This episode is the audio from our first ever LIVE recording of the Chill Track Friday podcast on Sunday, February 9 at Custom Performance, with four women from the all-female, New York City based running collective, Distance Project NY. Angela Ortiz, Megan Foster, Lauren Perkins, and Ana Jonson have all qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the marathon and they sat down with us and Gordon Bakoulis, who is a five-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon, and one time qualifier in the 10K, to talk about all things “women’s distance running.” This is a conversation about qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, but it’s also a conversation about friendship, a shared commitment to racing, chasing goals, self-belief, and the power of teamwork. This is an empowering conversation with five extraordinary women. Please be patient regarding the audio - this is recording captured from six microphones at a live event.