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06. Makenzie Steele // Walk-On to Roster Spot at Clemson, Lessons from D1 Running, Content Creator on Social Media, and New Journey as Creative Intern for GoDucks
In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Makenzie Steele, also known as @goodfoodgoodrun, who has built a loyal community of over 44k followers on Instagram, along with a YouTube and TikTok presence. Makenzie and I first connected years ago through our shared love of food and running, and now that friendship has come full circle into today’s conversation.
We dive into her journey from high school soccer player to walking on at Clemson and earning a roster spot on the cross country and track team, and what it was really like to embrace the challenges of being a D1 athlete. She opens up about her premature retirement due to injury, and how that setback ultimately allowed her to lean further into photography, content creation, and now a creative media role with @GoDucks while pursuing her MBA at Oregon.
Makenzie also shares how she resonates with the idea of the "Third Lap", navigating the difficult but often glamorized early 20s while balancing athletics, creativity, and career growth. This is such a fun conversation and I hope you enjoy!
LET'S CONNECT!!!
MY SOCIALS:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/an.athletes.appetite/?hl=en
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@adele.alexander
MAKENZIE'S SOCIALS:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/goodfoodgoodrun/?hl=en //
https://www.instagram.com/msteele.media/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK0ahmhHeIjHggyKJ2yeqA
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By Adele AlexanderIn this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Makenzie Steele, also known as @goodfoodgoodrun, who has built a loyal community of over 44k followers on Instagram, along with a YouTube and TikTok presence. Makenzie and I first connected years ago through our shared love of food and running, and now that friendship has come full circle into today’s conversation.
We dive into her journey from high school soccer player to walking on at Clemson and earning a roster spot on the cross country and track team, and what it was really like to embrace the challenges of being a D1 athlete. She opens up about her premature retirement due to injury, and how that setback ultimately allowed her to lean further into photography, content creation, and now a creative media role with @GoDucks while pursuing her MBA at Oregon.
Makenzie also shares how she resonates with the idea of the "Third Lap", navigating the difficult but often glamorized early 20s while balancing athletics, creativity, and career growth. This is such a fun conversation and I hope you enjoy!
LET'S CONNECT!!!
MY SOCIALS:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/an.athletes.appetite/?hl=en
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@adele.alexander
MAKENZIE'S SOCIALS:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/goodfoodgoodrun/?hl=en //
https://www.instagram.com/msteele.media/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK0ahmhHeIjHggyKJ2yeqA