228. Laura Thweatt, 2:25 Marathoner & 5th-Place Olympic Trials Finisher

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 15 April 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

"I had to keep believing that my Olympic dream was still alive until the race was over."

Laura Thweatt ran a fast, fierce, gutsy race at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta — a hard effort that earned her a fifth-place finish. But fifth place at the Trials is a tough spot: When the first three finishers make the team and the fourth-place finisher is the alternate, fifth place is so close, but so far from being on the Olympic team. On this episode, Laura — a 2:25 marathoner who runs for Saucony and is coached by Joe Bosshard — recaps her race at the Trials, offers advice for runners dealing with injuries or setbacks, and talks about how the Covid-19 crisis has affected her training so far and her year ahead.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Laura’s doing during these “weird times” (3:45)
The story behind that Saucony #dontrushchallenge video (7:20)
What Laura’s days look like right now (14:40)
How Laura got so strong leading up to the Trials (17:40)
Recapping the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (24:05)
What Laura’s post-Trials meeting with her sports psychologist was like (43:00)
Laura’s advice for dealing with injuries or setbacks (51:00)
Did Laura always plan to be a professional runner? (53:30)

What we mention on this episode:

Saucony’s #dontrushchallenge video

The "original" runner #dontrushchallenge video

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.2	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:10.6	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.2	I'm your host Allie Theller and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead
0:21.9	interesting lives on the run and beyond.
0:24.8	And while running is the thing that brings us all together on these episodes,
0:28.1	we cover more than what happens on The Run.
0:31.0	We learn the wise behind the runs, the decisions people have made to get where they are today,
0:36.1	and how getting sweaty has factored in.
0:39.2	Today I'm very excited to be talking with Laura Thuit.
0:42.8	You probably recognize Laura as the woman who was at the front of the pack for many,
0:47.6	many miles during the Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta.
0:51.3	Laura is a 225 marathoner who runs for Sockini and is coached by Joe Bossharn
0:57.3	and his conversation was really fun.
0:59.2	You'll get to hear Laura talk about what she's been up to since the trials
1:02.8	and how her 2020 plans and goals have changed over the past six weeks.
1:07.2	And of course, my favorite part of the conversation, talking all about Atlanta.
1:12.5	Laura finished fifth, which is both amazing and heartbreaking.
1:17.2	She ran a tough race, a strong race, a gritty race, a race to be super proud of.
1:22.3	But fifth place at the Olympic trials means she's not going to the Olympics.
1:26.7	The top three finishers go to the Olympics.
1:29.2	The fourth place finisher is the alternate.
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