Lisa Weightman - 4x Olympic Marathoner Chasing Her 5th Australian Olympic Team

Lisa Weightman is a four time Olympian for Team Australia in the Marathon. Lisa recently raced the Osaka Marathon 2024, placing on the podium with a 2:24:43. In this interview, we talk about her race, the ASICS Metaspeed Prototype that she raced in, and the implications of this race on the changes of making a 5th Australian Olympic team. We also go over her day job (she's an associate partner at IBM), her Chicago connection, and my favorite Australian TV shows. Interview date: February 28, 2024 (although with the time zones, this was February 29, 2024 for Lisa) 0:00 intro 2:47 race recap 7:31 is Osaka hilly? 10:14 how does Osaka help Lisa get to Paris? 15:53 is Lisa a hot weather runner? 17:48 where would Lisa go to prepare for Paris? 19:26 Lisa’s Chicago Connection 22:39 does Lisa’s son like running? 24:56 will there be any more seasons of Inbestigators? 26:16 Metaspeed Sky Prototype 30:29 Lisa’s ASICS shoe rotation 31:46 carbon for workouts or races only? 32:33 Lisa’s day job 39:37 Lisa at the corporate 5k 41:32 does Lisa have an Olympic ring tattoo? 42:50 how does Lisa celebrate making an Olympic team? 44:40 what prep for Paris heat and hills? 47:23 how do you adjust nutrition training for a hot race? Links https://www.instagram.com/lisaweightman/ https://tempojournal.com/article/osaka-marathon-weightman-and-pashley-chase-olympic-selection/