395. Karissa Schweizer & Elise Cranny, Olympians

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

"We’re actually going to Tokyo! This is real!"

Karissa Schweizer and Elise Cranny were already teammates as part of the Bowerman Track Club. And now they'll share another team: Team USA. At last month's U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, Karissa and Elise secured their spots on Team USA by racing both the 5K (where Elise won and Karissa took second) and the 10K (where Karissa made a second team, finishing in second place). On this episode, Karissa and Elise reflect on their training leading up to the Trials, and break down both rounds of the 5K and the 10K final. They talk about how their teammate Shelby Houlihan's recent four-year ban from the sport affected them emotionally leading up to the Trials, and they share their excitement about making their first Olympic teams.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Who was in the stands on race day? (6:15)
How Karissa and Elise were feeling heading into the Trials, and how the news of Shelby Houlihan’s ban affected their emotions during race week (9:30)
What it was like arriving at Hayward Field (15:00)
Breaking down the first 5K race (17:50)
Breaking down the 5K final (24:00)
How Elise and Karissa celebrated the 5K (38:00)
What was on Elise and Karissa’s minds heading into the 10K, and how the race played out (40:40)
What’s next? (54:30)
What, exactly, is team processing? (59:25)
The events Karissa and Elise loved watching at the Trials (1:03:30)

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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 say 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:14.8	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and every week I talk with
0:20.0	people who are doing cool things on the run and beyond. We all share that love for running,
0:25.9	and that's what brings us all together. But of course, there is more to life than what happens
0:30.5	on the run itself. And this show gets into the in-between. The water stops, the bathroom breaks,
0:36.8	the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today, and the wise. Why do we do what we do?
0:42.8	And how does getting sweaty factor in? And today we've got another Olympic track and field
0:48.9	trials episode. Oh man, I hope you're enjoying these as much as I am. I mean, we go from having
0:54.4	pretty much zero races for a year to this, to 10 days of action. Well, I know, two rest days
1:01.4	in there. So eight days of action and what a way to give back into things. Today, you know them,
1:08.2	you love them, you've heard from them here recently. My guests today are newly minted Olympians,
1:14.7	Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweitzer. Elise and Karissa both run professionally for the
1:19.7	Bowerman Track Club and both competed in the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters of the trials.
1:26.0	They are here today to break down every detail of both of those races, but the short version,
1:31.6	spoiler alert in case you didn't watch. Elise won the 5K and Karissa took second, and Karissa
1:38.1	also took second in the 10K. So they're going to the Olympics. Elise will compete in the 5K and
1:44.4	Karissa and coach Jerry Schumacher have decided that yes, Karissa will compete in both the 5K and
1:50.8	the 10K in Tokyo. What a double. Now, obviously, we can't go into this conversation without acknowledging
1:57.6	the fact that Elise and Karissa's Bowerman Track Club teammate Shelby Cooley Han tested positive
2:02.6	for a band's substance before the trials and was served in four year suspension from the sport.
2:07.8	So she wouldn't be able to compete in the trials, the Olympics, or the 2024 games. And I am not here
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