For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running What It Takes to Win Your Country’s First Olympic Medal with Julien Alfred
Jan 3, 2025
38:50
This sprinter came from humble beginnings and is now one of the fastest people on Earth.
Julien Alfred is a Saint Lucian sprinter and PUMA athlete who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics 100-meter event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final.
Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia, and then won a silver in the 200 meters.
Listen to hear about:
- Julien’s start to running as a child
- How a professional sprinter trains
- Not getting complacent, even with multiple Olympic medals
- The role that faith plays in Julien’s drive
- Julien’s experience on the PUMA athlete team
- Being featured on Netflix’s “Sprint”
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