Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 284. Cory McGee

284. Cory McGee

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 11:30 p.m.

\u201cThere\u2019s an excitement to each of the races for sure, and it\u2019s great to see your times and know you\u2019ve run your fastest 800 or mile, and that\u2019s huge. That always feels good\u2026 But I definitely don\u2019t feel the same pride. It\u2019s different.\u201d

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Cory McGee is a professional runner for New Balance. She specializes in the 1500m distance, and lives in Boulder, CO, where she trains with \u201cTeam Boss,\u201d under the coaching of Joe Bosshard and alongside powerhouse women including Emma Coburn, Aisha Praught Leer, and Laura Thweatt. Despite 2020 playing out in a way no one intended or planned for, Cory is still having a fast year on the run. In a series of intra-squad competitions and small meets, she has run personal bests and broken records. But on this episode, she gets honest about whether those races carry the same weight and the same amount of pride as \u201cregular\u201d races. She also talks about her earliest days as a runner (including fun stories from her time living in Athens during the 2004 Olympics, when her dad was working security with the FBI), and talks about last year\u2019s disqualification at the USATF Outdoor Championships.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Cory talks about being at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and how that impacted her life and career (3:40)
  • Running for fun vs. the desire to win (12:15)
  • Focusing on the present vs. the future (20:50)
  • On getting sponsored by New Balance (23:30)
  • Why Cory decided to move to Boulder and to join Team Boss (31:00)
  • Cory talks about getting disqualified at last year\u2019s USATF Outdoor Championships (44:20)
  • All about racing in 2020 (51:30)
  • \u201cCory Ann, the woman with the plan,\u201d talks about what\u2019s next (1:03.00)

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