Welcome to the sixteenth episode of Racing through Life. This is a podcast hosted by OpenRace co-founders Matthew Cianci & Christian Camarata. OpenRace is a real-time virtual running app striving to connect and motivate runners, as well as help event organizers increase revenue, reach a larger audience and provide a more interactive virtual race. We found that not many people are showcasing this great and very connected running community, so OpenRace wants to amplify that exposure and show the lives of different runners and people within the running community both on and off the track.
Vernon Norwood is an America Track and Field athlete who specializes in the 400m. He was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended LSU, making him the first of his family to go to college. However, his path was not a flat one, he first attended South Plains College where he was a multiple time NJCAA champion, eventually going on to become a four time NCAA national champion at LSU. He is a drake fan, loves his video games and is a four-time gold medalist, planning on adding to his collection at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.