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It\u2019s been a big few years for professional runner and Olympian Kate Grace. In 2016, the Yale graduate won the Olympic Trials in the 800-meter event in Eugene, OR, and went on to represent Team USA in Rio, where she finished eighth. She chased that with a personal best in the 800 meters in Zurich, running a 1:59.47. A few months later, Kate's contract with Oiselle, her sponsor of four years and her first major professional sponsor, was up, and she announced her decision to join Nike, the industry behemoth despised by many at Oiselle. Then, this past fall, Kate officially joined Portland, OR-based Bowerman Track Club, where she now trains alongside some of professional running\u2019s greatest, fastest women, including Shalane Flanagan, Amy Cragg, and Emily Infeld, and is coached by Jerry Schumacher. On this episode, Kate lets us all inside the head of a hardworking athlete and Olympian. She shares what it\u2019s like training with some of the fastest women in the world, and talks about the \u201cnot glamorous\u201d parts of racing. She explains her recent sponsorship decisions, breaks down how to master the 800m, and talks about why the 800-meter race at the Trials was \u201ca shitshow.\u201d Plus, Kate shares what it\u2019s like competing at the Oympics \u2014 and what the athlete\u2019s village is really like \u2014 and talks about how to deal with injuries, her fitness-world-famous mom, the comeback she\u2019s hoping for this February, and what\u2019s next. Stuff We Mention on this Episode: Oiselle: http://www.oiselle.com/ Bowerman Track Club: http://www.bowermantc.com/ Nike: https://www.nike.com/ Yale University: https://www.yale.edu/ Shalane Flanagan: https://twitter.com/ShalaneFlanagan \u201cHow the \u2018Shalane Effect\u2019 Works\u201d in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/shalane-flanagan-marathon-running.html?_r=0 \u201cKate Grace Joins the Bowerman Track Club\u201d via Flotrack: https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6021328-kate-grace-joins-the-bowerman-track-club Sally Bergesen on the Ali on the Run Show: http://www.aliontherunblog.com/2017/11/29/ali-run-show-episode-48-sally-bergesen-ceo-founder-oiselle/ USATF: http://www.usatf.org/Home.aspx NJ/NY Track Club: https://www.njnytc.com/ Lauren Fleshman: http://asklaurenfleshman.com/ Kim Conley: http://kimfconley.com/ Kathy Smith: https://www.kathysmith.com/ Honolulu Marathon: https://www.honolulumarathon.org/ Kathrine Switzer: http://kathrineswitzer.com/ Boston Marathon: http://www.baa.org/ Inside Out: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/ Votivo Red Currant candle: https://www.votivo.com/shop/?Product%20Line=RED%20CURRANT%20COLLECTION&orderBy=Id&page=1 Paul Farmer: http://ghsm.hms.harvard.edu/person/faculty/paul-farmer Follow Kate: Instagram @kategrace: https://www.instagram.com/fastkate/ Twitter @fastk8: https://twitter.com/fastk8 Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1: https://www.instagram.com/aliontherun1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aliontherun/ Twitter @aliontherun1: https://twitter.com/aliontherun1 Blog: http://www.aliontherunblog.com/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/13333410 Thank you for listening to and supporting the Ali on the Run Show! If you\u2019re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on iTunes. Spread the run love!