13-Marielles start in the sport-grew up in NJ, tried a lot of different sports and track events14-why isn’t distance running as popular in black American culture? Not as much visibility of African American distance runners, but African distance runners are very visible17:30-Influences in her track career-AAU very diverse and Derek Thompson HS coach (currently coaches world class 800 women Ajee Wilson, Raevyn Rogers, etc) 19:30-Why in the USA is there a separation in races amongst events?Who Marielle looked to as a youngster: Venus, Serena, Tiger WoodsRepresentation is so important, even apart from raceUnderstanding trainingLack of representation in media (ex Runner’s World Covers?) , Don’t know where to run in neighborhoods? 26:30-consumers are aware and responsive to these issues-and there are new platforms popping up which are a good thing29:00 Any Marathon ambitions??31-What’s it like being a part of the excellence of the Bowerman Group?34-Navigating training with the best without overdoing it: finding the line. Not competing with each other on a daily basis is key “work on being in control and confident and smooth”38: What is Marielle’s story? “There’s some people that get the opportunity to tell their story 100 times other people only get it 5 times...to continue to tell my story, get it closer to 100, be myself around different types of people as much as possible and hopefully it resonates with someone...that’s why I love sports in general so much....I’m attached to the players and the people and their families. That’s what I tune into games for. I’m somehow connected to this person because I saw an interview or read an article.39-what will Marielle’s second and third acts be? What else is she interested in?Storytelling (tv, podcasts, and creative ways), musicMarielle’s playlistFollow marielle at jacksonville 15k and Online at @MariellehalllLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices