Episode 492: Frank Lara – Heading into the 2023 Chicago Marathon!

Frank Lara is on the podcast today! Frank is gearing up to run the Chicago Marathon this weekend. Frank runs with Roots Running in Boulder and is sponsored by Altra. He works for Strava and tells us all about that in this episode! Frank is from Mexico City and grew up in Houston. He ran for Furman University in college. He debuted the marathon in Houston and ran a 2:11:32, he ran Chicago last year, and this Spring he competed at the London Marathon. He is looking for a strong race at Chicago and I think he is ready to crush it! In this episode, he talks about his training, what has changed and his goals as a professional runner! He also tells us all about when he fell in love with the sport and his trajectory over the years! What we talked about: 3:00- How he is feeling heading into Chicago 5:00- Changing their training for this buildup 7:45- The decision to run the Chicago Marathon 19:30- Joining Roots Running 27:20- Frank’s running story 38:00- His college running career 49:40- His work at Strava 57:55- Goals in his career 1:00:30- Plan leading into the Olympic Trials 1:02:45- End of podcast questions Show notes: Frank 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 Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: 2Before Use the code “Lindsey” for 30% of 20 packs plus free shipping Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Sidekick Tool Go to sidekicktool.com/iha for 15% off your order