"It’s not sustainable if you’re not having fun with it."

Tristin Colley ran her first marathon in 2019 in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Just four years later, Tristin she 15 minutes off that time, running 2:25 at the Chicago Marathon. Now, Tristin (formerly Van Ord) is throwing down 110-mile weeks with her team, ZAP Endurance, as she gears up for this year's Boston Marathon. Tristin lives in Blowing Rock, NC, with her husband, teammate, and fellow pro marathoner Andrew Colley. This past weekend, they each competed at the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta. In this conversation, Tristin reflects on that race, and looks to her next one in Boston. She talks about going pro, being raised by a single mom, and doing triple workouts as part of her Boston prep.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• On running to the Shrek soundtrack on repeat, the ZAP Endurance team vibe, and “ketchup with seemingly ranch” (2:50)
• Tristin’s take on off days (8:15)
• Tristin recaps her race at the USATF Half Marathon Championships (9:40)
• How Tristin deals with disappointment (12:00)
• Tristin’s takeaways from last weekend’s race (15:55)
• Reflecting on a tough year, and what Tristin’s mindset was heading into the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon (17:00)
• What it was like living in North Carolina during last year’s floods (21:25)
• All about Coach Colley, and Tristin’s involvement at Appalachian State University (26:30)
• How Tristin’s Boston Marathon training is going (28:10)
• How Tristin met now-husband Andrew Colley (32:10)
• How Tristin has shaved 15 minutes off her marathon time (38:30)
• Why Tristin wanted to run with ZAP Endurance (40:15)
• All about Tristin’s mom, and what Tristin was like as a kid (41:00)
• Tristin looks back on her experiences at both the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (47:15)
• The pros and cons of dating a teammate and fellow professional marathoner (57:00)

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