Episode 335: Amanda Eccleston – 4:25 miler talks about retirement and new coaching job
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2021
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Amanda Eccleston recently retired and just ran her last professional race at the Sir Walter Miler! She was a professional 1500m runner and a miler for 8 years running for Brooks. In 2016, she placed 4th in the 1500m at the US Olympic Trials, leaning at the line with Brenda Martinez for that 3rd place spot. She has a lifetime mile PR of 4:25. She ran for Hillsdale College and then for the University of Michigan. She is now the assistant coach for Central Michigan University cross country and track and field.
In this episode, we talk about her professional running career and what it now feels like to be retired, her new coaching career, her favorite workouts for training for a mile, and more!
What we talked about:
3:35- Amanda’s retirement from professional running
6:50- Amanda’s 2016 Olympic Trials experience placing 4th
14:55- Her training leading into the 2020 Olympic Trials
19:20- Her relationship with her sponsor Brooks
24:10- Her new job as the assistant coach at Central Michigan University
30:25- Amanda’s running career
35:50- What Amanda pulls from each of her coaches for her own coaching career
40:35- The coaches that she looks up to
43:45- Her husband’s running
49:10- Best advice for anyone trying to run a fast mile and some of her favorite workouts
52:20- The Sir Walter Mile and why Amanda decided to have that as her last professional race
55:45- The difference of racing a 1500m and a mile on the track
58:05- End of podcast questions
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions Podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | Hey everybody, this episode of the Podcast is sponsored by the Under Armor All Out Mile. |
| 0:23.0 | The Mile is tough, but you're tougher. |
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| 1:10.0 | Alright, today you're listening to episode 335 and I'm talking with Amanda Eccleston. |
| 1:15.0 | Amanda recently retired. She's a 1500 meter runner and a mileer. |
| 1:21.0 | She actually just ran her very last professional race for now at the Sur Walter Mile. |
| 1:28.0 | She is a lifetime mile PR of 425. |
| 1:31.0 | She ran for 8 years as a professional with Brooks. |
| 1:35.0 | Wait till you hear the story about how she got connected with Brooks. |
| 1:39.0 | And in 2016, she placed 4th in the 1500 meters at the US Olympic trials. |
| 1:47.0 | I don't know if you guys remember that race but it was her and Brenda Martinez leaning at the line. |
| 1:53.0 | And she talks about that experience and how to this day it is still one of the highs of her career. |
| 1:59.0 | She went to Hillsdale College and then to the University of Michigan. |
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