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The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

After Missing 2016 Olympics By One Second, Justyn Knight's Time Comes in Tokyo

The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

CITIUS MAG

Sports, Running

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

"I really wanted to make the team in 2016. When that year happened, that was the main goal. I thought it was a long shot. After that, when I made the 2017 world championship team, I said, ‘No. We are making the next Olympic team. There’s no way you’re going to be left off that list.’"

You’ll see Justyn Knight in action soon as a Canadian Olympian at the Tokyo Olympics. While at Syracuse, he was an 11-time All-American, two-time NCAA champion and has continued taking care of business with coach Chris Fox as a professional with the Reebok Boston Track Club. This season, he has set personal bests of 3:33 for 1,500 meters and 12:51 for 5,000 meters. We touch on those performances, how we got to this point from being a relatively under-the-radar runner out of Canada in high school, his thoughts on how the race could play out in Tokyo, meeting Drake and much more.

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0:00.0

Today's episode of the City of Smack Podcasts on the City of Smack Podcasts Network is brought to you by WOOP.

0:05.0

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WOOP has helped runners of all backgrounds train smarter and recover faster so they can get to the next starting line healthy and hit some new PRs.

0:24.0

As I get ready to get marathon training, my WOOP is telling me just how exhausted I was from covering the Olympic trials.

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But now that I'm rested, recovered and recharged to get back into the thick of it, I'm good to go.

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Sleep better, recover faster, run faster, get to that next starting line healthy with WOOP.

1:19.0

Thanks to the supporters on Patreon, a big welcome and thank you to Anna, James Juliano, Caitlin Edwards, Peter Bruce Gard and Scott Cook for signing up and contributing their own monthly pledges to keep this show going strong.

1:32.0

I just made the decision that with some of the funds on Patreon, we're going to be putting it towards hiring a part-time podcast producer.

1:39.0

It's finally time for that. So thanks to your generosity we're making that happen.

1:44.0

If you're a podcast or audio editor looking for some part-time work, I've included some information in the show notes if that interests you.

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Support us over at patreon.com slash Sidious mag.

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Another way you can also show your support is by picking up a t-shirt, sweater, whatever you want over at Sidiousmag.com and hitting the merch tab.

2:01.0

Also, we're nearing about 900 reviews on Apple Podcasts. It would mean a lot to me if you took an extra second to leave a little five-star review.

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It helps us populate onto people's feeds as a recommended show on Apple Podcasts and allows possible sponsors to see what listeners think of the show.

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So many thanks again to all of you who have done that.

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