She says in this very podcast that her body can't handle running anymore. At least not at the level expected of her. She didn't go into it but I'm assuming from past injuries she's had.
She's been trying out triathlon as a hobby. She never said she was going to the Olympics in it, although I'm sure she would be elated to. She's been at it on and off for like 4-6 weeks. Plus she was sick. She said swimming was the only sport she had a good team experience in, so she wanted to try.
I do think swimmers are more friendly and team-oriented. But also, Mary was way better at running, so no one would have hated her for being so much better than everyone else at swimming. Her high school experience sounded alienating so maybe that's why she didn't think a college team experience was anything she couldn't miss out on, when Al Sal and NOP are knocking at the door.
As a girl, I thought the conversation was super interesting. They talked about periods and trying to ward off puberty. Emma conflated the Bronx and Bronxville. Mary had to tell her she came from a snooty town where she was bullied and all the parents are crazy competitive about their kids' results.
When they were talking about women and social media, I don't think the girl Mary was specifically talking to was Colleen Quigley. She wouldn't be talking to someone older and more experienced like that, like she was mentoring her. Mary still sounds so very young but she also acts like she is the oldest 25-yr-old in the world, which, I think, is warranted to some extent.
They talked about how old white men write her letters telling her to toughen up. Ha, anyone here wanna own up to this?