This week's guest is Shalane Flanagan. 

Shalane is an Olympic Medalist and American Record holder, who is now a coach for the Bowerman Track Club in Portland, Oregon.

In this episode, we talked about: 

-graduating from a pro runner to a pro coach

-running for the joy of it

-uncertainty in the weeks ahead and what runners can and should do

-gratitude

-the secret to successful running

-"stuffing the silo"

-"the joke's on them, I would've done this for free!"

-her excitement for what's ahead and paying it forward

-Run Fast, Eat Slow

-Running the Boston Marathon again some day... for fun!

-the running community

-her goals for the future 

and much more! 

You can follow Shalane's journey at https://www.instagram.com/shalaneflanagan/ and https://www.twitter.com/shalaneflanagan/, and you can find her cookbook co-authoried by Elyse Kopecky at https://runfasteatslow.com/

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