Episode 432: Courtney Yannacci – First Marathon in NYC for Every Mother Counts!

Courtney Yannacci joins me today and I couldn’t be more excited to share her first marathon experience with you all! Courtney is the Acting Chief of Staff at Every Mother Counts (EMC) and this year she ran the New York City Marathon as a fundraiser for the organization. I have had the opportunity to coach the EMC charity teams for Big Sur, Chicago and NYC Marathons and also was a fundraiser myself this year for NYC so it was really cool to connect deeper with one of my teammates for this conversation. 303,000 women die around the world as a result of complications of pregnancy and childbirth, every year. Every Mother Counts exists to step in and make sure that people have access to safe, equitable and respectful maternal care. TODAY is Giving Tuesday and if you are looking for a place donate for this amazing day- my fundraiser for EMC is still up AND you can also give directly to their website as well! Today they have a sponsor matching up to $25,000 in donations for Giving Tuesday so it’s a great day to give! Thank you Lagoon for supporting this episode of the podcast! If you want the best sleep of your life go take their 2 minute quiz and find the best pillow ever for you! Use the code “Lindsey” for 15% off our first order! What we talked about: 3:30 – When did the marathon get hard? 5:00 – What Courtney does for work at Every Mother Counts 6:00 – Courtneys work before EMC 8:40 – What Every Mother Counts is all about 14:30 – First marathon experience 17:00 – Our favorite parts of the NYC course 21:50 – Lagoon Advertisement 23:15 – Courtney’s history with running 27:00 – How Courtney’s relationship with running has changed 32:00- How involved with the running community is with EMC 34:00 – What it looks like to run with EMC 37:00 – Courtneys trip to Tanzania 39:00 – Tips for first time marathoners 40:00 – End of podcast questions Show Notes: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid Connect with Every Mother Counts: Every Mother Counts on Instagram Run Team EMC on Instagram Every Mother Counts on Twitter Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Lagoon Use code “Lindsey” for 15% off