418: Minnesota Distance Elite - Building Strength for 2026

C Tolle Run

Sports, Fitness, Running, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 555 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Minnesota Distance Elite holds a special place in C Tolle Run’s heart, so we’re thrilled to bring you this live show recorded at Summit Brewing in Saint Paul, Minnesota, featuring close friends and family of the program. We hear directly from the athletes as they share fun facts about themselves, highlight their standout moments from 2025, and talk about what they’re excited for in 2026.

Carrie also pulls aside the athletes who recently raced the TCS New York City Marathon to celebrate their achievements. Joel Riechow was the top American on the men's side, while Annie Frisbie finished as the second American and Elena Hayday placed 12th overall in the women's race. Joel, Annie, and Elena reflect on their inspiring performances and share the lessons they hope to pass along.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, I'm Olympian Carrie Tolbson and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast.
0:11.5	Today we bring you a live show that we did this past week with the entire Minnesota distance elite team.
0:17.5	We were at the summit brewing in St. Paul, Minnesota, with some close friends and
0:22.0	family of the program, and it was a blast. In this episode, we hear from all of the athletes on the
0:28.1	team, some tidbits about themselves, some highlights of 2025, and, of course, their hopes for
0:33.8	26. 21 athletes and all took the mic. We ended the interview portion with the
0:38.5	athletes that represented MDE at the TCS New York City Marathon just a couple of weeks ago,
0:43.6	and we had such a fun conversation with Joel Reichau, Annie Frisbee, and Elena Hayday.
0:48.7	They talked about being the top American on the men's side, the second American on the
0:52.9	women's side, and being 12th overall in the
0:55.3	women's race. Pretty awesome stuff. So let's get after it. Okay, when I say your name,
1:03.2	step on out. Just go out from the line so people know who you are. So Adam Swanson, stand,
1:09.2	take a step forward. Okay, Adam Swanson, stand, take a step forward.
1:11.4	Okay, Adam.
1:13.3	So we want to know you're a little bit newer to the team.
1:18.2	So we're trying to get to know you a little bit.
1:21.0	Tell us the highlight of 2025 and your goal for 2026.
1:26.8	Like running?
1:28.9	Yeah, running highlight, yes.
1:30.5	We'll get into something else after that.
1:32.6	Hi, guys.
1:33.7	Yeah.
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