Episode 329: Rebecca Mehra – 4:27 at the Sir Walter Mile

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English - August 13, 2021 04:00 - 49 MB - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 328: Sally McRae – 2021 Badwater 135 Champion

Next Episode: Episode 330: Morgan McDonald – Fresh off the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics for Australia, Team OAC

Rebecca Mehra and I got to sit down in person and record in Raleigh, NC before the Sir Walter Mile! She had a great race there where she ran a PR of 4:27.96 which was a 3 second PR. Rebecca runs for Oiselle and is coached by Lauren Fleshman and is part of the Little ... more »

Rebecca ran the 800m and the 1500m at the Olympic Trials this summer. She ran 5 races in 8 days and grabbed 2 11th place finishes! Rebecca has a 1500m PR of 4:06.28 and an 800m PR of 2:01.09. In 2019, she ran a road mile PR of 4:22 at the 5th Avenue Mile where she finished 3rd.

Photo credit: Justin Hall (@justin_yall)

What we talked about:

4:55- The atmosphere at the Sir Walter Mile and her race there in 2019

8:45- The music that Rebecca listens to heading into a race

11:20- Rebecca’s summer of racing and mindset coming off of the Olympic Trials

18:45- Changes over the last 5 years that has lead to Rebecca’s success

22:20- Boyfriends of Oiselle

24:55- Racing both the 1500m and 800m at the Olympic Trials

29:10- Dropping down and running more 800ms

34:10- Being coached by Lauren Fleshman

40:20- What’s next for Rebecca

41:00- The mind work that she does and how she’s developed an appreciation for running