Episode 168: Abby Prentice: You Don't Have to Run Alone

Abby Prentice and I met years ago at Monumental's very first Indianapolis 5K, when I saw her running the Monumental Community Mile with her mom. During this episode, sponsored by HUUG and Goodr, we talk about: How the Community Mile has become a family tradition Getting her brother Ryan hooked on running, from spectating her races to signing up for Monumental this fall The trail fall at Avon Town Hall Park that left her covered in blood Fundraising for Team Chicago Run, and how a friend's foundation unexpectedly landed her a New York City Marathon bib Growing up in the small town of Covington, Indiana Being a sprinter and high jumper in high school, and specializing in high jump at Indiana State, including getting to run Division I cross country Meeting her husband, Deshaun, on the high jump squad in college Her first marathon (Chicago, 2023), trained completely solo, versus how much easier her second (Monumental, 2024) felt Founding Indy Social Run Club — weekly run club based out of Athletic Annex Becoming a brand ambassador for Indy Monumental, the Indiana Women's Running Festival, and Lululemon Keystone, and how she got into content creation Running the aid station — a "tiki bar" themed pit stop — at the Full Mo ultramarathon, and just how much work goes into it Her go-to fuel (Tailwind, Never Second, Huma) and current shoe rotation (ASICS Superblast and Novablast, New Balance SC Elite, Nike Vomero+) Her running mantra ("You can do hard things") and go-to running music (Big Booty Mixes) What's next: Fort Ben 5K, Chicago Marathon, New York City Marathon, and the Monumental 5K Previous Guests Mentioned Rachel Sinders - Episode 8 Himanshu Varandani - Episode 28 Gordon Strain - Episode 43 TJ Dailey - Episode 68 Kelvin Quang - Episode 167 Sponsor Details HUUG - Use ALLYB for 15% off, combinable with their buy 3, get 1 free promo Goodr - Use ALLYB for $10 off your first order Other Links Little Five extras signup (Aug 2nd) Abby's Chicago Marathon Fundraiser Indiana Women's Running Festival - Use code ABBYVIP for a discount CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon - Use code ABBY26 for a discount Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben 5K - Use code ABBY26 for a discount Follow Abby on Instagram @abby__prentice Follow Indy Social Run Club on Instagram Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.