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684. Emilee Risteen, On Chasing 2:37

Published: Dec. 21, 2023, 10 a.m.

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"It\\u2019s not easy to talk about the disappointments. It\\u2019s not easy to talk about the times that you fall short. Nobody wants to brag about those. It\\u2019s been hard. There were lots of tears shed in private. And just really accepting the fact that I wanted something so badly, and it didn\\u2019t happen."

Emilee Risteen has raced six marathons in the past 12 months, each in pursuit of one very specific goal. For the past year, Emilee has been trying to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials, which would mean running 26.2 miles in 2:37 or faster. She ran CIM in 2:43, Houston in 2:48, Boston in 2:41, Grandma\'s in 2:38 (a personal best and so close to that 2:37!), the McKirdy Micro in 2:41, and CIM one more time in 2:44. In this conversation, Emilee \\u2014 who ran her first marathon in 4:03 and has taken nearly 90 minutes off her time in less than three years \\u2014 talks about chasing her big goals, and about what happens when you don\'t quite get there. Plus, she talks about how going for sub-2:37 was initially about the time and the OTQ, but ultimately became about so much more.

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What you\\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • How Emilee is feeling post-CIM (3:20)
  • How Emilee is processing this past year on the run (4:30)
  • On \\u201cgetting back out there\\u201d (8:10)
  • Why Emilee loves the process, and what this year of running was really about (11:45)
  • What the women\\u2019s OTQ community is like at marathons in the U.S. (19:30)
  • Emilee\\u2019s relationship with the time 2:37 (23:50)
  • Emilee shares her running origin story (27:10)
  • What Emilee\\u2019s first marathon was like, and how she\\u2019s gone from being a 4:03 marathoner to a 2:38 marathoner in less than three years (33:50)
  • How running fits into Emilee\\u2019s life (45:20)
  • How Emilee ran six marathons in 12 months without getting injured (47:35)
  • Emilee shares her 2024 running plans (51:40)

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