Episode 518: Makenna Myler – 7th at the Olympic Marathon Trials 10 Months Postpartum
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Makenna Myler joins me today for another Olympic Trials marathon episode! Makenna is sponsored by Asics and placed 7th at the Olympic marathon Trials with a 2:26:14. This was a 5 minute PR for Makenna. She was only 10 months postpartum at this race and still breastfeeding. This was her third marathon. She ran the McKirdy micromarathon in the fall in 2:31 and before that she had run the NYC marathon in 2:40 but was injured during that race so it wasn’t a show of her full potential!
Makenna is the mom of two. She is coached by Ryan Hall. This was her second time on the podcast. She was last on back in August of 2022 after she ran in the track and field Olympic Trials and finished 14th in the 10k there just a year after giving birth to her first child.
This was a big race for her and I love the way that she talks about the joy that she brings into training and racing!
What we talked about:
3:30- Being a mom of two
6:00- Reflections on the race and her training leading into it
11:45- Working with Ryan Hall as her coach
16:45- Racing and training while breastfeeding
21:35- Balances with parenting
26:00- Decision to have kids with the timing of her career
28:25- Training through pregnancy
33:25- Her motto of “staying delusional”
37:00- Her support system through her pregnancy
42:10- Coming back postpartum
45:45- Recapping her race at the Olympic Trials
52:30- Finding joy in running and racing
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. Hey everybody. Welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hine. I'm your host |
| 0:22.4 | Lindsay. Thanks for being here. All right, |
| 0:25.1 | another Olympic Trials marathon episode here with McKenna Myler, who is |
| 0:30.4 | sponsored by A6 and rented a 22614 placing 7th at the Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando |
| 0:37.5 | just a couple weeks ago. This was a five minute PR for McKenna. She ran this race 10 months postpartum, still breastfeeding. This is her |
| 0:47.0 | third marathon. She ran the McCurdy micro marathon in the fall in 231. |
| 0:54.2 | And before that, she had run the New York City |
| 0:56.2 | marathon a couple years back in 240, |
| 0:58.9 | was injured during that race, though. |
| 1:01.0 | And so that really wasn't, I guess guess you would say like a show of her |
| 1:03.8 | full potential this was a big race for her though and the way she talks about the |
| 1:08.7 | joy she brings into her training and this race it's no wonder she ran so well. |
| 1:14.8 | She's coached by Ryan Hall and she's the mom of two. |
| 1:18.2 | This is actually her second go-around on this podcast. |
| 1:21.2 | She was on back in August of 2022 after she ran in the track trials the 10-K trials |
| 1:28.0 | trials finishing 14th less than a year after giving birth to her daughter. We had in a lot of directions in this episode. |
| 1:34.8 | It was so fun to catch up with McKenna |
| 1:37.1 | and hear about her big dreams and her love |
| 1:41.0 | for the sport and really how finding joy in that hard work is what leads to much |
| 1:46.6 | of her success. |
| 1:48.0 | Before I let you loose on this conversation, I want to thank Pug for supporting this podcast. |
| 1:56.7 | This is the most comfortable bra I have ever worn. |
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