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Doing Hard Things: Marathon Running, Type 1 Diabetes & Building Resilience with Brooke Kaplan
Brooke Kaplan has run seven marathons and is training for her eighth in Berlin this September, while managing Type 1 diabetes on every single mile. For Brooke, that means constantly reading her body mid-run: is she spiking, dropping, fueling too early, too late, running too hot, too cold. Some runs end with her sitting on a curb for twenty minutes, waiting for a low blood sugar to pass before she can take another step. In this conversation, Brooke, Director of HR Compliance at Worldwide Clinical Trials and a running coach with Team RunRun, talks about what it actually takes to keep showing up when the challenge isn't hypothetical. We get into her Boston qualifier at the Philadelphia Marathon, beating Diplo at his 5K, why she avoided racing for years after her first marathon, and what she tells her own athletes when a training run goes sideways. We also talk about the discomfort women are taught to avoid, the difference between "I can't" and "I haven't yet," and why Brooke defines failure as data instead of a verdict. You start where you are, you build capacity, and the thing that once felt impossible becomes something you know how to do. In this episode: - Managing Type 1 diabetes mid-marathon, real-time blood sugar decisions - Her Boston qualifier at the Philadelphia Marathon - Why she quit racing after COVID, and what brought her back - Coaching first-time marathoners through self-doubt - Reframing failure: "first attempt in learning" - Why women underestimate what they're capable of - Starting small and building capacity for bigger goals - Berlin Marathon prep and the six World Majors ahead Connect with Brooke Kaplan on Instagram @Brooke_M_Kaplan , and find her for run coaching through Team RunRun , and on LinkedIn .
