By Dominic Schlueter
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THE KENNETH ROOKS SPECIAL IS HERE
Kenneth won Silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's Steeplechase. He ran an incredibly gutsy race coming through the line in 8:06.41.
A month prior, he was first at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the steeplechase with a time of 8:21.92.
Kenneth competed for BYU before becoming a professional with NIKE. He was the 2023 NCAA DI steeplechase National Champion, a Four-time All-American (three outdoor, one indoor), and holds three BYU top-10 records: No. 1 in the steeplechase (8:17.62), No. 1 as part of BYU's DMR squad (9:21.18) and No. 7 in the indoor Mile (3:59.65).
In today's conversation, Kenneth takes me through his Olympic Silver performance, everything that led up to it this year, his ambitions for the future, exclusive stories from the Olympic Village, and much more!
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THE PARKER VALBY SPECIAL IS HERE
Parker is undoubtedly one of the greatest NCAA athletes of all-time.
She's a 6x NCAA Individual Champion: 2024 NCAA Outdoor Champion (5000m) | 2024 NCAA Outdoor Champion (10,000m) | 2024 NCAA Indoor Champion (5000m) | 2024 NCAA Indoor Champion (3000m) | 2023 NCAA Outdoor Champion (5000m).
And a 4x SEC Individual Champion: 2024 SEC Outdoor Champion (5000m) | 2024 SEC Indoor Champion (3000m) | 2024 SEC Indoor Champion (DMR) | 2023 SEC Outdoor Champion (5000m).
She holds PRs of 8:41 (3k), 14:51 (5k), 30:50 (10k), and 17:59 (6k on grass).
Parker owns the NCAA Record for both the indoor and outdoor 5k as well as the 10k. She broke all of those just this year!
Parker was named USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and is currently a 2024 The Bowerman Finalist.
In today's conversation, Parker takes me through her wildly successful last year, her different NCAA titles, making her first Olympic team, her future, Kombucha, tales from Paris, naming her boat, and more.
Anytime I get Parker on the podcast, it's a good time. Put in your airpods, lace up your shoes, and hit the pavement with Parker.
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S H O W N O T E S
-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ
-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Today on the podcast, I am joined by newly minted American Record Holder Bryce Hoppel!
Bryce holds the American Record in the 800m, having run 1:41.67 in the Olympic final.
Byrce is the 2024 World Indoor Championship Gold Medalist. He's also a 2xOlympian and 2xNCAA Champ where he had a 21 race win streak.
Bryce won the 2016 Texas 6A State Track & Field Championship with a time of 1:49.67, including an undefeated season in the 800 meters.
He then went on to Kansas, where he was a five-time All-American, two-time National Champion, and four-time Big 12 Champion. In 2019, Hoppel completed a sweep of both the indoor and outdoor NCAA 800m titles, becoming the first male from the University of Kansas to win an NCAA title in the event. Hoppel's 21 race unbeaten streak began during the indoor season in 2019, lasting until the USATF Outdoor Championships on July 25.
Bryce competes professionally for Adidas and The Very Nice Track Club, based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In today's conversation, Bryce takes me through his Olympic performance, where he ran an American Record, the state of the 800m as an event, doping in sport, his dominant years at Kansas, joining VNTC, and much more!
This one was a ton of fun and had a ton of wisdom in it. Do not miss this conversation!
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S H O W N O T E S
-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ
-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Today on the podcast is Coach Will Palmer!
He is the Associate Head Coach for Cross Country and Assistant Track and Field at the University of Florida.
During the 2024 indoor season, Coach Palmer coached Parker Valby to two NCAA Individual Championships (3000m & 5000m). Valby's 5000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships not only earned her first place but was a new collegiate record (breaking her own set earlier the same season), meet record, facility record, school record, and personal record.Coach Palmer also coached Flomena Asekol to an NCAA Indoor Championship appearance.
Coach Palmer comes to Florida from Alabama where he spent the last five years working with the distance runners. While at Alabama, he helped coach the Crimson Tide Women's cross country team to the 2022 SEC Cross Country Team Championship and a third place finish at the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Prior to his time at Alabama, Palmer spent time at Georgetown (2016-18), Western Kentucky (2015-16), Iowa State (2013-15), and two years as the operations director for the track & field and cross country teams at Oklahoma (2011-13).
In today's conversation, Coach Palmer takes me through his journey in sport, all things coaching Parker Valby, his vision for the University of Florida, and much more!
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S H O W N O T E S
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-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Today on the podcast is professional trail & track runner, Anna Gibson.
Anna has one of the most insane resumes I've ever seen.
Anna was born in Jackson, Wyoming, where she had a record-shattering prep career, winning 17 (YES SEVENTEEN) overall Wyoming state titles combining track, cross country, and Nordic skiing. She was also the valedictorian of her class with a 4.0 unweighted GPA She won the 2017 Brooks PR Invite in the Mile in 4:43.77 and placed fourth at NXN in 2016 Nike Cross Nationals. She was the 2017 Junior National Champion in the 10k Classic for Nordic skiing.
After a brief stint at Brown, Anna transferred to The University of Washington where she was a part of the NCAA Record-Run in Distance Medley Relay. She was 2023 Second Team All-America (Mile, Indoors | DMR, Indoors) and Honorable Mention (1,500m, Outdoors), 2022 All-West Region XC, 2022 Honorable Mention All-America (1,500m, Outdoors), 2022 Second Team All-America (Mile, Indoors) & the 2022 Pac-12 1,500m Bronze Medalist.
Anna now competes for Brooks Running professionally both on the trails and on the track. She placed 18th at US Olympic Trials this past summer & holds a PR of 4:08 in the 1500m. She was 10th at USAs in 2023 in 1500m.
On the trails, she placed 6th at Sierre-Zinal 2024. She holds the course record at the Rendezvous Mountain Hill Climb 2024. 3rd at Pikes Peak Ascent 2023. 4th at Mammoth Trailfest 2023. 12th overall Golden Trail World Series 2023, having raced only two out of three scoring opportunities during the season.
In today's conversation, Anna takes me through the diet of a professional runner, her astounding high school years, growing up in a small state, her growth and development in college, the impact her UW years had on her, her transition to professional runner, her ambitions for the future, and so much more!
I absolutely loved this conversation; it was such a fun conversation! Put in your airpods, lace up your shoes, and hit the pavement with Anna.
Tap into the Anna Gibson Special.
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S H O W N O T E S
-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ
-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Throughout the years, some of my favorite episodes have, funny enough, been with kids from the same high school, Valor Christian.
The man who coached these athletes is Coach Greg Coplen. After hearing so many positive things about him, I knew I needed to get him on the podcast and pick his brain.
Coach Coplen coached at Valor Christian in Highlands Ranch, CO, for 10 years and is now starting his 2nd full year at Chaparral High School in Parker, CO.
He's coached five teams in four different years, at two different schools, that finished the season in DyeStat National rankings, four of those finishing in the top 10 in the country. Throughout his tenure, he's coached state champions at nearly every event in both genders.
In his first year at Chaparral High School, he helped coach the five boys' State Champions and oversaw the emergence of the girls' cross-country team, which finished third in the state of Colorado, sixth at Nike Southwest Regionals, and 27th in the country. Before last season, the Chaparral girls had not been ranked in the top 10 in the state in over 15 years.
In today's conversation, Coach Coplen takes me through how to flip around a program in one year, how to instill excellence in your athletes, how to handle setbacks and disappointment, the lessons he's learned from coaching high-level athletes like Cole Sprout & Ashley Jones, the legacy he wants to leave behind in the sport, and much more!
This conversation was absolutely fantastic. I personally have many takeaways, and I hope you'll take the time to listen to it!
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S H O W N O T E S
-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ
-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Today on the podcast is a man who voted for Pedro, Graham Blanks.
Graham also happens to be an Olympian. He placed 9th in the 5k at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Last November, Graham won the 2023 NCAA title on the grass and two weeks later put an NCAA record to his name. Graham went undefeated all of the 2023 Cross Country season culminating in him winning the 2023 NCAA XC Title. He won in a time of 28:37.7 on Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Virginia. He became the first-ever Ivy to win the men's cross-country individual national title.
Just two short weeks later, Graham lined up for his first race of the indoor season against a historic field, and ran a breathtaking 13:03.78 to win the race and set a new Collegiate Record.
In today's conversation, Graham recaps his historic outdoor season, the road back from injury, how to maintain belief in yourself when things aren't going well, making his first Olympic team, his thoughts on his final year in the NCAA, exclusive stories from the Olympic Village, and much more!
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S H O W N O T E S
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-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Back on the podcast after placing 5th in the Olympic Games is Hobbs Kessler!
Hobbs placed 5th in the 1500m in Paris, running 3:29.45. This was the greatest 1500m championship race of all-time.
Hobbs competes professionally for Adidas, having turned professional directly after high school. He holds the North American U20 record in the 1500 meters, having run 3:34.36 at the Portland Track Festival in May 2021. He also holds the American high school record for the indoor mile, with a time of 3:57.66 set in February 2021. He was named the 2021 Gatorade National Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Hobbs competes for The Very Nice Track Club based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hobbs is one of the greatest runners of our generation.
Hobbs is also a World Road Running Champion and holds the World Record for the Road Mile. Hobbs is also a Bronze Medalist from the 2024 World Indoor Championships in the 1500m.
In today's conversation, Hobbs takes me through his 1500m performance at the Olympics, his take on USA 1500m running, his 2024 season, his thoughts on Jakob sticking with the 1500m, him never winning an XC State Title, going pro out of HS, and so much more.
Hobbs is such an awesome guy and I always love my conversations with him. Put in your airpods, lace up your shoes, and hit the pavement with Hobbs.
Tap into the Hobbs Kessler Special.
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S H O W N O T E S
-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ
-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Kung Fu Kenny comes on the podcast today to share his story & ambitions.
Kenny Bednarek is the current World #1 in the 200m, a 2xOlympian, a 2x Olympic Silver Medallist, a World Championship Silver Medallist, the 2021 Diamond League Champion, and a 9xDiamond League winner.
Needless to say, this guy is really good at track.
Kenny represents NIKE & The United States on the global stage.
Kenny has run 9.87 in the 100m and 19.59 in the 200m.
In today's conversation, Kenny walks me through the moments that have led up to his successful career, his Paris experience, and reflections on his Silver track speed vs. football speed; if Lebron could break 5 minutes in the mile, his ambitions for the future, and so much more!
This conversation was a true privilege to have and exceeded my expectations. I hope you all take the time to listen and learn from Kenny!
Tap into the Kung Fu Kenny Special.
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S H O W N O T E S
-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ
-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
Today on the podcast is one of the biggest up-and-coming 1500m stars, Elliott Cook!
Elliott is one of the best runners in the NCAA at the moment. He competes for The University of Oregon.
In 2022, Elliott won his first PAC-12 Championship in the 800. In 2023, he became an Indoor All-American (7th in the Mile) and was a 2023 Individual Qualifier in XC.
In 2024 Elliott stepped up his game and became the 2024 Outdoor PAC-12 Champion in BOTH the 800. and 1500m. He was the outdoor runner-up in the NCAA 1500m and was an Olympic Trials Finalist in the 1500m where he came 8th.
Elliott holds PRs of 1:46.6 (800m), 3:33.8 (1500m), and 29:22 (10k XC).
In today's conversation, Elliott and I go through his background in sport, how he's gotten to where he is today, his breakout year in 2024, ways he's taken his running to the next level, his ambitions for the future, 614 subjects, and so much more!
This one was a ton of fun and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did having it!
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We did this one in person in a beautiful studio in Austin, Texas. You can listen on Apple Podcasts or watch + listen on Spotify / YouTube by searching for "The Running Effect Podcast"
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it.
S H O W N O T E S
-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ
-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en
-My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com
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