Episode 81: Coming in Last and Then Coming in First

Jackie Dikos and I met when we had booths next to each other at a marathon expo earlier this year. I bought her book, Finish Line Fueling, and knew I wanted to hear her story. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: The fact that she’s one of NINE kids and how that impacted how she played sports growing up (i.e. having to run to practice and run home) Getting married at 21 right out of college  Her first Chicago Marathon at 22 in 2001  Working with Coach Matt Ebersole and making it to the Olympic Trials in the Marathon How she fell in love with running on a different level after having her first son Why she’s never run Flying Pig even though that’s where she’s from  Getting to the line of her first Olympic Trials and finishing in last place  Then how it felt to win the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in 2010 to qualify for the Olympic Trials again  The different places her husband’s career took her and her family  Why she was drawn to the field of dietetics  Her foot injury before the Virginia Beach Marathon and having to walk off while she was in first place The story behind Field Brewing and the inaugural  Field Brewing 5K This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.