February 25, 2022
“I’m looking forward to competing against those guys. They may be world championship qualifiers and Olympians but if I enter these events scared of them, then I’m not doing myself any favors and I’m not really living up to my mantra of finding my limits. If I can compete with them, I can obviously and hopefully surpass them. I’m looking forward to the competition and getting to know them as competitors and fellow U.S. athletes aspiring for the same dream.”
My guest for this episode is Atlanta Track Club Elite middle distance star and new 1000m American record holder Shane Streich. A few weeks ago, Shane took people by surprise when he ran 2:16.16 at the American Track League’s Eastern Indoors meet to break Bryce Hoppel’s previous record by .11 seconds. Shane is having a solid indoor campaign with three wins in his four races so consider him someone to watch at the upcoming USATF Indoor Championships. In this episode, get to learn a bit more about the former Minnesota Gopher and Lipscomb Bison, why he chose those schools, how he flew under the radar after being an Olympic Trials semifinalist and much more. He has an 800m personal best of 1:46.07 and 3:57 for the mile. Things are going right for him and the Atlanta Track Club this season so get a behind-the-scenes look at why.
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Chris Chavez
Chris Chavez launched CITIUS MAG in 2016 as a passion project while working full-time for Sports Illustrated. He covered the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and grew his humble blog into a multi-pronged media company. He completed all six World Marathon Majors and on Feb. 15th, 2025 finally broke five minutes for the mile.