Episode 524: Dawn Harper Nelson – Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist; Journey to Gold, Motherhood, and Aspirations in Retirement from Track and Field

Today, I’m joined by Dawn Harper Nelson! Pumped for this interview. She was such a blast to talk to! Dawn is a retired track and field athlete. She won Gold at the 2008 Olympics in 100m Hurdles and she was a silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics as well as the 2017 World Championships. She is the first American 100m Hurdler to ever win gold at an Olympics and to medal at the following Olympics! In this episode, we talk all about her trajectory on the track, when she found her love for running and hurdles, being coached by Bob Kersee, retirement and what that looks like. She is also a mom of two and we talk all about becoming a mom! She is also a motivational speaker. I’m SO excited to see what Dawn accomplishes in this phase of her career, on the other side of the track – behind the microphone, speaking, calling races, she has so much ahead of her! What we talked about: 6:30- Getting to know Dawn 17:10- Her track and field career 20:20- Talking about the 100m hurdles 24:00- Preparing for the intensity of track and field 28:00- Winning the Olympics 40:30- Being unsponsored the year she won the Olympics and deciding to still chase her dreams 47:30- Encouraging young athletes to work hard 50:00- Her mentality through her career 57:05- Her relationship with her husband 1:06:00- End of podcast questions Show notes: Dawn 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: Bayshore Marathon