Mike Scannell on Coaching Grant Fisher | Episode 4
Mike Scannell talks to Sarah Lorge Butler about coaching Grant Fisher to Olympic Bronze medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m last year, as well as two indoor world records in February.Some Highlights:Discussion of Grant and Mike's post-Olympic recoveryThe importance of pacers maintaining rhythm in high-stakes racesGrant thanking his pacer mid-race, while setting the indoor 5,000m world recordWhat makes Grant unique, from a mental standpointOn whether it's harder to get high school kids to commit to working hard than it was 10 years agoHigh school kids being "mindless balls of clay"Is Mike still seeking a training partner for Grant?Mike's running, and how he tests all of the workouts he assigns on himself firstHow, at age 62, he remains healthy enough to do soHow he got into coachingOn learning from other coaches.How he'll approach Grand Slam Track, from a training perspectiveWhen Grant will run a marathonSarah's Runner's World article on the four pacers who helped Grant Fisher set his two world records this winter: https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a63875236/grant-fisher-pacers-world-records/Sarah Lorge Butler on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slorgebutler.bsky.social Fast Women on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastwomen/ Fast Women on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fastwomen.bsky.social Subscribe to the Fast Women newsletter: https://fastwomen.substack.com/ Thanks for being one of the original listeners of the Fast People podcast!
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Val Tobias' Breakthrough Season | Episode 3
Professional track & field athlete Valery "Val" Tobias recently had a breakthrough race to run 1:59.55 and finish second in the 800m at the USATF Indoor Championships. That qualified her to represent the U.S. at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, which take place March 21–23 in Nanjing, China. Val was born in Texas but lived in Mexico until middle school, when she moved back to the U.S. Her teachers discovered her talent for running during a gym class mile, and she's been on an upward trajectory ever since. She was a four-time All-American in the 800m for the University of Texas and is now in her second year of professional running, for the Brooks Beasts. After struggling a bit during her rookie year, her hard work is paying off now.If her mention of swearing on NBC made you curious, you can watch the clip here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEYPB8pn14Y&t=180s. It was pretty mild.Follow Val on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valerytobias/Sarah Lorge Butler on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slorgebutler.bsky.social Fast Women on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastwomen/ Fast Women on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fastwomen.bsky.social Subscribe to the Fast Women newsletter: https://fastwomen.substack.com/ Thanks for being one of the original listeners of the Fast People podcast!
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Heather MacLean: From Market Basket to Olympic Track | Episode 2
Heather MacLean shares her remarkable journey from growing up in a low-income family to becoming one of the best runners in world. This one is for anyone who loves an underdog story.She discusses growing up with seven siblings and a single mother, joining her high school track & field team by chance, and becoming the first person in her family to graduate from college. She also talks about navigating her early professional running years while often working full-time. Heather discusses overcoming the biggest injury setback of her career, and also tells the story of her recent engagement. ("You can't propose to me when I'm wearing a stupid Santa hat!")Follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heather_maclean31/Sarah Lorge Butler on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slorgebutler.bsky.social Fast Women on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastwomen/ Fast Women on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fastwomen.bsky.social Subscribe to the Fast Women newsletter: https://fastwomen.substack.com/ Thanks for being one of the original listeners of the Fast People podcast!
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Keira D'Amato: A 95 Is Still an A | Episode 1
Professional marathoner Keira D'Amato discusses her upcoming book "Don't Call it a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness." She also discusses overcoming her fear of failure, her move to Utah to train under coach Ed Eyestone, the supportive running community she's found there, and how her Boston Marathon training is going.Preorder Keira's book: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/dont-call-it-9781250344946/ (Available September 9, 2025)Follow Keira on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keiradamato/Sarah Lorge Butler on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slorgebutler.bsky.social Fast Women on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastwomen/ Fast Women on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fastwomen.bsky.social Subscribe to the Fast Women newsletter: https://fastwomen.substack.com/ Thanks for being one of the original listeners of the Fast People podcast!
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