Leah Falland (O’Connor) just joined the brand new On Running team (The On Athletics Club) coached by Dathan Ritzenhein out in Boulder, CO.

Leah ran track and cross-country at Michigan State University and during her time there she won two NCAA titles, was the captain on the 2014 NCAA cross-country national championship team and won over a dozen big ten championship titles.

She went pro right out of college in 2015, running for addidas. The summer of the 2016 Olympic Trials she had a partial tear in her plantar fascia and missed make the team in Steeple Chase. (She was a huge favorite to make that team!) After overcoming a long string of injuries- Leah wrote an article that most of us runners who have ever been injured can find some comfort in – Hey Struggling Runner.

Leah is healthy now- she just got married and she is moving out to Boulder and excited to train with the team. She’s been working with Dathan Ritzenhein as a coach for a couple of years now and credits much of her successes in her path to recovery from injuries and training again to his mentorship and guidance.

Photo Cred: Dave Albo

What we talked about:

5:20- Update on Leah’s move to Boulder, Colorado and what she is currently up to

13:15- Her recent signing with On and On Athletic Club in Boulder, Colorado

15:35- Her experience on Gazelle Elite in Michigan

17:10- How her and her husband, Louis Falland, met

18:50- The journey of coming out of college with a big sponsorship and pressure and going through injuries and low periods

28:35- How she handled getting injured and not blaming herself for it

32:15- Her current mindset on her last few years of running

37:30- Her experience at the 2016 Olympic Trials and her emotions after

39:55- If she will go back to focusing on the steeplechase as her main event

41:35- Her progression from starting as a sprinter to becoming a distance runner

42:30- Her high school running success

43:45- Her childhood growing up on a farm and with 5 siblings

47:45- How having so many siblings shaped her as a person today

52:00- Sharing about her recent wedding

1:02:50- How Dathan has helped her running career and what he brings as a coach

1:08:35- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Leahs’ Article – Hey Struggling Runner

The On Athletics Club

What She’s Reading: 

Becoming-  Michelle Obama

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