“It’s hard. I go and put the work in and see a glimmer of hope and then get my butt handed to me a week later. It’s difficult. But I know what I want to do and what I believe I’m capable of doing, and I know I just need to continue to work.” —Gwen Jorgensen

When Gwen Jorgensen was on the Ali on the Run Show earlier this year, she had recently moved to Portland, OR, and had just announced her next big goal: to transition from an Olympic gold medal-winning triathlete to an Olympic gold medal-winning marathoner. Gwen has been training with the Bowerman Track Club, under the leadership of Coach Jerry Schumacher, and she's back on the show to give us all an update on how her 2020 pursuit is going. Plus, she talks about how becoming a mom to one-year-old Stanley has changed the game for her, and what she's learned from her fellow Bowerman Babes.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

• Why Gwen wanted to train with the Bowerman Track Club, and how she made it happen (2:10)
• What it’s like being a Bowerman Babe, and what Gwen has learned from her teammates (4:20)
• What is it about Jerry Schumacher? (8:00)
• How Gwen’s training is going, physically and mentally (11:00)
• How becoming a mom has changed Gwen’s training (15:50)
• What Gwen’s fall marathon goals look like and how she’s working toward them (19:45)
• What’s new with Stanley? (22:00)
• Gwen reflects on her postpartum return to running and training (24:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Gwen Jorgensen on Episode 54 of the Ali on the Run Show

Bowerman Track Club

Shelby Houlihan

Shalane Flanagan

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