So afterwards, I was like, ah, but not all of that wasn't for nothing, and I don't regret it.

So just thinking about it like that is like, okay, like I'm going to carry that fitness with me into next year,

even though I didn't get to showcase it, like it wasn't for nothing. And yeah, no regrets. I think I

honestly, I wanted to start training like the athlete that I want to be and not necessarily like the athlete who I currently am.

Like I wanted to start training like the athlete I know I can be.

So yeah, that was a big step for me.

And I'm excited to just take that like wisdom and experience and everything I learned from that training block.

And I think that it's really good momentum.

Like even though I didn't reswell worlds,

like knowing what I was able to do, like is good momentum heading into next year.

That was Emily Mackay, back today on the Running Effect podcast for a thoughtful, fun, funny

discussion on her 2025 year and season.

Emily is one of the greatest American female distance runners in the country at the moment.

She seems to make every global championship at this point from the world championships to the Olympics

and everything in between. She is the world championships to the Olympics and everything in

between. She is the lethal threat at the 1500 meter distance and I feel like is consistently

running under the four minute barrier. And she recently joined a new coach and a new team,

Pete Julian and Union Athletics and moved to Boulder, Colorado. So in today's conversation, we break down those moves, those decisions, how they've been

going so far, as well as thoughtful discussions around nutrition, getting running in during

the holidays, and so many other fun subjects.

I feel like this was a really funny conversation that made it the perfect podcast episode

for your next run. Or if you're on your run, I hope you're

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