When Grayson Murphy swapped from soccer to running in college, she never anticipated that she'd find such great success. Now a two-time world champion, the Montana-based runner has hard a whirlwind rise to success in sport — but that hasn't come without many hurdles. The most recent: A diagnosis with Crohn's Disease. In this week's episode, she shares how she's coping with the news and how the illness impacts her regularly.

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(5:07) The importance of grace to Grayson when it comes to her day-to-day

(7:15) The symptoms that Grayson experienced that were indicative of Crohn's disease

(9:36) How Grayson felt when she first learned about Crohn's

(13:38) Grayson shares why she stopped playing soccer

(20:40) What joy looks like for Grayson today

(25:30) Grayson talks about starting her own stationary company, Wild Strides Paper Co.

(28:55) How Grayson has navigated her grief and anger over the past year

(35:53) Grayson talks about how finding early success in running was actually very difficult for her mentally

(41:41) Grayson talks about severe pre-race anxiety, and how she had some pretty difficult intrusive thoughts before competing

(48:10) Grayson talks about what she could see herself doing work-wise in the future

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A story from last weekend's Cherry Blossom 10-miler. Plus: Answering a listener question on how to get rid of those pre-race jitters.

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No one likes to be on the bench, unable to do the activities that they love because of an injury. This week, I'm chatting with writer, content creator, and runner Lydia Keating about injury. We swap stories about how injuries have impacted our physical and mental health in the past, and she shares how navigating a sacral stress fracture has actually bettered her current mindset. Plus: Tips for embracing recovery time (and how to spend it), and Lydia shares an unconventional take on the looming TikTok ban.

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(5:15) How is Lydia feeling really right now?

(11:40) Why running is such a big part of Lydia’s life right now

(12:05) What’s changed to help Lydia feel the strongest she’s ever felt as a runner

(15:24) What it was like when Lydia learned that she had a sacral stress fracture

(19:43) Lydia talks about her concern for her financial wellbeing when she got injured

(25:17) How Lydia adapted her routine during injury and what helped her heal

(30:17) How Lydia feels about the “oh you look so healthy” compliment

(39:50) Lydia and Emily talk about feeling uncomfortable in their bodies during injury

(46:20) Sleep's critical role in recovery from injury

(56:40) What’s next for Lydia?

(57:18) When Lydia new that she was in a position to go full-time with content creation

(58:25) How Lydia felt when new of the TikTok ban first came around

(1:00:42) The advice that Lydia would tell herself when she was going through injury, knowing what she knows now

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