Episode 518: Makenna Myler – 7th at the Olympic Marathon Trials 10 Months Postpartum

Makenna Myler joins me today for another Olympic Trials marathon episode! Makenna is sponsored by Asics and placed 7th at the Olympic marathon Trials with a 2:26:14. This was a 5 minute PR for Makenna. She was only 10 months postpartum at this race and still breastfeeding. This was her third marathon. She ran the McKirdy micromarathon in the fall in 2:31 and before that she had run the NYC marathon in 2:40 but was injured during that race so it wasn’t a show of her full potential! Makenna is the mom of two. She is coached by Ryan Hall. This was her second time on the podcast. She was last on back in August of 2022 after she ran in the track and field Olympic Trials and finished 14th in the 10k there just a year after giving birth to her first child. This was a big race for her and I love the way that she talks about the joy that she brings into training and racing! What we talked about: 3:30- Being a mom of two 6:00- Reflections on the race and her training leading into it 11:45- Working with Ryan Hall as her coach 16:45- Racing and training while breastfeeding 21:35- Balances with parenting 26:00- Decision to have kids with the timing of her career 28:25- Training through pregnancy 33:25- Her motto of “staying delusional” 37:00- Her support system through her pregnancy 42:10- Coming back postpartum 45:45- Recapping her race at the Olympic Trials 52:30- Finding joy in running and racing Show notes: Makenna 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: HUUG Use code Lindsey15 for $15 off $110+ for new Customers Only Expires 4/30/24 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