41: Jared Ward - Excited to Race

C Tolle Run

Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness, Running

4.7 • 557 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Carrie interviews Olympian Jared Ward! Jared talks about balancing his training with work and family life, as well as his goals for the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon.

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Jared Ward

Born and raised in Kaysville, Utah, Jared attended Davis High School prior to Brigham Young University, where he earned a Masters Degree in Statistics. While competing for the Cougars, Jared was a two-time Cross Country All-American. The streets of Los Angeles have become Jared's home away from home winning the 2015 US Championships and qualifying for the 2016 Olympic marathon team there. In addition to running fast himself, Jared is passionate about helping other develop as running, stating: "I have been given a gift and I want to share what I have learned."

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0:00.0	This episode of SeaTolly Run is brought to you by Kind Snacks.
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0:18.2	Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Telethsen and welcome to the Sea Talley Run podcast.
0:25.1	My guest today is Jared Ward.
0:27.3	Jared represented the U.S. in the 2016 Olympic Games in the marathon where he finished six.
0:32.7	He's also a husband, father, and professor at Brigham Young University.
0:37.3	In this interview, we chat about family, food, fishing, and fast running.
0:42.3	We also talked about his goals for the upcoming TCS New York City Marathon.
0:47.0	Let's get after it.
0:51.1	Well, thanks for joining us, Jared, on the C. Tully Run podcast. Hey, thanks for having me, Carrie. I'm so excited to be with you. Yeah, so you and I have been texting a little bit. You're running from place to place. So where were you this morning? Because it's pretty early. Did you already get your run in? You know, you fed your three kids. Have you taught a class? No, I did meet with a student this morning. No run today yet. We're
1:14.7	just getting into Taper now for the marathon now in just less than two weeks, so just one run
1:20.4	later today a little bit longer. But my kids have been struggling with this cold that I think I'm just now getting over to.
1:29.7	And so the home nightlife with three coughing kids has been a fun adventure.
1:36.5	Oh, so you guys have been up a little bit in the middle of the night.
1:39.4	Yeah, not as much sleeping as I'd like.
1:41.9	So let's talk about the kids.
2:02.6	So is it Paul, Ellie, and Julia? Very good, yeah. Okay, because I think you and I talked about this. Last time I saw you at the trials, I think was the last time I saw you. Maybe in New York last year. But how old is Julia? Because she's the youngest. She is one, I guess she's like 13 months now.
2:05.4	Okay, and your wife did not go with you to Rio, right?
2:06.6	Correct, yeah.
2:09.0	Because of Zika and everything.
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