Jon Green: Green Is the New Bronze - R4R 264
The Running for Real Podcast
Tina Muir
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we talk about:
Jon’s experience running for Georgetown University and turning professional
Why you may not need a coach, but it’s beneficial to get feedback from someone who’s knowledgeable about running
Jon’s philosophy of coaching and how he and Molly Seidel work together
The buildup to the Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta and Jon’s experience there
The impact of the Olympics’ postponement on Molly’s performance
What it was like for Jon to watch Molly medal at the Olympics and the preparation he luckily made
Jon and Molly’s future racing plans
Jon’s role as the head coach at Atalanta NYC
“The results will come if you just kind of constantly listen to your body, and then also relying on friends or mentors within the sport. Yeah, if you're looking to succeed, I think that's a recipe for success there.” - Jon Green
Ben Rosario’s video of Jon at the Olympics
Molly’s Olympic marathon finish (jump to 3:35)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running for Real podcast, where each week we bring you a conversation designed |
| 0:10.6 | to help you create positive change in your life, community and planet. |
| 0:15.9 | It's a collective of conversations about running a climate emergency and social justice. |
| 0:25.8 | Coming for real is for the brave, for those with courage and vulnerability, united by |
| 0:30.8 | our love of running, we're driving momentum towards some of the really tough challenges |
| 0:35.6 | we're facing as humanity. |
| 0:38.4 | So come join me, Tina Muir and let's get started. |
| 0:44.6 | Hello my friends, welcome to episode 264 of the Running for a podcast. |
| 0:52.6 | Thank you for joining me today, I'm excited that you are here and excited to introduce |
| 0:57.8 | you to our guest today. |
| 0:59.7 | Now our guest is the coach of Molly Sidel, who you probably saw a few weeks ago achieved |
| 1:08.0 | a bronze medal in the Olympic marathon. |
| 1:11.0 | It was a pretty amazing moment to watch, even as someone who is not a US citizen, it was |
| 1:15.9 | pretty cool to see and to be excited for her with all she has been through. |
| 1:20.8 | And I noticed a few weeks afterwards that her coach had not been interviewed and I found |
| 1:26.0 | that kind of interesting. |
| 1:27.6 | And then Mary Cain was kind enough to say, you should definitely interview John, I think |
| 1:34.2 | he would be a great guest for your show and I thought absolutely, and so I'm very excited |
| 1:39.2 | to welcome John Green today. |
| 1:41.6 | Molly was John's first athlete he ever coach, she also has a very successful professional |
| 1:48.0 | career and collegiate career himself, which you will hear a little bit about. |
| 1:52.5 | But we wanted to talk mostly about his achievements with Molly, but then also the fact that he is |
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