34: Matt Gabrielson - No Sacrifice, Just Commitment

C Tolle Run

Fitness, Running, Sports, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 8 September 2017

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Carrie goes for a run with former Team USA MN athlete and Edina High School cross country coach Matt Gabrielson! Matt chats about coaching, raising three kids, and his plans to compete as a masters.

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Matt Gabrielson

Matt is an Iowa native and graduated from Drake University in 2000. He later completed graduate school at Augustana University. Matt ran for Team USA MN from 2001 - 2013. He was ranked top 10 in the US in the 5000m in 2008 and ranked top 10 in the marathon in 2008 and 2011. Matt teaches 3rd and 4th grade at Highlands Elementary School in Edina, Minnesota and is the Girls Cross Country Coach at Edina High School. His team was back to back state champions in 2015 and 2016. He was awarded the title MN Coaches Girls HS XC Coach of the Year in 2015. Matt is married to Julie Gabrielson (née Shwengler) and they have three children, Doris Mae, Otto and Viola.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Tullifson and welcome to the C-Talley Run podcast.
0:11.8	Today I'm going for a run with Matt Gabrielson.
0:14.9	Matt and I have been good friends for years as we train together on Team USA, Minnesota.
0:19.9	Maddie Champ, as I like to call him, is not one toot his own horn, but I will.
0:24.8	His marathon PR is 2.13, and his 5KPR is 1330.
0:30.1	Matt is also a husband and father to three, and he's the coach of the Edina High School
0:34.6	Girls Cross Country team here in Minnesota.
0:37.0	His team was back-to-back
0:38.3	state champions in 2015 and 2016. In this episode, we talk about as kids, coaching, life after
0:46.6	professional running, and his future plans to race as a master's. Let's get after it.
0:55.3	Mind is, I'm so pumped for this run.
0:57.9	You know, last time I saw you, I broke down and cried like I saw the Beatles.
1:02.1	Because you and I have long history together training, and I just love you, man.
1:07.0	I love you, too, Carrie.
1:08.1	And I love Chachaw Pete.
1:11.5	Let's give a shout out to him.
1:13.1	Yeah, we do have to give a shot up.
1:26.6	You know, all you people out and Carrie Talsonland, Charlie and I used to be roommates. Yes, you did. For like a month. Not a month. Wasn't it longer? I think so. I remember when I was crashing in your house in the basement,
1:27.9	and you guys, I think, finally said,
1:29.2	this guy's got to get out of here.
1:30.2	Charlie's got an opening.
1:27.9	So you and the handling guys yeah foggy
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