Episode 412: Eleanor Fulton – 3rd at 5th Ave Mile, PRs in the 800 to the 5k

Eleanor Fulton has had an incredible year on the track and roads! She is a 1500m runner but also ran the 800m and 5k this year. She has ran a personal best from distances between the 800m to the 5k this year! She ran 2:00 800m and a 15:19 5k this year. She PRed the mile at the Sir Walter Miler in 4:23 where she placed 2nd. She placed 3rd at the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile. She was 7th there last year. Her 3rd place finish was a huge deal! Eleanor is coached by Dena Evans. She is currently unsponsored and talks about that in this episode. She also works full-time in software marketing. What we talked about: 3:45- Eleanor’s dog 6:10- Recapping her race at the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile 10:25- Where she draws confidence from 12:05- Changes that she has made this year that has lead to success 13:35- How Eleanor got into running 14:45- Choosing to run for the University of Washington 16:50- Training professionally after college 21:30- Racing the 800 25:15- Sponsorship 28:45- Her race at the Sir Walter Mile 30:35- Racing the mile vs. 1500m 33:10- Goals in the 5k 35:50- Her husband’s running 39:00- Travel that Eleanor did this year for track 40:00- Plans for the fall training and racing 44:00- Bouncing back from USAs after not an ideal race 50:05- Her involvement on the board at the nonprofit Go the Distance 55:05- How she met her husband 57:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: Donate to Every Mother Counts Eleanor on Instagram Rules of Civility 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: Vuori Go to Vuori.com/Another for 20% off your first order Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off