312. Alyse Gilliver & Jeff Cunningham | The Coach-Athlete Duo Behind a Chicago PB, Third Canadian & Finding Joy Again

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Alyse Gilliver ran a 2:43:31 PB at the Chicago Marathon, finishing as the third Canadian woman — but the road to that result was anything but straightforward. After a spring of setbacks and some lost running joy, Alyse and her coach, Jeff Cunningham, found their way back to a breakthrough performance. We chat about the coach-athlete relationship, trusting the process, navigating tough patches, and what it takes to show up on race day with confidence (and a little bit of fun!).

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Connect with Alyse & Jeff:

• Instagram: @aleebreegee.run @jdcunningham97
• The Consistently Good Podcast
• Cunningham Running
• Past interviews on Inspired Soles:
  • Ep 242 with Alyse
  • Episode 278 with Jeff on Confidence, Comparison and Caring for the Whole Athlete
  • Episode 256 on Marathon Pacing 
  • Episode 217 with Polly (Jeff’s Canadian sub-elite athlete)

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