BACK-TO-BACK: Graham Blanks Shares Exclusive Stories & Insights From His Dominant NCAA XC Season | Training Insights, Drinking Beer Before Setting The Collegiate Record, & Sharing A Dorm w/Oppenheimer

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

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Last November, Graham won the 2023 NCAA title on the grass and two weeks later put an NCAA record to his name. This year Graham won an NCAA title on the grass going BACK-TO-BACK and joining an elite crew who have done so. The last four Americans to repeat as NCAA cross-country champion are Gerry Lindgren, Steve Prefontaine, Conner Mantz, and now Graham. Not bad company.

Graham is also an Olympian for the US in the 5k where he placed 9th in the World.

Graham just ran 12:59 in the 5k at BU to set a collegiate record and get the World-Standard.

He announced yesterday that he turned professional with New Balance.

In today's conversation, you can hear exclusive insights on the journey and 2024 season of Graham Blanks and all that went into it. Graham also discusses his thoughts on being loose and having fun within the sport, why he drank a beer the night before his collegiate record, the training he did leading into the 2024 NCAA XC Championship Meet, what he wants his legacy to be, and so much more.

This one is an all-timer. Watch long enough to see JFKs and Oppenheimer's dorm. #iykyk

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Last year we're going into BU. I had a beer with my friends the night before, like, but then I set the collegiate record.
0:06.0	I don't want to be complacent with NCAA titles. Yeah, there's some people you'll probably know right away.
0:10.9	Is this guy right here, John F. Kennedy. So he looked at the same.
0:14.4	You know what that is? This is the craziest one. I don't know if you can review that.
0:18.6	No way. Oppenheimer? Yeah, so often.
0:21.6	What?
0:22.6	So when's your picture going up there?
0:23.6	Two times a snowball champion?
0:25.6	I don't know.
0:26.6	I don't know.
0:27.6	I inked the target onto my back.
0:28.6	I put the Olympic rings right on my back right shoulder, kind of knowing that everyone would see that.
0:34.6	Mr. Graham Blanks, Mr. Back-to-back, Mr. Graham voted for Pedro.
0:40.4	How are you doing this morning, man?
0:41.6	I'm good.
0:42.5	How about you?
0:43.5	Doing fantastic.
0:44.6	Always a lovely time having you on the podcast.
0:47.4	And if I don't get you on the podcast immediately after one of these races,
0:51.4	my DMs get filled with, get Graham back on the podcast.
0:54.0	So it's a pleasure
0:54.7	to give the people what they want, I guess. First question for you, we kind of have this tradition
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