Becki Spellman is Still Going Strong After 20 Years of Competitive Running
On today’s episode of the podcast, I’m joining 3 time Olympic Trials qualifier Becki Spellman for a few easy miles!
Becki Spellman in the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon
In addition to being an elite distance runner, Becki is also a wife and mother of twins that runs as part of the Oiselle Haute Volee team.
Even though she has seen most of her professional success as a pro at the marathon distance, her favorite race distance is actually quite a bit shorter: 3,000 meters.
Her love of the shorter distance goes back to her college days of racing the mile and the steeple chase, and even though she doesn’t get to race that type of distance much anymore, she still loves running the “shorter” stuff.
Exercise physiologist Matt Woods talked with her while she was working in a running store, and after running some tests on her (including a VO2max test), he was able to convince her to start running some longer distances events.
It’s easy to see that she made the right choice in going long.
Today’s Episode is Sponsored By: Running With the Bears
As with many of us, running the longer races has almost been as much of a struggle mentally as it has been physically for Becki. Read more