426: Dot McMahan - Longevity Makes Me Different

C Tolle Run

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 555 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Dot McMahan returns to C Tolle Run after hitting a huge milestone! At 49 years old, Dot has just qualified for her sixth Olympic Marathon Trials. In a sport where standards keep tightening and competition grows fiercer every year, she continues to rise to the challenge. Carrie and Dot dive into her long, remarkable career, how the sport has evolved, her daughter El’s rise in the running world, and how Dot balances life beyond the miles. After more than two decades as a professional runner, Dot brings a wealth of wisdom, hard-earned lessons, and inspiration you won’t want to miss.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, I'm Olympian Carrie Tellelson, and welcome to the C-Talley Run podcast.
0:10.9	This week on the show, we have Dot McMahon.
0:13.2	She's a 49-year-old Hanson's Brooks athlete.
0:16.3	She's been on the team for over 20 years and just keeps on running and running.
0:21.9	In this episode,
0:27.3	we hear all about Dot's recent qualification for the Olympic trials. And get this, you guys, it's not her first, not her second, not her third, not her fourth, or fifth Olympic trials.
0:31.6	This is her sixth Olympic marathon trials. The standard has only gotten faster, and she just keeps on crushing it. I'm super
0:41.5	excited to chat with Dot and I hope you are as inspired as I am. So let's get after it.
0:48.4	All right, Dot, you're here on C-Tali Run after crushing it in Houston, qualifying for your sixth Olympic trials.
0:55.7	How are you?
0:57.3	I'm good, recovering well.
0:59.3	I guess it's been a week or so.
1:02.2	Oh, my goodness.
1:03.3	Yeah, and I haven't gotten to really catch up with you in a long time.
1:06.3	Like, maybe here or there, we're like, hi, we sent a note, you know, to each other, but it's been a while.
1:12.3	Yeah, it's been probably a few years.
1:15.5	We're getting older, aren't we?
1:17.5	Time moves a little faster for us.
1:20.1	It sure does for you.
1:21.4	That's what, that's all I know is that you continue to get faster as we get older.
1:26.0	So, tell me how this feels.
1:28.3	Like qualifying for your six Olympic trials, that's pretty special.
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