Fiona O'Keefe Shares Exclusive Stories And Insights A Year Removed From Her Win At The US Olympic Marathon Trials, Her Olympic Experience, Bouncing Back From Setback, & 2025 Plans

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

American Olympic distance runner Fiona O'Keeffe joins the show today as she gears up for an electrifying spring of racing.

Fiona, best known for winning the 2024 United States Olympic Marathon Trials in her 26.2 debut, is an accomplished 5k and 10k runner with accolades dating back to her high school days.

Fiona competed at Davis High School in California, where she won the 2014 Gatorade California Cross Country Runner of the Year award, the first to do so from her school.

During her time at Davis High she was a three-time California State Division 1 champion; she won the 2016 California track title in the 3,200m, and was a member of a team runner-up finish at NXN in cross country.

She then took her talents to Stanford, where she was a seven-time All-American as a Cardinal for the class of 2020. Fiona won the 2019 Pac-12 individual cross country title, in addition to being a member of two team podium finishes at the NCAA cross country championships.

Fiona's lifetime PRs include 15:01 in the indoor 5k; 30:52 in the 10k; 67:42 in the half marathon; and 2:22:10 in the full marathon–which was her first place finish at the 2024 US Olympic Trials marathon. She also notched first place in the 2022 US 10 mile championship.

After turning pro in 2021, Fiona signed with Puma. She is currently coached by Amy and Alistair Cragg.

In today's conversation, Fiona takes me through her past year of successful running, winning her US Olympic Marathon Trials title last February, how she handles setbacks and pressure/expectations, her goals for 2025, and much more.

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0:00.0	It's awesome to have role models and take lessons from people, but everyone is on their own journey.
0:06.2	So trust yourself, trust your own lessons that you're learning, and you can certainly draw on other people's experiences.
0:13.8	But yeah, just remember that it's your own path.
0:16.9	And that's the exciting part, too.
0:23.5	Ladies and gentlemen, that was Fiona O'Keefe today.
0:26.3	Back on the Running Effect podcast, I had the privilege of having her twice, once in 2021,
0:32.3	second time in 2022.
0:34.1	And since those two conversations, she's been on fire.
0:37.0	She's a professional runner for Puma.
0:38.5	She signed with them in 2021. She's currently coached by Amy and Alistair Craig based out of Chapel Hill,
0:44.0	North Carolina. And last year ago, around this time in February, 2004, she won the U.S. Olympic
0:49.6	marathon trials in Orlando, Florida. That was her debut marathon, cementing her Olympic birth and forever
0:56.0	putting her name among the greats as an Olympic trials champion. She holds PRs of 1501 in the 5K,
1:02.9	3052 in the 10K, 67, 42, and the half marathon, and 222 in the full marathon, which came from
1:09.5	that race at the Olympic trials.
1:11.2	Thorily enjoyed this conversation with Fiona today.
1:13.4	We dive into some of the recent performances that performance last year, how it shaped her
1:17.3	mindset, how she dealt with pressure and expectation leading out of it.
1:21.1	Her plans for 2025, what would make it a successful year and so much more.
1:24.7	Love this conversation.
1:25.9	Confident you guys are going to enjoy it as well.
1:28.2	If you do, share it with a friend. Would also appreciate you hitting the follow and
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