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Jess McClain discusses finishing seventh at the 2025 Boston Marathon, where she ran 2:22:43, was the top American woman, and PRed by 3:03. She discussed hiring David Roche as her coach, as well as some of the training and fueling changes she made leading up to the race.
Jess lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and runs professionally for Brooks. But she also has a full life outside of running. She discussed her work with foster youth and rescue dogs, and how she balances that with her training.
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And if this episode left you wondering about U.S.'s selection procedures for the World Championships marathon, you can read about them here: https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/2025-world-athletics-championships-marathon-selection-procedures/full-view.html
The Road to Tokyo rankings are here, and you can sort by event and country. https://worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7190593?eventId=10229534&country=USA
Jess McClain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesstonn/
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Thanks for being one of the original listeners of the Fast People podcast!
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Jess McClain discusses finishing seventh at the 2025 Boston Marathon, where she ran 2:22:43, was the top American woman, and PRed by 3:03. She discussed hiring David Roche as her coach, as well as some of the training and fueling changes she made leading up to the race.
Jess lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and runs professionally for Brooks. But she also has a full life outside of running. She discussed her work with foster youth and rescue dogs, and how she balances that with her training.
See chapter markers for more episode details.
And if this episode left you wondering about U.S.'s selection procedures for the World Championships marathon, you can read about them here: https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/2025-world-athletics-championships-marathon-selection-procedures/full-view.html
The Road to Tokyo rankings are here, and you can sort by event and country. https://worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7190593?eventId=10229534&country=USA
Jess McClain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesstonn/
Sarah Lorge Butler on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slorgebutler.bsky.social
Fast Women on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastwomen/
Fast Women on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fastwomen.bsky.social
Subscribe to the Fast Women newsletter: https://fastwomen.substack.com/
Thanks for being one of the original listeners of the Fast People podcast!
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