Episode 327: Kate Grace – 2016 Olympian races to her first Diamond League victory & 3 personal bests in 9 days
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 July 2021
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Kate Grace is on the show today! Kate is a 2016 Olympian and she won the USA Olympic Trials in the 800m. She finished 8th at the 2016 Olympics. She went on to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in the 1500m the following year. Kate recently left the Bowerman Track Club and joined Team Boss and is coached by Joe Bosshard. This summer after not making the Olympic team, she went on to set 3 personal bests in 9 days and won her first Diamond League. Her new 800m personal best of 1:57.2 puts her at the 8th fastest American all time and 7th fastest in the world in 2021.
In this episode, we talk about her experience winning the 2016 Olympic Trials and becoming an Olympian, learning from several different coaches throughout her professional running career, coaching changes, training with Team Boss, and so much more!
What we talked about:
5:45- Kate’s summer of racing
8:30- Mindset going into the Olympic Trials being the reigning champion in the 800m
11:30- Reflecting on the 2016 Olympic Trials race
15:05- Making the final at the 2016 Olympics
17:25- Cheering on your competitors
18:55- Deciding to go back to racing the 800m and transitioning to training with Team Boss
25:20- Being a late bloomer in her running career
26:35- Believing in herself even when her career wasn’t going how she wanted
36:30- Transitioning to different coaches and training groups
44:30- Training with Team Boss
48:20- Trusting your body when you feel an injury coming on
52:05- Recapping her last few races and running three personal bests
56:45- Balancing the low of not making the Olympic team and the high of her recent race results
1:01:45- Not defining your career by the Olympics
1:04:30- End of podcast questions
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:17.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:21.9 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you're here with us today. |
| 0:26.4 | Today you're listening to episode 327 and I'm talking with Kate Grace. |
| 0:32.0 | This conversation with Kate is a long overdue. |
| 0:36.0 | I actually cannot believe I'm just now interviewing her for this podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | So it was quite the treat to have a conversation with her not only about her amazing success this summer on the track, |
| 0:49.0 | but just her career in general. |
| 0:52.0 | In 2016, Olympian, she actually won the USA Track Trials in the 826 and went on to compete in Rio where she made it to the finals. |
| 1:04.0 | And unexpectedly, kind of unexpectedly, I guess we actually get into that in this conversation we talk about that experience in this conversation. |
| 1:12.0 | I've been curious about it, so it was really fun to hear how she processed 2016 and what that all meant to her. |
| 1:19.0 | Kate also represented the United States in 2017 at the World Championships. |
| 1:24.0 | And this summer after the Track Trials, she did not make the Olympic team this year, but she went on to set three personal records in nine days. |
| 1:35.0 | She won her first diamond league and her new PR that she has set of 157.2 puts her at the 8 fastest 800 all-time list in the US. |
| 1:46.0 | She has set of 7th fastest in the world in 2021. |
| 1:49.0 | So we get to hear about these recent successes as well, and we hear about coaching changes. |
| 1:55.0 | She's now training with Team Boss and what it's been like to get to learn from several different coaches along her professional career. |
| 2:03.0 | Really truly such a great conversation. |
| 2:06.0 | She was so open and honest, I really enjoyed getting to know Kate in this episode. |
| 2:11.0 | I hope that you will enjoy it as well. |
| 2:14.0 | Before we get started talking with Kate, I want to thank Athletic Brewing for supporting this episode of The Podcast. |
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