Keeping Track

Episode 7- Emily Sisson "Be The Eye Of The Storm"


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In today’s episode we talk to 2:23 marathoner, two time Team USA 10,000m runner and fellow Ray Treacy coached athlete Emily Sisson. We talk about how she finds the right frame of mind amidst pre-race hype and managing race day anxieties. We talk about her marathon debut and how it could have gotten derailed, transitioning from a world class jr athlete to a world class sr athlete and embracing her strong looking body. London Marathon -Emily’s debutEmily’s Half Marathon PREmily Sisson Providence CollegeEmily Sisson Jr career0-7 We catch up on the Thanksgiving Holiday, announce our *Live* Podcast Plans- and Ro offers her Holiday deal on the Believe Training Journal BelieveIAm.com 20% off with code “keepingtrack2020”7-12 Emily talking about not getting overwhelmed by hype at  start of Olympic Trials Buildup , her strategies for quieting distractions and reducing anxietyRo: “Be the eye of the storm” 14-pre race boundaries: balancing media and solitude 17 -Finding your IZOF, holding on to valuable energy as an introvert, getting the process right21-Dealing with Pre-race anxiety-her tools“Once the gun goes I find that’s when all the worries go away”24-threats to joys of racing: anxiety, performance clauses, 27- on Emily being suited to the MarathonHow she handles the beast of tempos and long runs29- reading your body during the race: Emily’s half marathon in Houston and marathon debut in London 35- London Marathon- funny story, how Emily didn’t take herself out of the race even when things were going awry “shit just happens!”: on navigating transition from a phenom jr to a world class sr athlete39- embracing her physical strength after being told “you don’t look like a runner”43- what part of Emily’s story she’d like told:Everyone has their own challenges45: Emily says nice things about Molly lol 46-shout out to @thegoldenlifeofdes Emily’s fave books:-Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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