Episode 366: Parker Stinson – American Record Holder in the 25k on Training with Roots Running and Mental Health

Parker Stinson is a professional runner for Saucony. He is the American Record Holder in the 25k. He ran for the University of Oregon where he was 3rd in the 5000m at back to back NCAA Championships. He has a marathon PR of 2:10.53 and a half marathon PR of 62:02. Parker has had a really wild past couple of years and has battled some significant injuries. He really opens up about that in this episode. He just ran the Gate River Run which was the USA 15k Championship where he placed 16th. That was his first race in 5 months and he is looking forward to trying for a new 10k road PR next month! He is also sponsored by Coros and is running with Roots Running now. What we talked about: 3:55- What is ahead for Parker and what he is training for 9:10- What Parker is changing in his training and training with Roots Running 13:20- His race at the Chicago Marathon in 2019 where he ran a 2:10 16:35- What an easy day of training looks like for him and how that has changed over the years 20:10- Parker’s injuries over the past few years 26:25- Parker’s racing strategy 29:20- Parker’s thought process on choosing which marathons to race 34:40- Running for Saucony and his partnership with them 38:45- Finding help when he was dealing with mental health battles 47:15- What training looks like now with Roots Running 52:25- What Parker has learned from Dathan 57:25- His Coros watch 59:45- A fun fartlek workout 1:01:15- End of podcast questions 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: Goodr Use code “another15” for 15% off your order Lily Trotters Use code “IHA” for 20% off your order Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order or use code “Immunity15” to save 15% off of Immunity Health Plus