This week on the show is Andre Mathew.

Now, right now, this is normally where I list off my guest’s PR’s or accolades, but the fact of the matter is, Andre is a JV runner. He runs somewhere between 19 and 20 minutes for 5K.

However, times and accolades are not the focus of this episode. Andre has been running for about a year now. However, his story is extremely interesting, sustaining a stress reaction in his tibia in March and ultimately suffering until June. However, he is on his comeback.

So, why Andre? Why not get some super fast runner on the podcast? Well, the fact of the matter is: JV runners have awesome stories. There is still plenty to learn from them. Andre is a perfect example of that.

Despite not being on the top seven, Andre works just as hard as anybody on the team and has the desire to be great. He puts the work in. And that, that is awesome. And I know that for most high school runners out there listening, being a JV runner is extremely relateable. The ups and downs and the story of Andre that you will hear in my conversation with him, really sheds some light on that area of high school running.

You really, really won’t want to miss this one.

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