Episode 414: English Gardner – 2x Olympic Medalist & Sprinter on Career Highlights and Mental Health
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2022
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
English Gardner is a sprinter for Nike who specializes in the 100m. She is a 2x Olympic medalist and a 2x US 100m Champion. At the University of Oregon, she won NCAA titles in both indoor and outdoor track.
In this episode, we hear a lot about her career and life on and off the track. We also hear a lot about her experience with depression and mental health struggles. She is so open and honest about her story in this episode. Thank you English for being willing to share your story!
What we talked about:
4:30- What we should all know about sprinting
6:15- Recapping English’s season
11:35- Being coached by her dad
24:30- Her struggles with mental health and depression and sharing it openly
37:50- What she feels like competing at age 30
50:05- Her parents being pastors
53:50- Her mom’s battle with breast cancer
57:00- What’s next
1:07:50- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Sandy Boy Productions Podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:18.1 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Heim. |
| 0:23.1 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you are here today. |
| 0:27.1 | Best of luck if you're running the Chicago Marathon this weekend. |
| 0:30.7 | Today on the podcast, my guest is English Gardener. |
| 0:35.5 | I love having a track and field athlete on the show. |
| 0:39.2 | English is a sprinter for Nike. |
| 0:41.2 | She's a two-time Olympic medalist and a two-time U.S. 100-meter champion. |
| 0:46.9 | She's also an NCAA indoor and outdoor champion. |
| 0:50.0 | She ran for the organ ducks. |
| 0:53.5 | In this episode, we hear a lot about her career and life on the track. |
| 0:57.3 | We also hear a lot about her personal story with depression and mental health struggles |
| 1:03.9 | and she is so open and honest about it and if this helps even one person listening today, |
| 1:10.2 | then that's all that matters in my mind. |
| 1:12.7 | It's so important to hear other people share their story so that we all know and anybody walking |
| 1:18.7 | through this knows that they are not alone. |
| 1:21.2 | So, English, thank you so much for opening up and sharing your story on this podcast. |
| 1:27.6 | And a little fun fact, I just stumbled upon on Instagram. |
| 1:32.4 | In this episode, English tells us she's about to go on a little trip, |
| 1:35.9 | give herself a little break and I see that she got engaged on the trip. |
| 1:40.1 | So, super excited for her. |
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