Episode 400: Gabi Rooker – 20 Minute PR at Grandma’s Marathon with an Olympic Trials Qualification

Gabi Rooker took her marathon from 2:54:57 at Grandma’s Marathon in 2021 to 2:34:57 this year at Grandma’s Marathon. This race qualified her for the Olympic Trials in the marathon. We get to hear all about that and what that looked like taking her time down by 20 minutes. She grew up as a gymnast and now works as a PA so she has a pretty nontraditional path to marathoning. It was so much fun to hear from Gabi and learn more about her! What we talked about: 5:20- Gabi’s path to running the marathon 7:15- Her gymnastics career and how it translates to her running career 10:15- The training for her debut marathon 16:00- Her race at the 2022 Grandma’s Marathon 17:45- Her training group 21:35- Where she sees her running career going 22:35- Her race at the Eugene half marathon 24:30- Her strength training routine 29:30- What inspires her in her training 34:25- Running her easy pace easy 34:55- Her work as a PA 37:55- Travel 38:25- End of podcast questions Show notes: Crying in H-Mart 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 The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Koala Clip Use code “another” for 10% off your order InsideTracker Use code “another” for 20% off your order Goodr Use code “another15” for 15% off your order