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Gwen Jorgensen makes the running community take notice: Oregon track & field rundown

A couple things ...

-- It hasn't taken Gwen Jorgensen long to turn heads in the running community.

Jorgensen retired from the triathlon after winning Olympic gold in in Rio, had a baby and returned to competition as a distance runner with the stated goal of winning a second Olympic gold medal, this time in the marathon.

She has joined the Portland-based Bowerman Track Club, and Friday won the 10,000 meters in impressive fashion at the Stanford Invitational in 31 minutes, 55.68 seconds.

In this wide-ranging Q-and-A with Sports Illustrated's Chris Chavez, Jorgensen talks about her switch to running, her pregnancy, her decision to join Jerry Schumacher's BTC, training with Shalane Flanagan and more.