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Episode 312: JJ Santana – Healthy mindset with racing, 2:17 debut marathon & pacing duties at the Marathon Project for Sara Hall

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 10:02:06 +0000

JJ Santana is on a mission to run his fastest times at 34 and there’s a lot to sit back and watch. He debuted the marathon just two years ago at CIM in a time of 2:17, qualifying him for the Olympic Trials. He also had the super cool and fun job of pacing Sara Hall at the Marathon Project back in December and he shares about how he landed that duty in this episode.

In this episode we dig into his pacing duties pacing Sara at the Marathon Project and we also talk about his big dream goals for his own running career which is blossoming! He has only really raced two marathons and has a goal of breaking 2:14 this summer and even bigger plans beyond that.

One of my favorite parts of this conversation is when he talks about mindset and how he feels about racing. I hope it will help all of us reset how we think about it and enjoy it just a little bit more!

This was a super long conversation so I pulled out a couple of parts and those pieces will be up on Patreon for extended conversation if anyone is interested in hearing more! You can access that at Patreon.com/LindseyHein. I drop bonus episodes over there every single Wednesday.

Big thanks to listener Gieselle for suggesting JJ for the show!

What we talked about:

4:25- JJ’s recent training

5:05- Having COVID and how he is feeling now

10:40- JJ’s journey of getting into running

16:55- His mindset around racing, embracing the hard parts in races, and getting the best out of himself

28:05- What he was up to while he took a 6-7 year break from running

31:50- Helping kids find a balance between video games and being active

37:20- His current running career, qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials, and his pacing duties

40:50- The marathon in Utah that he is preparing for

43:05- The details on pacing Sara Hall at The Marathon Project

1:02:20- Some of the fun virtual challenges and races that he did over the past year as well as the half marathons that he put on

1:07:40- Looking long term at his running career as a whole

1:10:35- End of podcast questions

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Episode 291: Rory Linkletter – Headed to The Marathon Project

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:01:08 +0000

Rory Linkletter joined the Hoka One One NAZ Elite team in 2019 and will be running his second marathon this weekend at The Marathon Project! He ran his first marathon very quickly after turning Pro in 2:16 and since then has ripped a 61:44 half in Houston and has a full year of training with NAZ Elite under his belt. It is exciting to see what that will produce this weekend.

Originally from Canada, Rory moved to the United States at 6, was a stand out runner in HS and went on to run at BYU. He was a three-time NCAA first team All American in track and field and a three-time NCAA All American in cross country. He helped lead the BYU Cougars to podium finishes at the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Rory ran his first post-collegiate race in the summer of 2019 at the Canadian 10,000 meter Championships where he finished third. He was then named to the Canadian team for the 2019 Pan American Games where he finished 6th. In the fall he made his marathon debut in 2:16:42 at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. He then kicked off 2020 by setting a team record of 1:01:44 at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon–his first ever half marathon. He was second in July at the St. George Showdown 5,000 and 9th in October at the Michigan Pro Half Marathon. (Source – NAZ Elite Website)

Photo Cred: Evan Barnes

What we talked about:

5:30- What Rory is up to in training right now and details on The Marathon Project

9:25- The selection criteria to make the Olympics for Canada in the marathon

12:00- How he is feeling going into the marathon project and reflecting on his debut marathon

13:50- Why Rory decided to run his debut marathon so young

15:25- His decision to join NAZ Elite after having success at BYU

17:20- How he and his wife met in college

21:15- Getting connected with coach Ben Rosario and agent Hawi Keflezighi

24:20- The difference in his training for the Toronto Marathon and The Marathon Project

28:05- Rory’s emotions and feelings going into the race this weekend

33:50- Recapping his performance at The Michigan Pro Half Marathon and the confidence it gave him

37:05- His final thoughts going into the race this weekend

40:25- What he has learned from Jared Ward while training with him in college

42:15- The 6 day training approach at BYU that he followed

46:10- Being teammates with Nick Hauger and Matt Baxter after being rivals in college and details on the podcast that they host

52:05- What it’s like to train in the US and be in that culture but be competing for Canada and the rise in Canadian distance running

56:25- His love for his truck and other sports that he enjoys following outside of running

1:00:20- End of podcast questions

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Episode 287: Matt Llano – 2:11:14 Marathoner & Newest Member of the Dark Sky Distance Team

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 05:00:39 +0000

Matt Llano recently joined the Dark Sky Distance team in Flagstaff, Arizona and signed with Under Armour.

Matt grew up in Maryland and went on to run for the University of Richmond where he was an All-American in cross country and track and field. Matt was 9th at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10,000m. Right after college he joined Team USA Minnesota and then moved Flagstaff, Arizona a year later.

Matt represented the United States in 2014 at the World Half Marathon Championships and in 2015, Matt finished 2nd at the USA Marathon Championships. After finishing 6th at the 2016 Olympic Trials in the marathon, Matt dealt with a few years of serious injuries that required three surgeries.

In this episode, Matt talks about coming back from injuries and running the Berlin Marathon last year, starting his coaching business, joining Dark Sky Distance, and his experience with having COVID-19.

This episode was guest hosted by Lauren Floris of the Up + Running Podcast.

Photo credit: Evan Barnes

What we talked about:

3:10- Introduction to Matt Llano

4:30- The decision to run for the University of Richmond and how his collegiate career lead him to run professionally

11:00- Starting his coaching business, Find Your Fast.

14:15- How many athletes he works with and what types of distances he helps train them for

16:40- Matt’s favorite thing about coaching other people

19:00- Recapping his Berlin Marathon race last year

24:00- His thoughts on the Olympic Trials race and coming off of the trials with everything getting cancelled

27:15- Joining Dark Sky Distance

32:30- The meaning behind the Dark Sky Distance name

34:40- His favorite Under Armour products

38:35- Matt’s experience with being diagnosed with COVID-19 and how he has worked with various doctors to figure out how to come back to training safely

49:35- Hobbies that he has picked up during 2020

1:04:15- End of podcast questions

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It Gets Better

GLSEN

The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday

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Episode 173: Kara Goucher

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:27:44 +0000

Kara Goucher is a two time Olympian, a Silver medalist in the World Championships in the 10K, a mother, a wife, an author, and a women’s running community builder. Kara’s career is long and not one without hardship and injuries. In her decades of running she also grabbed third place in both the NYC and Boston Marathon.

Kara is a guest you all have been requesting for YEARS. I always knew once we had this conversation it would be a good one- Kara made me feel like I was talking to a friend I’d had for years. Listening back as I edited I actually felt like I was so comfortable I forgot it was an interview being recorded for thousands of listeners. I hope you guys like that part of the conversation!

Kara recently announced she’ll be running the Leadville Marathon, so we get into that but first we talk about motherhood, her career, different coaches she’s had and so much more. Kara was so kind to stay on the line for an extra 15 minutes – so if you don’t get enough of her here you can join my patreon community for bonus conversation with her!

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Kara’s Book – STRONG

A Spark of Light – Jodi Picoult

Small Great Things – Jodi Picoult

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Episode 162: Meb Keflezighi

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:31:04 +0000

What an honor to have Meb Keflezighi on the show today! Meb is truly a legend in the sport of running. Meb is an Olympic Silver Medalist in the Marathon, he is a NYC Marathon and Boston Marathon Champion and had a marathon career with crazy longevity. Meb was born in Eritera and his family came to the United States in 1987 – we get to hear about that piece of his life in the beginning of the episode – which is a huge part of hist story and the person that he is.

Meb ran for UCLA where he ran four NCAA championships and went on to hold the American Record in the 10K and compete Professionally for over 20 years running 26 competitive marathons after college. Meb is the Father of three, married to his wife Yordanos for 15 years.

We all love Meb. It’s his honesty, his courage, his confidence and his humility We’ve seen him accomplish big goals and create some of the most incredible moments in the history in the sport of running. Like winning the Boston Marathon in 2014. I don’t know where you were when that happened by t I was on the course running and celebrating with everyone ese who was experiencing the joy and redemption it made us all feel just a year after the Boston bombings.

Meb has shown us a beautiful journey as e’ve all followed his career over the years. The longevity of it. The heart behind it. The hard races that maybe didn’t go as planned but we watched as he made the most of those circumstances. We saw him get back up and belive in what he was truly capable of time and time again.

I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation with Meb as much as I loved having it!

Enjoy!

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26 Marathons – Meb Keflezighi

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Episode 161: Scott Fauble & Ben Rosario

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:07:13 +0000

Two returning guests on the show today. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know some members of the NAZ Elite group and when Ben and Scott published their book “Inside a Marathon“, it made sense to bring them back on to chat. The cool thing about the running community is everyone is usually out to support one another and I want to see this book do really well for these guys who put so much heart into it. I love learning about their program.

You heard from Scott on this podcast fairly recently in episode 146 and Coach Ben in episode 140 – both episodes you get to know them on a deeper level, but today we talk about the NYC Marathon; where Scott placed 7th and second American running a 2:12:28! We also talk about training and how they wrote this unique and inspiring book and Scott and I might have a little race bet going for Boston in the spring.

Enjoy my conversation with Scott & Ben!

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Episode 156: CIM Champion Emma Bates

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:51:45 +0000

CIM Champion Emma Bates joins me today on the show! She debuted the marathon in 2:28 to take the win in California on Sunday. If you hadn’t hear of Emma before Sunday- you have now and you better put her on your radar for female runners doing big things! Emma is currently not a sponsored athlete and actually works as a nanny part time on top of running 100+ mile weeks. Just last year in fact she was working at both Whole Foods and as a Nanny while she trained and ran a half marathon PR of 71 minutes. You may have noticed her jersey said she was running for Camp Fire Relief- and you’ll learn all about that in this episode.

Emma lives in Idaho with her fiance who is also her coach and trains with him (he’s a sub 4 minute miler!) and she occasionally trains with a few other athletes he coaches as well. They are passionate about growing the running community in Idaho and have proven they have a smart method for training. Emma is excited to run in the 2020 trials and it’s clear she will use her platform to make waves for something more meaningful than just running itself.

Enjoy my conversation with Emma!

Photo Cred: Mitchell Flippin

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