An Open & Honest Conversation On The Ups & Downs Of The Sport Of Running With Saucony Pro Vanessa Fraser

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Back on the podcast for her third appearance is the wise Vanessa Fraser!

A lot has happened in the past year for Vanessa and we break it all down in today's conversation.

Many professional runners talk about the importance of vulnerability in sharing the tougher moments of their careers, but very, very few do it. Vanessa is one of the few I know who is completely open about her full journey, and that always makes our conversations so insightful.

If you're not familiar with Vanessa, she holds PRs of 4:09 in the 1500m, 14:48 in the 5k, and 31:52 in the 10k. In college, she was one of the most storied runners in Stanford history, where she was a 7xAll-American, and her school record of 15:09 in the 5k still stands.

Vanessa currently runs for Saucony and Team BOSS.

In today's conversation, we discuss the brutal realities of running at a high level, the ups and downs of Vanessa's career, her new deal with Saucony, her ambitions for the future, and much more!

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic
0:05.8	Schleader. I'm your host Dominic, and today on the podcast for her third appearance, third
0:10.0	times a charm, is the one and only Vanessa Frazier. If you're not familiar with Vanessa, she
0:14.4	ran for Stanford University, where she was one of the most storied runners in Stanford history.
0:19.5	She was a seven-time All-American,
0:26.4	and I believe her school record of 1509 in the 5K still stands to this day. If it doesn't,
0:30.9	it's definitely an all-time mark there. Vanessa then went on to run for the Bowerman Track Club,
0:36.9	where she ran some remarkable times, including 1448 in the 5K and 3152 in the 10K.
0:39.5	Vanessa currently runs for Team Boss and recently announced her new partnership
0:42.2	and sponsorship with Sokini.
0:44.4	We dive into a lot of that in today's conversation
0:47.1	and Vanessa has some incredible wisdom.
0:50.0	She goes into a lot of the ups and downs
0:52.2	of the past year or honestly,
0:53.9	like the past few years
0:55.0	as a professional runner. I really appreciated her vulnerability and through it, I feel like there
0:59.3	is so much wisdom in this episode. If you're struggling with your running or know someone who's
1:04.2	struggling, I feel like this episode is perfect for you because Vanessa shares so many insights
1:09.0	on kind of the ups and downs nature of the sport of running,
1:12.2	which I feel like every runner can relate to. If you do enjoy it, my conversation with Vanessa,
1:16.2	please consider giving us a follow and a five-star review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. You can also
1:20.9	watch today's episode on our YouTube channel, The Running Effect Podcast, which you can also
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