Episode 385: Kendall Ellis – Olympic Medalist Training for the World Championships this Summer

Kendall Ellis made her first Olympic team last year where she won the bronze in the Mixed Gender 4×4 and a gold medal in the Women’s 4×4 relay. She also finished 4th in the open 400m at the trials so she barely missed making it as and individual in the 400m. Kendall also has a gold medal in the 4×4 at the 2019 and 2017 World Championships. She ran for USC where she was a 3-time NCAA champion and 14-time All-American. She is training hard now for the world championships this summer. Right around the time we recorded this podcast, she was part of the world’s fastest indoor distance medley relay team ever. I really enjoyed getting to know Kendall and I am really excited to cheer for her in future track events! What we talked about: 3:15- Introduction to Kendall 4:35- How she is feeling training for the world championships coming off of her first Olympic team last year 6:15- How Kendall got into running 10:30- How her parents encouraged her in sports 12:25- The decision to go to USC 15:50- Her mindset around going professional 17:40- Anxiety that she has surrounding track and field 19:55- Following different levels of the sport 22:25- The viral moment of winning the USC 4×4 as the anchor 27:15- What training looks like for an Olympic level 400m runner 34:40- Being sponsored by New Balance 38:30- Placing 4th at the Olympic Trials last summer and her Olympic experience 51:10- Her love for reading 52:55- Biggest lesson that she learned from her Olympic experience 54:45- Partnering with Parity Now 55:10- What she plans to do after competing professionally 57:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: Kendall on Instagram Kendall Ellis Website Verity by Colleen Hoover Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Normal People by Sally Rooney The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Autobiography of Gucci Mane Fierce by Aly Raisman 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: Vuori Go to Vuori.com/Another for 20% off your first order Portland Bee Balm Use the code “Sandyboy” for 20% off your first order Koala Clip Use code “another” for 10% off your order