Get After It!™
About Carrie Tollefson
Carrie was born and raised in Dawson, Minnesota. Her running career started in middle school and by the time she gradutated high school, she earned 13 State Championships: 8 in track and 5 in cross country. Her 5 cross country titles established a national record for most consecutive titles, which still stands to this day.
Carrie then went to Villanova University, where she won 5 individual NCAA championships and was a member of the 1999 NCAA Cross Country Championship team. In 1998, Carrie was named NCAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and was the first person in NCAA history to win both the 3k and 5k.
After college, Carrie began a prolific professional career, earning 3 National Championship titles (USATF Cross Country 4k, USATF Indoor Championships 3k and the USATF Olympic Trials 1500m). After winning the trials in 2004, she earned the right to represent her country in Athens, Greece in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Currently, she lives and trains in her home state of Minnesota where she hopes to encourage and motivate those willing to GET AFTER IT in life through her public speaking & training camps for youth and adults.
Carrie was voted the 4th Most Beautiful Athlete in the World by Sports Illustrated in 2006 and has graced the cover of numerous magazines, including Track & Field news, Running Times, and, most notably, four covers of Runner's World.
In addition to her on-camera work with C Tolle Run, Carrie is the host of the New York Road Runners' 'The Daily Cooldown' and commentator/announcer for many national events including the Twin Cities Marathon, Foot Locker Nationals and Adidas Grand Prix. She is also the spokesperson for Minnesota Grown.
Visit www.carrietollefson.com to learn more about or to contact Carrie!
About C Tolle Run
C Tolle Run is a weekly show about running and fitness hosted by Olympian Carrie Tollefson.
The show features training tips, interviews with athletes & experts and highlights from races & events. Get a behind the scenes look into the life of an elite athlete!
New episodes are released every Wednesday. C Tolle Run kicked off in December 2010, and is now in its second season.