Episode 548: Rory Linkletter – A Season to Remember – 2nd Fastest Candian All Time in the Marathon and Olympic Debut

Today my guest is Rory Linkletter. He just ran in the Paris Olympics in the marathon. This was his first Olympic team for Team Canada, which is very exciting. He qualified for the Olympics running a 2:08:01, just nine seconds faster than the Olympic standard at the Sevilla Marathon. This race made him the second fastest Canadian of all time over the marathon distance. So amazing to see Rory’s career take off over the past few years!! Rory has been working with Ryan Hall as his coach leading up to the Olympic Games. Before that, he was with NAZ Elite under Ben Rosario, and he also was coached by Ed Eyestone in college when he ran for BYU. In this episode, we hear about those three different coaching styles and what those coaches meant to him. He is transitioning from being coached by Ryan Hall to looking for a new coach and he shares about what he is looking for in a coach in this episode. Since Rory was last on the podcast, he’s had two kids added to his family. He talks about that transition and what that’s been like training at a high level and being a dad. He recently announced he’ll be running the New York City Marathon, which is really exciting. So we talk about that and the decision that he made to do that. So excited to cheer him on at that race and see what he does! What we talked about: 2:00- Catching up with Rory 6:45- His experience at the Olympics 16:30- His decision to run the NYC marathon 21:00- Qualifying for the Olympics 34:55- Training with 2 kids 38:15- His partnership with Puma 44:00- His relationship with Conner Mantz and Clayton Young 47:00- His faith 53:15- Running for Team Canada 58:25- End of podcast questions Show Notes: The Way of the Runner Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Support our sponsors: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off OR use code “LindseyStrength” for 15% off if you purchase their new Muscle Health Plus Training for a Half Marathon or Marathon? Check out Lindsey’s Training plans! Lindsey’s Training Plans