Episode 298: Erika Kemp – Training for the Olympic Standard with the B.A.A.
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Erika Kemp joins the podcast today! She runs with the Boston Athletic Association with Adidas and is currently training to hit the Olympic Standard in the 5K. She’ll be racing in Austin, TX in a few weeks to try and get the job done. She is currently just 4 seconds away from the standard with a 5K PR of 15:14 currently.
Erika was a 6X All American at North Carolina State University after a rocky start to running in HS which she’ll share about in this episode! She 2019 US 15K campion and placed second in the US 5K road championships in 2018. She loves coffee and and calms my nerves about how I order my coffee at hipster coffee shops.
What we talked about:
4:45- Being a part of Team BAA and her decision to sign with Adidas/BAA
11:55- Erika’s high school running experience
16:40- Growing up with her dad in the Air Force
19:45- Her decision to run professionally and her collegiate coach’s guidance through that process
21:25- Recapping her US title in the 15k
26:00- Her current goals and racing plans in the near future
28:50- What her training looks like and her experience working with Morgan Uceny and Mark Carroll as her coaches
35:05- Her career dreams outside of running and her current work as a barista
44:10- What this past year looked like for her
48:35- End of podcast questions
Show Notes:
Boston Athletic Association
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
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| 0:45.3 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsey Hein. |
| 0:50.4 | I am your host Lindsey and I'm so grateful you are here today. |
| 0:54.4 | Today you're listening to episode 298 and I'm talking with Erica Kemp. |
| 0:59.8 | Erica runs for the Boston Athletic Association with Adidas. |
| 1:03.9 | She started running there in 2018. |
| 1:06.8 | She went to North Carolina State where she was a six-time all-American and in 2019 she won |
| 1:13.5 | the US title in the 15K on the roads. |
| 1:16.5 | Erica is currently training to get the Olympic standard in the 5K, |
| 1:21.4 | which she will do at a meet in February in Austin. |
| 1:25.0 | So she'll tell us all about that in this episode. |
| 1:28.2 | Okay and before I share this conversation with Erica, |
| 1:30.8 | I want to remind you that the Donna Marathon weekend is just around the corner. |
| 1:36.1 | This is virtual this year for 2021. |
| 1:40.0 | It is the weekend of February 12th through the 14th. |
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