Nathan Lam and I met through Instagram when he found Athlete Bouquets and asked me to help him celebrate his first marathon with a custom sticker. During this episode sponsored by ⁠Athlete Bouquets⁠, we talk about:

• Where Nathan is from and his heritage 🇺🇸🇲🇴🇮🇩🇵🇹

• How he got the nickname, Cheezy

• Moving back to the United States when he was 14

• How he ended up back in Macau 🇲🇴

• The story of his testicular cancer diagnosis while he was overseas

• Why he didn’t celebrate any milestones leading up to the five year mark of being cancer free

• How he grew up hating running and thinking it was torture

• How cancer led him to finding the sport of running

• That Tulsa, OK has one of the top 10 parks in the United States, Gathering Place

• Finding his running community

• Running his first marathon in Vancouver, Canada with his friend

• How first time was a charm for him getting into the Chicago Marathon via lottery

• How he started his running Instagram, @cheezy_run to help inspire others

• His 2023 Chicago Marathon experience

• The local Tulsa races he’s done - the Tulsa Run 15K and the Route 66 Half Marathon

• The Fleet Feet Run Club he helps lead

• What he thinks about his running future and how speed is not a short term goal

• Brands he’s an ambassador for and why