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Olympian Carrie Tollefson Chicago Marathon From the Broadcast Booth, Running Identity, and Finding Joy
Olympian Carrie Tollefson joins Coach Amanda and Coach Nick days after broadcasting the 2026 Chicago Marathon. Carrie made the 2004 Olympic team in the 1500m, won five NCAA titles at Villanova, and now runs her mouth more than her legs (her words) as a marathon broadcaster and host of the C Tolle Run podcast.
In this episode, we cover:
• What the Chicago Marathon looks like from the finish line broadcast position
• Why Carrie ran three marathons just to commentate them better
• The human stories behind Hawi Feysa, Clayton Young, and Vinny Mauri
• How to handle negativity and why running needs…
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