Episode 364: Val Constien – 2020 Olympic Steeplechaser on Fresh Goals and Balancing a Full Time Career in Customer Support and Pro Running
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2022
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Val Constien is a steeplechaser who ran in the 2020 Olympics. She is a 3-time All American for the University of Colorado. Now she is competing as a professional athlete and also has a full-time job. In this episode, she shares what it was like to make her first Olympic team, what it looks like to run at such a high level as an unsponsored athlete, and what her day to day life looks like!
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What we talked about:
3:15- Introduction to Val
6:20- Val’s current training and upcoming races
8:50- Her journey to becoming a steeplechaser
11:20- Qualifying for the Olympics
17:55- Being an unsponsored athlete
22:55- Working with Tracksmith
26:45- Competing at her first Olympics
31:05- The decision to keep training after college
36:35- Finding her happiness
38:00- Val’s boyfriend
40:40- Next big goals coming off of the Olympics
45:05- Val’s day to day schedule
49:05- 2022 World Championships
49:55- Being the underdog
51:15- Battling imposter syndrome
52:15- Battling with mental health struggles and an eating disorder
57:50- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
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Transcript
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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. |
| 0:20.2 | Have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:22.6 | I'm your host Lindsay. |
| 0:23.8 | Thank you so much for being here today. |
| 0:25.8 | Today you're listening to episode 364. |
| 0:29.3 | And my guest is Valerie Constane. |
| 0:32.1 | Val is a steeple chaser. |
| 0:34.2 | She ran in the 2020 Olympics in the steeple chase, |
| 0:39.8 | which was very exciting. |
| 0:41.9 | She is a three time all-american she ran for Colorado. |
| 0:46.0 | And now competing as a professional athlete, |
| 0:49.3 | she has a full time job. |
| 0:51.4 | And at this episode, we talk about what that was like |
| 0:53.6 | making her first Olympic team. |
| 0:55.8 | What it looks like to run at such a high level, |
| 0:58.6 | unsponsored, how she feels about that. |
| 1:01.1 | And what her day-to-day training and work life looks like. |
| 1:05.5 | Val has a lot of big dreams and goals |
| 1:08.5 | and has an intention to keep on making those teams. |
| 1:13.0 | And I hope that you truly enjoy this conversation |
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