Watching the three women representing Team USA and Brooks put it all on the line over the weekend at the World Championships here in Tokyo on Sunday, September 14, was absolutely wild. Had the awesome opportunity to catch up with Erika Kemp, Jess McClain, and Susanna Sullivan on Monday after the race at the Brooks Hyperion House. We get into it all: The highs, lows, debrief the entire race, and the lessons they learned from a tough 26.2 that they'll bring into their running moving forward.
IN THIS EPISODE
(3:30) How the women are doing really after their performance over the weekend
(6:14) How the temperatures really felt—with humidity above 90%
(8:34) How Erika felt to see Jess and Susanna leading the race when she wasn't having the day she hoped for
(10:54) How Erika handles a disappointing day and navigates shifting her mindset
(13:23) How Susanna's training set her up for the best case scenario on Sunday
(17:00) Jess details the benefits of the way the course was laid out in Tokyo
(17:46) Jess talks about how she got to be at a place where she felt more comfortable racing and "became her own best friend."
(21:58) What it meant to "work" the entire marathon and what tools and fuel were available on the course to try to cool off in the heat
(37:05) What does the post-race debrief look like?
(39:04) Susanna reflects on an awful race in Budapest at the last World Championships on how she bounced back to stellar performances
(45:00) What it looked like post-race in the stadium
(52:43) What the girls are all looking forward to next
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