# 134 Jess Donohue - Winning McKirdy in 2:40 (Debut), Defeating Injury Cycle

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Jess Donohue! Jess recently won the McKirdy Sub 3 race in her marathon debut in a time of 2:40! Her plan going into the race was to try and break 2:50, but she found herself running 6:00 miles and was able to hold on for an amazing performance! Jess has gone through many injuries, including 10 stress fractures in college! She has taken several breaks from the sport but has always found her way back to it. She explains to us how she got out of this brutal injury cycle and put together a great block of training. Jess is extremely motivated, we can’t wait to see what she does next! Enjoy! FOLLOW JESS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess.emily.donohue?igsh=MW9kMWJzN2t3bnQ0Ng== FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny https://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210 CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/ SWIFTWICK SOCKS https://swiftwick.com/ 15% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE KEN COMBS RUNNING STORE https://www.kencombsrunningstore.com/ 10% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE MASON CONSTRUCTION https://www.masonconstructionanddev.com/ EAGLES AUTISM FOUNDATION https://fundraisers.eaglesautismfoundation.org/anthony-knauer SWITCHBACK ELECTROLYTES https://goswitchback.co?sca_ref=6278891.uVBEGmtjbbUlcGPZ 15% Off Code: OTQBOYZ Paul Michael Donahue Memorial Foundationhttps://pmdmemorialfoundation.com/ CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/@LifeInStridePodcast?si=icd7XfQ4HMmuBRyX