Episode 670: Megan Sailor Runs 2:25:17 in Her Marathon Debut and is Heading to Boston

Megan Sailor joins the show fresh off a huge breakthrough at CIM, where she placed third in the national championship marathon and ran 2:25:17 in her debut. Megan runs for the B.A.A. High Performance Team and she walks through what it looked like to finally step up to the marathon after spending years focused on the track and shorter road races.

Megan shares how pro running was not always the plan, why she considers herself more of a realist than a dreamer, and how the marathon move came at the right time after a stretch where training fitness was not translating to race results. We talk about learning to stop racing workouts, what changed when she began moving up in distance, and how a strong half marathon helped confirm she was heading the right direction.

We also get into life outside racing, including the unique dynamic of being a twin and having a built-in training partner, the fact that Megan and her husband live with her twin sister and her husband in Boston, and what they actually do to unwind when they are not training. Megan wraps with a message that sticks: you do not always get to choose the timing or even the event, but patience and trust can lead to the breakthrough you were hoping for.

Enjoy this episode with Megan!

Topics Discussed:

• Megan’s 2:25:17 marathon debut and 3rd at CIM (national championship)

• Joining and training with the B.A.A. High Performance Team

• Why the track was not clicking, and the shift away from racing workouts

• Building from half marathon success to marathon readiness

• Marathon training changes: mileage bump, longer workout volume, solo long runs

• CIM race strategy, pack decisions, and the late-race leg shutdown

• Fueling and bottle-grab chaos, plus her gel preferences

• Boston Marathon build: hills, strength on tired legs, and racing a stacked field

• Twin sister training dynamic, competitiveness, and support

• Boston winter stories and “space savers” street parking culture

• Life outside running: TV binges, baking, books, and future goals (dogs, international racing)

• Closing takeaway: patience, timing, and letting the right event find you

Media Mentioned:

Books

• Throne of Glass (series)

• Shield of Sparrows

• Harry Potter (series)

• Divergent (series)

• The Hunger Games (series)

• Twilight (series)

• ACOTAR

TV shows

• Survivor

• Grey’s Anatomy

• Schitt’s Creek

• Love Is Blind

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