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213. LIVE at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with Carrie Tollefson, Meb Keflezighi, & UCAN

Published: March 4, 2020, 12:52 a.m.

This is the first of several post-U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials episodes coming your way this week. It was such an honor to co-host a live show after the race alongside Carrie Tollefson and Meb Keflezighi \u2014 in front of a 400-person audience! After an inspiring opening speech by UCAN President and CEO Shoba Murali and a few remarks from Meb, we recapped the race with Carrie (who was the official race announcer) and Meb (the official race starter). Then, we welcomed seven UCAN athletes \u2014 Sarah Sellers, Taylor Ward, Dawn Grunnagle, Tyler Pennel, Andrea Toppin, Anita Perez, and Jocelyn Todd \u2014 who shared their stories from the day. Some had breakthrough races (a PR for Sarah Sellers!), while others had challenging days on the course. All of their stories were honest, uplifting, and relatable, and I'm so grateful for everything they shared.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Opening remarks from Shoba Murali, UCAN President and CEO (3:40)
  • A few words from Meb Keflezighi (9:00)
  • The live show begins! Carrie and Meb recap the race from their perspectives (12:30)
  • Taylor Ward, Sarah Sellers, and Dawn Grunnagle recap their races at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (30:45)
  • Tyler Pennel joins the conversation to talk about his race, where he finished 11th overall (43:20)
  • Andrea Toppin, Anita Perez, and Jocelyn Todd share their races stories from the day (58:30)

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