Welcome to episode 7 of the Running for Beginners podcast from the 22resolutionists, hosted by Mike Fleming. In this episode I try to nudge you the listener one last time into completing your 1st race if you haven’t done so by now. I pass on some encouragement and speak to you about Virtual Challenges and how they can help break you out of any fear of running your first race as well as using them as training motivators. I also get the honor of speaking with Tabby Holmes. Tabby is the race series director for The Hogeye Marathon and Relays Inc. (the oldest race in Arkansas). Tabby answers some of the same new runner questions that were posed to Melissa Bondy last episode as well as some completely different ones. Between her answers, my nudge and the time of year; I hope you find some motivation to tackle your first race. If you have a question for a race director post a comment or DM me, I have another special guest for another episode that I can bring those questions to. Thanks for listening; I hope you can find value in this episode and the podcast in general. If you did enjoy, I hope you follow us on Amazon Music or your favorite podcast service, give us a rating and some comments and of course hit the subscribe button.