Episode 563: Susanna Sullivan – 7th at the Chicago Marathon in 2:21:56
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to welcome Susanna Sullivan, who recently finished seventh in the Chicago Marathon with an impressive time of 2:21:56, marking a personal record of two minutes and 31 seconds. This achievement places her as the 10th fastest American woman in history at this distance. Susanna is also a dedicated sixth-grade math teacher and Brooks-sponsored athlete.
This past year has been quite a journey for Susanna. She represented Team USA for the first time at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, where she finished the marathon with a broken kneecap. This setback led to a long recovery period, preventing her from competing in the Olympic Trials earlier this year. On top of that, she also tested positive for COVID during her comeback. However, she did run at the Olympic Trials in the 10,000 meters this summer.
Leading up to the Chicago Marathon, Susanna had some solid races, nearly setting a personal best in the half marathon. Susanna’s commitment to both her teaching career and marathon training is truly inspiring. Plus, she recently got married, adding even more excitement to her life. There’s so much to explore in this episode, and I can’t wait for you to hear from her!
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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 Lindsay. Thanks so much for |
| 0:25.1 | being here today. I am super excited for today's guests. Fresh off the |
| 0:29.9 | Chicago Marathon, Susanna Sullivan, 7th place, a 2 minute and 31 second PR. |
| 0:37.0 | She ran 2 21 56, making her the 10th fastest American woman of all time at the distance. |
| 0:44.5 | Susanna is a sixth grade math teacher. |
| 0:47.0 | She is sponsored by Brooks and this will be her third or fourth time on this podcast. |
| 0:54.4 | I love Susanna and I love following her career |
| 0:57.9 | and everything she's up to. |
| 1:00.0 | She had a rough year this past year. |
| 1:05.0 | You know, she ran in the World Championships |
| 1:08.1 | for the marathon in Budapest in 2023, |
| 1:11.2 | representing Team USA for the first time ever and finished that race on a broken |
| 1:16.7 | kneecap. Not good. So she had a long road to recovery, wasn't able to compete in the Olympic trials in the |
| 1:25.0 | marathon. She was kind of getting back from being injured and then tested |
| 1:29.2 | positive for COVID and so did not compete in the trials. |
| 1:33.0 | We did see her at the Olympic trials in the 10,000 this summer |
| 1:36.0 | and along the way to training for the Chicago Marathon, |
| 1:41.0 | she had some really solid races that she got in under her belt, |
| 1:45.2 | almost ran a half marathon PR, and yeah, just finished off this season with a |
| 1:51.2 | spectacular race in Chicago. |
| 1:54.4 | I love cheering for Susanna. |
| 1:56.5 | I love everything she's doing. |
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