Episode 350: Colin Bennie – 7th Place & Top American at the Boston Marathon

Colin Bennie was the top American at the Boston Marathon. He placed 7th and ran a 2:11.26. This was just his third marathon and his first marathon major. Colin ran for Syracuse University and was part of a national championship team there. He placed 9th at the Olympic Trials in 2020 which was his marathon debut. He qualified for that race at the Houston Half Marathon. He was third at The Marathon Project last year where he ran a 2:09 marathon. He is coached by Chris Fox at the Reebok Boston Track Club who was also his college coach. It was interesting to hear from someone that is being coached professionally by their college coach! I cannot wait to see everything that Colin does in his running career! Photo credit: Benjamin Weingart Photo from Colin Bennie. What we talked about: 3:50- Catching up with Colin 6:00- Running the Boston Marathon in the fall 7:45- Goals heading into his race at the Boston Marathon 9:05- How it felt to run his first major marathon and comparing it to his two previous marathons 11:30- Why he decided to run the Boston Marathon 12:35- Thoughts on the course at the Boston Marathon 15:00- His thoughts during the race when CJ Albertson took the lead 20:55- His thought process while running with the leaders during the race 24:45- Debuting the marathon at the Olympic Trials 29:30- Training with Reebok Boston Track Club 35:40- What he learned from the Boston Marathon and what he’ll take into the next race 38:50- How he switched his mindset around when the race got hard in Boston 41:55- Coach Fox’s marathon training approach 45:20- Colin’s demeanor on race day 48:35- Running a 2:09 marathon at the Marathon Project 54:50- End of podcast questions Show notes: Colin on Instagram Range by David Epstein Dune by Frank Herbert 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: Donna Marathon Race Series Use code “Lindsey10” for 10% off any of their races Lily Trotters Use code “another” for 25% off your order Beam Use code “another” for 15% off your order