Masters Milers Podcast Episode 3: Sonja Friend-Uhl on balancing running, work and family, mindset before races and more

My guest for episode 3 was Sonja Friend-Uhl. Sonja has been a runner since she was in the 4th grade. She was a standout runner in high school, which enabled her to get a full scholarship to William & Mary where she was an all-Conference performer in both the 800 and 1500 multiple times during her college career. In fact, Sonja was just recently named to the athletics hall of fame at William & Mary. After college, Sonja continued to train and compete at an elite level and she qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the 1500m in 2000. As a masters runner, Sonja has had even more success: she currently holds the 40-44 age group WR in the indoor mile and also holds the American masters record in the 1500, outdoor mile, and indoor 3000m. She has won numerous masters national championships in distances ranging from the 800 to the 5000. I’m sure I’m missing some accolades, but that’s Sonja’s fault for being too damn successful. Sonja, thanks so much for joining me today

Show Links:

Sonja’s website: www.therunningwarrior.com

Interview of Sonja on Heel Striker Blog:https://www.heelstriker954.com/sonjafrienduhl

Running Journal article about Sonja: http://running.net/read_new/sonja-friend-uhl-masters-running-world

International society of sports nutrition: https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/

Pete McCall fitness podcast: https://petemccallfitness.com/podcasts/

Products mentioned:

· Lucid app for mental training: https://getlucid.com/

· Volt app for strength training: https://www.voltathletics.com/

· Final surge training log app: https://finalsurge.com/

· Tumeric as an anti-inflammatory agent: https://www.drweil.com/vitamins-supplements-herbs/herbs/turmeric/

· Recovery drinks:

o https://www.hammernutrition.com/products/recoverite

o http://www.pacifichealthlabs.com/Accelerade-_p_13.html

o https://firstendurance.com/

o https://www.generationucan.com/

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