Lauren and Abby sit down to discuss their thoughts going into the Olympic Trials weekend. Listen to find out how we think the races are going to go down, what we're most excited about over the weekend and where you can meet up with Lauren if you're going to be in Atlanta too!

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Things We Talked About In This Episode

Catch the Races on NBC + NBC SportsGold (https://www.nbcsports.com/gold?cid=cd_nav)

Atlanta 2020 Website (https://www.atlanta2020trials.com/)

rabbit, Inside Tracker + GU Facebook Event (https://www.facebook.com/events/1118408405184864/)

Info on all the rabbit meet-ups in Atlanta (https://www.instagram.com/p/B86buEkFfxJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)

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On this episode of the Training for the Trials series Lauren and Abby chat with Reed Fischer. Reed is a professional runner with Tinman Elite + just signed his first professional contract with Coros. He will be making his marathon debut at the Trials in Atlanta and we're excited to see how he does. He's excelled at the half marathon distance, most recently running 61:37 and placing 2nd American behind Jared Ward at the Houston Half Marathon in January 2020. In our conversation we talk about his positive experience as a student-athlete at Drake, how he's navigated his most recent injury, how he feels about running his first 26.2 and what cereal he's loving right now

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Abby and I were delighted to talk to Emma Kertesz for today's episode of Training for the Trials. Emma is an amazing woman, writer, educator and runner and it was so fun to ask her about a myriad of topics. On Saturday Emma will run in her 2nd Olympic Trials Marathon. In 2016 she placed 39th in LA running a really smart and conservative race. During our conversation Emma shared about how she ended up in Colorado, how she as shifted her priorities from training to school and back to training over the past few years, what her training looked like going into Atlanta, her Sunday Mood Board on IG Stories and the essay series she's currently writing about her dad.

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We are so excited to kick off our Training for the Trials Series with Scott Fauble. Scott runs for NAZElite + Hoka OneOne. He enters the race in Atlanta with the 4th fastest time in the field and one of the favorites to make the team in Tokyo.

In this episode we chat about Scott's preparations for the Trials, the "winners" and "losers" of his training cycle, meditation + mantras and of course there's lots of burrito talk.

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This episode of Training for the Trials features Jen Bigham. Jen is an Up + Running listener and played a key role in bringing Abby on as co-host so we are so thankful to her for that. Jen has an inspiring story and her journey to her OTQ wasn't an easy one. You can hear more about her background on Episode 85 (https://lindseyhein.com/20171013-5531/episode-85-jen-bigham/) of the I'll Have Another Podcast with Lindsey Hein. In this episode Abby and Jen cover Jen's race in NYC this past fall, her training for Atlanta, her love of Telos Collagen powder and more.

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In today's Catching Up With Episode Lauren chats with professional runner Emily Lipari. Emily runs for Adidas and trains under Coach Terrance Mahon + Golden Coast Track Club. Most recently Emily ran a massive 5K PR of 15:07 securing the Olympic Standard in that event. We can't wait to see what Emily does in 2020 and will definitely be rooting for her at the Olympic Trials in June

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Fast Facts, Indoor Results from USATF Indoor Champs, Husky Classic + BU Valentine's Day Invite and who we would put on our USA Olympic Marathon Dream Teams. Play along with the template in our IG stories today!

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Wanna run in a fast race or just come s...

In this episode Lauren & Abby recap Lauren's recent half marathon race + Abby's longest long run since October!

Fast Facts:

* 2020 World Indoors has been postponed until 2021 because of Corona Virus (https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/indoor-championships-nanjing-2020-postponed)

* I Am 35 and Running Faster than I Ever Thought Possible (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/opinion/sunday/olympic-runners-women-qualifiers.html?fbclid=IwAR3VoCkKkOczJLC7Yy2q4v7rnx9I4oTCxM12S_fzEzDHZshpDHxc9Oj3qmA) - Lindsey Crouse's latest article for

* Indoor Race Results From the Weekend // big weekend for Bowerman, Olympic Standard for Emily Lipari, collegiate DMR records fall

Main Topic:

Lauren & Abby discuss their thoughts on the World Athletics' Rule on shoe technology that was announced last week and talk about the new shoe announcements from Brooks and ASICS.

Coaching Tip:

Get in a solid dynamic warm-up and cool-down before and after your runs

Hand-Off:

For the Long Run Podcast Episode #48 with Dana Giordano (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-for-the-long-run-31098280/episode/48-dana-giordano-do-your-job-55440069/)

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