In this first in a series of “where are they now,” I reconnect with WALK Magazine columnist Coach Dave McGovern.

The two biggest changes in his life are that Dave is married and he and Loretta have four children: Cavan, Liam, Eamonn, and Charlotte.

Highlights of our conversation include:

• Coaching during COVID
• Recommendations for training and maintaining motivation while social distancing
• His son Cavan’s diagnosis with a mitochondrial disease
• Fundraising for mitochondrial disease research
• Dave’s new book, The Complete Guide to Competitive Walking: Racewalking, Power Walking, Nordic Walking and More
• And more

To learn more about Dave, buy books, or schedule coaching or clinics, go to racewalking.org.

To donate to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, go to umdf.org/cavanmcgovern.

Additional Racewalking Books

The books Deb and Cindi discuss in the closing section of the podcast include:

• The Complete Guide to Competitive Walking: Racewalking, Power Walking, Nordic Walking and More, Dave McGovern
• The Complete Guide to Marathon Walking, Dave McGovern
• Race Walk Clinic in a Book, Jeff Salvage and Tim Seaman
• Two Feet Goes Racewalking, Jeff Salvage
• Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory, Deena Kastor
• Gotta Run… Life is a Marathon So Double Tie Your Shoes, Elaine Doll-Dunn

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