339: Kenneth Rooks - Minding the Gap

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Running, Health & Fitness, Sports, Fitness

4.7 • 556 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Carrie chats with NCAA and USATF champion Kenneth Rooks! He discusses the entire USATF race where he was 2 laps in and took a hard fall. He also talks about what it felt like to break the tape and what happens now leading into the World Championships. He also talks about getting into the sport, taking two years off of running to serve on a mission trip, what he likes to do outside of running, and so much more!

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1:02.3	Hi, I'm Olympian Kerry Tellison and welcome to the C-Telly Run podcast. Today I chat with
1:07.4	BYU Cougar Kenneth Rooks. Kenneth has had a phenomenal year. He won the NCAA
1:13.2	championships in the steeplechase and came back and won the USATF championships in the steeple chase.
1:19.9	In this episode, he takes us through the entire USATF race, where he was two laps in and took a hard
1:25.5	fall. He gives me the breakdown of what happened leading up,
1:29.0	his mind, after, where his thoughts went,
1:31.8	how he stayed confident, relaxed, and especially composed.
1:35.4	What his body felt like?
1:36.5	What it felt like to break the tape?
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