Episode 326: Abdi Abdirahman – 5x Olympian racing the Olympic marathon in Tokyo

I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast · Jul 23, 2021 · 55m

Abdi Abdirahman is a Somolian born runner and is a five time Olympian competing for the United States in the 10,000m and marathon. He made his 5th Olympic team at the 2020 Olympic marathon trials at the age of 43. In 2016, he was third at the New York City Marathon.

He has a new book coming out called Abdi’s World: The Black Cactus on Life, Running, and Fun. I loved reading this book and learning more about his life and running career! In this episode, we talk about Abdi’s running career and making his 5th Olympic team, training with some of the legends in the sport, finishing 3rd at the 2016…