59. Shalane Flanagan: Run Fast, Eat Slow For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

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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