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Episode 315: Lauren Paquette – Take a chance on yourself; Training with NAZ Elite

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 14 May 2021 11:13:55 +0000

Lauren Paquette is racing the 5,000m at the Sound Running event this weekend and she joins us on the podcast today. She is one of the newest members of Hoka One One NAZ Elite and we get to learn all about her journey to joining the team in this episode.

Lauren ran for Baylor where she has held several school records and finished 7th in the 1500 at the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships. After college she ran with Asics for a bit and joined a training group, but ultimately ended up training with her husband coaching her for several years before joining NAZ Elite. I LOVE the story of how she pursued joining the team- you’re gonna love it too. She currently holds a 15:10 PR in the 5,000m and a 31:53 10,000m PR. Though she was an 800-1500 meter runner for years, she now focuses on the 5,000m and 10,000m.

Photo credit: Chuck Utash

What we talked about:

3:50- Lauren’s recent training

6:25- Her running career in college and post-collegiately leading up to training with NAZ Elite and her journey to join NAZ Elite

19:35- Her husband’s career as a professor and getting tenured

22:05- The decision to leave Memphis and move to Flagstaff while her husband would stay in Memphis

29:15- The transition from being an 800/1500m runner to focusing more on the 5k/10k

34:50- Training with Ben Rosario and Hoka NAZ Elite

39:00- How she felt joining the team with athletes that she had looked up to and changing styles of training

43:40- Living with Steph and Ben Bruce for a couple months

45:00- The word that she uses to describe each of her teammates and what she has learned from the NAZ Elite women

53:05- Thoughts and goals going into the Sound Running 5k this weekend

56:45- Mindset around racing and when the race gets hard

1:00:45- Plan for the Olympic Trials

1:03:00- 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)

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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

Show Notes:

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Episode 272: Ben Rosario – NAZ Elite New Four Year Sponsorship with Hoka One One

Lindsey Hein — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 01:13:27 +0000

Excited to have returning guest Coach Ben Rosario on the show to talk about the new four year sponsorship agreement his team NAZ Elite has with Hoka One One!

This will be Ben’s fourth appearance on I’ll Have Another podcast; you can learn more about his story in episode 140, he then came on with one of his athletes Scott Fauble in episode 261 and was on again right before the Olympic Marathon Trials this year in episode 229. I should mention that 3 of his athletes placed in the top 10 at the Trials- one of whom won the race – Aliphine Tuliamak.

The NAZ Elite group is one of my favorite groups to follow- along with their incredible hard work and talent- they are fun and very down to earth.

To learn more about their new deal with Hoka – check out the press release!

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Episode 206: Ben Bruce

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:18:15 +0000

Ben Bruce joins me on the show today coming off his Chicago Marathon pacing duties! I was so excited to hear all about what that experience was like.

Ben is a professional runner and coach with NAZ Elite, he’s a husband and father to two boys. He is married to Pro Runner Steph Bruce- who was one of the several women he had the opportunity to pace in Chicago. Ben also works with runners of all ages and abilities, along with his wife, through their coaching service, Running with the Bruces.

Ben has represented the US on three World Championship teams in track, cross country and the half marathon. He has also qualified and competed in 17 straight USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships. His career is one of longevity and it’s so fun to watch him excel in both running and coaching.

Show Notes:

NAZ Elite

Running with the Bruces

Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand

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Episode 204: Alice Wright

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:43:39 +0000

Alice Wright PR’d in the 5K (15:45), 10K (31:56) and half marathon (1:11:38) in 2019! She is an up and coming Pro runner who runs with NAZ Elite for Hoka One One and is on her way to pursuing her marathoning dreams.

Alice is from the UK and came over to the United States to run for The University of New Mexico where she was an eight-time first team All American–four times in cross country and four times in the 10,000 meters on the track. She is the only NCAA athlete to achieve All American honors in the 10,000 meters four times.

Alice is currently side lined with an injury (was planning to debut Chicago this year). She is already halfway through her recovery from this injury and will be on the road to marathoning soon!

Enjoy my conversation with Alice!

Show Notes:

NAZ Elite

The Woman in the Window

26 Marathons

Paula: My Story So Far

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Episode 191: Scott Smith

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:52:41 +0000

Scott Smith joins me on the show today- he’s a 2:12 marathoner running for Hoka One One with Northern Arizona Elite under coach Ben Rosario. Scott is funny, he’s calm natured and he’s a strong competitor who wants to win. He has a wide range of speedy times- from a 4:01 mile (he shares on the show that he wants to break 4), a 62 minute half and a 2:12 marathon.

He placed 14th at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials – one of my favorite parts of the podcast episode is when he shares a big moment in that race that he is super proud of. Scott also ran in the monsoon of the Boston Marathon 2018 and placed 6th. He’s legit ya’ll. He literally got married like yesterday so of course I ask all kinds of wedding questions as well because, well I just can’t help myself.

Photo Cred: @urimiscott

Show Notes:

Northern Arizona Elite

White Buffalo Love Song Number 1

Running for my Life – Lopez Lomong

Scar Tissue – Anthony Kiedis

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Episode 180: Grayson Murphy

Lindsey Hein — Sat, 04 May 2019 10:02:03 +0000

Grayson Murphy runs for Hoka One One NAZ Elite under coach Ben Rosario. You all know how much I love to interview the NAZ Elite crew! Grayson is new to the professional running scene, with just about one year under her belt. Though Grayson is a pro runner, she only started running five years ago. YES, five years ago. Crazy right? She was a soccer play through her freshman year of college. She walked onto the Santa Clara University cross country team and discovered she was really good at this running thing.

She finished 53rd at her first NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2016 and then finished eighth a year later at the University of Utah. It’s safe to say she has progressed fast and has huge potential in this sport; potential that Coach Ben saw when he was out recruiting (Grayson shares with us how he pursued her to join their team in this episode.) I love hearing how these parts all come together! Grayson has PRs of 3000m Steeplechase – 9:48.57 (2018), 5,000m – 15:44.45 (2017) and 10,000m – 32:28.09 (2019)

Some other things you’ll learn in this episode- she is a passionate book reader and went to school for Civil Engineering. Shealso has a desire to do a little trail running- something you don’t hear much from young pros so early in their career! And lastly, she’s an entrepreneur in her own right- she created really awesome training journals for 2019 and I loved hearing about the process that went into creating those. It’s a lot.

Grayson is open an honest about getting her head in the right space for racing and the process she’s walking through to own the mental side of racing. I really hope you love getting to know her as much as I did!

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Episode 178: Scott Fauble, Boston Marathon Special: 2:09:08, 11th U.S. All-Time

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:42:42 +0000

Scott Fauble showed up to the start line in Hopkinton fit and ready to compete with the best in the World. He crossed the finish line in 2:09:08, placing 7th as the first American with the 11th fastest U.S. time.

Scott runs for HOKA NAZ Elite under Coach Ben Rosario and completed his third Marathon in Boston just two weeks ago. This was only his third marathon- he debuted last fall with the 12th fastest American Debut ever in 2:12:35 at the Frankfurt Marathon, then went on to race the TCS NYC Marathon last fall, placing 7th in a time of 2:12:28.

This is Scott’s third time on the podcast, so make sure you go back and check out his first two episodes – Episode 146: Scott Fable andEpisode 161: Scott Fauble and Ben Rosario.

Not only is Scott an accomplished runner, he’s the co-author of the book “Inside a Marathon” where he and his coach Ben Rosario share about his training and details going into the TCS NYC Marathon. You should totally pick up the book.

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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!

Show Notes:

NAZ Elite

Inside a Marathon Book

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Episode 146: Scott Fauble

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:37:47 +0000

Scott Fauble joins me on the show today! Scott runs for HOKA NAZ Elite and is currently training for the TCS New York City Marathon. This will be his second marathon- he debuted last fall with the 12th fastest American Debut ever in 2:12:35 at the Frankfurt Marathon.

Scott is a Colorado native and had a standout career at Wheat Ridge High School. He was the State Cross Country Champion in 2009 and went on to finish 17th at the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships later that season. He then chose to run collegiately at the University of Portland before going Pro.

In this episode of the podcast we get to talk about Scott’s career and NYC training, but we also get to talk about anxiety and overcoming hard things. Scott has a really great perspective and outlook on the sport and life. I really enjoyed getting to know him and I think you will too!

Show Notes:

Northern Arizona Elite

Scott’s Website

Endure – Alex Hutchinson

NYC Live Show

New Hampshire Live Show

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