Episode 329: Rebecca Mehra – 4:27 at the Sir Walter Mile

Rebecca Mehra and I got to sit down in person and record in Raleigh, NC before the Sir Walter Mile! She had a great race there where she ran a PR of 4:27.96 which was a 3 second PR. Rebecca runs for Oiselle and is coached by Lauren Fleshman and is part of the Little Wing Athletics team. Rebecca ran the 800m and the 1500m at the Olympic Trials this summer. She ran 5 races in 8 days and grabbed 2 11th place finishes! Rebecca has a 1500m PR of 4:06.28 and an 800m PR of 2:01.09. In 2019, she ran a road mile PR of 4:22 at the 5th Avenue Mile where she finished 3rd. Photo credit: Justin Hall ( @justin_yall ) What we talked about: 4:55- The atmosphere at the Sir Walter Mile and her race there in 2019 8:45- The music that Rebecca listens to heading into a race 11:20- Rebecca’s summer of racing and mindset coming off of the Olympic Trials 18:45- Changes over the last 5 years that has lead to Rebecca’s success 22:20- Boyfriends of Oiselle 24:55- Racing both the 1500m and 800m at the Olympic Trials 29:10- Dropping down and running more 800ms 34:10- Being coached by Lauren Fleshman 40:20- What’s next for Rebecca 41:00- The mind work that she does and how she’s developed an appreciation for running 44:10- Striking a balance of being serious when competing but also having fun with the sport 45:10- End of podcast questions Show notes: Rebecca on Instagram Rebecca on Twitter A Promised Land by Barack Obama Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Educated by Tara Westover Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Athletic Brewing Company Use code “AnotherAthletic15” for 15% off Beam Use code “another” for 15% off your order Goodr Use code “another15” for 15% off your order The post Episode 329: Rebecca Mehra – 4:27 at the Sir Walter Mile appeared first on Lindsey Hein .