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Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Tullifson and welcome to the Sea Talley Run podcast.

My guest today is Steve Spence.

Steve is a world marathon bronze medalist and a 1992 Olympian.

He is currently the head cross-country and assistant track and field coach at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Steve and his wife are also the parents to four runners,

one of which you might know, Neely Spence Gracie.

In this episode, we talk about his yearly sub-five-minute mile streak at 55 years old,

his training philosophies, and his favorite memories of the sport.

Let's get after it.

So I was doing a little bit of research. I mean, I love the whole story of you and Neely,

and I just think it's been so much fun to watch that dynamic of having such a fast daughter,

and I loved running with my dad, so I just love hearing the stories that you guys have.

But recently, it's been fun to see the articles on you breaking five minutes again.

For how many years has it been in a row now?

42 so far.

42 years in a row of breaking five minutes.

And one of the articles, I can't remember which one it was, but it said,

is Steve Spence the fittest 55-year-old man on the planet?

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