7. 2:15 marathoner Ben Sathre: Overcoming Rejections & Failures to Qualify for Olympic Trials

Summary: Ben Sathre was rejected from the University of Minnesota cross country program told he was “not fast enough”. He later proved to be one of the fastest runners in the state of Minnesota. He is not a sponsored runner. He runs for fun but smashed a 2:15 at the Houston Marathon Qualifying for the Olympic Trials. He shares his struggle over the years with injures. He also chats how he juggles training with working full time.