In this episode, we talk about her experience at the Olympic Trials and making her second Olympic team, improving her times in the 1500m and 5000m in 2020 and how that improved her confidence, being coached by Shalane Flanagan, and more.

If you want to hear more from Courtney and learn more about her running career, she was also on Episode 50 & Episode 86. Episode 86 was after she won the silver medal after the 2017 World Championships so we recapped that race in that episode! 

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What we talked about:

3:25- The difference between the 2016 Olympic trials and 2020 Olympic trials for her and the pressure that she felt this time around

6:40- Falling in the prelims at the Olympic Trials

10:30- Seeing the US women’s steeplechase progress

12:05- Balancing being ready for the Olympic Trials but still leaving room to peak at the Olympics

14:30- The Bowerman Track Club’s performances at the Olympic Trials

22:10- Improving her 5k and 1500m times during 2020 and how that changed her confidence

28:25- The injury that she dealt with in the buildup to the Olympic Trials

30:50- The struggles with confidence that she has faced in her running career and how she has worked on that

38:55- Having Shalane Flanagan as one of her coaches

40:50- Her feelings after making her second Olympic team

49:10- Comments on Shelby Houlihan’s ban

56:55- Working on getting her master’s degree

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I was honored to talk with Courtney Frerichs for episode 86 of I’ll Have Another Podcast. Courtney is a middle distance runner who specializes in Steeplechase. Courtney competed in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, and this past summer won a Silver Medal at the World Championships in London. Courtney runs for Nike with the Bowerman Track Club under Coach Jerry Schumacher.

In this episode Courtney and I talk about how her and her husband Griffen met, what her training looked like for London verses Rio and what her future goals are. Does she want to break 9 minutes in her event? Yes. You’ll learn that Courtney is also very studious and originally had plans to go to Medical School before her track career really took off. Courtney talks about how special the relationship she has with her teammates at the Bowerman Track Club is as well in this episode.

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I’ll Have Another Podcast Episode 50: Colleen Quigley, Shelby Hoolihan & Courtney Frerichs

What an exciting episode! I got to chat with three Olympians to celebrate episode 50 of the podcast. Colleen and Courtney both competed in the Steeplechase in Rio this year in the 2016 Olympics and Shelby competed in the 5K. All three girls run for the Bowerman Track Club under coach Jerry Schumacher and are sponsored by Nike.

In this episode the ladies talk about their journey to becoming professional athletes – they all had very different paths which made for interesting conversation and lot’s of inspiration for a young runner to hear. We also talk about  making the Olympic team and goals for the future. They give some great advice to young ladies who might be inspiring to be in their shoes one day.

If you know of any high school track or cross country coaches- this would be a great episode to share with them for their teams! 

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You are a Badass – Jen Sincero

The Tipping Point – Malcom Gladwell

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