“I knew I had a break and I knew I had a last gear there so I was running the last 40 meters being like, ‘Damn. I did it.’”

Fresh off his 3rd place finish at the Olympic Trials steeplechase, Mason Ferlic, joins Chris, Kyle and Nick on the podcast to celebrate his newly booked trip to Tokyo. The group discusses his journey from the University of Michigan to getting dropped from his professional contract and to eventually finding a home with Tracksmith, both as an athlete and employee. Ferlic peels back the curtain to share his insights as to why he believes the importance of a balance between running, work and the rest of his life led him to this career highlight. Based out of Ann Arbor and training with the Very Nice Track Club, he is surrounded by the all-time great young American miler, Hobbs Kessler and one of the best veterans to ever do it, Nick Willis. This magic formula worked — it is sending Mason Ferlic to the Olympics!

Tune into our daily podcast from the Olympic Trials is presented by Tracksmith.

“I knew I had a break and I knew I had a last gear there so I was running the last 40 meters being like, ‘Damn. I did it.’” – @masonferlic sat down with me, @TheRealMerb and @nickwillis for this conversation shortly after becoming an Olympian

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— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) June 26, 2021

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