41. Olympic Marathon Trials, Mental Health & Finding your Tribe with Cait Keen

Meet Cait Keen. She’s a runner but also a dog mom, career woman, Tiktok creator (go follow her), and all around badass.

Some of her running accomplishments include qualifying for the 2020 Olympic marathon trials and winning the Cincinnati Flying Pig marathon…. twice.

Kelly was so excited to get to talk with Cait after following her journey for over a year on social media.

Cait and Kelly chatted all about:

Her running journey

Importance of trusting your coach

Planning for the long term

Striving for the Olympic marathon trials

The value of long term fitness

Being able to draw upon previous training experience

The appeal of the marathon distance

Working full time while training

How it felt qualifying for the Olympic trials in 2018

Dealing with an unsupportive partner

Her relationship this time around

Her dog, Jet

Mental health struggles during 2020 & 2021

Finding herself again after a hard year

Benefits of working with a sports therapist

The importance of surrounding yourself with supportive people

Utilizing non running friends to get a different perspective

Reminding ourselves that we as runners are not the norm

There is more in life than running

How it feels trying to qualify for the second time with the new standard

and so much more.

CONNECT WITH CAIT:

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitsouthkeen

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Email: [email protected]

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