how you can use the next 8 weeks to work toward one in a way that is realistic, sustainable, and actually fits your life. In this episode, I talk about: Why Turkey Trots are such a fun, family-friendly, low-pressure introduction to running and races Why a 5k is such an approachable goal for newer runners Why your goal doesn’t have to be running 3.1 miles without stopping What to do if you’re starting from the couch, from walking, or from years away from running How run/walk intervals, easy effort, rest, and gradual progression can get you moving toward a 5k Why your training needs to fit the life you’re actually living, not the imaginary life where nobody gets sick and work never runs late How to think about the Turkey Trot as a celebration and community experience rather than another performance test Plus, I have some homework for you which is to find your Turkey Trot. Pick a race, put it on your calendar, and then ask yourself, What would it feel like to cross that finish line on Thanksgiving morning? Ready to train for your Turkey Trot? If you’re thinking, “Okay Coach Michelle, I love this idea, but I have no idea how to get from where I am right now to a Turkey Trot in two months,” that’s exactly why I created Ready, Set, Run. Read…","meta_description":"What If You Ran a Turkey Trot This Year? Thanksgiving is about two months away, and if you’ve been thinking about starting or restarting running, my quest…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":873,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mindful-marathon-podcast-7011584/episodes/ep-106-sharing-love-for-the-turkey-trot-why-a-thanksgiving-5k-is-a-great-goal-for-fall-with-dr-michelle-quirk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-marathon-podcast-7011584/ep-106-sharing-love-for-the-turkey-trot-why-a-thanksgiving-5k-is-a-great-goal-for-fall-with-dr-michelle-quirk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}