A Conversation With One Of The Fastest NCAA Milers Of All-Time Abel Terra

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast is one of the best NCAA Milers, Abel Teffra!

Abel is a senior who runs for Georgetown University.

Abel has run 3:36 in the 1500m, 3:54 in the Mile (Indoor Mile School Record), and was a 2024 All-American at NCAA Indoors in the Mile where he placed 5th. Abel is also the American Record Holder in the 4xMile) where he set the fastest collegiate mile split in relay history.

In today's conversation, we go through Abel's past few months of racing, his mindset going into the 2024 Olympic Trials, his time at Georgetown, his growth as an athlete, and more!

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0:00.0	Hey friends, just a quick note before we hop into today's episode of the podcast, majority of you guys
0:05.9	listening right now have not given us a follow and a five-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts,
0:10.7	and it takes legitimately between five-and-10 seconds to hit the follow button, hit the five-star review
0:16.2	button. So I'd greatly appreciate you guys doing so if you have not done so already. And then
0:20.6	something all of you guys can do right now is share today's episode with a friend,
0:24.4	a family member, a teammate, someone who you think would find value and benefit from it.
0:28.8	I would greatly appreciate you guys doing that, sharing the podcast, sharing today's episode
0:32.4	with someone.
0:33.4	Because through that, we can expand the show and reach new people and hopefully through
0:37.3	that inspire them in the process. reach new people and hopefully through that
0:37.5	inspire them in the process without for their due let's get into today's conversation abel teffra
0:43.2	welcome to the running effect podcast how are you doing this afternoon i'm doing well thanks for having me
0:48.4	so you told me this before recording olympic trials next week big stage first ever, if I'm remembering correctly. I would
0:55.6	have been shocked if you made it in 2021. What's the mindset going into it? Same thing. It's been
1:01.6	kind of all winter and spring this year, just like compete and go out there and have fun.
1:07.7	When was the first time you heard about the Olympic trials and how full circle is it to make
1:11.9	it there and actually be in it?
1:14.6	First time hearing about the trials, maybe like 2016 when that cycle was going on.
1:20.7	But I've known about the Olympics since like maybe the 2012 games.
1:26.1	But yeah, I mean, I grew up watching the Olympics, like 2012, 2016, and to take part in,
1:32.5	like, the process and getting to the Olympics is definitely a cool.
1:36.0	Is there a specific athlete you think you'll line up and be side to side and be like,
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