#66 4 Olympics. 2 Sports. What’s Next? | Chirine Njeim

Chirine Njeim spent most of her life as a ski racer, representing Lebanon at three Winter Olympic Games before eventually walking away from the sport that had defined her.Then she found running.What started as a new challenge quickly became something much bigger, eventually taking Chirine back to the Olympics this time as a marathoner.Chirine joins Fitz to talk about starting over in a new sport, chasing the Rio Olympics, representing Lebanon, taking on seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, and why after four Olympics she’s still asking: what’s next?Chapters00:00 Chirine’s Athletic Journey01:13 From Olympic Skiing to Marathon Running02:38 Growing Up Skiing in Lebanon04:11 Moving to France at 13 to Chase Skiing07:00 Her First Olympics & Overcoming Setbacks11:24 Walking Away From Skiing & Starting Over13:36 Learning to Train Like a Runner18:17 The Unexpected Road to the Rio Olympics24:11 Favorite Races & Marathon Memories31:45 Fear, Pressure & the Mental Side of Sport38:32 Seven Marathons, Seven Continents, Seven Days43:47 What’s Next After Four Olympics?Follow Chirine:instagram.com/chirine.njeim/Follow The People Run Podcast:instagram.com/thepeoplerunpodcast/Music: instagram.com/mech__beats/