Episode 320: Josette Norris- 14:51 at The Track Meet and ready for the 5,000m at the Olympic Trials
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
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🗓️ 18 June 2021
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Josette Norris is on the podcast today! Josette is sponsored by Reebok and is a part of the Reebok Boston Track Club. She is about to compete in the 5,000m at the Olympics Trials. Josette has been having a breakthrough spring season. She got her Olympic Trials Qualifier back in February when she ran a 15:19 5,000m. Then she had her first professional win in the 1500m at the Drake Relays. Recently, at the Sound Running Track Meet in May she ran a 14:51 for the 5,000m and took 2nd in that race. Most recently she won a 1500m in a 4:06.
In this episode, Josette shares about getting to where she is now and what the transition from a high school to a collegiate to a professional runner looked like. This really inspired me to keep working hard and continuing to pursue things that I am passionate about!
I am so excited to see what she does at the trials!
Photo credit: Kevin Morris
What we talked about:
4:05- Final preparations before the Olympic Trials
7:30- What it feels like to now be on everyone’s radar after she’s had a breakout season
9:55- How the extra year of the Olympic being delayed has positively impacted Josette
11:45- Being coached by Coach Fox at the Reebok Boston Track Club
18:20- Pursuing professional running even after struggling with setbacks in college
26:00- Why Josette transferred from UNC to Georgetown
29:30- Building confidence in herself and sharing her goals during her collegiate career
32:15- Her decision to work with Reebok as her sponsor
35:00- Winning the Drake Relays
38:25- Mindset while stepping on the line with some of the top professional athletes and talking about her 14:51 5k
51:10- What she has learned from her fiancé, Robby Andrews
57:30- How Josette and Robby met
1:01:25- Recapping her season of racing so far before the Olympic Trials
1:06:10- End of podcast questions
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions Podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you are here today. |
| 0:28.0 | This is a podcast where I interview professional runners and everyday runners and today I am talking with professional runner Josette Norris. |
| 0:36.0 | She is sponsored by Reebok and she's about to compete in the 5,000 meters at the Olympic trials. |
| 0:42.0 | Josette has been having a breakthrough spring season. |
| 0:48.0 | She got her Olympic trials qualifier back in February when she ran a 15-19, 5,000 meters. |
| 0:54.0 | And then she had her first professional win in the 1,500 at the Drake Relays. |
| 1:00.0 | And then recently at the sound running meet back in May, she ran a 14-51 for the 5,000 meters and took second place in that race. |
| 1:10.0 | Lastly she competed in a 1,500 just a couple weeks ago where she ran a 406 and she is fit and ready to go. |
| 1:20.0 | She's got her mental game ready to go as well for this race at the trials. |
| 1:24.0 | And I am so excited to see what she does. |
| 1:27.0 | Josette is going to share her story about getting to where she is now and what the transition from high school runner to collegiate runner to professional runner looked like. |
| 1:38.0 | And it definitely encouraged me to stick to what I'm passionate about and keep working hard and getting after what I love to do. |
| 1:46.0 | And I think that you'll all take that from this conversation as well. |
| 1:50.0 | Before we get started talking with Josette, I want to thank Picky Bars for supporting this episode of The Podcast. |
| 1:57.0 | Real food for big performances. |
| 2:01.0 | I actually just ordered the multi-variety pack myself and had them shipped to Florida where we were staying because we needed some easy beach snacks. |
| 2:13.0 | And guess what? All of my kids like Picky Bars. |
| 2:17.0 | I feel so good that they are getting a balanced snack in their diet and I'm also getting a balanced snack in my own diet that feels me for working hard, being active and feeling good. |
| 2:30.0 | Beyond the Picky Bars, they're energy bars. |
| 2:33.0 | They also have performance granola, performance oatmeal, performance pancakes, and do not sleep on the drizzle. |
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