Anna Rohrer and I were introduced by Nate Spangle, Episode 47. You read the title right, she WON the Indy Mini in May of this year at 23 weeks pregnant with her first child. Anna ran for Notre Dame and is an 8 time All American. 🤯 Can't wait to see what the future holds for her.

During this episode sponsored by ⁠Athlete Bouquets⁠ we talk about:

• Baby status and running status - 33 weeks at the time this podcast was recorded

• How she ended up running at the University of Notre Dame

• That her middle school gym teacher is the reason she got into running

• Dealing with injuries during her high school career

• Becoming an 8 time All American at Notre Dame, but not without its ups and downs

• Moving to Boston and running with the BAA with qualifying for the Olympics as the main goal, but then dealt with a return injury

• Her back injury and moving past it through rest and coming back to racing on her own terms

• Choosing to run her first marathon in Green Bay Wisconsin

• Her approach to keeping herself healthy and injury free

• Why she didn’t compete in the 2024 Olympic Trials (and it wasn’t just because she’s pregnant)

• Dreamfuel, the company she Co-Founded

• Mindset examples - visualization, reframing

• Her coaching business for runners, Next Level Racing

• Traveling with her husband, Nick. Experiencing a country’s culture by going to one big city and then a smaller city

• The fun fact that she’s a 4-H Fair cake decorator 🎂