Clayton and Ashley Young: Chasing Paris 2024 Olympic Dreams Together

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🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Although Ashley Young wasn't competing in the US Olympic Trials, her pride was evident as she stood with their daughters at the finish line ready to greet her husband, Clayton, and celebrate his qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. On this week’s episode, the couple shares the highs and lows of their path to the Olympics, highlighting the sacrifices and moments of discouragement they've faced in pursuit of a shared dream.

1:54- The Beginning of a Dream
3:31- Man on a Mission
9:11- Meeting
10:50- A Shared Dream
17:43- The Unseen Work Required
23:18- Married as a Runner
26:31- The Mundanity of Excellence
32:24- Sharing Faith
36:40- Setbacks and Heartbreak
46:48- A Shared Faith While Training
49:43- Preparations for Paris
55:14- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“Sometimes you have to do the mundane things just for mundanity’s sake but as they slowly shift from a checklist in your head to your heart, that’s when you really start to see the excellent outcome.” -Clayton Young

Ashley's FeedYourRunner Instagram Account- https://www.instagram.com/feedyourrunner/

Clayton's Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/_clayton_young_/

Wall Street Journal article on Clayton- https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/us-marathon-trials-conner-mantz-clayton-young-374a5755

New York Times article on Clayton- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/well/live/clayton-young-conner-mantz-paris-olympics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qU0.RbiN.4x7N9_QTVMW3&smid=url-share

Clayton's new docuseries- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvmSvkyqsSg

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0:00.0	After securing his spot on the United States Olympic team, Clayton Young posted a picture of he and his wife Ashley embracing after the race.
0:10.0	Accompanying the photo was this caption,
0:12.8	In 2016, my dream became her dream.
0:16.4	Now we are living it.
0:18.0	Time to get a bigger dream.
0:20.0	This is my favorite picture from Saturday, unadulterated joy, end quote.
0:25.7	While many watching the race only saw the success in the Young's journey, Ashley and Clayton
0:31.0	both know what it's taken to get to this point and they're
0:34.4	determined to be grateful to the God who got them here.
0:39.2	Clayton Young is an American long-distance runner who competes for A6. He is a BYU alum where he graduated in mechanical engineering and won a national championship in the 10,000 meters.
0:52.0	He set a personal best of two hours and eight minutes at the
0:55.8	2023 Chicago marathon and became the seventh fastest American marathoner of all
1:01.9	time.
1:03.0	Earlier this year in February, Clayton finished second at the 2024 U.S. Olympic
1:08.1	marathon trials qualifying him for the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he will compete this summer representing the
1:15.7	United States. Ashley Young is her husband's biggest supporter and as he calls her
1:21.4	his superpower.
1:23.0	Clayton and Ashley are the parents of two little girls
1:26.0	and Ashley shares what it's like to feed an Olympic marathon runner
1:30.0	on her Instagram account,
1:32.0	feed your runner.
1:33.2	This is all in an L.
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