Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Tullifson, and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast. Before we get into the podcast today, I just want to take a moment to remember our dear friend Abigail Anderson, Gabe grew an old sister. Abby's been on the show before, and we had so much fun talking about Gabe.

Abby was a nurse, an artist, a writer, a runner, a daughter, a sister, a friend.

She was a girlfriend, and she had such a beautiful soul.

Because she was taken far too early, and it was so tragic.

I just ask that you please remember the Anderson sisters always. They gave a lot to the running

world, and I think the best way for us to honor them is to keep running on hope. I'm praying so hard every day for all of those

who loved Abby and Gabe. I know I sure did. And I thank God every day that I was blessed to know them.

You guys today on C-Tali Ron, we have a really nice interview with Courtney Frerick's.

Courtney is a two-time Olympian, an American record holder in the steeple chase.

She owns a silver medal from the 2017 World Championships, and most recently, she won the

silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

In this episode, we dig deep into the mental side of what it takes to stay in the game.

Courtney shares how things went downhill after 2018 and that she had to address her mental health,

had to seek help from her coaches and a therapist, how she had to overcome anxiety not only in races,

but also to just get through workouts.

She talks about how she had to deal with injuries,

becoming more confident in her ability.

How to not only go for it in races,

but as Courtney explains, how to take massive risks. We talked a lot about

everything, but she did indeed walk us through everything that took for her to win an Olympic

silver medal and how she's preparing to get after it and try and break her own American record

along with going for the elusive sub-9.

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