I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast

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 Show notes: Morgan on Instagram Morgan on YouTube The Wheel of Time Thinking Body, Dancing Mind Running with the Buffaloes Bowerman and the Men of Oregon Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Zocdoc Athletic Brewing Company Use code “AnotherAthletic15” for 15% off Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order The post Episode 330: Morgan McDonald – Fresh off the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics for Australia, Team OAC appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Rebecca Mehra and I got to sit down in person and record in Raleigh, NC before the Sir Walter Mile! She had a great race there where she ran a PR of 4:27.96 which was a 3 second PR. Rebecca runs for Oiselle and is coached by Lauren Fleshman and is part of the Little Wing Athletics team. Rebecca ran the 800m and the 1500m at the Olympic Trials this summer. She ran 5 races in 8 days and grabbed 2 11th place finishes! Rebecca has a 1500m PR of 4:06.28 and an 800m PR of 2:01.09. In 2019, she ran a road mile PR of 4:22 at the 5th Avenue Mile where she finished 3rd. Photo credit: Justin Hall (@justin_yall) What we talked about: 4:55- The atmosphere at the Sir Walter Mile and her race there in 2019 8:45- The music that Rebecca listens to heading into a race 11:20- Rebecca’s summer of racing and mindset coming off of the Olympic Trials 18:45- Changes over the last 5 years that has lead to Rebecca’s success 22:20- Boyfriends of Oiselle 24:55- Racing both the 1500m and 800m at the Olympic Trials 29:10- Dropping down and running more 800ms 34:10- Being coached by Lauren Fleshman 40:20- What’s next for Rebecca 41:00- The mind work that she does and how she’s developed an appreciation for running 44:10- Striking a balance of being serious when competing but also having fun with the sport 45:10- End of podcast questions Show notes: Rebecca on Instagram Rebecca on Twitter A Promised Land by Barack Obama Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Educated by Tara Westover Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Athletic Brewing Company Use code “AnotherAthletic15” for 15% off Beam Use code “another” for 15% off your order Goodr Use code “another15” for 15% off your order The post Episode 329: Rebecca Mehra – 4:27 at the Sir Walter Mile appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

This is the third time that Sally has been on the podcast! She was on the show on episode 145 and episode 242. Sally also came to Indianapolis where we did a live show with Deena Kastor and you can get access to that conversation by becoming a Patreon supporter. In this episode, we are talking all about Badwater! Sally just became the Badwater 135 champion for 2021! She has had the dream to win this race for over a decade. We talk about the race itself, her training, her family’s recent move, and so much more.  What we talked about: 4:45- What Sally’s been up to 5:40- Her husband’s video and media work during her race 8:00- Her family’s recent move 17:05- Cherishing the current moment 24:45- Misconceptions about Badwater 28:50- Having the dream to win Badwater for 10 years and her preparations for this year’s race 33:15- Her 2018 Badwater race 34:30- Changes that Sally made in her training for this year’s Badwater race 39:45- Getting through the tough sections of the race and how her crew helped her 49:10- The final miles of the Badwater race 55:45- The pacing rules for Badwater 59:25- Sally’s greatest athletic achievement and emotionally handling big highs in sport 1:06:15- Message to the world Show notes: Sally on Instagram Access the live show with Sally McRae and Deena Kastor Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Athletic Brewing Company Use code “AnotherAthletic15” for 15% off Lily Trotters Use code “another” for 25% off your order Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order The post Episode 328: Sally McRae – 2021 Badwater 135 Champion appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Kate Grace is on the show today! Kate is a 2016 Olympian and she won the USA Olympic Trials in the 800m. She finished 8th at the 2016 Olympics. She went on to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in the 1500m the following year. Kate recently left the Bowerman Track Club and joined Team Boss and is coached by Joe Bosshard. This summer after not making the Olympic team, she went on to set 3 personal bests in 9 days and won her first Diamond League. Her new 800m personal best of 1:57.2 puts her at the 8th fastest American all time  and 7th fastest in the world in 2021.  In this episode, we talk about her experience winning the 2016 Olympic Trials and becoming an Olympian, learning from several different coaches throughout her professional running career, coaching changes, training with Team Boss, and so much more! What we talked about: 5:45- Kate’s summer of racing 8:30- Mindset going into the Olympic Trials being the reigning champion in the 800m 11:30- Reflecting on the 2016 Olympic Trials race 15:05- Making the final at the 2016 Olympics 17:25- Cheering on your competitors 18:55- Deciding to go back to racing the 800m and transitioning to training with Team Boss 25:20- Being a late bloomer in her running career 26:35- Believing in herself even when her career wasn’t going how she wanted 36:30- Transitioning to different coaches and training groups 44:30- Training with Team Boss 48:20- Trusting your body when you feel an injury coming on 52:05- Recapping her last few races and running three personal bests 56:45- Balancing the low of not making the Olympic team and the high of her recent race results 1:01:45- Not defining your career by the Olympics 1:04:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: When Breath Becomes Air The Year of Magical Thinking Kate on Instagram Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Athletic Brewing Company Use code “AnotherAthletic15” for 15% off Nutrafol Use code “Another” for $15 off Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order The post Episode 327: Kate Grace – 2016 Olympian races to her first Diamond League victory & 3 personal bests in 9 days appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

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 Abdi on Instagram Becoming by Michelle Obama Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Goodr Use code “another15”  Whoop Use code “another” for 15% off your order Beam Use code “another” for 15% off your order The post Episode 326: Abdi Abdirahman – 5x Olympian racing the Olympic marathon in Tokyo appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Lauren recently competed in the Olympic Trials in the 10,000m. She qualified for that race less than a year postpartum at the Portland Track Festival.  Lauren was a professional triathlete for a long time after starting to compete in triathlon while in college. She has done 11 70.3 half Ironmans. In this episode, we talk about what it was like to be a professional triathlete and why she is so much happier now. We talk a lot about what it meant to qualify for the Olympic Trials and the experience of switching over to running from triathlon. Since the trials, she has gone on to place 7th at the USATF 10k Road Championships at the Peachtree 10k in Atlanta. Lauren also coaches with her husband through their business Blacksheep Endurance Project.  What we talked about: 3:55- Qualifying for the Olympic Trials 7:00- Coming from triathlons to racing on the track 9:50- Working with her coach, Tom Schwartz, and finding a life balance 12:55- Goals for her running career 14:55- Training for the Olympic Trials 18:05- Her mindset as a professional triathlete versus runner 27:20- Her biggest strength as a triathlete and doing triathlon in college 30:50- How she met her husband and having a baby right after retiring from triathlon 39:25- Postpartum depression and anxiety and how she got help for that 43:25- The pressure that she felt as a professional triathlete 48:50- End of podcast questions Show notes: The Rules of Marriage by Terry Real Blacksheep Endurance Project on Instagram Lauren on Instagram Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Zocdoc Athletic Brewing Company Use code “AnotherAthletic15” for 15% off Nutrafol Use code “Another” for $15 off The post Episode 325: Lauren Hurley – Happiness on the other side of triathlon and a fresh start with running postpartum appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Courtney Frerichs just made her second Olympic Team as a steeplechaser for Team USA! Courtney trains with the Bowerman Track Club and is a 2017 World Championships Silver Medalist, 2016 Olympian, and the American Record holder in the steeplechase! In this episode, we talk about her experience at the Olympic Trials and making her second Olympic team, improving her times in the 1500m and 5000m in 2020 and how that improved her confidence, being coached by Shalane Flanagan, and more. If you want to hear more from Courtney and learn more about her running career, she was also on Episode 50 & Episode 86. Episode 86 was after she won the silver medal after the 2017 World Championships so we recapped that race in that episode!  Photo credit: Courtney White What we talked about: 3:25- The difference between the 2016 Olympic trials and 2020 Olympic trials for her and the pressure that she felt this time around 6:40- Falling in the prelims at the Olympic Trials 10:30- Seeing the US women’s steeplechase progress 12:05- Balancing being ready for the Olympic Trials but still leaving room to peak at the Olympics 14:30- The Bowerman Track Club’s performances at the Olympic Trials 22:10- Improving her 5k and 1500m times during 2020 and how that changed her confidence 28:25- The injury that she dealt with in the buildup to the Olympic Trials 30:50- The struggles with confidence that she has faced in her running career and how she has worked on that 38:55- Having Shalane Flanagan as one of her coaches 40:50- Her feelings after making her second Olympic team 49:10- Comments on Shelby Houlihan’s ban 56:55- Working on getting her master’s degree Show notes: Courtney on Instagram Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order Lily Trotters Use code “another” for 25% off your order Whoop Code “another” for 15% off The post Episode 324: Courtney Frerichs – American Record Holder & World Silver Medalist Makes her Second Olympic Team appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Tyler Green is on the show today! Tyler just placed second at the Western States Endurance Run. In this episode, he shares all about that experience and he also talks about all the things that he did leading up to the race that he believes helped him both physically and mentally have a strong race and a big breakthrough. In 2019, he was 14th at Western States, so this year was a big breakthrough! Tyler has run the fastest known time (FKT) on the Lost Coast Trail, Wonderland Trail, Timberline Trail, Loowit Trail and more! Tyler has also won the Black Canyon 100, Cascade Crest 100, and Bandera 100k. He was 2nd at the Javelina Jundred in 2019 and 3rd at the Sean O’Brien 100k in 2018. Tyler is a middle school health teacher and lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Rachel Drake who is also a talented ultra runner!  What we talked about: 4:40- Recapping his second place finish at Western States 6:55- How he got into trail and ultra running 7:45- Living in Nepal and Libya after college 10:35- Being a health teacher at a middle school 15:05- Recapping the last few years of races 22:00- Favorite trail to run 22:45- Growing up on Mt. Tabor, a volcano in Oregon 24:40- Changes that Tyler made in training between 2019 to now that lead to his success at Western States 28:30- Where his strengths are in racing 30:55- How he and his wife, Rachel Drake, met 35:05- Balancing finding joy in competing and being competitive 36:45- Mindset during the Western States race 41:25- Running with his teammate during the Western States race 46:00- Thoughts on the women’s performances at Western States 50:35- Lessons learned from Western States 52:30- His coach and the mindset that he helped Tyler have 53:35- Different running tactics that he implemented into his training 55:25- What’s next for Tyler 56:35- Tyler’s nutrition during an ultra race 58:50- End of podcast questions Show notes: Instagram Tyler’s Website Brian Doyle books Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order Lily Trotters Use code “another” for 25% off your order Whoop Code “another” for 15% off The post Episode 323: Tyler Green – 2nd Place at Western States appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Nell Rojas is competing in the 10,000m for the Olympic Trials tomorrow! Nell is a marathoner and she finished 9th at the Olympic Trials Marathon in 2020 and ran a 2:30:29 there. She won the Grandma’s Marathon in 2019 where she ran 2:28:06. She debuted the marathon at CIM in 2:31:23 while she was training for an Ironman! Nell is the Bolder Boulder 10k Champion from 2019 after her dad won that race 40 years before. She grew up loving that race and always had the dream of winning that race! You’ll get to hear about that in this episode! Most recently, she ran a 32:11 to qualify for the Olympic Trials in the 10k coming off of a year of a few injuries. She is feeling confident and ready to get out there to compete so I am excited to see what she does at the trials! What we talked about: 6:00- Qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the 10k 6:55- The injury that she had after the Olympic Trials marathon race 9:15- Mindset going into the Olympic Trials marathon and recapping her race there 17:40- How she feels going into the Olympic Trials 10k 30:05- Change in training switching from the marathon to the track 33:00- Racing with fearlessness 34:55- Debuting at the marathon at CIM while training for an Ironman 36:05- Training for triathlon after college 37:10- Competing in obstacle course racing 44:00- Her first few marathons 44:50- Winning the Bolder Boulder 10k 50:35- Last workouts going into the Olympic Trials 54:05- End of podcast questions Show notes: Nell on Instagram Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Athletic Brewing Company Code “ANOTHERATHLETIC15” for 15% off Goodr Use code “another15” for 15% off your order BEAM Use code “another” for 15% off your order The post Episode 322: Nell Rojas on Racing the 10,000m at the Olympic Trials, 9th at the Olympic Marathon Trials, and more appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

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 Show notes: Disclosure documentary Kyra on Instagram Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Half Marathon And Marathon Training Plan Zoc Doc The post Episode 321: Kyra Condie – Olympic Climber Shares her Journey to Tokyo appeared first on Lindsey Hein.