Lauren Gregory
United States
Lauren Gregory is an American road and trail runner. Raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, she attended Fort Collins High School, where she was a three‑time Colorado 5A state champion in cross country, a four‑time state champion on the track, placed third at the 2016 NXN Championships, and amassed 12 state medals. She went on to compete for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. During her time in Fayetteville, Gregory earned seven NCAA All‑America honors and helped Arkansas win team titles at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (2019) and the NCAA Indoor Championships (2019, 2021, 2023). Individually, she captured silver medals in the 3,000 m and the distance medley relay at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships. Since turning professional, Gregory has continued to post strong track performances. Off‑road, she earned bronze at the 2017 World U20 Mountain Running Championships, won the 2022 USATF Vertical Mountain Running Championship, placed 12th (and contributed to a team gold) in the vertical race at the 2022 World Mountain Running Championships, and finished 8th at Challenge Stellina . In 2024, she cemented her status among the world’s elite trail runners with runner‑up finishes, both female and overall, at the Ascona–Locarno Golden Trail Finals.
Personal Bests
5000 Metres
15:17.99
6/8/2024
Mile
4:31.88
1/28/2023
1500 Metres
4:09.73
5/14/2022
10,000 Metres
32:34.21
4/1/2022
3000 Metres
8:53.77
2/11/2022
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In this episode we discuss our injury histories & why we got into injury cycles. We also talk about exercise compulsion, disordered eating, the pressure to perform, and the complex mental side of running. Lauren and I had a great time recording this podcast, and we hope you enjoy it!
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Lauren Gregory talks about her resilience and overcoming setbacks, vinegar based foods and hot sauce, the success that she found at the end of her season, what she’s most excited for in 2025, splitting time between road racing and trail running, how her college coach at Arkansas convinced her not to medically retire and more!
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Lauren Gregory is a pro athlete for Nike Trail living in New England. This season, Lauren had a big breakthrough in her professional career, notching three top-10 performances in Golden Trail World Series races, including an amazing 2nd place finish at the World Final in October. She has a huge career ahead of her and we're excited to host her on the podcast.
Topics discussed:
- Lauren's background and history with sport
- Her bronze medal from the 2017 Junior Mountain Running World Championship
- Winning an NCAA Cross Country National Championship
- Signing with Nike and the realities of going pro
- The Trail Team and how it's onboarded new athletes to trail running
- The advantages and disadvantages of living on the East Coast
- Her coach Ben True, and he's influenced her training
- Her 2024 season and reasons for the success
- Goals for the future
- A lot more!
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All-American and Trail Runner Lauren Gregory talks the love for the outdoors, vinegar based foods, her love for vinegar based foods, her favorite music to listen to, preventing burnout, how she bought her new car that she named Gus, her love for the outdoors, rice cakes, finding balance, her love for running and mountain running and more.
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