Sally Hed Dahlquist and I met through previous guest, Christine Anderson of Anderson's Maple Syrup (Pure Fuel).

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Relay Active, we talk about:

• Her 2026 Tokyo Marathon experience and how she got into the race

• The Tokyo Marathon cutoffs and how she planned for them

• The bathroom situation in Tokyo

• What it was like growing up with a rare birth defect and a life expectancy of 15

• How everyone in her family seems to have a small business and how she became a business owner herself

• Learning that her health was ok, but that she was out of shape and needed to start exercising

• Running her first marathon at Twin Cities

• Becoming the sole owner of and selling a biotechnology company

• Meeting her husband on a ski trip she organized

• PTSD from her childhood illness

• Losing her dad to Alzheimer’s while also helping care for a friend with cancer

• Cancelled races and race medals

• Finishing her quest to run marathons in all 50 states

• Some stories from a few other races she’s done

• Buying an RV off of someone she met on Craigslist

• Running a marathon in Antarctica and her quest to see all of the world’s penguins

• Her race spreadsheet

Previous Guests Mentioned

• Christine Anderson
• Sean Conlon

Sponsor Details

• ⁠⁠Amazfit⁠⁠ - Use ALLYB for 10% off
• Relay Active - Use MILESTONES for 15% off

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• Sally's Podcast, Unstoppable Stories That Move
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