In this bonus episode, I speak with Dakotah Lindwurm after her recent third place finish at the US Marathon Trials in Orlando. Dakotah is sponsored by Puma, and is coached by Chris Lundstrom of Minnesota Distance Elite.

0:00 intro

1:29 race recap

3:09 does it get physical at the start

4:09 what did if feel like early in the lead pack

5:22 what do athletes hear when people cheer for them

6:10 where was coach Chris Lundstrom

6:41 what was it like on the east end of the route?

7:16 Dakotah’s bottles

8:19 lap 2

9:51 mindset at around mile 18

11:00 words of encouragement from competitors

12:10 is anyone talking during the race?

13:05 final lap

15:10 the home stretch

16:16 mill city

17:36 no little American flag?

18:33 baby on the course

20:02 big Dakotah 

20:32 speaking with Annie Frisbie

21:26 sunglasses

24:14 Puma Deviate Elite 3

26:37 Dakotah’s rotation

27:25 early planning for Paris

28:08 warm weather racing strength

28:40 Dakotah and sunscreen

29:38 conferring with other Puma Olympians

31:05 dog party

32:42 pre-race soft jazz

33:48 champagne is for the podium

some new road shoes and a zelda reference

forgot to do hello good dog yesterday, so we got to it today. plus, we talk about the LA Marathon course and the Cloudmonster 2

going retro

bottles!

got a new shoe

some random questions about the Trials last weekend

just got back from watching the trials in orlando. AMA

some more merch my friends made and I talk about my upcoming career day

ordered some merch from my fellow running influencer friends. also, the run club tells me about a Minnesota race that ends with hot dish and a meat raffle, and I talk about the time I maybe stole a car from the Shreveport Airport.