Olivia Baker

Olivia Baker talks her favorite oatmeal, reasons for sharing results on social media and how it helps her, her excitement for the upcoming season and training with the Atlanta Track Club, how her faith grounds her, the best kind of french fries, joining the leadership team with the Stanford Christian Alumni network and more!

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Olivia Baker is a serious runner - her achievements at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels attest to that. She never loses sight of the fact that there’s much more to running than the results on paper though; there’s sportsmanship, camaraderie, inspiration, and most of all, fun.

Photo credit: Jan Figueroa

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On today's show, we had some records fall and really close finishes at the Houston Half. The NCAA collegiate season heated up with some fantastic sprint performances that are putting all-time lists and records on watch. Marc Scott is on the move to Kenya. A little more Millrose hype because why not and a USATF Cross Country preview.

HOUSTON HALF MARATHON – Unpacking all of the top performances from the Houston including Emily Sisson setting a new American record by finishing in 1:06:52, becoming the first American woman to break the 1:07 barrier.

NCAA TRACK RECAP – Britton Wilson broke the NCAA record in 1:25.16, which is faster than Athing Mu's collegiate record of 1:25.80. This makes makes her the seventh-fastest American woman and tenth-fastest woman in history. More highlights from the weekend including Talitha Diggs, Matthew Boling, Jasmine Moore, Masai Russell + more. 

MARC SCOTT JOINS THE NN RUNNING TEAM – After leaving the Bowerman Track Club, Marc Scott  is planning to split his time between UK and Kenya and join Eliud Kipchoge's group under coach Patrick Sang in Kaptagat.

MORE MILLROSE HYPE – Athing Mu headlines the women's 600m and will race against Natoya Goule, Shamier Little, Olivia Baker and Sophia Gorriaran. The world record is 1:23.44.

PREVIEWING USATF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – The 2023 USATF Cross Country Championships will be held on January 21, 2023, at Pole Green Park in Richmond, VA. Spots are on the line for the World Cross Country Championships. 

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800m specialist Olivia Baker talks about her faith and why it's important to her, her future aspirations in the medical field and her motivation behind it, training with the Atlanta Track Club, favorite board games to play, the food scene in Atlanta and her favorite soul-food plate, the importance of kindness and more.

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In episode sixty of The Running Effect, I speak with Jeff Merrill. Jeff is the Founder of Tracklandia and current President of Portland Track. Jeff is perhaps best known for his brilliant skills behind the mic as a commentator. In this episode, Jeff and I preview all the big races at this weekend's, "The Track Meet" held by Sound Running. We also touch on Jeff's background and some other questions relating to his history in the sport of running.

This weekend's "Track Meet" is shaping up to be one of the greatest Track and Field meets ever put on US soil.

Some of the most notable entries include:

Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Josh Kerr

Joe Klecker

Drew Hunter

Robert Brandt

Connor Mantz

Edward Cheserek

Yared Nuguse

Nico Young

Abdihamid Nur

Lex Young

Colin Salhman

Lex Young

Weini Kelati

Alicia Monson

Gabriel DeBues-Stafford

Josette Norris

Sinclaire Johnson

Shannon Osika

Sage Hurta

Cory McGee

Olivia Baker

Raevyn Rogers

And so many other amazing athletes (full list of entries on Sound Running's website)!

Every $4 of the $5.99 ticket GOES DIRECTLY to the athletes. Athletes will make more from this meet from a broadcasting standpoint than they would at the Olympics. By purchasing a ticket you're directly giving back to the athletes running. Go to the link in my bio to purchase your ticket and support the athletes!

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Carrie chats with Olivia Baker! They talk about making US teams, finding joy in running, passing up medical school to chase her running dreams, riding the unicycle and doing the flying trapeze, going for gold this indoor season (and grabbing silver!), and much more!