THE KING OF IOWA RETURNS TO THE PODCAST 

After his Freshman year at Duke, Jackson Heidesch sits down with me to recap his past year of ups and downs. 

In high school, Jackson was the most accomplished track athlete to ever come out of the University of Iowa. If you've been living under a rock the past year, let me refresh you. Jackson ran 3:59.08 in the mile in high school to become the 10th fastest boy in history at the distance. He's also run 8:42 in the 2-mile, won a National Championship, and is undefeated against Himeon Birnbaum on the grass. 

Today's conversation is two friends catching up and chopping it up for an hour on a plethora of subjects. We reflect on Jackson's historic year last year, his thoughts on the class of 2024, his transition to college, how he's handled many setbacks, his ambitions for the coming months, and so so much more. 

That's about it. We probably shouldn't have released this one, but we did... Tap in. 

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Today on the podcast is Marta Pen Freitas! 

Marta runs for Brooks Running's Brooks Beast Track Club and represents her home country, Portugal, on the global stage. 

She is a 2x Olympian and is currently working on her 3rd Olympic qualification. She's run 2:00.9 in the 800m, 4:03 in the 1500m, 4:22 in the Mile, and 8:47 in the 3k. 

In today's conversation, Marta takes me through her beginnings in sport in Portugal, the coach that had a big impact on her, her time in the NCAA, including winning an NCAA title, qualifying for two Olympic Games, joining the Brooks Beasts, and her thoughts going into this year! 

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Today on the podcast is Sam Prakel!

Sam holds PRs of 13:15.96 (5k), 7:41.17 (3k), 3:50.94 (Mile), 3:34.63 (1500m), and 1:46.39 (800m). 

Sam is a 4xUS Champion, the 2023 World Road Running Championship Bronze Medalist in the Mile, has made 6 consecutive USA 1500m finals, has had 9 consecutive years of sub 4:00 in the Mile, while at Oregon, he was the PAC-12 Champion in the 1500m, 5x NCAA All-American, and 2x Academic All-American.

Sam might just be the most consistent US miler over the past few years. His consistency is truly out of this world and a testament to his dedication and discipline to the sport over many years. 

In today's conversation, Sam takes me through his years growing up in Ohio, the influence his older sister had on his running, his records in middle school / high school, running for Oregon, his years as a professional runner, and much more! 

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Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is National Record Holder Sadie Engelhardt! 

Sadie recently took down the high school national outdoor mile national record at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays, running her way to a new best of 4:31.72! If you've listened to my podcasts with Sadie in the past, you know this result has been a long time in the making.

Sadie has been on fire all year as she also won the 2024 New Balance National Indoor Mile title by running a meet record of 4:36.36.

She holds PRs of 2:05.66 (800m), 2:41 (1k), 4:11.79 (1500m), 4:31.72 (Mile), and 9:50.69 (3200m). She was the California Girls Gatorade player of the year for both Track and XC, won the 800/1600 double at her state meet in California, and is 3xNew Balance National Championship Mile winner. 

Sadie is committed to run for NC State in 2025 after she graduates high school. 

Sadie has run at the Brooks PR meet every year of high school thus far. She's entered into the Mile, where she'll look to win her first golden spike.

In today's conversation, Sadie takes me through her recent National Records both in the Mile & DMR, winning a Pro 1500m race, her ambitions for the 2024 Brooks PR Meet, her experience at past PR meets, and much more!

Tap into the Sadie Engelhardt Special. 

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Back on the podcast is NCAA stud Parker Wolfe!

Since I last talked with Parker in September, he placed 9th at the 2023 NCAA XC National Championships, set a bunch of new PRs, and placed 2nd in both the 5k and 3k at the 2024 NCAA Indoor National Championships. 

In addition to these recent accomplishments, Parker was first-team All-America status in three sports during the 2022-23 academic year: cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field. He holds records, such as setting a school record and an American Junior Record (U-20) in the 5,000 meters. In the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships, he secured fifth place in the 5,000 meters, earning first-team All-America honors once more. He also gained first-team All-America accolades for the third time in the 2022-23 academic year, excelling in the outdoor 5000m event. In cross country, Parker's accomplishments are equally impressive, being named the 2022 ACC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year and earning All-America honors.

In today's conversation, Parker takes me through all of his recent success, what has gone into it, his vision for the coming months, why he hasn't signed an NIL deal, his thoughts on a draft coming to running, if Nico Young can be beat, and much more!

I always thoroughly enjoy my conversations with Parker and walk away feeling inspired. 

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Less than 400 people have ever completed the Transcontinental Run across the United States. 

Recently, Paul Johnson became one of those people, and one of the fastest to ever do it, completing the trek in 52 days and averaging 59 miles a day (yes, you read that right.)

Paul is passionate about inspiring others to get up, engage in physical activity, and find their own positive outlets. Paul discovered that military and veteran communities are particularly prone to struggles with mental health due to the nature of everything they do and experience, and because of this, Paul dedicated this trans con run to Team Red White & Blue. He raised over $590,000 for this important cause. 

In today's conversation, Paul takes me through his journey and progression within the sport, the logistics behind planning a trans con run, how he preserved despite wanting to throw in the towel every single morning, what's next, and so much more!

Man, was this conversation inspiring. One of the things that Paul shared with me that struck me was how, just a few years ago, he felt like his body was "literally going to fall apart running 30 miles a week," to then averaging 59 miles a day on this run. His story is one of dedication and the power of running for something bigger than yourself. 

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Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the Patrick Hilby! 

If you're not familar with Patrick, he has run 11.03 (100m), 22.05 (200m), 48.11 (400m), 1:48.47 (800m), 4:10.10 (Mile) 9:44 (3200m), and 15:03 (3 mile XC). He's the New Balance Indoor National Champion in the 800m, and has run the 5th fastest indoor 800 of all time for a high schooler. 

Patrick is entered in the 800m at the 2024 Brooks PR meet, where he'll look to cement his name with a list of legends who have won this event in the past. The meet record might be up for grabs with how well Patrick is running. His range is second to none. 

Patrick is committed to run for the University of Wisconsin this Fall. 

You can catch Patrick aiming to make history in the 800m event at the 2024 Brooks PR Meet on June 12. 

In today's conversation, Patrick takes me through training through midwest winters, being a multi-sport athlete, his recent accomplishments on the track, committing to the University of Wisconsin, 

Tap into the Patrick Hilby Special. 

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Today's podcast is an exploration into the world of mental performance and simple practical ways in which you can improve it to ultimately improve yourself as a runner and in everyday life. We go through this exploration with the one and only Shannon Thompson, MAPP, NCCP. This conversation particularly centers around how to get the most out of your training and racing through simply mental performance skills that you can put to practice. 

Shannon is the mental performance counselor who works closely with NAU, NAZ Elite, UA Dark Sky Distance, and a plethora of top professional runners. As an athlete and a coach, Shannon has always been fascinated by the psychology of well-being and achievement. Her interest regarding the power of the mind to impact an athlete's performance and overall experience drove Shannon to complete an undergraduate degree in psychology, and then a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. 

In this conversation, Shannon. I am 100% confident that you'll learn new things about mental performance by listening to this episode and be able to implement easy practices into your daily routine that will help you become a better runner and version of yourself.

Through listening to this podcast episode, you'll walk about with practical tools on improving mental performance that you can directly apply today. 

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Today on the podcast is the unbelievably insightful and wise Milo McCloud! 

Milo is a man of many talents. 

Milo is the first person in history to compete in a Men's Physique Contest and run a marathon in the same day. Milo is also the Founder of the Revive Hybrid Society, which is one of the fastest-growing Hyrox's Community's, 

In today's conversation, Milo takes me through his athletic journey, when he first felt inspired to start creating content to impact the world, the power of honesty and vulnerability, his ambitions for the future, and so so much more!

This conversation really blessed me, and I learned a lot from Milo. I hope you'll take the time to be impacted and inspired by Milo. 

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Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the Brooks NIL athlete, Shawnti Jackson! 

Shawnti is a freshman at The University of Arkansas, where she competes as a Track & Field athlete. 

Shawnti is originally from Creedmoor, North Carolina, and has achieved remarkable things in the sport thus far. She was named the 2023 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year and garnered significant accolades, including being voted International U20 Female Athlete of the Year by Athletics Weekly readers. Jackson's stellar season saw her securing three All-America honors from Track & Field News in the 100m (No. 1), 200m (No. 2), and 400m (No. 4) categories nationally.

Notably, she set a national high school record in the 100m with an unbelievable 10.89 victory at the Music City Track Carnival, Nashville, among professional sprinters. Her exceptional performances extended to setting multiple national records during the indoor season and anchoring the U.S. 4 x 100m relay team to an American Junior record at the U20 Pan Am Championships in Puerto Rico. 

In today's conversation, Shawnti takes me through her journey in sport, being coached by her dad, her incredible performances on the track from National Records to National Championships, her experiences at Brooks PR meets, her NIL Deal with Brooks, and so much more. 

Tap into the Shawnti Jackson Special. 

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Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the champ, Drew Griffith! Drew won the 2023 HOKA Foot Locker National Meet in dominant fashion, winning by over six seconds in a time of 15:06.90. This comes after placing 8th at the meet the year prior. Drew also had an incredible season, winning his first XC State Title in the great state of Pennsylvania. He also ran 14:21 on the grass, making him the 11th fastest ever at the distance. So far this year, Drew broke the indoor national record for the 2-mile running 8:34.91. He also placed third at the 2024 Arcadia Invitational running 8:37.43. Early this indoor season he ran a new PR in the mile of 4:02.71. Drew is committed to run for The University of Notre Dame this Fall.  In today's conversation, Drew walks me through his incredible indoor season, this year's Arcadia Invitational, his ambitions for the Brooks PR meet, his thoughts on just how good the class of 2024 is, and more. Tap into the Drew Griffith Special. You can listen wherever you find your podcasts by searching "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. The podcast graphic was done by the talented: Xavier Gallo S H O W N O T E S -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ -MORE INFO ABOUT BROOKS PR: https://www.soundrunning.run/brookspr -My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com