Hello everyone and welcome to today's episode of the running effect with Dominic Schleader.

I'm your host, Dominic. And before we get into today's incredible conversation of the show,

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Today, I have the great privilege of having a conversation with the one and only Shari Hawkins.

Shari is an incredibly accomplished pept. She's made multiple U.S. national championship teams, and before her time as a

professional athlete, she won multiple All-American honors for her college, Utah State. Not only has

Shari done some incredible things on the track, but also off the track.

She has inspired countless people to chase after their wildest dreams through the engaging

content that she produces on social media. If I was to recommend one episode of my podcast as

someone, it honestly might be this one. Shari shares an unbelievable amount of wisdom in a

succinct and engaging way.

And I really hope you all take the time to listen to this episode in full, as Shari shares so

many nuggets of wisdom in each response to my questions that I ask her. In this episode,

Shari and I discuss a plethora of subjects, including why failing is crucially important,

how to separate your identity from your sport, having fun in the sport, why it's important to share

your journey as a whole and not just one piece of it, dealing with expectations from the

outside world, and so much more. We also talk about growing up as the youngest kid in the family,

which is really fun. And Shari also

answers the famous Gordon Ramsey question. You'll have to stick around to hear her answer.

So without further ado, here's my conversation with the one and only Shari Hawkins.

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