Socialing the Distance, featuring Kate Grace, Olympian at 800m, Nike sponsored athlete, Team Boss member

RunBlogRun presents

Socialing the Distance,

This Day in Track & Field, January 8, Lloyd Hahn ran WR at 800m/880 yards (1928), Born This Day, Quincy Wilson (2008)

Josh Hoey will have a busy week! 800m at NB Indoor (January 24) and Mile on February 1 at Millrose

Marcell Jacobs thinks European Outdoors 2026!

featuring Kate Grace,

Olympian at 800m, Nike sponsored athlete

Team Boss member

Kate Grace, Channele Price, Athing Mu, 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, photo by How Lao Photography

Kate Grace has been one of those athletes that I have wanted to interview for some time. A standout at Marlborough High school, an all girl school, Kate then made the monumental move from Southern California to New England and matriculated at Yale. A fierce competitor, a no Bs attitude, and a level of confidence that is both striking and not boastful, Kate Grace came back from not making the 2021 Olympic team, and setting 3 PBs in a row at the 800m in Diamond League meetings, putting together a season at 800m that she had not seen before. In fact, this was her first focused season at 800m since 2016.

Kate Grace has also been fortunate to compete for the Bowerman Track Club (Coach, Jerry Schumacher), and now, Team Boss, (Coach Joe Bosshard).

We extended our interview, as there were so many questions to ask Kate Grace, which she answered with a vigor and level of honesty that we found refreshing.

Thanks Kate Grace for your time and enthusiasm!

Special thanks to production manager, Mike Deering, who manages most of our podcasts.

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Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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