360. Just Missed with Kellyn Taylor

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Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

“I think that in order to do special things, especially in running, you really have to put yourself out there. And a lot of times, it doesn’t go how you want it to. But you can learn a lot from the times that don’t go right. When things go right, you’re like yeah, that was fun, that was easy… But the ones where you really have to work for it, you really have to put your head down and grind it out, go to a dark place, get it done — you grow so much more in those situations, and you take so much more away from those times.”

What happens when you set big, dreamy, lofty goals — but when it counts the most, you fall short? That’s what this series, “Just Missed,” is about. These conversations are about dealing with disappointment. They are reminders that progress is never linear, and that it’s not always the big wins or the losses that define us, but the moments in between.

Last week, we heard from former professional runner Julia Lucas. This week, HOKA NAZ Elite athlete Kellyn Taylor is here.

Throughout her professional career, Kellyn has seen some major breakthroughs and has celebrated plenty of exciting moments. There was her win at the 2018 Grandma’s Marathon, where she ran a 2:24 just eight weeks after dropping out of the Boston Marathon. In 2019, she ran a personal best in the 5K, finished third at USATF Outdoor Championships, and placed seventh at the New York City Marathon.

But along the way, she’s dealt with some tough stuff, too. There was that DNF in Boston. Injuries. And a handful of near-misses in pursuit of becoming an Olympian — most notably, in 2016, when she finished sixth at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and then finished fourth in the 10K at the Track & Field Trials a few months later. Then, last year, she hoped to make the U.S. Olympic Marathon Team — again — but finished eighth. Now, Kellyn, who is also a mom, a foster parent, and a trained firefighter, is gearing up for this summer’s Track & Field Trials, where she again hopes to make the 10K team.

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0:00.0	This episode of the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Gatorade Endurance.
0:04.4	Go to gatoradeindurance.com and use code on the run 20 for 20% off your next order.
0:15.1	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Alley Feller and this is the second
0:19.7	episode in a three-part just missed series. These conversations are about dealing with disappointment,
0:26.8	about setting big, exciting goals, and about what happens when you don't quite get there.
0:32.5	Whether you're working hard to make your first Olympic team or you want to break six hours in
0:36.6	the marathon, these episodes will remind you that progress is never linear. That everyone,
0:43.4	at every level, deals with disappointment and that it's not always the big wins or the losses
0:49.1	that define us. It's all those moments in between. Last week we kicked off this series with Julia
0:56.0	Lucas who talked about her fourth place finish at the 2012 US Olympic Track and Field Trials 5K
1:02.4	and about how that race defined that period in her life. I loved that episode. I hope that you
1:07.3	did too. And today we have the honor and the privilege of hearing from Hoka and Azeali
1:14.1	athlete, Kellyn Taylor. Kellyn has worked hard for some really big breakthroughs and exciting
1:19.9	moments in her career. Like that big win at the 2018 Grandmas marathon, she ran 224 that day,
1:26.4	which was a major redemption after having to drop out of the Boston Marathon a few months prior.
1:32.4	The following year, Kellyn ran a personal best time in the 5K. She earned her first podium finish
1:37.9	at USATF Outdoor Championships where she finished third in the 10K and she finished seventh at the
1:43.8	New York City Marathon. Pretty good year. But there have been hard times too. Injuries that DNF
1:49.8	in Boston, the 2016 Olympic Trials where she had near misses in both the marathon and the 10K,
1:56.4	she finished sixth in the marathon that year and fourth in the 10K and like Julia explained last
2:02.0	week, fourth does not make an Olympian. Unfortunately, Kellyn experienced another heartbreak at last year's US
2:09.1	Olympic Marathon Trials where again she wanted the win or top three and ultimately finished eighth.
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