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13-Marielles start in the sport-grew up in NJ, tried a lot of different sports and track events14-why isn’t distance running as popular in black American culture? Not as much visibility of African American distance runners, but African distance runners are very visible17:30-Influences in her track career-AAU very diverse and Derek Thompson HS coach (currently coaches world class 800 women Ajee Wilson, Raevyn Rogers, etc) 19:30-Why in the USA is there a separation in races amongst events?Who Marielle looked to as a youngster: Venus, Serena, Tiger WoodsRepresentation is so important, even apart from raceUnderstanding trainingLack of representation in media (ex Runner’s World Covers?) , Don’t know where to run in neighborhoods? 26:30-consumers are aware and responsive to these issues-and there are new platforms popping up which are a good thing29:00 Any Marathon ambitions??31-What’s it like being a part of the excellence of the Bowerman Group?34-Navigating training with the best without overdoing it: finding the