Today's episode is an interview with professional runner, Laura Thweatt, who is based in Boulder, CO. Laura ran collegiately at CU and went on to have a 10 year professional career running for Saucony (she is still with them today!). She's a 2:25 marathoner, a 5th place Olympic trials finisher in the 2016 10k and 2020 marathon, and a US Cross champion, and on top of all of that is an incredible high school xc/track assistant coach.

We talk about:

• Laura's trajectory from high school to collegiate running
• How collegiate running negatively impacted her relationship with food and running, and how she was ultimately able to find her love for the sport again
• Her transition from college to professional running and eventually her transition to the marathon
• What she has learned about the importance of fueling as a female athlete over the course of her career
• Advice for young runners who find themselves struggling

Welcome to the very first episode of the Fueling Forward Podcast with me, Maddie Alm, an elite runner and registered dietitian. I'm so glad you're here!

In this episode, I will introduce you to both the podcast and myself. You will learn:

1. What the podcast is all about and how it's going to work
2. The story of how I got into running and nutrition
3. The trajectory of my running career and how much of an impact nutrition has had on me as an athlete
4. What it means to be a dietitian and how I became one
5. What Fueling Forward is and why I started it
6. Information about the next episode!

Want to submit a question for the next solo episode? You can do that on my website at www.fuelingforward.com