About this episode
Kara Winger is on the show today! Kara is a four-time Olympian and a World Championships Silver Medalist. She is a former American Record Holder and Diamond League Champion. She has accomplished all of this while throwing the Javelin. I loved hearing from Kara about winning her first global medal last year. Kara is now retired from track and field and is working for Parity Now, a company working to change the game for women athletes through powerfully inclusive and equitable brand partnerships. She tells us all about that work as well in this episode! What we talked about: 4:15- How she got started in the javelin 8:00- Her interest in interior design 10:40- How she met her husband 14:00- Her grad work 17:20- Retiring from track 26:30- Giving coverage to field events 28:30- Medaling at the world championships and her final track season 45:45- Celebrating her medal at worlds with her husband 54:55- Being the flag bearer at the Olympics 1:01:00- Some of her favorite moments in her career and feelings heading into retirement 1:07:00- Celebrating big moments 1:09:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: The Longest Race Kara 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: Lifestacks Koala Clip Use code “another” for 10% off your order Cozy Earth Use the code “Another35” for 35% off your order