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

Episode 670: Megan Sailor Runs 2:25:17 in Her Marathon Debut and is Heading to Boston

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Megan Saylor ran 2:25:17 in her marathon debut and placed third at CIM's National Championship Marathon.

1. All Have Another with Lindsay Hein features Megan Saylor after her 2:25:17 marathon debut at CIM and her third-place finish at the National Championship Marathon. 2. Megan Saylor is a BAA high-performance team runner, Bethany Saylor’s twin sister, and a former University of Minnesota athlete whose move to Boston shaped her career. 3. The episode asks why Megan stepped up from track races to the marathon and how that change led to a podium debut at CIM. 4. Megan says professional running “occurred to me later” and that coaches started reaching out in her fourth year of college. 5. She says Mark’s training approach at the BAA convinced her to visit Boston and eventually join the high-performance team. 6. Megan explains that Bethany’s presence in Boston made the move easier and that the two sisters also ended up living with their husbands. 7. She describes growing up in Minnesota, where she ran in negative 30 degrees and 110 degrees and says the state leaves runners with “no excuses.” 8. The conversation returns repeatedly to her twin dynamic, including high school races decided by a second and a long-running training partnership that started around seventh grade. 9. Megan says her parents were supportive and gave the three daughters freedom to choose their own paths. 10. She also talks about her older sister, a Navy nurse who has been to about 30 countries and became a major role model. 11. Megan says the first years at the BAA were not going well on the track because she was pushing workouts too hard and racing against Bethany and Annie Rodenfels instead of holding back. 12. She says an injury created the opening to shift focus, build toward longer races, and eventually move into the half marathon. 13. Megan says a fall half marathon went better than any race she had done so far, which confirmed that longer road racing fit her better. 14. Her marathon build included a jump from fewer than 90 miles a week to 105-110 miles for a stretch, plus workouts with 16-18 miles of work. 15. She says much of that training was done alone because Bethany was not yet moving to longer distances and was dealing with injury issues. 16. Megan uses a three-tier goal system from college—“ocean floor,” “sea level,” and “mountaintop”—and applied it to CIM as finish, top three, and win. 17. She says the race started a little faster than she and Mark expected, with half marathon split around 1:12:15 instead of the high 1:12s she anticipated. 18. Megan describes the closing miles as a leg problem more than an aerobic one, saying her legs were barely moving by 25 miles. 19. The interview is relaxed, detailed, and conversational, with Lindsay Hein pressing for specifics about training, racing decisions, and daily life in Boston. 20. Listeners who like elite women’s marathon racing and sibling dynamics will enjoy it, while people avoiding long running-specific interviews may skip it.

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