TJ Brassil talks with Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy and Olympian Ariana Murphy just a couple months after their wedding day. They talk about how Clayton's training is going for the 2020 Olympics, if Ari plans on making a comeback to track and field and a behind the scenes look at what it is like to be an athlete at the Olympic Games. That is just the tip of the iceberg with this conversation, and it is one you don't want to miss.
TJ talks with Clayton and Ari about being newlyweds and their wedding (:27). Clayton discusses if his bronze medal in Rio gives him more confidence to make the 2020 Olympic team (2:28) and how being married to a former Olympian helps his training (4:16). Clayton and Ari talk about how they balance traveling the world to compete and still being able to enjoy the places they get to visit, including the Rio Olympics(7:57). Clayton and Ari give TJ some behind the scenes stories from the 2020 Rio Olympic Games (13:35). They talk about what the relationship is like competing for the same medals against their friends (20:17). Ari talks about how having so many fellow Oregon Duck teammates on the USATF roster eased her nerves in Rio. (23:09).
Ari discusses any thoughts she's had about returning to track and field (24:30) and what she has been doing in the meantime (30:13). Clayton tells TJ about his championship pedigree as a pig showman and how that has helped his track career (34:20). He also talks about the lifestyle changes he made when moving out to Oregon from Ohio (38:19). TJ asks Clayton about the differences in his approach to this track season knowing it ends with the Olympics (40:00). Lastly, Ari and Clayton talk about what they expect the new Hayward Field to look like (45:13).