736. Jess McClain’s 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap

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Ali Feller

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4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

"Of course making the Olympic team would be amazing, but it’s not going to define who I am. It’s not an end-all-be-all for me."

When Jess McClain lined up at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials earlier this year, she did so as an under-the-radar, unsponsored, self-coached athlete — and she finished fourth, becoming the official Team USA Alternate in the marathon. Just a few weeks ago, Jess competed in the 10,000m at the U.S. Track & Field Trials, this time as a Brooks Running-sponsored (still self-coached) one to watch — and, again, she finished fourth! In this conversation, Jess talks about being a two-time fourth-place finisher at the Trials, and about how she reflects on each race. She breaks down the 10,000m race, talks about how life has changed since the Marathon Trials in February, and shares what's next.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run show. I'm your host
0:07.1	Ali feller and on every episode I talk with people who are doing
0:11.4	exciting things on the run and beyond.
0:14.2	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner,
0:19.8	we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run. Whether you
0:24.6	are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you
0:28.3	back, I am here to help you pick up the pace. Today's US.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Recap
0:34.2	episode comes from Jess McClain. The world, me included, fell in love with
0:39.8	just McClain during the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in February. She was the unsponsored
0:45.0	runner returning to professional running after a bit of a break and here she
0:49.2	was finishing fourth at the trials, the fourth best marathoner in the country.
0:55.0	It was so fun to get to celebrate a fourth place finish at the trials.
0:59.0	Normally, fourth place is the heartbreaker.
1:02.0	It's the first person not to make the
1:04.0	Olympic team. But in Jess's case, fourth place, the alternate, was absolutely
1:10.1	something to celebrate. She ran a huge personal best and cried the happiest
1:14.4	happy tears at the finish line. So it wasn't a huge shock when unsponsored
1:19.1	Jess McClain was suddenly in high demand by brands.
1:23.0	She announced that she signed, or re-signed,
1:25.5	after that break, with Brooks,
1:27.7	and earlier this summer just decided
1:29.3	she'd return to the track to see what she could do
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