Today on the podcast, my guest is Jenny Simpson, who just ran the Boston Marathon. She ran 2:31 and was the fourth American and 18th place over all. And this was just 10 weeks after a disappointing Olympic marathon trials where she made the decision to step out of the race at mile 18. We cover that at the end of the podcast. Jenny is a world-class 1500 meter runner. She ran at CU, was sponsored by New Balance for 12 years. She’s now sponsored by Puma. Some of her accomplishments include a gold medal at the world championships, multiple silver medals, a win at a diamond league, a 2016 bronze medal in the 1500 at the Olympics in Rio. And in this episode, we talk about what it was like to decide to run a marathon and to become a marathoner after grinding at the 1500 for so many years and being so good at that distance. Jenny has a lot of wisdom and advice to give us in this episode about what it looks like to try something new and different and also what it looks like to walk through a so-called failure and to get back up and try again. I always feel like I learn so much from Jenny and she’s just got this very honest, authentic and genuine way that she has conversations and it’s such an honor to have her back on the show. Enjoy this episode!

I’m exited to share my conversation from one of the live events I hosted at the Boston Marathon! This event as supported by Oiselle and proceeds from book sales at the event benefitted Girls on the Run Boston!

In this conversation we learn about Elvin Kibets life and the book that Johanna Garton wrote called “All in Stride” that highlights her and her husband Shadrack Kipchirchir’s life. Elvin shares about her life as an athlete, a service member in the Army and a mother. The program she is a part of is the Army World Class Athlete Program which many athletes in the US are a part of including the likes of Lenny Korir and Paul Chelimo. 

We also talk with Oiselle athletes Brenna Detra and Bri Boehmer in this conversation. 

Brenna is an 800 meter specialist with a PR of 1:59 and she is working to make the Olympic team this summer. She shares about being raised by a single Mom and now chasing her big running dreams. She also works remotely for Oracle. Bree was 4th at 2023 Indoor 800m, she’s a 2x NCAA qualifier in the 400 hurdles, an NCAA qualifier in the 4×100 and a semifinalist at the 2019 USAs Outdoor 800m.

Bri ran her first marathon at 42 in 2:33 and is an entrepreneur. She is the CEO of a forward-thinking local company, teach entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and serves on the board of directors for Startup Colorado. She ran for CU and qualifyed for the national championships in the 3K & 5K. She also has a half Ironman PR of 4:21 and ironman PR of 9:22!

“Whatever your goals are it’s not too late. If there’s something you’ve wanted to do, do it. We set really weird rules and I don’t know why but don’t regret not trying.” – Bri

“Never be afraid to go after what you want.” – Brenna

“You’re more resilient than you think” – Elvin

This conversation was SO much fun. I co-hosted a live panel with Kara Goucher and Oiselle at the Boston Marathon on Saturday. This is Fast Girls Live. Oiselle is excited to empower the rising generation of women in sport and this was such a cool opportunity for these young girls to share their stories and for Kara to join in the conversation as well. This event benefited Girls on the Run Greater Boston. Girls on the Run is a nonprofit that helps design evidence-based, fun programs to inspire girl empowerment by building confidence, kindness, and decision-making skills.

I had the opportunity to become friends with Kara when she was a part of our Relay podcast and I just so appreciate everything that she does for the sport. She is an honest and relatable voice and she will stand up for what she believes in while encouraging the next generation.

In this conversation, Kara and I talked to five high school girls that are doing incredible things in this sport! They all live in the Boston area.

This conversation left me feeling like our sport is in good hands! Thank you to Oiselle, Girls on the Run, and Kara for this conversation!!!

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Cj Albertson had a great performance at the Boston Marathon this year running a personal best time of 2:09:53 and placing 7th. This was his highest place in Boston yet and his fourth time running the race. He was also the top American finisher just two months after finishing 5th at the US Olympic Marathon Trials.

CJ is known for his untraditional ways of training and shares all about how he prepares for marathons in this conversation. He is also the Dad of two young kids, teaches and is a coach at Clovis Community College. CJ runs for Brooks running professionally and shares about how you can work really hard at something but still not hold it so tightly. I love his perspective on training and racing!

I met Jackie Hoffman at the Chicago Marathon a few years back! I was so excited to learn about what he is doing with Peace Runners in Chicago. He is the president and founder of Peace Runners. Through his own transformation, his vision and inspiration for Peace Runners 773 were fostered. He grew up in Garfield Park and has brought a running program back to the neighborhood that he grew up in. His own childhood inspired him to be a proponent for change. He really focuses on the life expectancy gap, specifically in his neighborhood in Chicago. It is much lower than the average life expectancy in the US.

Jackie played football in college and then professionally. Now he is a runner through and through! He just ran the NYC half marathon right before we recorded! 

Peace Runners is a nonprofit organizations that advocates for health equity. Their programming empowers, educates, and brings awareness to holistic health and wellness through physical, mental, and social wellbeing while creating safe spaces for movement in our underserved communities. 

This was such a joy and honor to talk to Jackie!

What we talked about:

3:30- Racing the NYC Half Marathon with his wife

5:50- Jackie’s history with running

8:00- Meeting his wife

9:00- The different role that football and running have played in his life

15:55- His trajectory through college

17:55- Role models in his life

22:25- Lessons he’s learned

25:35- Starting Peace Runners

34:30- The movement to create more running communities in underserved communities

35:45- His job outside of Peace Runners

38:30- Finding his purpose with Peace Runners

41:40- His dreams with Peace Runners

47:45- Overcoming moments of doubts

47:15- Jackie’s goals with running personally

55:10- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Peace Runners Website

Atomic Habits

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Hey friends! As promised in the previous episode, we’re airing an episode of The Trail Network Podcast here on the I’ll Have Another Podcast feed. Really excited coming off of the launch of this podcast and want to share the wonderful episodes that they’re hosting over there!!

Here’s all of the details of the episode, in their words!

In this episode, Hilary is joined by Leah Yingling and her husband and partner in crime Mike McMonagle as they dive into her recent experience racing at Further, Lulelemon’s ultra running event. They take a closer look at what goes into both running and crewing a six day race, dissect a few mid-race breakdowns, and both Mike and Leah share with us some top tips that they’ve learned from this crazy experience that we can all apply to our own races!

What we talked about:

4:25- Leah running FURTHER

11:55- Mike’s role in FURTHER

15:25- Leah’s race strategy

25:20- Mike’s experience being on Leah’s crew

31:55- Lowest moments throughout the race

37:55- Leah’s mentality during the race

46:45- Lessons learned from the FURTHER event

Show notes:

Learn more about the FURTHER event ⁠here⁠

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Today, I am joined by three of the hosts of the NEWEST podcast in the Sandyboy Productions Podcast Network – The Trail Network! 

The Trail Network is hosted by ultra runners Leah Yingling, Rachel Drake, Katie Asmuth, and Hilary Yang. Together, they bring the untold stories of magical moments amongst trail runners to life. These stories of runners on and off the trail capture the essence and heart of trail running, and the power of friendship and connection. You’ll find inspiration, community, and a reminder of why we run!

Today, I chatted with Rachel, Katie, and Hilary getting to know their own running stories and the why behind the podcast. I had SO much fun on this intro episode!!

This podcast launched last week with three inspiring and exciting conversations. Go check it out!!

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I also shared one of their first episodes on my feed so you can get a taste of their content. It’s an episode with Leah Yingling and her husband, Mike, and Leah’s race at Lululemon’s FURTHER race where she completed 400 miles. Mike joins and shares about his experience crewing her. Listen to that episode here.

What we talked about

3:00- How they all got to know each other

7:30- Introduction to Hilary

10:00- Their friendship and the backstory of the podcast

15:40- Introduction to Katie

18:50- The mileage that they train at

21:00- Katie and Rachel’s announcement about Western States this year

29:30- Some of the head to head episodes to look forward to

31:40- Friendships and competitiveness in the sport

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Rachel’s episode on the I’ll Have Another Podcast

The Shamanic Way of the Bee

The Longest Race by Kara Goucher

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Today, I’m joined by Dawn Harper Nelson! Pumped for this interview. She was such a blast to talk to!

Dawn is a retired track and field athlete. She won Gold at the 2008 Olympics in 100m Hurdles and she was a silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics as well as the 2017 World Championships. She is the first American 100m Hurdler to ever win gold at an Olympics and to medal at the following Olympics!

In this episode, we talk all about her trajectory on the track, when she found her love for running and hurdles, being coached by Bob Kersee, retirement and what that looks like. She is also a mom of two and we talk all about becoming a mom! She is also a motivational speaker.

I’m SO excited to see what Dawn accomplishes in this phase of her career, on the other side of the track – behind the microphone, speaking, calling races, she has so much ahead of her!

What we talked about:

6:30- Getting to know Dawn

17:10- Her track and field career

20:20- Talking about the 100m hurdles

24:00- Preparing for the intensity of track and field

28:00- Winning the Olympics

40:30- Being unsponsored the year she won the Olympics and deciding to still chase her dreams

47:30- Encouraging young athletes to work hard

50:00- Her mentality through her career

57:05- Her relationship with her husband

1:06:00- End of podcast questions

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Kate Grace is back on the show today Kate is an Olympian from 2016 and a professional track athlete with Nike. She lives and trains in Boulder, Colorado. She is also a new mom navigating her professional running career as a first-time mom! I loved hearing how she is navigating this and making choices to train in a way that make sense and are healthy for her life and where she is.

Kate has a personal best in the 800m of 1:57.20. She was first on the podcast back in July of 2021 – which was the summer of Kate Grace! She won her first Diamond League and ran three personal bests in NINE days. So much fun to reconnect with her and reflect on all of that years later!

We’re cheering Kate on in the years to come as she navigates professional running and motherhood!

What we talked about:

4:40- Motherhood

17:45- Joining Team Boss

18:35- Her pregnancy

24:55- Kate’s plan for her season

31:00- Big changes in her training plan

42:10- Looking at the various stages of her career

44:50- The timeline of her career

55:05- End of podcast questions

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Rachel Drake is joining me on the podcast today! Rachel is a Nike Trail runner! She recently won the Black Canyon 100k which landed her a Golden Ticket to Western States! Western States will be her first 100 mile race!

Rachel is the mom of one and is married to Tyler Green, who was on the podcast back after her palced 2nd at Western STates a few years ago. Rachel is also a medical doctor about to start her residency this summer so we hear all about how she balances parenting, running and school. Wow – I am impressed!!

Rachel qualified for the Olympic Marathon trials at CIM in December when she race a 2:35 marathon. She opted not to run the trials, which was the plan all along as it was her training for the Black Canyon race. She did run in the 2020 Olympic Trials after running the standard in 2:40:17. Rachel has had success in the past training for a marathon in her buildup to her ultra.

I loved getting to know Rachel. She has a passion for the sisterhood of the sport and the camaraderie in the sport! I hope that you love this episode as much as I did!

Photo credit: Mike McMonagle (@shitinthewoods)

What we talked about:

3:50- Winning the Black Canyon 100k

5:45- Rachel’s story with running

10:45- Balancing a busy life with a high level running career

14:20- Being sponsored by Nike Trail

16:45- Her training strategy for ultras

26:45- Qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials

31:00- The decision to become a mom and training postpartum

44:40- What is ahead for Rachel

51:15- Looking ahead at running Western States

59:55- The mental strength during ultras

1:00:55- Her competitors during Black Canyon

1:06:01- Keepings things fun in racing and training

1:15:25- End of podcast questions

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Little Blue Truck

The Nightingale

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Today, we have Coach Kelsey Quinn on the podcast! She is the assistant coach for the On Athletics Club. She joined the team this past summer of 2023. The On Athletics Club is lead by head coach and three-time Olympian, Dathan Ritzenhein. They are based out of Boulder and they have made quite the splash in the running scene since the club was founded a few years back. They are heading into their fifth season as a club.

One of their greatest achievements over the past year was Helen Obiri winning both the Boston Marathon and the NYC Marathon!!! They have multiple Olympians on the team and national record-holders as well! This past weekend, they also had George Beamish become a world champion in the indoor 1500m and Yared Nuguse winning a silver medal in the indoor 3000m at the world championships. The success of this team is beyond impressive!!!

This is Kelsey’s first professional team that she has coached. She was originally a 400m hurdler herself at the University of Iowa. She has coached at the University of Washington, the University of Portland, and the University of Utah.

I loved hearing all about how she got this job and about being a female coach and mother in the industry!

There is such an exciting year ahead going into the Olympic year for Kelsey and the On Athletics Club!

What we talked about:

4:30- Getting to know Kelsey

7:25- Balancing coaching and motherhood

10:20- Becoming a coach

22:20- Getting the OAC coaching position

32:10- Her college coach instilling in her that she could be a good coach

36:00- Coaching styles

39:00- Being a part of Helen winning the NYC marathon

45:45- Talking about the OAC team

54:55- What recruiting looks like with OAC
57:05- The different culture of each team

1:00:20- Advice to anyone wanting to get into coaching

1:03:30- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Fourth Wing

The Practice of Groundedness

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