440: Gracie Hyde - I Belong Here
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4.7 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
You may not know Gracie Hyde yet, but that’s about to change. A rising star in professional distance running, Gracie competes for Puma and trains with Team Meridia in Boulder, Colorado. Her résumé is already turning heads: a standout collegiate career where she set six Division II records, followed by a breakout pro season that includes a win in the steeplechase at the Drake Relays and her first selection to Team USA for the World Road Championships. In this episode, Gracie shares how she found her way into the sport, the key decisions that shaped her path, and what it’s like stepping onto the global stage as a new professional. She and Carrie reflect on the highs and lessons of 2025, and look ahead to the goals, challenges, and opportunities waiting in 2026 and beyond!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, I'm Olympian Kerry Tullifson and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast. |
| 0:11.1 | This week on the show, we have Gracie Hyde. |
| 0:14.3 | Gracie is a professional runner for Puma, and she's a member of Team Meridia. |
| 0:19.1 | Gracie ran for both Arkansas and Adams State, and while at Adams, she set six |
| 0:23.3 | Division II records. |
| 0:25.2 | Wowza. |
| 0:26.1 | She grew up in Arkansas and now lives and trains in Alamosa, Colorado. |
| 0:30.8 | Gracie's on a tear. |
| 0:31.8 | She just won the Drake Relays in a world lead. |
| 0:34.0 | She is the fastest in the world in the steeple chase right now. |
| 0:36.8 | So cool. |
| 0:38.5 | She also just made her first U.S. team at the Grand Blue Mile, which was the USAATF championship. She was |
| 0:44.1 | second there to Addie Wiley, who was on the show last week. She then placed third last weekend |
| 0:50.3 | at the USATF 5K Road Championships. She is just having a phenomenal spring so far. |
| 0:56.1 | In this episode, we hear all about those awesome races, what it means to be on her first |
| 1:00.9 | world championship team, her goals for 2026, and a little bit about her life's journey, |
| 1:06.6 | which has had some ups and downs. We're so thankful that she was open and she's willing to share some of those hard times that we go through life. |
| 1:15.1 | I can't wait to get to know her and to introduce you to her as well. |
| 1:18.5 | So let's get after it. |
| 1:23.4 | Congratulations on everything. |
| 1:24.9 | Oh my gosh. |
| 1:25.4 | The last week, like a couple weeks, you've had three |
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