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Podcast: For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running
Episode: What It Takes to Win Your Country’s First Olympic Medal with Julien Alfred
Description: This sprinter came from humble beginnings and is now one of the fastest people on Earth.
Julien Alfred is a Saint Lucian sprinter and PUMA athlete who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics 100-meter event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final.Â
Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia, and then won a silver in the 200 meters.
Listen to hear about:
Julien’s start to running as a child
How a professional spr...