A Conversation With One Of The World's Top Marathoners: Emma Bates

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

I am stoked to welcome Emma Bates to the podcast!

Emma is an incredibly accomplished marathoner who has competed at the highest of stages. Emma grew up in Minnesota, where she consistently performed at the highest level in her state. She then took her talents (or rather work ethic) to Boise State University, where she won the 2014 NCAA 10k Championship Race and was a 12xAll-American. Emma currently competes for Asics and is a member of Team BOSS based in Boulder, Colorado. Since moving up to the marathon, Emma has consistently been one of the best in the world. In 2021, Emma placed second at the renowned Chicago Marathon. Last year Emma placed 7th at the 2022 Eugene World Champions in a personal best time of 2:23:18 (5:27 pace). Needless to say, Emma is at the forefront of US Women's Distance Running.

In this conversation, Emma takes us through her preparation leading into the 2023 Boston Marathon, including a mind-boggling long run, how she works on the mental side of the sport, dealing with setbacks and comparison, giving advice to high school Emma, what it's like being coached by Joe Bosshard and being a member of Team BOSS, what she wants to be remembered for, and so much more!

I loved this conversation with Emma. Emma is an incredibly joyful spirit and wise demeanor that made this conversation extra thoughtful. I'm confident you'll walk away from this conversation a little more inspired to go after whatever you're striving for in life.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect with Dominic Schleader.
0:06.0	I'm your host, Dominic, and I'm very excited you've clicked on today's episode.
0:09.0	But before we hop right into it, I would greatly appreciate it if you give us a follow and a five-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, if you have not already done so.
0:18.0	Doing those two things greatly helps us out. And because you're already
0:20.9	listening to this, it will legitimately take between five and ten seconds to do those two things.
0:25.9	And then also consider sharing the podcast or today's episode with a friend who you think
0:30.7	will benefit from this type of content. Through doing that, we can reach more people and
0:34.8	hopefully inspire them in the process. Today on the podcast is the one
0:38.5	and only the incredibly accomplished Emma Bates. Emma is one of the best marathoners in the world.
0:44.1	In 2021, she placed second at the renowned Chicago Marathon. And then just last year, she placed
0:49.5	seventh at the 2022 Eugene World Championships. She ran that in a personal best of 22318, and for those who
0:57.4	don't know how fast that is, that is 527 pace for 26.2 miles, which is incredible. Emma will be
1:03.9	running the Boston Marathon next month, which is so exciting. I can't wait to see her throw down
1:08.6	on the streets of Boston. This conversation was so much fun. we tackle a plethora of subjects, and I'm confident.
1:14.7	You'll love it as much as we did recording it.
1:16.9	Also, just a quick technical note, Emma has a few texts come through your computer, so you'll hear the Apple notification sound for the text.
1:24.0	Doesn't happen too much, so hopefully you guys aren't bothered by it, but appreciate
1:27.7	your understanding in that matter. Never happened before. Hopefully won't happen again. But
1:31.8	appreciate your patience. So without for their due, enjoy my conversation with the one and only
1:36.9	the legend, Emma Bates. Emma Bates, welcome to the Running Effect podcast. A pleasure to have you on the show. How are you doing this afternoon?
1:50.7	I'm doing so well. Thanks so much for having me on. Very excited to be a guest.
1:54.8	So my first question for you, I'm going to pull from a quote. I've used this in other episodes, as I mentioned to you before we started recording.
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