Episode 330: Morgan McDonald – Fresh off the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics for Australia, Team OAC

Morgan McDonald ran the 5000m at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. He is originally from Australia but now lives in Boulder and trains with the On Athletics Club where he is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein. He was a 4-time NCAA Champion for the University of Wisconsin. Morgan also competed in the 2017 and 2019 World Championships for Australia. In this episode, we get to hear about his experience in Tokyo, training with the On Athletics Club, deciding to run for the University of Wisconsin, and more! Photo credit: Joe Hale (@jkh_photo) What we talked about: 3:35- Morgan’s post Olympic thoughts 8:45- The Olympic experience and cheering on teammates 12:15- Deciding to come to the United States to run for the University of Wisconsin 14:45- His belief in himself to make an Olympic team before his results showed that he could 19:20- Morgan’s mindset on the starting line 21:15- Changes to be made to be better prepared for the next Olympic cycle 24:00- Deciding to train with Team Boss and the decision to switch to the On Athletics Club 28:45- Living with his training partners 36:05- Training with the On Athletics Club 43:25- Transitioning to professional running after having such a successful collegiate career 47:50- What’s next for Morgan 49:10- Living far away from family in Australia 51:50- End of podcast questions Show notes: Morgan on Instagram Morgan on YouTube The Wheel of Time Thinking Body, Dancing Mind Running with the Buffaloes Bowerman and the Men of Oregon 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: Zocdoc Athletic Brewing Company Use code “AnotherAthletic15” for 15% off Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order The post Episode 330: Morgan McDonald – Fresh off the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics for Australia, Team OAC appeared first on Lindsey Hein .