Hi friends!

My name is Tina Muir, and I am a Great Britain Olympic hopeful and professional runner, but right now, I am getting used to my new life as a mother to my daughter, Bailey Grace.

My journey to this moment was kind of unique, but not because it doesn’t happen this way for runners of every level, but because I was the first person to really speak out about my 9 year battle with amenorrhea (no periods).

My story was featured in dozens of publications including People Magazine, SELF, Well+Good, ESPN, Women’s Health, The Daily Mail, Runners World, Outside Online and many more.

In 2017, I was honored to be chosen as one of 21 women changing the running world by Women’s Running Magazine.

For those of you who are interested, my PRs are 16:08 (5k), 33:24 (10k), 1:13 (Half Marathon), and 2:36 in the (Marathon).

In April 2017, I created Running for Real as a business, podcast, and community. I hope you will consider joining us (for free) as a Running for Real Superstar, where we use social media as a place for runners to foster a healthy mindset around running and training, no matter what level, speed, or experience. It is the most wonderful place, and I am sure you will love it!

The Running for Real Podcast launched in in April 2017, and has grown a lot, with some big guests like Sally Bergesen, Emma Coburn, Phil Maffetone, and Steve Jones.

In January 2018, the Running for Real Podcast Series launched, where you will get 5-6 hours with 6-7 interviews on a specific topic; mental toughness  training, coming back from injuries, marathon training, running for beginners, running nutrition, and pregnancy/postpartum running. If you are interested in these topics find out more about the series here.

Now, my friend, I want you to remind you of something:

You are so much more than a runner. I had to learn this the hard way, as my identity was so tangled up in being an elite runner, but you are a wonderful, beautiful person for who you ARE, not what you do. Be Brave! Be Strong! Be You!

I promise you that I will be real with you, even if it means showing weakness or vulnerability. I may have run fast, but I am not as different to you as you might think?

I have been in the US since 2007, but I was born and raised in St. Albans in England. All my family is there, but I have a wonderful support system of family and friends from all of the places I have lived.

I love meeting new people, so if you see that I am coming to your town, let me know, I would love to meet up and get to know you!

I came to the US to pursue my running career Ferris State University while I completed my bachelors degree. I ended my collegiate career as an 11 time All-America Track and Field/Cross Country athlete. I have run in two British Olympic Trials, finishing 3rd in the 10k in 2012, and 5th in the Marathon in 2016.

I completed my Masters Degree in Business (MBA) in May 2012 from La Salle University while working as the Assistant Cross Country/Track and Field Coach for the La Salle Cross Country and Track Team.  Until March 2017, I spent the time chasing my running goals as a professional athlete, including achieving my lifetime goal of representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland in a World Championship.

Even though I have reached a pretty high level in my running career, I am just like everyone else. I LOVE to eat good foods like burgers and pizza and have a very sweet tooth!

Well, I feel like I have rambled enough, and you probably all stopped reading 10 paragraphs ago, for those of you who made it through, Congratulations, you now have an associates degree in Tina Muir.

Thanks for reading! I hope you hang around for a while Please do not hesitate to CONTACT ME if you have any questions .