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Episode 647: Aubrey Frentheway: 4th American at Chicago on Learning, Fueling, and Finding Confidence on the Marathon Journey

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At halfway in Chicago, Aubrey panicked, took an emergency gel, and threw it up.

1. I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast centers on Aubrey Frentheway's Chicago Marathon progression and the decisions behind her 2:27 performances. 2. Lindsey Hein interviews Aubrey Frentheway, a Saucony athlete, eighth-grade math teacher, BYU alum, and Ed Eyestone runner whose results made her fourth American in Chicago. 3. The episode asks why Aubrey moved to the marathon so early, how she learned to fuel, and how she kept confidence through injuries and race-week stress. 4. Aubrey says she was scared of the marathon and originally thought she would stay a 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runner. 5. She explains that after college she wanted to keep running on the roads, but she initially assumed road racing meant only the half marathon and marathon. 6. Aubrey says her agent, Ray Flynn, entered her in Chicago before she felt ready, which forced her into the distance earlier than planned. 7. She says the first Chicago Marathon taught her a lot even though the race was not a strong performance and included a fueling mistake. 8. Aubrey describes a full-time teaching year that started at 4:30 or 5 a.m. for training and ended near 8 p.m. after work. 9. She says her current part-time schedule, 11 to 3:30, lets her train in the morning and still keep structure in her day. 10. Aubrey explains that Ed Eyestone's training group includes women like Kira D'Amato, McKenna Myler, Emily Venter, and Mika Wood, plus men like Connor Mantz and Clayton Young. 11. She says she first wanted to join the group when she learned Kira D'Amato was moving to Utah. 12. Aubrey describes the group as a place where athletes are willing to talk through races, give advice, and help each other succeed. 13. She says that mentorship matters to her because she can talk to athletes who have won major U.S. races, made Olympic teams, and medaled at championships. 14. Aubrey calls the marathon a race with waves, saying a runner can feel awful and great in the same race while still trending downward overall. 15. She says Chicago felt mentally complicated because it echoed last year's race and brought back the memory of where she had previously started to struggle. 16. Aubrey explains that she used an emergency gel at halfway, threw it up, and felt the panic increase after that moment. 17. She says one major change in her fueling was learning to stop copying other athletes and instead choose products and timing that fit her own body. 18. Aubrey says Neversecond worked well for her because it felt less heavy than other gels and drink mixes she had tried. 19. The tone stays conversational and detailed, with Lindsey Hein asking follow-up questions and Aubrey answering in long, specific race breakdowns. 20. Listeners who like marathon tactics, pro training groups, and fueling details will get the most from this episode, while casual fans of shorter-distance racing may skip it.

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A grounded marathon story about better fueling, steady training, and a 2:27 Chicago breakthrough.

Episode 647 follows Aubrey Frenthewey from a 2:27 Chicago Marathon, where she finished 12th and fourth among American women, back to the steps that led there.

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