# 99: A Quarter, a Timex, and a Lifetime of Miles: 34 Years of Running Lessons w/ Stephanie Dyer

An episode of [My First Marathon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1740805607), 10 Nov 2025, 55 min.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8804056.mp3?modified=1762719761&sid=5128391&source=rss

When Stephanie Dyer started running 34 years ago, it wasn’t love at first sight. As a former tennis player, running felt like punishment. But surrounded by the energy of Marathon Monday at Boston College, she gave it another chance and found a lifelong passion. In this episode, Stephanie shares how her first marathon grew into decades of lessons about patience, simplicity, and self-trust. From training with nothing but a Timex and a quarter for a payphone to learning to listen to her body (and sometimes craving nothing but rotisserie chicken), her story reminds us that running doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be yours. Follow Stephanie at @runwithredness on Instagram! Join the waitlist for her e-course that includes everything you need to know to be equipped and empowered to run a great marathon with a focus on nutrition and mindset -> runwithredness.com Follow along with the show: 👣 Personal IG/TikTok: @tay.says / @taysays 🎙️ Podcast IG/TikTok: @myfirstmarathonpod 📺 YouTube: @MyFirstMarathonPodcast 🌐 Website & extras: myfirstmarathon.co & myfirstmarathon.co/resources

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