54: Milly Clark – “There’s More to Me Than a 2:26 Marathon”

54: Milly Clark – “There’s More to Me Than a 2:26 Marathon”

From Run With It by Elise Beacom

June 25, 2026 · 1h 40m · Episode 79

About this episode

Milly Clark discusses her journey as an Olympian and her recovery from an eating disorder through running.

Content warning: This episode includes in-depth discussion about eating disorders, which may be distressing for some listeners. -- Running has helped Australian Olympian Milly Clark endure and conquer some of her life’s biggest challenges. Running helped her make new friends when she and her family moved to Germany and Indonesia during her school years. And most importantly, it helped Milly recover from a devastating eating disorder, which she developed while she was at college in the United States. In this conversation with Elise, Milly shares some of the highs, lows and experiences that have shaped who she is as a person today. We talk about her incredible performance at the Rio Olympics in 2016 where she was 18th across the line in 2:30:53 and her PB of 2:26:59 at the Nike Melbourne Marathon. She speaks about getting bitten by a snake in the US (despite living in Tasmania which is home to some the world’s deadliest snakes), and why her debut marathon in Amsterdam was so memorable (2:29:07, 3rd place). We also cover some darker times when Milly was in the grips of loneliness, sadness and an eating disorder, which she was able to overcome with much love and support from her…

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Host: Elise Beacom

Guest: Milly Clark

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Places: Australia, Germany, Indonesia, United States, Tasmania

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