The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
Raven Saunders On The High Of Winning A Silver Medal, The Low of Losing Her Mother & The Future Conversation Around Athlete Mental Health
19m
Athletes Mentioned
"Initially, when I found out I broke down. I honestly went Hulk mode on a wall in the village. My room wall was torn out with a steel beam. It’s got a couple of dents in it. I went crazy. I'm not gonna lie. As I thought about how happy she was in those moments – She was actually with Athing Mu’s high school coach and Tara Davis’ mom in Orlando having the time of her life. So I think about her smile and her love and all the things and lessons that she gave me and taught me and how happy she would be for me in this moment. I really find a lot of peace in it. I feel like you really find the true beauty of life in those high and low moments. Because just as high as I was, I went just as low as I went so fast."
Raven Saunders and I recorded this while she was in attendance at the Prefontaine Classic and popped by The Magic Boost tent. We traded a couple of messages over Twitter about how we wanted to make this interview happen for a while because she’s one of the funniest personalities in the sport and the throws deserve more love. The last time people may have seen her on TV was twerking shortly after winning a silver medal in the shot put at the Tokyo Olympics. You could have also seen her on the news since she raised her arms in an X to protest racial and social injustice in America. Just a few days later, her mother, Clarissa, passed away. Raven decided to take a short break from social media. In this episode, we touch on it all as well as where she sees the conversation around athlete mental health going from here since she’s been very outspoken about her own past struggles.
📈 Support for this episode comes from WHOOP. WHOOP is offering 15% off with the code “CITIUS” at checkout. Go to WHOOP and enter CITIUS at checkout to save 15%. Sleep better, recover faster and run faster. Get to the start line healthy with WHOOP. https://join.whoop.com/citiusmag
✍️ FULL SHOW NOTES + MORE QUOTES ON CITIUSMAG.com
HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST
🎙️ Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
💵 Pledge any dollar amount to us on Patreon.com/CITIUSMAG or Hit us on Venmo @CITIUSMAG
👕 Pick up merch from the CITIUS MAG store to show your support for the podcast and website.
📧 Subscribe to the CITIUS MAG Newsletter
🎥 Subscribe to the CITIUS MAG YouTube channel
More from The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
Zouhair Talbi After Running The 4th-Fastest Marathon In U.S. History – 2:05:46 To Win The Houston Marathon; His Journey From Morocco To America
Final Thoughts On World XC, U.S. Half Marathon List Gets Re-Written In Houston, Enhanced Games Adds Washed Up Athletes, Albert Korir Gets Suspended + Our Early 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Picks
World Cross Country Championships Reactions: Jacob Kiplimo Wins 3rd Straight Title, Agnes Ngetich Dominates + More Highlights
