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Olympian, professional 400-meter runner for New Balance, and now author Micha Powell tells her running journey through a series of transformative racing stories.\nMicha's first book, Sprinting through Setbacks: An Olympian's Guide to Overcoming Self Doubt and Imposture Syndrome, came out in July 2023. It highlights big racing and life lessons Micha has taken from her competitive career. Each chapter focuses on one race and one major takeaway. At the end of the chapter, there's a journaling section with journaling prompts for the reader to use, making this also a terrific personal growth workbook.\nAmong her many accomplishments in track, Micha Powell is an Olympian, having been named to the 2016 Canadian Olympic team for the 4x400-meter relay. She was also a member of the gold-medal-winning 4x400-meter team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.\nMicha is the daughter of track superstars and Olympians. Her father is long jumper Mike Powell, who set the record in that event in 1991: that record still stands today. Micha's mother is three-time Olympian in the 400-meter hurdles and television personality Rosie Edah. Just recently, Micha switched coaches and now her mother is also her coach.\nDespite her early exposure to elite level track and field, Micha came to the sport late, at 17. She intentionally followed her heart, and discovered her passion for the 400 meter. Micha raced collegiately for the University of Maryland, and set records in the 400, on both the indoor and outdoor track: those records both still stand. Post-graduation, she turned pro, with a single-minded focus on the 400 meter.\nMirroring the structure of her book, Micha's story on the podcast highlights some of her most poignant race experiences, and the lessons she learned. Lessons that you can take with you into your own running pursuits and life outside of running.\nKeep Up with Micha Powell\nInstagram: @michajadapowell\nStrong Girl Publishing and where to purchase Sprinting through Setbacks\nWebsite: stronggirlpublishing.com\nTo support WRS, please rate and review the show\niTunes/Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/womens-running-stories/id1495427631\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4F8Hr2RysbV4fdwNhiMAXc?si=1c5e18155b4b44fa\nMusic Credits\nCormac O'Regan, of Playtoh\nComa-Media, via Pixabay\npenguinmusic, via Pixabay\nSergePavkinMusic, via Pixabay\nRockot, via Pixabay\nRoyaltyFreeMusic, via Pixabay\nWays to Connect and Engage with Women's Running Stories\nInstagram: @womensrunningstories\nInstagram: @over50sub20_5k_project\nFacebook: facebook.com/WomensRunningStories\nFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/444164966663627\nWebsite: womensrunningstories.com\nEmail host Cherie: clouiseturner@gmail.com\nWomen's Running Stories is a proud member of the Evergreen network: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices