Zach Kreft On Setting Records In HS, Winning The Columbus Marathon While Working A Full-Time Job, & Lessons From His NCAA Running

Today on the podcast is the one and only certified Ohio legend, Zach Kreft. 

Zach is fresh off of a 1-0 in the distance of the Marathon, having won the 2023 Columbus Marathon in a time of 2:18:05. All the more impressive, he did that while training through his full-time job. 

Zach holds PRs of 4:03 (Mile), 7:59 (3k), 13:51 (5k), 29:15 (10k), and 2:18:05 (Marathon). 

In high school, Zach set the Ohio high school 5K record with a time of 14:29. He was a Two-time state and regional champion, three-time district champion, and four-time conference champion (cross country). He also won two state championships in track, two regional titles, four district championships, and was a 12-time conference champion.

Zach then went on to Notre Dame, where he was a part of the Notre Dame Squad that won an ACC Team Championship. Zach transferred after his years at Notre Dame to finish his career at Walsh, where he was a 4xAll-American. 

In today's episode, Zach goes through training while having a full-time job, winning the 2023 Columbus Marathon, his years at Notre Dame & Walsh, and a deep-dive into his years of domination in the great state of Ohio. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and diving into Zach's story. A lot of great nuggets of wisdom as well. I hope you all enjoy this one as much as we did having it!

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