TFTV ft. Jess Pascoe
About this episode
Sam and Katie interview Jess Pascoe about her running journey, including her achievements and challenges with injuries.
🎙️ Sam and Katie catch up with Jess Pascoe Jess recently took out the Wollongong Running Festival 10K and joined the podcast to talk through her journey from country NSW to NCAA competition and back to running after years of injury setbacks. Growing up in Forbes, Jess played just about every sport before eventually focusing on running. That decision led her to the University of Florida, where she built an impressive résumé including PBs of 15:34 for 5000m and 34:08 for 10,000m. Jess spoke about the challenge of moving to the US as a young athlete, adapting to higher training loads, and the lessons learned under Gerard Ryan in Canberra and later Chris Solinsky at the University of Florida. A breakthrough training block in 2018 helped take her running to another level, with patient, consistent training becoming a key theme throughout her career. Unfortunately, injuries eventually took their toll. Jess opened up about tearing her plantar fascia, suffering stress fractures, and spending years caught in the cycle of rehab and setbacks before stepping away from competitive running altogether. Now, after around eight months back running, Jess has rediscovered her love for the sport…
People in this episode
Hosts: Sam, Katie
Guest: Jess Pascoe
Topics covered
- running
- athlete journey
- injury recovery
- training
- NCAA competition
Keywords
- running
- injury
- NCAA
- training
- Wollongong Running Festival
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Florida, Gerard Ryan, Chris Solinsky
Places: Forbes, Canberra, Olympic Park, Shellharbour
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