Episode 80: Sophie Payne on Finding Running, Being a Competitor, and Exploring her Potential

Runners of The Bay

Sophie Payne of the Impala RacingTeam joins to talk about how she found running after burning out on soccer, finding her running team, training for CIM and racing with some of her best friends, and going to the Tokyo Olympics for work.

Some highlights from our conversation:

⚽️Loving team sports as a child

🇪🇸Signing up for her first half marathon while studying abroad in Spain

🔥How she reconnected with her competitive spirit after athletic burnout

💫Why the 2018 Chicago marathon was a turning point for her identity as a runner

⚖️Balancing the pressure to improve with the simple joy of training

🗼Exploring Tokyo by running around with friend of the pod, Jay Holder!

🏃‍♀️Training mentally and physically for a marathon PR

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This week’s episode with Sophie Payne is brought to you by:

EverAthlete, the online strength and mobility training community for outdoor enthusiasts! Visit www.everathlete.fit/ and use code ROTB50 to get 50% off your first month!

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.