Peloton instructor Kristin McGee is training for the 2024 London Marathon. She shared the update in a series of posts to her Instagram story, as well as her Instagram account, including a screenshot of her confirmation email and a video explaining her journey.
She shared an update via her main Instagram feed, stating:
I’m running the LONDON MARATHON! This is my first time ever running a marathon. It’s been a goal of mine for a while; but I never had the courage to see it through. After riding 58 miles last summer, I realized I can do anything I put my head and heart into!
Earlier in the week, Kristin had shared the news through a video. There, she explained that she wants to prove to herself that she can take on this enormous task. She said:
“So people keep asking me what race I’m preparing for, and I’m like, ‘I’m not preparing for a race.’ I’m just preparing for life. I’m doing this to become stronger, more resilient, to challenge myself, to prove to myself that this is something I can do, and this is an experience and an event – and not a race for me by any means. It’s a journey and a process. So, it’s something that’s been on my bucket list forever.
She went on to talk her goal for the race, saying:
And I’m not fast, but I’m consistent and I am proving to myself every time I get out there and do another extra miles that I never thought I would ever have been able to do. I just get really excited. And so setting a goal for myself and having these benchmarks to just keep improving in my life is important to me – but not setting any scores or records or trying to run at a certain pace.”
Kristin is fundraising for the non-profit organization Sporting Equals, a United Kingdom-based charity that works to address diversity and inclusion in sports. Peloton has previously been involved with Sporting Equals; in 2023 Peloton sponsored an award for the Sporting Equals Awards 2023, and Hannah Frankson and Jermaine Johnson attended the event on behalf of Peloton.
You can donate to Kristin’s fundraising for the London Marathon here.
Kristin will not be alone at the 2024 London Marathon; we previously shared that fellow instructors Leanne Hainsby, Ben Alldis, Jeffrey McEachern, and Jon Hosking will be running as well.
We also recently reported that Erik Jäger, Tobias Heinze, Jeffrey McEachern, and Irene Kaymer (formerly Scholz) are training for the Berlin Half Marathon.
You can read more on her Instagram post.
Kristin also recently revealed that she is in a band called The Bandersons, and they had their first live performance last month.
The 2024 London Marathon will take place on Sunday, April 21, 2024. We’re wishing Kristin the best of luck in her training journey!
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