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Episode 394: Benita Willis – World Cross Country Champion & Four Time Olympian
59 minutes Posted Jul 8, 2022 at 7:30 am.
. When I talked to Benita, Lindsay had just run the Paris Marathon where she also had a great race! Benita is an Australian distance running legend herself. She is a 4 time Olympian at the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Olympics. She is a 3 time national champion in the 5000m. She was also the 2004 World Cross Country Champion. She has a marathon PR of 2:22:36 which is the Australian record. She also holds so many other Australian records on the roads and on the track.
Introduction to Benita Willis
Benita’s pregnancy
How she met her husband
The miscarriages that Benita had
Retiring from her pro running career and seeing women in their 40s competing at a high level
All of the Australian records that she holds
Living in America
2008 Olympics and what Benita dealt with in her personal life that year
Benita’s World Cross Country Championship win in 2004
Running the Australian Record in the marathon
Thoughts on the change in technology and the fast times being run
How growing up as a competitive hockey player helped her in her running career
Specialization in sports
Benita’s coaching business
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Benita Willis is the coach of Lindsay Flanagan who just ran a huge PR at the Gold Coast Marathon in
Benita is pregnant with her first child and is the coach for Lace Up Running. She coaches professional runners and every day runners. 
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