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734. Emily Mackays 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap

Published: July 18, 2024, 9 a.m.

"That\u2019s always my goal: to win. And I always think I can. I have the belief."

Emily Mackay is a World Indoor Championships bronze medalist. She's a 3:55.90 1500m runner. And she's going to the Olympics! Emily just raced the 1500m at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, where she finished second, ran a huge personal best, and earned her spot on Team USA for this summer's Olympic Games in Paris. In this episode, the New Balance Boston athlete returns to the\xa0Ali on the Run Show to talk about how the rounds played out, how she finished so strong in that final, and what life has been like since.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • How Emily is feeling on the Trials, what it\u2019s like being a 3:55 1500m runner, and how making the Olympic team compares to making the World Indoor team (1:40)
  • What it was like rewatching the 1500m Final (9:55)
  • On running 3:55 to make Team USA (15:10)
  • The race plan, and how Emily stays calm when the plan doesn\u2019t go accordingly (21:40)
  • What happened after the Final (30:40)
  • How Emily was feeling heading into the rounds (33:45)
  • All about that Semi-Final (37:10)
  • Emily breaks down the day of the 1500m Final (42:00)
  • What\u2019s next for Emily (1:04:00)

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