Description

This week’s episode is with Peninsula Distance Club’s Mara Olson. Mara was putting the finishing touches on her training for the The Marathon Project when we recorded this episode. Mara’s debut marathon was Grandma’s Marathon in 2019 during her second where she qualified for the marathon trials! The Olympic Trials was her second marathon and The Marathon Project will be her third. In this episode we talk about balancing school, work, and running, the role running plays in her overall identity, and pushing herself during the pandemic.

Some highlights from our conversation:

• The decision to delay Medical School to give pro running a go
  
• Chasing the track Olympic Trials in 2016
  
• Running an OTQ in her marathon debut in 2019!
  
• Why she decided to pursue a career in medicine
  
• Moving to SF from Boulder and finding a new training group
  
• Starting a new job during a pandemic
  
• Her training and pre-race thoughts on The Marathon Project
  
• Period talk!
  

Follow Mara on Instagram @mara.olson, Twitter @Mara0lson, and follow her training on Strava.

Mentioned in episode:

• Follow period. on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p.eriod.period/
  

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.