Keeping Track

13-Marielles start in the sport-grew up in NJ, tried a lot of different sports and track events 14-why isn’t distance running as popular in black American culture? Not as much visibility of African American distance runners, but African distance runners are very visible 17:30-Influences in her track career-AAU very diverse and Derek Thompson HS coach (currently coaches world class 800 women Ajee Wilson, Raevyn Rogers, etc)  19:30-Why in the USA is there a separation in races amongst events? Who Marielle looked to as a youngster: Venus, Serena, Tiger Woods Representation is so important, even apart from race Understanding training Lack of representation in media (ex Runner’s World Covers?) , Don’t know where to run in neighborhoods?  26:30-consumers are aware and responsive to these issues-and there are new platforms popping up which are a good thing 29:00 Any Marathon ambitions?? 31-What’s it like being a part of the excellence of the Bowerman Group? 34-Navigating training with the best without overdoing it: finding the line. Not competing with each other on a daily basis is key “work on being in control and confident and smooth” 38: What is Marielle’s story? “There’s some people that get the opportunity to tell their story 100 times other people only get it 5 times...to continue to tell my story, get it closer to 100, be myself around different types of people as much as possible and hopefully it resonates with someone...that’s why I love sports in general so much....I’m attached to the players and the people and their families. That’s what I tune into games for. I’m somehow connected to this person because I saw an interview or read an article. 39-what will Marielle’s second and third acts be? What else is she interested in? Storytelling (tv, podcasts, and creative ways), music Marielle’s playlist Follow marielle at jacksonville 15k and  Online at @Mariellehalll