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Episode 330: Morgan McDonald – Fresh off the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics for Australia, Team OAC

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 04:00:47 +0000

Morgan McDonald ran the 5000m at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. He is originally from Australia but now lives in Boulder and trains with the On Athletics Club where he is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein. He was a 4-time NCAA Champion for the University of Wisconsin. Morgan also competed in the 2017 and 2019 World Championships for Australia.

In this episode, we get to hear about his experience in Tokyo, training with the On Athletics Club, deciding to run for the University of Wisconsin, and more!

Photo credit: Joe Hale (@jkh_photo)

What we talked about:

3:35- Morgan’s post Olympic thoughts

8:45- The Olympic experience and cheering on teammates

12:15- Deciding to come to the United States to run for the University of Wisconsin

14:45- His belief in himself to make an Olympic team before his results showed that he could

19:20- Morgan’s mindset on the starting line

21:15- Changes to be made to be better prepared for the next Olympic cycle

24:00- Deciding to train with Team Boss and the decision to switch to the On Athletics Club

28:45- Living with his training partners

36:05- Training with the On Athletics Club

43:25- Transitioning to professional running after having such a successful collegiate career

47:50- What’s next for Morgan

49:10- Living far away from family in Australia

51:50- End of podcast questions

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Episode 326: Abdi Abdirahman – 5x Olympian racing the Olympic marathon in Tokyo

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:00:54 +0000

Abdi Abdirahman is a Somolian born runner and is a five time Olympian competing for the United States in the 10,000m and marathon. He made his 5th Olympic team at the 2020 Olympic marathon trials at the age of 43. In 2016, he was third at the New York City Marathon.

He has a new book coming out called Abdi’s World: The Black Cactus on Life, Running, and Fun. I loved reading this book and learning more about his life and running career! In this episode, we talk about Abdi’s running career and making his 5th Olympic team, training with some of the legends in the sport, finishing 3rd at the 2016 New York City Marathon, and so much more!

What we talked about:

4:55- What this past year has been like for Abdi

6:30- What it means to Abdi to qualify for his 5th Olympics

10:15- His thoughts going into the 2020 Olympic Trials in the marathon

12:55- Not making the Olympic team in 2016

15:40- Finishing 3rd place at the New York City Marathon in 2016

17:10- Abdi’s early running career

20:50- Abdi’s relationship with his coach

22:15- Training with some of the legends in the sport

30:20- The big changes that Abdi has seen in the sport throughout his career

33:20- Favorite marathon course that he has run on

34:30- Living in Arizona

37:45- Training in Ethiopia with Mo Farah

40:55- First time going back to Somalia

42:10- Transitioning to the marathon after running the 10,000m

45:55- The foundation that Abdi is starting

47:45- Message to younger athletes

49:30- Final thoughts going into the Olympic marathon

50:25- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Abdi’s World: The Black Cactus on Life, Running, and Fun

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Episode 321: Kyra Condie – Olympic Climber Shares her Journey to Tokyo

Lindsey Hein — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:00:42 +0000

Today on the podcast is Kyra Condie! Kyra will be competing for Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics in climbing. She is a pro climber and started climbing at age 11. Early on, she found out that she has idiopathic scoliosis so she had to have some pretty major surgeries as a young child. She had a spinal fusion to correct her more than 70 degree curvature and it took several months to recover. After recovering from that surgery, she started competing in climbing and she won her first major competition after that surgery. Since then, she has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games and she has become a bouldering world cup finalist and is a regular at pro competitions around the US. She shares in this episode what it is like to climb as a professional. In this episode, Kyra also explains what the climbing competition will look like at the Olympic games.

So excited to cheer Kyra on at the Olympics this summer!

What we talked about:

5:25- How Kyra got into climbing

7:10- Getting surgery for scoliosis and the recovery from that

9:20- Her family & the lessons her family has taught her

11:30- Details on what sport climbing is and how you compete

14:05- How they pick the Olympic team for sport climbing

15:50- Climbing outdoors vs. climbing on an indoor rock climbing wall

18:05- How you score points in sport climbing

18:50- What Kyra’s training cycles look like

20:50- Who coached her growing up

22:05- What a typical day looks like for Kyra with training

23:15- What her strength training looks like

25:30- Finding out that sport climbing would be in the 2020 Olympics

28:55- How hard work was instilled in her

30:20- Her deep water solo climbing adventure

32:50- Managing her fear in climbing

33:50- Thoughts heading into the Olympics

34:45- Advice for new climbers

37:40- Historic Olympic moments that motivated her

39:00- Favorite things to cook

40:20- End of podcast questions

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Episode 271: Christian Taylor – 2X Olympic Champion, 4X World Champion, President of the Athletics Association

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:02:21 +0000

Christian Taylor is a Triple Jumper! He is a 2xOlympic Champion, 4xWorld Champion, 7x Diamond League Champion.

Most recently Christian founded the Athletics Association, “An independent body that will protect and advance the future of Athletics by unifying and defending the voice of elite Track and Field athletes worldwide – ensuring that they are at the heart of the decision-making process.”

In this episode we learn about the Athletics Association, Christian’s career, his work as a Classroom Champion mentor, his faith and his engagement to hurdler, Beate Schrott.

Christian was so kind to stay on for an extra 15 minutes for our patreon supporters! If you enjoy this episode and want more- you can find extra over on patreon when you support at the $5 level!

What we talked about:

3:00-Introduction

5:30- Why he is currently in Austria

8:50- How to keep supporting Black Lives Matter

12:20- What the Athletics Association is

13:50- Why he decided to start the Athletics Association

19:00-What the Diamond League is and how athletes are being affected by events being cut

24:10- What Rule 40 and Rule 50 are and how athletes are limited in sponsorship during the Olympics and not being allowed to protest at the Olympics from these rulings

31:45-Emotions during the 2016 Olympics compared to the 2012 Olympics

36:30- The pressure of being an athlete that is top in the world

38:00- Racing the 100m this year

40:00- The difference in mentality while competing in the 100m compared to the triple jump.

41:55- How he got started in the triple jump

43:00- What the triple jump is

44:00- The story of him switching jumping legs

48:20- His family

49:20- Choosing to go to the University of Florida

55:15- His work as a mentor for Classroom Champions

1:00:15- His faith and the role it plays in his life

1:05:00- His wedding plans and the relationship with his fiancé

1:10:50- How he and his fiancé met

1:11:50- End of the podcast questions

Show Notes:

Athletics Association

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Episode 269: Tianna Bartoletta – 3X Olympic Gold Medalist, Long Jump, 4X100, Writer, Speaker, Yogi

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:29:27 +0000

Tianna Bartoletta joins me today for a great conversation! We talk about her career, writing, health, yoga, speaking affirmations into your own life and SO MUCH MORE. Tianna shares so much wisdom in this episode and I am so excited for you all to hear it!

Tianna is a two-time Olympian with THREE Gold medals! She placed 4th at the 2012 Olympics in the 100 meters, and won her first gold medal leading off the 4X100mrelay team. They also set a World Record that day. She won two more gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the long jump and again in the 4X100m relay. Tianna shares the fun story about making the 2012 Olympics and finishing the race in 4th in a personal best of 10.85 in the 100m. When she saw the time, she said she celebrated more than the Olympic champion! She shares about some details about being selected to the relay team, what leading off the team felt like and becoming an Olympic Gold medalist in the 4×100 meter relay.

Tianna also won the long jump World Championship in 2005 and 2015, along with the long jump World Indoor Championship in 2006. She also was a pusher on the U.S. bobsled team in 2012.

Tianna credits yoga for helping her listen to her body, avoid injury, and becoming a “mental warrior” in training and competition. Tianna now teaches a virtual yoga session every Saturday that you can join! You’ll hear in this episode how her positive mindset shines through in all that she does, it is so inspiring!

What we talked about:

4:15- How Tianna fell in love with writing

6:15- Growing up in Ohio and starting track

14:45- Choosing to compete for Tennessee

19:05- Recapping the 2012 Olympic Experience

26:10- Talking about qualifying for and competing in the 2012 4x100m relay and winning the Olympic Gold medal while setting the World Record

42:05- What has been challenging in 2020 for Tianna and what she has learned

44:30- The relationship between her sponsor (Nike) and utilizing social media

45:50- Tianna’s social media presence and her goals with social media

48:45- Mindset trying to make her third Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021

56:50- Adding yoga into her routine and how it made her a “mental warrior”

1:01- The journey of finding a fibroid in her uterus and the healing process

1:19:30- End of podcast questions

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Episode 264: Lopez Lomong

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:43:22 +0000

Lopez Lomong is a 2X Olympian and just ran a new 5K PR at the age of 35 at a Bowerman Track Club Intersquad meet. His story to where he is today is a story of faith, hope, courage and tenacity.

He is from South Sudan and at the age of 6 was taken by soldiers from his family at a church service where he was held captive until he escaped with three older boys. He then went to live in a refugee camp for 10 years before coming to the United States. There is so much to unpack with his story and he shares about it in this podcast episode but in much more detail in his book “Running for My Life” which you should all go pick up today!

Lopez has been a dream guest for the show for a long time. He has such an amazing life story and I can’t wait to share it with you all here today!

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Episode 223: Natasha Wodak

Lindsey Hein — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:22:39 +0000

Natasha Wodak just broke the Canadian Half Marathon record at the Houston Half Marathon in a time of 69:39. This is the second time Natasha has been on the podcast so make sure you head back to episode 55 when I first got to know her!

She is a 2016 Olympian in the 10,000 meter and along with now holding the Canadian record in the Half Marathon, she also holds the 10,000 meter with a time of 31:41. Natasha is a 2019 Pan Am Champion and a 17 time National team member.

In this episode Natasha shares with us what she’s been up to over these last three years, we talk about her working with a new coach and some things she has dialed in on in workouts to work on a fast close in a race. It was my pleasure to talk with Natasha- she is full of energy and positivity radiates from her – you will hear that in the conversation.

Photo: CBC Sports (Marcos Brindicci/LIMA2019)

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Episode 222: Malindi Elmore

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:37:11 +0000

Malindi Elmore just broke the Canadian record in the marathon, running a 2:24:50 and placing 3rd at the Chevron Houston Marathon last weekend! Malindi has a long history in sport with a unique story of getting to the marathon.

She ran for Stanford in College under coach Dena Evans (who has been on this podcast!) and went on to run the 1500 in the 2004 Olympics for Canada. She retired from professional running in 2012 and picked up triathlon in 2015 and went pro after her first 70.3. She debuted the ironman with a sub 9 in a time of 8:57.

During this time she had two babies and just last year came back to running, debuting the marathon in a time of 2:32 in Houston last year just 7 months post partum. On year later she took 8 minutes off that time running the Canadian record in a time of 2:24:50.

Malindi has a full life with two kids, a coaching business and has a great team of support surrounding her. She is positive, uplifting and clearly a very hard worker. She simply loves to run and I love that about her.

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Episode 188: Jenny Simpson

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:17:43 +0000

Jenny Simpson was such a delight to talk with on the podcast today. She is a fierce competitor and truly the Queen of the 1500 meters in Track and Field. Her passions go much deeper than running and we get to learn a lot about her on another level not just about track in today’s episode.

On the track- Jenny is a 3-time Olympian; she is a bronze medalist in the 1500 in the 2016 Olympics in Rio and holds three World Championships medals, including a Gold medal from 2011 and silver medals from 2013 and 2017. She is the
3rd Fastest American All-Time in the 1500 with a PR of 3:57.22 and the second fastest American of all time in the 3000m in a time of 8:29:58.

Jenny runs for New Balance and she lives and trains in Boulder, CO. She is passionate about inspiring youth and works closely with the NYRR Rising Runners. She opens up about her faith and so much more in this episode and even stayed on for an extra 15 minutes for extended conversation over on patreon.

Photo Cred: Kevin Morris

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An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth – Col. Chris Hadfield

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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!

Show Notes:

Kara’s Book – STRONG

A Spark of Light – Jodi Picoult

Small Great Things – Jodi Picoult

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