The Run Club

Keeping Track

Alysia Montano, Molly Huddle and Roisin McGettigan are three Olympians, from 2 countries, including 2 Moms and 1 current pro coming together to talk about the inspiring figures, important topics and interesting stories in women's sports. We care about the landscape and future of our sport of Track and Field and we want to create more media coverage of women's sports in general. We'll be interviewing inspiring athletes, and discussing topics and news in the track world and beyond. Thanks for Keeping Track with us!

Episode 7- Emily Sisson "Be The Eye Of The Storm"

Episode 7- Emily Sisson "Be The Eye Of The Storm"

In today’s episode we talk to 2:23 marathoner, two time Team USA 10,000m runner and fellow Ray Treacy coached athlete Emily Sisson. We talk about how she finds the right frame of mind amidst pre-race hype and managing race day anxieties. We talk about her marathon debut and how it could have gotten derailed, transitioning from a world class jr athlete to a world class sr athlete and embracing her strong looking body.  London Marathon -Emily’s debut Emily’s Half Marathon PR Emily Sisson Providence College Emily Sisson Jr career 0-7 We catch up on the Thanksgiving Holiday, announce our *Live* Podcast Plans- and Ro offers her Holiday deal on the Believe Training Journal BelieveIAm.com 20% off with code “keepingtrack2020” 7-12 Emily talking about not getting overwhelmed by hype at  start of Olympic Trials Buildup , her strategies for quieting distractions and reducing anxiety Ro: “Be the eye of the storm”  14-pre race boundaries: balancing media and solitude  17 -Finding your IZOF, holding on to valuable energy as an introvert, getting the process right 21-Dealing with Pre-race anxiety-her tools “Once the gun goes I find that’s when all the worries go away” 24-threats to joys of racing: anxiety, performance clauses,  27- on Emily being suited to the Marathon How she handles the beast of tempos and long runs 29- reading your body during the race: Emily’s half marathon in Houston and marathon debut in London  35- London Marathon- funny story, how Emily didn’t take herself out of the race even when things were going awry  “shit just happens!” : on navigating transition from a phenom jr to a world class sr athlete 39- embracing her physical strength after being told “you don’t look like a runner” 43- what part of Emily’s story she’d like told: Everyone has their own challenges 45: Emily says nice things about Molly lol  46-shout out to @thegoldenlifeofdes Emily’s fave books: -

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