I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast

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 Classroom Champions 5 Love Languages Follow Christian: Christian on Instagram Christian on Twitter Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsors: Previnex Code “another” for 15% off The post Episode 271: Christian Taylor – 2X Olympic Champion, 4X World Champion, President of the Athletics Association appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Shayla Houlihan is coaching a new Pro team out in Flagstaff with Under Armour. They’ll be announcing their team name and more info soon so make sure you look for it! Shayla ran for the University of Northern Iowa and then ran Pro from 2010-2012 fro Team USA Arizona, Brooks and in 2010 was ranked the fastest steeplechaser in the US. She ended her Pro career after the 2012 Olympic Trials and started her coaching career. She  started as a volunteer assistant coach at University of Utah for 1 year after finishing her eligibility for running and working on her masters and then went on to be an assistant coach for Team Run Flagstaff 2010-2012…for the club team (everyday runners) where she coached 170 runners. From there she coached at the University of California, Berkeley as the Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track Coach for distance. In 2017 her women’s team made the NCAA championships as a team for the first time in 6 years. In the episode Shayla shares with us a little bit about her own running career and then why she choose coaching. We also talk about what her recruiting process was like, what it was like to coach both the Women’s and the Men’s team and why she decided to be. part of this new Pro group in Flagstaff with fellow coach and agent Stephen Haas. What we talked about: 4:00- Talking about her family 9:30- How she started running 10:20- Walking on the team at the University of Northern Iowa 13:25- Her college career and starting the steeplechase 19:30- Running professional and the process of starting coaching 22:45- What she learned from Coach Kepler at the University of Northern Iowa and University of Utah 24:30- Her professional steeplechase career 26:40- How she started coaching 30:30- The difference of coaching a walk on compared to a national caliber recruit 31:45- Cultivating a culture where each athlete feels important 33:30- Transitioning to coaching professional teams 38:00- What it takes to be a director of a collegiate program 40:50- Starting the professional team in Flagstaff 47:30- Coaching a team that competes in a big range of distances 51:25- Coaching with Stephen Haas 52:30- How she recruits professional athletes compared to recruiting collegiate athletes 55:55- Her favorite thing about Flagstaff 56:50- End of podcast questions Show Notes:  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F* Follow Shayla: Shayla on Instagram Shayla on Twitter Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsors: Previnex Code “another” for 15% off Hello Fresh code “another80” for $80 off first order The post Episode 270: Shayla Houlihan – Professional Coach with Under Armour appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

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   Show Notes:  Tianna’s Website Born a Crime Newsroom Tianna’s Yoga Class Being Mary Cain Follow Tianna: Tianna on Instagram Tianna on Twitter Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsors: Previnex Code “another” for 15% off The post Episode 269: Tianna Bartoletta – 3X Olympic Gold Medalist, Long Jump, 4X100, Writer, Speaker, Yogi appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Maurica Powell is Director of Track & Cross Country at the University of Washington. She specifically coaches the distance women’s team and her husband coaches the men. In 2018, Maurica coached the team to a 9th place finish which was the best finish for them since 2012.  She is off to a great start  helping develop athletes so well. Prior to the University of Washington, she was the assistant coach at the University of Oregon where she helped the women’s cross country program go from not having qualified for the NCAA champions in 5 years to being the team NCAA runner ups in 2007 & 2008 and then becoming the national champion team in 2012 & 2016. In 2016, Maurica was the  NCAA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. (wait until you hear her share about their team winning the Cross Country title that year!)  In 2016 the team also went on to win the triple crown where Oregon won Cross country, indoor track & outdoor track national titles.  During her time there she coached 6 track and field individual NCAA champions, 20 cross country All-Americans, and 79 track All Americans at Oregon.  She coached some great runners during her time there including Jordan Hasay, Nicole Blood, Laura Roesler, Katie Rainsberger, Alexi Pappas, etc. Prior to coaching, Maurica had great success in her own running- she was a 6 time state champion in track in Massachusetts, ran at Stanford and has top 10 all-time marks for Stanford in indoor 800, outdoor 800 & 1500m.  She was also All-American in 2002 where she was 5th in the 1500m & indoor DMR (3rd). In this episode, Maurica and I talk about her coaching career (of course!), how she recruits, how she talks with athletes about both the simple topics AND the hard topics. I appreciated Maurica’s honesty over the course of the conversation and left wanting to go grab a a margarita with her because her energy and her laugh were just so contagious. Photo Cred: UW Athletics What we talked about: 4:45- What Maurica has been up to 9:40- What the recruiting process looks like 13:45- When she knew that she wanted to become a coach 17:00- What she learned from coaching in the Ivy League 19:00- Her relationship with Coach Vin Lananna and what he taught her while coaching under him 23:00- Her evolution of growing into new coaching roles 25:25- Winning the 2016 cross country national championship 35:15- Working with the athletes to not let social media add pressure to them leading into races 40:35- How she individualizes training for each athlete 46:00- The process of transitioning to coaching at the University of Washington 52:00- What it’s like to coach with her husband, Andy Powell 55:40- How they manage travel schedules with having a family 1:01:50- How she helps cultivate healthy body image with her female athletes 1:15:15- How she helps athletes transition out of collegiate running 1:20:35- End of podcast questions Show Notes:  Maurica’s Post race interview after the 2016 XC Championships Video of 2016 Team finding out they won the XC Championships One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsors: Previnex Code “another” for 15% off Currex Code “iha15” for 15% off Grit Summer Distance Project GRIT is a summer distance project — a virtual event meant to challenge your current distance goals, to go beyond your “normal,” to churn out miles on the hottest days of the year. To do this, you choose a distance tier (25, 75, 150, 225, or 300 miles) and complete that mileage within a 30-day span during the summer months (6/20-9/22). You choose the 30 days. Run every day, or run some of the days. Just finish the miles within a month’s time. Code “Lindsey5” for $5 off Charity Partner: The DONNA Foundation The post Episode 268: Maurica Powell – Director of Track & Cross Country at the University of Washington appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Emma Coburn joins me on the podcast today. Emma s a 2-time Olympian in the steeplechase, a Silver medalist in the 2016 Olympics and a Gold medalist at the 2017 World Championships! She runs for New Balance and is coached by her he husband Joe Bosshard. She was a 3 time NCAA champion in college where she was coached by Mark Wetmore and Heather Boroughs. Emma is very involved in the sport outside of her own Professional running, she also the vice president of the Athletics Association- a non-profit to give athlete’s a voice and be heard by USATF, IAAF, USOC, etc. In 2018 her and her husband Joe started the Elk Run 5K to give back to the local community – having raised over $90,000 in 3 years for Gunnison County Cancer Support Charity – Living Journeys. In this  episode we get to hear a lot about Emma’s career and also how her and the Boss team are making things happen in the midst of the pandemic to ensure racing opportunities. I loved hearing about their work ethic as a team and how Joe has inspired Emma and I know so many others to make things happen. We go all over the place and even get to her her favorite Taylor Swift song on the Lover album. Photo Cred: Matt Traupe Show Notes: Elk Run 5K  Mindset The Splendid and the Vile Daisy Jones and the Six Follow Emma: Emma on Instagram Emma on Twitter Emma on Facebook  Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsor: Grit Summer Distance Project GRIT is a summer distance project — a virtual event meant to challenge your current distance goals, to go beyond your “normal,” to churn out miles on the hottest days of the year. To do this, you choose a distance tier (25, 75, 150, 225, or 300 miles) and complete that mileage within a 30-day span during the summer months (6/20-9/22). You choose the 30 days. Run every day, or run some of the days. Just finish the miles within a month’s time.  Charity Partner: The DONNA Foundation  Lily Trotters Previnex The post Episode 267: Emma Coburn appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Mohammed Ahmed joins the show today! He is having a speedy year, and recently ran 12:47 5,000m at the Bowerman Track Club intersquad meet, followed up by a 3:34 1500 at the next intersquad meet. The 12:47 not only broke the Canadian record for the 5,000m; it also put him at the 10th fastest time in the World only 10 seconds off the World Record. Moh is from Somalia and moved to Canada at the age of 10. He went on to run at the University of Wisconsin where he recieved 11 NCAA All-American awards in track and cross country and also ran on his first Olympic team in 2012. He joined the Bowerman track club after college and competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics in both the 10,000m and the 5,000m, placing 4th in the 5,000m, just 1.5 seconds from a bronze medal. It is safe to say he is on fire in 2020 and he is one to be watching come the Olympics next year. In this episode we hear all about his running, how strong he and the Bowerman team are all running right now and we also get to hear about his love for literature and poetry. Truly a joy of an interview. Show Notes: 7 Habits of highly successful individuals How to Read a Book Why we Sleep Follow Moh:  Moh on Instagram Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsor: Previnex Code “another for 15% off your first order Currex Code” IHA15″ for 15% off your order The post Episode 266: Mohammed Ahmed appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Anna Turner, Sports Dietitian with St. Vincent Defining Sports joins the show for her third time today! We are covering all things hydration and electrolytes in this episode. Anna covers so much great information in this episode and if you are an endurance athlete you are going to want to hear about it. Show Notes:  St. Vincent Sports Performance HYDRATION COURSE The Right Stuff Nuun Anna on Instagram Lindsey on Instagram Sponsor: Previnex Code “another for 15% off your first order The post Episode 265: Anna Turner – Sports Dietitian on Hydration & Electrolytes appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

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! Show Notes:  Bowerman Track Club Running for my Life  Becoming Follow Lopez: Lopez on Instagram Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsor: Previnex Code “another for 15% off your first order Currex Code” IHA15″ for 15% off your order The post Episode 264: Lopez Lomong appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Addie Bracy joins me on the show today! She runs for Nike Trail, she’s a running coach, a mental performance consultant and the co-founder of OUTrun. The inspiration behind OUTrun is to empower and connect LGBTQ+ individuals within the running community and to create an environment that is encouraging, supportive, and inclusive to all. Addie has a wide range in her athletic accomplishments having qualified for both the 10K and the marathon in the Olympic trials in previous years and is now a staple in the Ultra running community having placed 2nd at the Leadville 100 in 2018 and 9th at Western States in 2019. She got her Masters in Sport and Performance Psychology at the University of Denver and is currently writing a book that she shares about in this episode. It sounds so good and I had lot’s of questions about it. In this episode Addie shares with us a little bit about her own running career, we talk about running for Nike Trail, her heart behind OUTrun and what she’s most passionate about in this community. Enjoy my conversation with Addie Bracy! Show Notes:  OUTRun Follow Addie: Addie on Instagram Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Podcast on Patreon Sponsor: Previnex Code “another for 15% off your first order Currex Code” IHA15″ for 15% off your order The post Episode 263: Addie Bracy appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Shelby Houlihan and Karissa Schweizer join me on the podcast today! These Bowerman TC ladies just slayed the 5K in their intersquad meet last Friday coming in blazing sub 14:30. Karissa finished the race in 14:26 and Shelby in 14:23 breaking Shelby’s 2018 American Record of 14:34. If you haven’t listened to my first episodes with these ladies- make sure you catch them to learn more about their backstories! Karissa was on a solo episode on episode 235 and this is Shelby’s 4th time on the show, she joined Bowerman teammates Colleen Quigley and Courtney Frerichs in episode 25, she came on solo on episode 108 and came on in episode 133 after breaking the American Record in the 5k in 2018! Show Notes: Shoe Dog The Silent Patient The Subtle Art of not Giving a Fuck Before She Knew Him Follow Shelby: Shelby on Instagram Shelby on Twitter Shelby on Facebook  Follow Karissa: Karissa on Instagram Karissa on Twitter Follow Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join  the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the Show on Patreon Sponsor: Previnex Code “another for 15% off your first order The post Episode 261: Shelby Houlihan & Karissa Schweizer – Sub 14:30 5K, New American Record appeared first on Lindsey Hein.