BREAKING BARRIERS & FACING FEARS
WITH PATTI CATALANO DILLON
Photo Credit: Frank O’Brien
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On this episode of the A to Z Running Podcast, we interview world record breaker Patti Catalono Dillon shares about facing her fears and breaking barriers.
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MAIN TOPIC: BREAKING BARRIERS AND FACING FEARS.
Main Topic: Breaking Barriers & Facing Fears
It’s not if we will face fears, but how we face them. It’s easy to imagine someone like Patti Dillon as simply fearless. As we learn in this interview, Patti faced challenges and broke barriers through hard work and the ongoing goal of finding her best.
About our Guest: Patti Catalano Dillon
Today’s guest is Patti Catalano Dillon. Patti dominated women’s running in the 70 and 80s setting world records in the half marathon, 30k, and 20k distances. She also held American records in the marathon, half marathon, 30k, 15k, 10 mile, and 5 mile events.
Currently Patti is a motivational speaker and running coach. As a pioneer for women’s athletics and indigenous people, Patti speaks. In fact “PattiSpeaks” is her website and @pattispeaks227 is her instagram handle.
There is a movie coming out based on Patti’s life and her running career is a big part of that story.
Today we have the honor of having Patti share how she faced fears, took seriously the challenge of discovering her best, and broke barriers for the history books in the process.
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Website: http://www.pattispeaks.com/
Instagram: @pattispeaks227
WORLD OF RUNNING
AtoZrunner updates: Congrats to Mike & Madeline on their marathon debuts.
#1. Millrose Games
(recap of the men here, recap of the women here – articles from Letsrun)
About Millrose…
- 114th Millrose Games (since 1908)
- At the Armory since 2012
- The headline event, the Wanamaker mile, was supplied by the founders of the Millrose Athletics Association, the employees of the John Wanamaker Department Store in honor of owner Rodman Wanamaker (but it originally was 1.5 miles)
- (source: millrosegames.org)
800m: upsets and legends
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- For the men…
- Bryce Hoppel won over a strong field, including African indoor record holder and 2019 Millrose champ Michael Saruni of Kenya.
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- Hoppel and Saruni were among many other Olympians: Isaiah Jewett, Jesus Tonatiu Lopez, Charlie Hunter, and Isaiah Harris
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- Ajee’ Wilson won her 9th consecutive Millrose Games 800, also marking her 16th consecutive win on that track (the Armory).
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- Won it over Tokyo 800m finalist Natoya Goule (of Jamaica)
Wanamaker Mile: Records and Legends
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- For the men…
- Several incredible stories in this one
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- Olli Hoare (Australia)landed a decisive victory over Tokyo Bronze medalist Josh Kerr (Great Britain) with an astounding final 100m, setting a new Australian and Oceania indoor mile record of 3:50.83
- Colby Alexander finished third in 3:52.84, a 2-second PR (indoor or outdoor) after a 6 year dearth
- Nick Willis (New Zealand), while only finishing 9th, ran 3:59.71 to secure his 20th consecutive year of running sub-4 in the mile
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- Willis: “It’s such a fun social outlet for me,” Willis said, “and I enjoy keeping the young kids honest whenever I can.” (New York Times)
- For the women…
- Unsurprisingly Elle Purrier St. Pierre took home the victory in new world lead of 4:19.30.
- Josette Norris of the USA claimed second place in a personal best time of 4:20.30.
- Germany’s star, Konstanze Klosterhalfen (Koko) ws third in 4:22.59 *(notice the gap)
- While 4th place finisher Jessica Hull broke the Australian National Record in a time of 4:24.06
3,000m: OAC and more OAC
- For the men…
- Geordie Beamish (New Zealand) stole the victory from once-Oregon-teammates Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker.
- While Teare and Hocker battled down the stretch, Beamish snuck along the rail to win 7:39.5 over Teare’s 7:39.61 and Hocker’s 7:39.83
- Beamish set a new New Zealand indoor record
- In 4th, Luis Grijalva (Guatemala) also set a national record in 7:41.21
- The first 10 men across the line all set personal best times, including Conner Mantz (recent NCAA XC champ and now pro) and Drew Hunter (after some turmoil with coaching/team, finding his groove well), among others
- For the women…
- Another staked field toed the line for the women’s race.
- US 10k Olympian (and previous guest) Alicia Monson stole away with the victory in a new world leading time and personal best of 8:31.62.
- Second was youngster Weini Kelati of the USA in a personal best time of 8:33.72
- Mexico’s Lauren Galvan was third setting a new national record in 8:42.29
#2. The coldest marathon ever…
(from The Hill, shout-out to Kevin for sharing)
- Siberian marathon on January 21st
- Pole of Cold Marathon in Yakutia
- 65 runners ran it
- How cold? -63 degrees F (-53C)
- Fun fact, water freezes nearly instantly at -40 degrees F
- (really not precisely true as you have to calculate surface area, volume, starting temp, etc.)
- The winner for the men was Vasily Lukin of Russia, with a time of 3 hours and 22 minutes.
- The winner for the women was Marina Sedalischeva, who crossed the finish line in 4 hours and 9 minutes.
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