152. Olympian Carrie Tollefson on Why Runners Are So Awesome

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Our guest is none other than 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson.

You might recognize her as a 3-time national champion, or the 1998 NCAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, or maybe you’ve just seen her on TV a lot. She’s been a broadcaster for years, having commentated on races for ESPN, NBC, ABC, and USATF TV. Her commentary has appeared in numerous world class races from the Boston Marathon to Footlocker Nationals, to the Tokyo Marathon.

In our conversation, you'll hear about her many accomplishments in the sport. But beyond those, she's a very engaged member of the running community and an active mom of 3 kids.

We discuss what us recreational runners can learn from the pros and her advice to new runners on how they can become more involved in the running community. She also shares her experience about the advantages of long and short runs, depending on where you are at in your running career.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Ready?
0:02.0	Say, go.
0:04.0	This is episode 152 with five-time NCAA champion,
0:09.0	three-time national champion,
0:11.0	and 2004 Olympian in the 1500 Ms. Carey Tolufson.
0:17.0	Welcome to the Strength Running Podcast. I'm Jason Fitzgerald, host to the
0:28.0	podcast and head coach of Strength Running. If you're listening that means you're a
0:32.0	runner who wants to improve and that's our goal here to give you the training ideas, strategies and resources to accomplish whatever big goal that you might have.
0:42.0	I'll be bringing you the Titans in the fitness world,
0:45.3	the pro coaches, performance experts, elite runners, sports psychologists, thought leaders,
0:51.9	physical therapists and strength coaches to give you new insights
0:56.4	into this incredible sport.
0:58.2	I want you to better understand running, to view knowledge as a competitive advantage, and to always have the tools to take your
1:05.3	running to the next level. The more you understand the sport, the better decisions you'll make
1:10.6	about your training. Don't miss our other 151 episodes, our video channel on
1:16.2	YouTube, or where it all began, Strengthrunning.com, where you can find our coaching services,
1:22.4	detailed guides on everything from
1:24.2	mastering your mindset to running for beginners to how you can stay healthy and stop
1:29.2	getting injured so frequently. A big thanks to our sponsor, Path Projects, for their continued support.
1:35.6	If you have been a listener over the last couple months, you know that I've been
1:38.8	wearing more and more Path gear and for good reason. Many of their items are award-winning and if you run into me over the weekend
1:45.8	it's likely all I'm wearing. The shorts are performance-oriented and durable. The t-shirts are
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