Episode 417: Emily Sisson – American Record at the Chicago Marathon; 2:18:29
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Emily Sisson just set the American Record in the marathon at the Chicago Marathon! She ran a 2:18:29. She also set the American Record in the half marathon in May! Emily is having herself a year!!
Emily is an Olympian & ran in the 2020 Olympics in the 10,000m.
In this episode, we talked all about the Chicago Marathon, what she was thinking during the race, her mindset going into the race, if she was going after the American Record, and what is next for her. It was so much fun to catch up with Emily on this episode!
I recorded a pre Chicago Marathon interview over on Relay with Emily. So head over there if you want to hear from her before the race!
What we talked about:
4:25- Closing hard in the marathon
6:20- Not looking at her watch during the race
9:15- The instructions that the pacers received
10:55- Mindset going into the race
12:30- Working with her pacers
13:40- Rough patches during the race
16:15- Strengthening her mindset
20:10- Molly Huddle’s mentorship to Emily
25:15- Her belief in being able to break the American Record
28:00- Being coached by Ray Treacy
32:50- Her thoughts on the 2024 Olympic trials
36:15- Her family support out on the course
45:30- What it feels like to hold an American Record
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions Podcast. |
| 0:02.8 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:17.0 | This episode of All Have Another Podcast, |
| 0:20.3 | and all of the episodes in the Chicago Marathon Recap series, |
| 0:24.9 | are presented by Athletic Greens. |
| 0:27.9 | Go to AthleticGreens.com slash Lindsay, L-I-N-D-S-E-Y, |
| 0:33.8 | for five free travel packs, plus a year-long supply of vitamin D. |
| 0:39.3 | Hey everybody, welcome to All Have Another Podcast with Lindsay Heine. |
| 0:44.1 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you're here today. |
| 0:47.2 | This is our second episode in the six-part Chicago Marathon series, |
| 0:51.6 | and today my guest is your new American Rufford holder in the marathon. |
| 0:56.3 | Emily Sisson. Emily ran a 21829 in Chicago, |
| 1:01.6 | a huge PR for her, and she set the American record in the marathon, |
| 1:07.3 | which is so exciting. In May, she also set the American record in the half marathon. |
| 1:12.9 | So Emily is having herself a year. I recorded a free Chicago interview with Emily, |
| 1:21.2 | and that is over on Relay, if you want to hear about what was going on in her life |
| 1:25.6 | before Chicago, and you can join that community if you just go to patreon.com slash Relay. |
| 1:32.8 | In this episode we do talk all things the Chicago Marathon, what she was thinking, |
| 1:37.7 | her mindset going into the race, and what she was thinking in regards to breaking to 20, |
| 1:42.8 | was she going after the American record, what she is excited about now. |
| 1:47.2 | Emily is also an Olympian. She ran in the last Olympics in the 10,000, |
| 1:51.8 | and it was really fun to catch up with Emily and just |
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