Episode 165: Tammy Mills - Chin Up, Crown On

Tammy Mills⁠ and I finally met in real life for this interview. Her journey from never being allowed to play sports as a kid to running the New York City Marathon when she turned 60 is one I know you will find inspiring. During this episode, sponsored by ⁠Noogs⁠ and ⁠Batch⁠, we talk about: How she found her coach, Christi Dee, after attempting to train for the New York City Marathon using multiple training apps Growing up in Selma, Indiana and never being allowed to play sports as a kid Finding running in her 30s while getting sober, and running the Indy Mini with Ken Long's training program Her infamous "Jump the Gun" story — and the lady with the purse who passed her Truly finding running in her 50s after realizing she couldn't keep up with her kids at a Tamika Catchings basketball camp Running from mailbox to mailbox until she fell in love with movement Her first marathon at Indianapolis Monumental in 2016 — buying new shoes the day before and swearing she'd never run another one Running five marathons total, including the Kentucky Derby Marathon and Shamrock Marathon Her ultramarathon debut at The Full Mo, finishing despite a serious foot cramping injury Becoming a Peloton devotee through Robin Arzon and the Swagger Society community Running the New York City Marathon with Kathrine Switzer's 261 Fearless team for her 60th birthday Her mantra, "you don't know what you can't do," and how it carried her through training and the race itself Her path to becoming a United Methodist pastor, getting defrocked after coming out, and eventually being "re-frocked" and serving a church in Michigan City Meeting her wife Nancy, their fight to legally adopt their children as a same-sex couple in Indiana, and celebrating Pride Month together as a family 32 years of sobriety and how running and gratitude have transformed her life Her love of building Lego and her Instagram account, mills365lego Heading back to New York City Marathon this fall, running for ⁠Tell Every Amazing Lady⁠ (ovarian cancer research) Previous Guests Mentioned ⁠⁠Whitney Heins⁠⁠ - Episode 163 ⁠⁠Mike Vollmer⁠⁠ - Episode 156 ⁠⁠Christi Dee⁠⁠ - Episode 3 ⁠⁠Mary Pittman⁠⁠ - Episode 10 Sponsor Details ⁠Noogs⁠ - Use ALLYB for 15% off ⁠Batch⁠ - Use FINISH for 30% off Other Links ⁠Support Tammy's Tell Every Amazing Lady NYC Marathon fundraiser⁠ Follow me on Instagram ⁠@allytbrett_runs⁠ ⁠Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter⁠ This is a ⁠SandyBoy Productions⁠ podcast.