Kendall Ellis made her first Olympic team last year where she won the bronze in the Mixed Gender 4×4 and a gold medal in the Women’s 4×4 relay. She also finished 4th in the open 400m at the trials so she barely missed making it as and individual in the 400m. Kendall also has a gold medal in the 4×4 at the 2019 and 2017 World Championships. She ran for USC where she was a 3-time NCAA champion and 14-time All-American. She is training hard now for the world championships this summer.
Right around the time we recorded this podcast, she was part of the world’s fastest indoor distance medley relay team ever.
I really enjoyed getting to know Kendall and I am really excited to cheer for her in future track events!
What we talked about:
3:15- Introduction to Kendall
4:35- How she is feeling training for the world championships coming off of her first Olympic team last year
6:15- How Kendall got into running
10:30- How her parents encouraged her in sports
12:25- The decision to go to USC
15:50- Her mindset around going professional
17:40- Anxiety that she has surrounding track and field
19:55- Following different levels of the sport
22:25- The viral moment of winning the USC 4×4 as the anchor
27:15- What training looks like for an Olympic level 400m runner
34:40- Being sponsored by New Balance
38:30- Placing 4th at the Olympic Trials last summer and her Olympic experience
51:10- Her love for reading
52:55- Biggest lesson that she learned from her Olympic experience
54:45- Partnering with Parity Now
55:10- What she plans to do after competing professionally
57:30- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
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