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Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

How Gwen Jorgensen became an Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog

Running, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.5936 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever been curious about hearing from the families of Olympic-level endurance athletes? Perhaps, you've been curious about the roles they played, the support they provided, and the insights they have from being so close to the athletes? 

 

Well in this conversation with Nancy and Elizabeth Jorgensen, you're getting just that. Nancy and Elizabeth recently wrote a book time lining and reflecting on Professional Triathlete Gwen Jorgensen's rise from intrinsically inspired kid athlete to gold medal winner at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

 

In this episode we talk about the themes of:

  • personal discovery
  • risk-taking
  • goal-setting
  • team-building  

You'll enjoy and gain value for your own endurance sports journey regardless of whether you are at the level of Gwen, a weekend warrior, or someone just getting their start in road running or triathlons.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Elizabeth Jorgensen and I'm Nancy Jorgensen and this is the run to the top

0:11.5

podcast. And this is the Run to the Top Podcast.

0:16.0

Hello fellow runners.

0:17.0

I'm your host Finn Milanson, and this is the Run to the Top Podcast,

0:21.0

podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every episode.

0:25.2

We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect.net

0:29.6

where you can find the best running information on the internet,

0:32.8

as well as training plans to fit every runner

0:35.3

and every budget.

0:36.3

Have you ever been curious about hearing from the families of Olympic level endurance

0:45.7

athletes?

0:46.7

Perhaps you've been curious about the roles they've played, the support they've provided,

0:50.3

and insights that they have for being so close to the athletes.

0:53.2

Well, in this conversation with Nancy and Elizabeth Jorgensen,

0:56.6

you're getting just that.

0:57.9

Nancy and Elizabeth recently wrote a book outlining and reflecting on professional triathlete Gwen Jorgensen's rise from intrinsically inspired

1:06.4

kid athlete to gold medal winner at the 2016 Olympic Games.

1:11.1

In this episode we talk about the themes of personal discovery, risk-taking, goal-setting, and team-building. You'll enjoy and gain value for your own endurance sports journey, regardless of whether you're at the level of Gwen, a weekend warrior, or

1:24.3

someone just getting their start in the road running or triathlon scenes. If you're going to get to sleep or stay asleep all night, then you're going to love the new product from by optimizers called Sleep Breakthrough.

1:44.0

Sleep Breakthrough is a delicious sleep drink that supports your natural melatonin production and relaxation

1:51.0

without creating a dependency so you can have your best night sleep on demand.

1:55.0

I'll tell you more about sleep breakthrough and the science behind it later in this

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