Alan Webb is the American record-holder in the mile with a time of 3:46. But before he set that record he was a high school phenom, breaking Jim Ryun's high school mile record with a stunning 3:53 at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. We dive into his background as a youth athlete and his progression up to the day of the 3:53.

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The first episode of our new series, "Tilus and Trey", drops with the news of Dathan Ritzenhein retiring. the 3x Olympian also won 2 Foot Locker HS National XC titles, and an NCAA XC title, in addition to several national records. The conversation also gets around to Michael Jordan and even what it was like to be around a shooting during a workout in college. Get to know the two of us better, especially co-host, Trey Meadows.  Trey was my college coach and a true track and field nerd.

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Race Videos:
1999 Footlocker HS National XC Championships
2000 Footlocker HS National XC Championships
2003 NCAA Division 1 National XC Championships

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Noah Kohut-Jackson announces his college decision. He has recently run time trials of 4:16 for 1600 meters and 9:06 for 3200. His final choices were: Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Tulsa, and Bradley. Listen in to hear his decision!

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Bennett Heisterkamp finished 4th in the state cross country meet last fall for St. Albert HS in southwest Iowa. Bennett talks about how a concussion turned him into a runner, but may also have saved his eyesight. Give a listen to hear his incredible story and find out what is next in his life.

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Ashlyn Keeney is one of the best young middle distance and distance runners in the entire country.  The sophomore from Iowa City Liberty HS ran 9:39 at the Drake Relays last spring to capture the title. She has also run 4:32 and 2:09 for 1500 and 800 meters. Listen to her talk about her motivations, loving racing, and being a triplet.

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Taylor McCreedy is one of the best distance runners in Iowa.  She finished in the Top-10 (6th) in the state cross country meet her sophomore year before dealing with lower leg injuries the past year.  Taylor decided to join "The Lab" and shares whay she loved her experience and how it is helping get her back on to the path of health and also even better performances in the future. 

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Noah Jorgenson is a standout middle distance and distance runner from Class 1A, Sidney, IA.  Noah finished as the runner-up in the state cross country meet this past fall and is also a sub-2:00 800 meter runner.  Listen to Noah answer some interesting questions about his training as well as his preferred temperature to run in. 

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Bailey Nock won a cross country title and 6 state track and field titles while running for Iowa City West.  She is currently a sophomore for the Colorado Buffaloes.  Bailey has had two legendary coaches in her career starting with Mike Parker at Iowa City West and Mark Wetmore at Colorado.  Hear her talk about what makes each of them so special.   

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Ryan Hughes is a senior standout middle distance runner for St Albert.  St. Albert is a class 1A school, but they have a tradition of being one of the top programs in the state.  Ryan was part of their state championship team title as a sophomore.  He recently ran a solo time trial on the track and ran 1:59.  Listen to how he is coping with Covid-19 and what his plans are for the future.

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