This week I had the pleasure to speak with George Young. He's a four time Olympian, three times in the Steeplechase, and once each in the Marathon and 5k. He's an inductee in the NM Sports Hall of Fame, has a bronze medal from the 1968 games in Mexico City, graduated from the University of Arizona, taught, coached, and was an athletic director at Casa Grande.
George talks about some training, his favorite workout, how he got into running and how he fell into sports in college. He credits his hard work and says that he isn't special and didn't do anything special. He just worked hard. He mentions training with Billy Mills and competing against Steve Prefontaine.
He talks about his bronze medal in Mexico City, how close he was to gold, and how that spurred him to two indoor World Records. We also touch on coaching, teaching, and his years being an athletic director. He also talks about what it looks like staying active at his age now.
George has a lot of stories and I feel like we barely scratched the surface, even in a longer episode. It truly was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy hearing him talk. So hydrate well, be kind, use George's words to get you motivated, and keep running, New Mexico.
Episode 113 - Chuck Aragon; Los Lunas, Notre Dame, First New Mexican under a 4 minute mile
Episode 112 - Chase Ealey; 3x National Champion, World Indoor Silver Medalist
Episode 111- Allen Sumrall; Railroad Athletics, PhD Cadidate
Episode 110 - Gabrielle Arsiaga; Head Coach University of the Southwest
Episode 109 - Matt Thompson; Watermelon 100 Project for the Friends of the Sandia Mountains
Episode 108 - Jacque Pinon; Vanderbilt University Track & Field Athlete
Episode 107 - Dawn Meyer & Rebekah Weems Talking the Gunther Run
Episode 106 - Margaret Gordon; Recent Arrowhead 135 finisher, Mt. Taylor 50k Race Director
Episode 105 - Mbarak Hussein; Marathoner, USATF Road Record Holder, Coach, and Friend
Episode 104 - Solo Episode; 2 Years, Houston Recap, and the Future
Episode 103 - Kenny Henry; Head Cross Country and Boys Track Coach at Cleveland High School
Episode 102 - Andrea McArdle & Sean Abeyta; Talking Coach and Runner Dynamics
Episode 101 - Amber Zimmerman; 2024 USA Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier
Episode100 - Dinée Dorame; Host of the Grounded Podcast
Episode 99 - Marc Quiñones; Executive Chef at Más Tapas y Vino, Marathoner, Runner
Episode 98 - Ryan Bolton; Bolton Endurance, 2000 Olympian, Coach
Episode 97 - Isaiah Rodarte; Adams State University, 5th at DII Cross Country Nationals
Episode 96- Britney Lovato; Western New Mexico University 3k, 5k, and 6k Record Holder
Episode 95 - Will Walker; Sandia High School Boys Distance Track Coach, Assistant XC
Episode 94 - Gene Kersh; Runner, Cyclist, Father, and Competitor
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