289. Underbirds Flying High: Molly Bookmyer's Journey to the Marathon Olympic Trials

<p>This episode with Molly Bookmyer is the first in a Oiselle-sponsored series with the Underbirds: a team of 5 female athletes being supported by Oiselle in the lead up to the 2024 Marathon Olympic Trials. Molly is a runner based in Columbus, Ohio, wife and sister, dog mom, and corporate professional working a full time job. She is also a Oiselle Underbird!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <p>-resiliency through injuries and health scares to elite running</p> <p>-focusing on the baby steps, the daily process over big future goals</p> <p>-gratitude for the ability to run, even when it’s hard </p> <p>-looking ahead to the 2024 Marathon Olympic Trials as a Oiselle Underbird</p> <p>-balancing elite running with a full time job</p> <p><br></p> <p>Like what you heard? Tune in next month for episode 2 in the Oiselle Underbirds series. <a href="https://www.oiselle.com/pages/year-of-the-underbird">https://www.oiselle.com/pages/year-of-the-underbird</a> </p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow Molly on Instagram @mollybookie and For The Long Run @forthelrpod </p> <p><br></p> <p>--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support </p> <p><br></p> <p>Past guests on For The Long Run include: 177. Molly Seidel; 226. Mike &quot;Kofuzi&quot;; 228. Kara Goucher; 59. Shalane Flanagan; 234. Camille Herron; 198. Courtney Frerichs; 229. Jes Woods; 207. Tyler Andrews; 197. Dean Karnazes; 206. Katie Arnold; 220. CJ Albertson; 153. Joe Holder; 199. Kelly Roberts; 188. Gwen Jorgensen; 205. Emily Abbate; 209. Sara Vaughn; 174. Nick Bare; 97 Amelia Boone; 101. Courtney Dauwalter, 219. Dylan Bowman; 191. Matt Chittim; 200. David Roche; and more!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Oiselle</strong></p> <p>This podcast episode is supported by Oiselle, one of my favorite brands in the running space, a running apparel company run by women for women. And this year, the Year of the Underbird, Oiselle is supporting a small group of women leading up to the Olympic Marathon Trials, as well as a series here on the podcas