The Maine Shakeout
Running partners, turned close friends, Lindsey and Andrea share their running experience from two different perspectives. Lindsey, an avid runner in her mid 30s, is a local high school track and cross country coach, and has a passion for nutrition and technical aspects of the sport. Andrea, a mom of three teen athletes, is approaching her 50s, enjoys running and endurance sports even though her body is starting to object a bit more vehemently. Join them as they talk about running, food, local legends and every day athletes of Northern Maine.
The Maine Shakeout
Alyssa Elliott- The Multi Athlete
Today, we are chat with Alyssa Elliot, a rockstar multi-sport athlete at UConn. Alyssa is a Bangor high school graduate, where she was a particularly dominant force in the long and triple jump. She has set school, facility, and conference records. She is a state Champion and hold the title “Performer of the Meet” by winning three individual events. She has gone on to compete in both the Heptathlon and Pentathlon at UConn. She was the 2023 Big East Indoor Pentathlon champion and the 2024 Outdoor Heptathlon champion. Today, we are going to delve into how a high school athlete decides to compete in multi-sport, how that transition occurred, her success at UConn, and her process in overcoming a broken foot last year- another great shakeout!