Episode 293: Keira D’Amato – 2:22:56, 7th fastest all time American Marathon and 2nd at The Marathon Project from I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast

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Episode 293: Keira D’Amato – 2:22:56, 7th fastest all time American Marathon and 2nd at The Marathon Project

36 minutes Posted Dec 22, 2020 at 7:50 pm.

, putting her as the 7th fastest Female American marathoner of all time. She has been on fire this year running an American Record in the road 10 mile in 51:23, a 15:04 5K and a 68:57 half at the Michigan Pro Half.

. This winter, Keira placed 15th at the Olympic Trials in a personal best time of 2:34:24. She is also the mother of two and a full time realtor.

Reflecting on her Olympic Trials race

Thoughts going into The Marathon Project

The goals and plans after the Olympic Trials and some of the training that she focused on for this race

Seeing Kellyn and Sara take off and the motivation that gave her

Focusing on having fun in the race

The perfect pacing that Nick Willis and Ben Bruce did during the race

How she felt throughout the race

Goals to go after the American Record in the future

Goals for the Olympic Trials in the track

The confidence that the races this summer gave her

Her current situation with finding sponsorships

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Keira D’Amato placed second at The Marathon Project this weekend in a time of

Keira ran for American University with coach Matt Centrowitz Senior and was 6th at the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships in 2005. Post collegiately she trained with D.C. Elite for a short time and then took a big break from competitive running. She has had a really impressive marathon progression since running her first marathon in

Keira has been a previous guest on the podcast, so make sure to go check out those interviews on episode 216 and episode 244.

I am so excited for Keira and I hope that you enjoy my conversation with her!

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