Episode 382: Charlotte Purdue – 9th Place at the Boston Marathon

Charlotte Purdue runs for the UK and she just placed 9th at the Boston Marathon running a time of 2:25:26. Charlotte was last on the podcast on episode 190 in July of 2019 if you want to hear more of her backstory. At the 2021 London Marathon she ran a personal best time of 2:23:26 which put her at the third fastest all time British marathoner. She was running really strong and looking to make the Olympic team in Tokyo and was not selected last year. She tells us all about that experience and what her career means beyond making an Olympic team. What we talked about: 3:55- Recapping her race at the Boston Marathon 7:30- Her goals and expectations going into the Boston Marathon 14:40- Feelings about placing 9th 17:45- Not being selected for the Olympics 21:55- Running a PR at the London Marathon 27:30- Running the World Championships for the marathon this summer 33:30- Pacing a marathon in Japan 37:15- Training with Sinead Diver 40:05- Her coaching business 43:10- Following American distance running 44:45- Marathon majors that she wants to run 46:50- End of podcast questions Show notes: Charlotte on Instagram Relentless: Secrets of the Sporting Elite 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: InsideTracker Use code “another” for 20% off your order Vuori Go to Vuori.com/Another for 20% off your first order