Jess Stenson is an Olympic marathoner from Australia. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games Champion. She runs for Lululemon. Jess has a 2:25:15 marathon PR and was 9th at the 2022 NYC Marathon in a time of 2:27:27.



Jess is the mother of one and has another on the way. I am so excited to be watching her career in the years to come!



What we talked about:



5:40- Deciding to start a family in the middle of her career



11:30- The selection process for the Australian Olympic team



13:50- Recapping her NYC marathon



20:00- Winning the Commonwealth Games in 2022



23:30- How motherhood has impacted her career



25:45- Her sponsorship with Lululemon



28:45- The Commonwealth Games



36:20- Looking ahead at the future of her career



38:30- Her running career progression



48:15- Jess’ coach



53:20- Her upbringing



1:01:00- End of podcast questions



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Choosing to Run



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Episode 474: Jess Stenson – 2x Olympian for Australia, 9th at 2022 NYC Marathon, and Baby Number 2 on the Way

I am so excited to bring you an episode with Emma Kertesz! This is her second time on the podcast. Emma was first on the show back in 2019 for episode 215 (listen here!). Emma and I got to see each other at the Bayshore Marathon weekend which was amazing. Emma won the marathon and she had a big PR of three minutes and ran 2:37! Funny side story: I tripped over some cords as I saw her finishing the race because I was so excited to cheer her in. 



Emma is originally from Ohio. She ran for the University of Toledo and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for both her high school and college teams. She also ran for Hanson’s Brooks for a while post collegiately.



Emma competed in the 2016 and the 2020 Olympic trials for the marathon. She’s had some ups and downs with injuries since then, and we talk about how she’s mentally handled her running and what to do with it. She works full-time as a director at an early childhood preschool, which is amazing. We get to hear about that job a little bit as well. 



Emma trains with the track club, coached by Evan Schwartz in Boulder, Colorado. I loved hearing all about their team culture in this episode an the joy that Emma finds in training with the team!



What we talked about:



6:30- Her work as an director at a preschool



10:15- Recapping her race at the Bayshore Marathon



14:15- What her training looked like leading up to the race



22:50- Recapping the race



31:15- What’s next for Emma and chasing the OTQ



38:15- The Track Club team environment



40:45- How she feels about where she is at with her running career



52:00- End of podcast questions



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Emma on Episode 215



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Episode 536: Emma Kertesz – Bayshore Marathon Champion in a Big PR of 2:37

This is a super exciting episode because I have wanted to have Michael Johnson on the podcast since I launched I’ll Have Another! Michael Johnson is a legend in the entire sports world. He is a sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals in the span of his career. He held the world record and Olympic records in the 200m and 400m. He won gold in the 200 and 400 in the same year, which was a really big deal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He won the gold medal again in the 400m at the 2000 Olympics.



He was elected to the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2004. He’s worked as a television commentator, often for the BBC in the United Kingdom. He’s also a business performance speaker and coach. 



He has a new venture with a new track league that he is super excited about. He has a big mission to get more eyes on track and field and help these athletes make a great career out of the sport we love so much. There’s going to be some big announcements coming up about his track league that will be launching next year. He’ll touch on it a little bit in this episode, but look for news on that coming very soon.



This is a dream interview. I am so excited to bring you this conversation. Truly, I’m just so grateful for people who have been listening to this podcast, who are new, who have been listening for eight years since I launched in 2016. These are the kind of interviews that I’ve always dreamed of being able to produce. And I don’t take it lightly when I get to talk to legends in our sport like Michael Johnson. So enjoy this episode!!



Thanks to Noah at Omorpho for setting up this interview!



What we talked about:



3:00- Pre Classic



11:05- Building the sport



20:30- Becoming a 200m and 400m Olympic Champion



22:50- The new track league he is starting



24:45- How to get more eyes on the sport and athletes



34:00- How his childhood affected his competitive drive



36:00- The mentality that he had in his career



42:20- The 2028 Olympics in the USA



46:00- End of podcast questions



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Episode 535: Michael Johnson – 4x Olympic Gold Medalist & 8x World Champion on Building the Sport of Track and Field

This episode is my conversation with the one and only Des Linden. We recorded this live at the Bayshore Marathon Weekend in Traverse City, Michigan at the historic City Opera House. This was such a fun event and I was so grateful to sit down with Des for this live show!



Des does not really need an introduction here, I don’t think, but in case you don’t know Des, she is a two -time Olympian and she’s the 2018 Boston Marathon champion. She’s the author of the book, Choosing to Run. She’s run for Brooks for forever, pretty much. If I’ve got my stats right, I think she’s run 28 marathons. She’s run 11 Boston marathons. Des is truly an American distance running legend and definitely a fan favorite.



Des also hosts a podcast with Kara Goucher called Nobody Asked Us. It’s such a fun show so if you aren’t already listening – go check that out!!



What we talked about:



3:30- Recovering from her two spring marathons



6:15- What her summer ahead looks like



8:30- Nobody Asked Us Podcast with Kara



11:30- Supershoes



13:45- Remaining dedicated to the sport so long into her career



17:55- Encouraging other athletes in the sport



22:00- Placing 4th at the 2020 Olympic Trials in the marathon



23:50- Running the masters record



28:00- The 2011 Boston Marathon



31:00- What winning the Boston Marathon means to her



33:20- Running her own race



35:30- What Des is excited about right now



37:40- Advice for the marathon



40:00- Looking up to Deena Kastor in the marathon



41:40- Des’ dogs



44:45- Advice for people just starting their pro career



49:00- Des’ relationship with the sport



56:25- Des’ 50k World Record



1:01:25- Shifting her goals as she grows in the sport



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Nobody Asked us With Kara and Des



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Episode 534: Des Linden – Live at the Bayshore Marathon

Today, we’ve got Laura Green on the show. If you are part of the running community, you probably follow her on Instagram, @lauramcgreen over there. I first learned about Laura when she did a funny skit on Instagram making fun of a bunch of us podcast hosts. And from then on, she has just continued to make some really solid content over on Instagram. She does such a good job bringing lighthearted fun to the running world and it’s been fun to see her grow. 



Laura’s the mom of two and is expecting another baby this summer. So I wanted to grab this interview before baby came, which was exciting.



And I just love that she uses her platform not only to make us laugh, but she’s made a career out of it, which is amazing. Major props to her for doing that!!



Enjoy my conversation with the wonderfully hilarious Laura Green.



What we talked about:



5:00- All things influencing



20:00- Public speaking and comedy



28:40- Some of her favorite skits and reels



32:05- What postpartum will look like being self-employed



48:55- Laura’s parenting



58:50- Laura’s own running career



1:11:15- End of podcast questions



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Laura on Instagram



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Episode 533: Laura Green – Elevating the Sport We Love With Comedy

Amy Yoder Begley is a 2008 Olympian where she ran the 10,000m in Beijing. She now works for USATF as the Associate Director of Long Distance Running Programs. She moved to Indiana to work for USATF after coaching for the Atlanta Track Club since 2014. Along with her position at USATF she is also a mentor for the Heartland Track Club which is a new team based out of Indianapolis. In this episode, we talk all about her dreams for that new team and it sounds super exciting! We also talk about her own running career with the Nike Oregon Project. 



Amy is doing so many really amazing things with her career and I loved hearing all about Amy’s endeavors!



What we talked about:



7:30- Her role at USATF
16:30- Her own frustrations as an athlete and how that guides her in her current role



20:00- Qualifications standards in the marathon



30:00- Amy’s own running career



45:00- Her own coaching and the Heartland Track Club



56:35- What’s ahead for Amy



58:35- Reflecting on the Olympics



1:03:25- End of podcast questions



Show notes:



Grown Woman Talk



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Episode 474: Jess Stenson – 2x Olympian for Australia, 9th at 2022 NYC Marathon, and Baby Number 2 on the Way

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