480. Love on the Run with Sinclaire Johnson & Craig Nowak

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

"I feel like I’m the best version of myself when he’s around."

It's a big weekend for professional runners Sinclaire Johnson and Craig Nowak! Sinclaire and her Union Athletics Club teammates just broke the DMR (distance medley relay) world record in Spokane, WA (Sinclaire ran the 800m leg), and Craig was tasked with pacing 1500m and the 3K. But when they're not racing, pacing, or record-breaking, Sinclaire and Craig live and train together in Portland, OR. On this episode, they share the story of how they met (at Oklahoma State University, where Sinclaire was a freshman and Craig was a fifth year senior), what it was like dating long-distance after Craig graduated, and moving in together. Sinclaire, an NCAA 1500m champion who signed with Nike after graduating, talks about her decision to leave the Bowerman Track Club last year and to join Union Athletics Club, where she is coached by Pete Julian. She talks about having that conversation with former coaches Jerry Schumacher and Shalane Flanagan, and about why the Bowerman training style wasn't working for her. And Craig talks about becoming "the pacer guy," about his role as an official pacer on race day, and about how he navigates his own racing goals with his pacing duties.

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0:00.0	Love on the Run Week on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by YouCan.
0:04.6	Go to youcan.co slash Alley and use code Alley for 20% off your next YouCan order.
0:16.1	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:18.3	I'm your host Alley Feller and this is Love on the Run Week, day six.
0:23.1	I don't want it to end. I want every day to be love on the run day.
0:26.8	And I really, really, really hope you're enjoying this week so far.
0:30.4	Today, returning Alley on the Run Show guest,
0:33.2	Sinclair Johnson is here with her boyfriend Craig Noak.
0:37.7	The last time Sinclair was on the show, that was last year.
0:40.4	She was an NCAA champion who had graduated,
0:44.1	signed with Nike, and joined the Bowerman Track Club,
0:47.2	talked about living the dream.
0:49.0	Today, Sinclair is still an NCAA champ. You get that title for life.
0:53.5	She's still a Nike sponsored athlete, but at the end of last year,
0:57.2	Sinclair announced that she was leaving the Bowerman Track Club,
1:00.7	and would be joining Pete Julian's training group,
1:03.4	now known as Union Athletics Club.
1:06.3	They originally were joking about calling the group Pete's Dragons,
1:09.3	and I think they should have stuck with it.
1:11.6	Now, Sinclair trains alongside powerhouses,
1:14.7	including Jessica Hall, Shannon Oseka, Coco Clusterhofen, Jordan Hasey,
1:19.3	and many more.
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