# Grant Fisher: Behind The Scenes of an Olympian's Half Marathon Debut Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-runna-podcast-6896622/grant-fisher-behind-the-scenes-of-an-olympian-s-half-marathon-debut Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-runna-podcast-6896622/grant-fisher-behind-the-scenes-of-an-olympian-s-half-marathon-debut.md Podcast: [The Runna Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-runna-podcast-6896622) Published: 2026-03-27T05:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/therunnapodcast/episodes/therunnapodcast-episode-103-grant-fisher Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6632074568745800121a1ea7/e/69c53a2326c1fb9c07677816/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-runna-podcast-6896622/episodes/grant-fisher-behind-the-scenes-of-an-olympian-s-half-marathon-debut Duration seconds: 2811 ## Resource "It's a home Olympics. The goal is to WIN." So why did a 2x Olympic medalist choose a race where success wasn't guaranteed? Grant Fisher joins us the day after his half marathon debut at the United Airlines NYC Half - where he ran 1:00:53, one of the fastest American-born debuts ever. But this wasn't a perfect race. He went out hard, took risks, and learned more because of it. This is a real-time look at how an Olympian approaches a new distance - the pacing decisions, the mindset under pressure, and what it all means for his long-term pursuit of Olympic gold. In this episode:  🧠 The mindset behind taking risks vs playing it safe  πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ What really happened in his NYC Half debut  πŸ“Š His pacing strategy - and where it went wrong  βš–οΈ The biggest mistakes runners make stepping up to the half  πŸš€ Why just starting is the hardest - and most important - step Whether you’re running your first half marathon or chasing a PB, this is a rare insight into how elites train, race, and avoid the mistakes most runners make. 🎧 Follow along for new episodes every Friday with Olympians, World Record Holders, and inspiring voices form the running community.  🎁 Try Runna FREE for 2 weeks with code PODCAST26: https://web.runna.com/redeem?code=PODCAST26 And if you’re just getting started, our New to Running and Return to Running plans are totally free πŸ’› πŸ“Ί Watch the full episode β†’ youtube.com/@therunnapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-runna-podcast-6896622/episodes/grant-fisher-behind-the-scenes-of-an-olympian-s-half-marathon-debut/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-runna-podcast-6896622/grant-fisher-behind-the-scenes-of-an-olympian-s-half-marathon-debut.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.