"The way that I'm training is good for my soul right now."

Carrie Tollefson is a professional middle-distance runner and Olympian turned mom of three, broadcaster, race analyst, podcast host, running camp director, and so much more. Most recently, the former 1500-meter specialist added another impressive title to her list: 2:51 marathoner. Six years ago, Carrie was four months postpartum and ran her first marathon in an astonishing time of 3:02. She made a goal to someday run a sub-3:00 marathon, and this was her year. On this episode, the Minnesota native and host of C Tolle Run talks about her somewhat unconventional training methods, why this was the time to pursue her marathon dreams, and what it meant to her to race in a Brave Like Gabe singlet.

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What you'll get on this episode:

• Carrie breaks down her 2:51 at the Twin Cities Marathon, and shares why she decided to run a marathon this year (5:35)
• Why Carrie says her race was "surprising" to her (12:00)
• What it meant to Carrie to run in a Brave Like Gabe singlet (18:15)
• Where does Carrie see herself in the sport right now? And where does she want to be and go? (28:30)
• What a day in Carrie's life looks like, and when she gets her runs in (38:45)
• How Carrie got into broadcasting (44:30)
• Carrie revists her list of goals from two years ago! (1:04:04)

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