Josette Norris

Young pro runners often spend their summers competing in Europe. For some, like Norris, the racing and the travel are at a new level.

Runners set big goals and often those dreams don’t come true. It happens to everybody—even Olympians and Olympic hopefuls.

The secret to her big breakthrough performances this year? A serious ability to lounge, she says.

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Elite athletes are training hard, tuning up, and putting on some good shows on the way to the 2021 Olympics.