Heather MacLean | The 1500m Tokyo Olympian's Uncommon Road to Success, Life Outside of Running, & Believing in Yourself

Convos Over Cold Brew with Emma Abrahamson

Emma Abrahamson

Running, Sports

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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In this episode Emma sits down with Heather MacLean, the New Balance Boston athlete who just qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 1500m. She tells us how she got into running despite not having rides to practice as a high-schooler, getting a college education through a running scholarship, working a job while being a full-time student athlete, falling in love getting better as a pro, and much more. You can find Emma on Instagram at @emmaabrahamson and on her YouTube Channel. Follow Convos Over Cold Brew Podcast on Instagram at @convosovercoldbrewpod. Follow Heather on Instagram at @heather_maclean31 and Twitter at @heathair31!

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0:00.0	What's up, fellas? Welcome back to Comma's Overculber with me, your host, and my
0:04.1	Abrahamson. Today we're talking to Heather McLean, who just made it to
0:07.7	Tokyo in the 1500 meters. This is actually the first time I've ever talked to
0:11.3	Heather, and I have heard so many good stories about her background with
0:15.2	running and how she got her start and how hard of a work week she was. And
0:19.5	honestly, after recording this episode, I would say that she's one of the
0:22.2	hardest working runners I've ever met in my life. So I hope you guys enjoyed
0:26.0	today's episode. Learn something that you didn't know about Heather, and I know
0:28.8	we will all be rooting for her in the Olympics, so stay tuned. You guys know I
0:32.4	say in every episode, but it would mean the world to me if you rated them
0:35.9	reviewed on Apple podcasts. It's a super quick and free way to support the
0:39.6	podcast, and it helps me out so much. And it helps you guys out too, because it
0:43.5	helps establish credibility for the podcast. That means higher profile
0:46.8	guests will be able to see that you guys love the podcast, and they'll want to
0:49.6	come on and answer your listener questions. So I always appreciate any reviews I
0:53.3	get. I read them at the end of the week, and it means so much to me. It really
0:56.0	helps keep me going, especially because I'm a team of one over here. So I love
0:59.6	just getting those little encouraging comments from you guys that you love the
1:02.6	podcast. It means so much to me. So again, thanks for listening. Just love all of
1:06.6	your support always. And yeah, you fellas are literally the best. Today's
1:11.4	episode is brought to you by Inside Tracker. When you do what you love, like
1:15.2	running, like racing, like enjoying the gray outdoors, you want to do it for life.
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