50 min

Episode 7- Emily Sisson "Be The Eye Of The Storm‪"‬ Keeping Track

    • Running

In today’s episode we talk to 2:23 marathoner, two time Team USA 10,000m runner and fellow Ray Treacy coached athlete Emily Sisson. We talk about how she finds the right frame of mind amidst pre-race hype and managing race day anxieties. We talk about her marathon debut and how it could have gotten derailed, transitioning from a world class jr athlete to a world class sr athlete and embracing her strong looking body. 

London Marathon -Emily’s debut
Emily’s Half Marathon PR
Emily Sisson Providence College
Emily Sisson Jr career

0-7 We catch up on the Thanksgiving Holiday, announce our *Live* Podcast Plans- and Ro offers her Holiday deal on the Believe Training Journal BelieveIAm.com 20% off with code “keepingtrack2020”
7-12 Emily talking about not getting overwhelmed by hype at  start of Olympic Trials Buildup , her strategies for quieting distractions and reducing anxiety
Ro: “Be the eye of the storm” 
14-pre race boundaries: balancing media and solitude 
17 -Finding your IZOF, holding on to valuable energy as an introvert, getting the process right
21-Dealing with Pre-race anxiety-her tools
“Once the gun goes I find that’s when all the worries go away”
24-threats to joys of racing: anxiety, performance clauses, 
27- on Emily being suited to the Marathon
How she handles the beast of tempos and long runs
29- reading your body during the race: Emily’s half marathon in Houston and marathon debut in London 
35- London Marathon- funny story, how Emily didn’t take herself out of the race even when things were going awry
 “shit just happens!”
: on navigating transition from a phenom jr to a world class sr athlete
39- embracing her physical strength after being told “you don’t look like a runner”
43- what part of Emily’s story she’d like told:
Everyone has their own challenges
45: Emily says nice things about Molly lol 
46-shout out to @thegoldenlifeofdes Emily’s fave books:
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In today’s episode we talk to 2:23 marathoner, two time Team USA 10,000m runner and fellow Ray Treacy coached athlete Emily Sisson. We talk about how she finds the right frame of mind amidst pre-race hype and managing race day anxieties. We talk about her marathon debut and how it could have gotten derailed, transitioning from a world class jr athlete to a world class sr athlete and embracing her strong looking body. 

London Marathon -Emily’s debut
Emily’s Half Marathon PR
Emily Sisson Providence College
Emily Sisson Jr career

0-7 We catch up on the Thanksgiving Holiday, announce our *Live* Podcast Plans- and Ro offers her Holiday deal on the Believe Training Journal BelieveIAm.com 20% off with code “keepingtrack2020”
7-12 Emily talking about not getting overwhelmed by hype at  start of Olympic Trials Buildup , her strategies for quieting distractions and reducing anxiety
Ro: “Be the eye of the storm” 
14-pre race boundaries: balancing media and solitude 
17 -Finding your IZOF, holding on to valuable energy as an introvert, getting the process right
21-Dealing with Pre-race anxiety-her tools
“Once the gun goes I find that’s when all the worries go away”
24-threats to joys of racing: anxiety, performance clauses, 
27- on Emily being suited to the Marathon
How she handles the beast of tempos and long runs
29- reading your body during the race: Emily’s half marathon in Houston and marathon debut in London 
35- London Marathon- funny story, how Emily didn’t take herself out of the race even when things were going awry
 “shit just happens!”
: on navigating transition from a phenom jr to a world class sr athlete
39- embracing her physical strength after being told “you don’t look like a runner”
43- what part of Emily’s story she’d like told:
Everyone has their own challenges
45: Emily says nice things about Molly lol 
46-shout out to @thegoldenlifeofdes Emily’s fave books:
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50 min