Episode 409: Emily Infeld – Road to Making Another World Championship Team

Emily Infeld is on the show today for the 4th time. She was previously on episode 21 , episode 147 , and episode 251 . Emily is a professional runner with Nike. She is a 2015 bronze medalist at the World Championships in the 10k, she is a 2016 Olympian in the 10k, and a 2018 US Cross Country Champion. After a few very tough years, she just made the world championships team in the 5k. She reflects a lot in this episode about her last few years. Emily also recently got married and went on her honeymoon to Hawaii this summer. What we talked about: 5:30- Being a mentor in the sport 8:15- Making the World Championships team this summer 12:30- Who she is training with 13:15- The transition after leaving the Bowerman Track Club 20:20- Her last few years 31:25- The new phase that she is in in her life and training 37:15- Regaining confidence 43:35- Her honeymoon 46:55- Going into a race feeling underprepared 51:00- Getting COVID 58:20- Seeing other athletes walk through motherhood and looking ahead to that 1:02:35- Advice to her younger self 1:05:35- End of podcast questions Show notes: Beach Read by Emily Henry Reminders of Him Emily on Instagram 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: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Coros Use code “another” for a free band at checkout! Zocdoc