Conner Mantz After Breaking Ryan Hall’s Legendary American Half Marathon Record In 59:17 At The Houston Half | Race Recap + Reflections

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🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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“I was like, ‘I just want to run fast.’ My ‘A’ goal for this race was to break the American record. If I was fifth, sixth, first—I didn’t really care. I was just concerned about the American record. That’s all that was going through my mind.”

My guest for today's episode is Conner Mantz, the newly minted American record holder in the half marathon. Conner's historic performance at the 2025 Houston Half saw him cross the finish line in 59:17, taking a remarkable 26 seconds off Ryan Hall's long standing record from 2007.

Conner joins us to break down every step of that historic performance, from his strategic surges, to his final kick, and how he overcame setbacks in training to achieve one of the most coveted records in American distance running. He reflects on his journey from running his first half marathon at age 12 to becoming the fastest American over the distance.

Host: Chris Chavez | ⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram

Guest: Conner Mantz | @connermantz on Instagram

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0:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome to the Sidious Mag Podcast. I'm Chris Chavez and this is my show where I chat with some of the biggest names on the track, on the roads within the coaching ranks, and across the running industry.
0:11.2	Our guests sit down and open up in depth to share their experiences, brilliant insights, and vivid snapshots from their professional and personal accomplishments in the sport.
0:19.2	In 2024, we had more than 124 guests on the show for interviews.
0:23.9	We have a deep archive of chats, including more than 60 Olympians, including 21 medalists
0:32.1	from Paris, major marathon winners, NCAA champions, World American NCAA high school record breakers.
0:39.6	And it's been really cool to look back at the amount of content that we put out last year.
0:46.0	And then I also saw a bunch of people who tagged us in their Spotify Rapped.
0:50.1	It's cool to see the types of shows that we're up with and just how much time you guys spend hearing me and the Sidious team yap about people running in circles, jumping really high or throwing super far.
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1:31.9	The enthusiasm, knowledge, and commitment to the athletes is top-notch.
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1:41.5	If you want your review to be read, drop us a five-star review on Apple Podcast today.
1:47.8	My guest for today's episode is Connor Mance, the newly minted American record holder in the half marathon.
1:49.6	Connor's historic performance at the 2025 Houston Half saw him cross the finish line in
1:54.6	5917, taking a remarkable 26 seconds off Ryan Hall's longstanding record from 2007.
2:01.8	Connor joins us to break down every step of that historic performance
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