I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast · SandyBoy Productions

Episode 663: Laura Thweatt on Coaching the On Athletics Club: New Role, Same Love for the Sport

·37 min

All Have Another host Lindsay Hine welcomes back Laura Thweatt, a 2:25 marathoner who placed 5th at 2020 Olympic Trials and ran for Saucony for a decade. Laura recently transitioned from being an elite athlete to coaching at On Athletics Club under Dathan Ritzenhine, alongside athletes like Helen O'Berry, Joe Klecker, and Ryan Ford. The episode opens with Laura's serendipitous career transition: after a brief unemployment, she posted on social media about transitioning, dressed for a separate job interview, and two days later received a text from Dathan offering a coaching position. However, her first day was disastrous - she didn't own a bike (borrowed one she couldn't operate), couldn't work the stopwatch, gave wrong splits, and drove home convinced she'd be fired. The first four months were similarly challenging, with Laura questioning her qualifications despite her elite athlete background, especially when coaching world-class marathoners like Helen O'Berry. Her confidence grew through working with marathoners transitioning from track (Joe Klecker and Ryan Ford), where her own road-to-marathon experience became her strength. A year later, she successfully paced Helen and earned Dathan's acknowledgment of her growth.

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