Episode 516: Emily Sisson – Heading to Her Second Olympics after Second Place at the Olympic Marathon Trials

Emily Sisson joins me on the podcast today to share all about her recent race at the Olympic Marathon Trials where she placed second and is heading to her second Olympics. So exciting!! Emily holds the American record in the marathon which is 2:18:29. She went into the Olympic Trials as the favorite to win this race and make the team. I loved hearing her thoughts on how she handles that pressure. She ended up placing second with a time of 2:22:42 and is heading to the Olympics with Fiona Okeef and Dakotah Lindwurm. She won the 10k Olympic Trials in 2021 and went to the Tokyo Olympics! I love talking with Emily and she is one of the best of American distance running! What we talked about: 3:50- How she is doing after the trials 6:45- Handling the pressure of heading into the Olympic Trials as the favorite 13:00- Her and Keira’s plan to lead the race and work together 17:20- Thoughts when Fiona broke away from the pack 19:05- Shifting her mindset after she didn’t make the marathon Olympic team in 2020 21:40- Comparing some big moments in her career 22:45- Emotions when crossing the finish line after making the team 24:40- Mentally preparing for the Olympic marathon race 29:15- Having Molly Huddle as her mentor 30:10- What she learned from this race and training build 31:05- Psychology in the sport Show notes: 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: Lagoon Use the code “Lindsey” for 15% off your order UCAN Go to ucan.co/another to get 4 EDGE samples for free! All you pay is the shipping costs. You can get the full variety of UCAN products at ucan.co and use the code “another” for 20% off Shamrock Marathon Use the code “LindseySham10” for 10% off your race registration