19. Emma Wilson on Having Fun with Running

Triple Knot

English - January 08, 2021 23:07 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MB
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After transferring from the University of Illinois, sophomore Emma Wilson now runs for Huntington University and is taking the collegiate running world by storm. During the craziness of the 2020 COVID-19 affected fall season, she ran a 20:18.7 6k (a PR of 1 minute), a 16:24 5k, and a NAIA national record time of 32:38.56 in her debut 10k (1 second off of the Olympic Trials standard!). Hear from Emma on how she overcame burnout and a stress fracture to make huge strides this season.

Emma’s roster: https://www.huathletics.com/roster/19/13/4880