Quitting won’t win you any awards, but sometimes stopping early can give you the opportunity to win something else—something you’d otherwise miss if you were too exhausted to try. In 2019, Jess Tonn McClain realized her scales were tipping too far in one direction, and she decided to do the exact opposite of what every achievement manual tells you to do—and she quit professional running. Five years later, she’s training for the Boston Marathon as one of the nation’s top talents.
Check out the latest episode of Unexpected Curves to hear from Jess why sometimes you just gotta give up in order to get ahead.
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Unexpected Curves is a weekly podcast hosted by Marielle Hall, diving into the big ideas surrounding women’s sports. As a runner, athletics will be front and center, but sometimes you have to go outside the lane to see the bigger picture. No topic is off-limits, and we'll be taking a lot of left turns to find the right answers. Nothing wrong with a few curves 😉. Tune in every Thursday for new episodes on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.