Jackie Dikos and I met when we had booths next to each other at a marathon expo earlier this year. I bought her book, Finish Line Fueling, and knew I wanted to hear her story.
During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:
The fact that she’s one of NINE kids and how that impacted how she played sports growing up (i.e. having to run to practice and run home)
Getting married at 21 right out of college
Her first Chicago Marathon at 22 in 2001
Working with Coach Matt Ebersole and making it to the Olympic Trials in the Marathon
How she fell in love with running on a different level after having her first son
Why she’s never run Flying Pig even though that’s where she’s from
Getting to the line of her first Olympic Trials and finishing in last place
Then how it felt to win the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in 2010 to qualify for the Olympic Trials again
The different places her husband’s career took her and her family
Why she was drawn to the field of dietetics
Her foot injury before the Virginia Beach Marathon and having to walk off while she was in first place
The story behind Field Brewing and the inaugural Field Brewing 5K
This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.
