What It Takes to Win Your Country’s First Olympic Medal with Julien Alfred

For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

This sprinter came from humble beginnings and is now one of the fastest people on Earth.

Julien Alfred is a Saint Lucian sprinter and PUMA athlete who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics 100-meter event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final.

Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia, and then won a silver in the 200 meters.

Listen to hear about:

• Julien’s start to running as a child
• How a professional sprinter trains
• Not getting complacent, even with multiple Olympic medals
• The role that faith plays in Julien’s drive
• Julien’s experience on the PUMA athlete team
• Being featured on Netflix’s “Sprint”

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