Unstoppable Resilience: Ticking Off Marathon Majors and Beyond with Jenna Trueman

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This week’s feature guest is one of the most dedicated runners you’ll ever come across, Run2PB athlete Jenna Trueman. Joining the team back in December 2019 after building her way back from the New York Marathon, Jenna has since smashed personal bests right across the board—from the 5K all the way up to the marathon, including a 7-minute half marathon PB down to 1:50 at Jetty to Jetty and a 4:02 in Canberra.

But Jenna’s story goes way beyond the stopwatch. She has officially ticked off the Abbott World Marathon Majors, including a mind-blowing 2025 double where she ran Boston on a Monday and London with Phil the following Sunday, finishing within three minutes of each other. We unpack the incredible resilience it took to bounce back from a mid-race gallbladder attack and emergency surgery at the Sydney Marathon, complete a conservative 8-week return, grab sweet redemption on that exact same course, and then immediately line up for her first-ever 26km trail race in Malaysia.

Jenna shares what it's really like balancing a full-time career in finance and motherhood in the brutal Brisbane heat, working with coach Matt Davey, and being an incredible role model for her kids.

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