742. Dakotah Lindwurm's 2024 Paris Olympic Games Recap

742. Dakotah Lindwurm's 2024 Paris Olympic Games Recap

"It's like everything you've been working for coming true in one moment."

Today in 2024 Paris Olympic Games recap episodes: marathoner Dakotah Lindwurm! Dakotah earned her spot on Team USA by finishing third at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon in February, and now, she finally got to run those 26.2 miles (or 42.1 kilometers, as she learned) through Paris, and can officially call herself an Olympian.

Dakotah finished 12th at the Olympic Marathon, and was the top American woman in the race, running 2:26:44. In this episode, we get to hear all about the race, including what it was like leading the Olympic Marathon, and what it was like getting engaged at the finish. Plus, what's next: Dakotah announced this week that she will be running the TCS New York City Marathon in just 11 weeks.

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What you'll get on this episode:

  • How Dakotah is feeling post-Paris, and all about her decision to run the New York City Marathon in just 11 weeks (2:00)
  • If Dakotah hasn't had her breakthrough yet, what would that look like? (8:20)
  • Dakotah's Paris expectations vs. reality (10:00)
  • All about the boy on the sidelines (16:50)
  • Why this race was "bittersweet" for Dakotah (19:40)
  • How watching the men's marathon impacted Dakotah's race plan (23:45)
  • The pre-race camaraderie between Dakotah, Emily, and Fiona (28:30)
  • What it was like racing the Olympic Marathon — and why the first 10K was so "chaotic" (33:20)
  • On leading the Olympic Marathon (36:10)
  • How Dakotah felt on the hills (39:00)
  • Dakotah's advice for getting through the low points of a race (42:40)
  • What the final miles of the race were like for Dakotah (47:30)
  • The finish line proposal! (50:30)
  • The immediate perks of being an Olympian (55:40)
  • How Dakotah chose what to wear for the marathon (1:02:30)

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