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The first one comes roughly six months before, when you have to race to earn your spot.

On a hot and humid morning in Orlando,Fiona OKeeffewon the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2:22:10.

To call it a stunning debut marathon would be a massive understatement.

Woman walking on a treadmill at the gym.

OKeeffe, 25, is by no means new to running.

(She was a six-time All-American at Stanford University.)

But she is new to the intense spotlight that Olympic success often brings.

Full body female athlete in sportswear using rowing machine during fitness workout in gym.

Luckily, the Team USA star excels at protecting her peace.

So this is not a spot that OKeeffe skimps on.

In fact, shes often considering how tomaximize her recoveryeven while running.

Happy woman dancing and listening to music near a green empty wall outdoor in the city.

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Sleep is huge for me, OKeeffe says.

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My taste in books is a bit all over the place, says the voracious reader.

I rotate between classics, fun light reads, non-fiction, and memoirs.

A young black woman doing post-run stretches in the park on the road amidst green grass and trees.

I recently read Emily HenrysBeach Readas well asLindsey Vonns memoir, which was pretty inspirational.

Currently, Im working my way through HemingwaysFor Whom the Bell Tollsand a Paulo Coelho novel.

She puts her own pen to paper, too.

I do a good amount of journaling, adds OKeeffe.

Id describe it as pretty unstructured.

Writing has always been a nice outlet.

Sleep is huge for me.

Fiona OKeeffe

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If not, I take a stab at pass on it.

She keeps it simple

OKeeffe is a great reminder that not sweating the small stuff is an active choice.

Her favorite non-running accessory at the moment?

A pair of sunglasses she picked up from the grocery store.

They just happened to fit perfectly, she said.

), OKeeffe doesnt waste energy worrying about all the little things.

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