For Better or for Worse is a weekly podcast following Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza: a couple soon to be married, each with a goal to run the best race of their lives this fall. Alex is an experienced competitive runner. Alexis is just getting started. Together, they're navigating wedding planning, first long runs, training blocks, and everything in between.New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss a mile
🎙️ Follow the journey
📍 Alex Cyr — elite runner, soon-to-be husband
📍 Alexis D'Souza — beginning runner, soon-to-be wife
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Chapters:
0:00 - Did Alexis run in Paris?
7:43 - Running while traveling
9:00 - Did Alexis catch the marathon bug?
14:00 - Pace of life in Europe
19:25 - Type A vs Type B runners
23:15 - Alex should read The Notebook
25:05 - Alexis does a workout
34:45 - Wedding planning update
38:00 - Alexis chugs Nomio (next week Alexis tries Bicarb)
43:35 - Hot or Not: Sub 2-hour marathon
49:35 - Should Alexis take creatine?
54:20 - Guessing Gordon Ramsay’s marathon time
What is For Better Or For Worse?
For Better or for Worse: the show where a beginner and an elite runner, engaged to be married, try to survive training, racing, and each other.
Meet the Hosts:
Alexis D’Souza: Beginning runner, Gilmore Girls fanatic, real estate agent. 5k PB: TBD.
“Alex catfished me into this whole running thing - 100 mile weeks was never part of the deal. But my siblings are into it, and my friends are racing marathons; so I’ve finally decided to see what this fuss is all about. It can’t be that hard, right?”
Alex Cyr: Running nerd, writer and journalist, 63-minute half-marathoner.