Cooper Lutkenhaus Shares Insights From His 1:46 800m Run As Only A SOPHMORE In High School + His Ambitions For The Future, If He'll Go Pro Out Of HS, & A Look At His Record-Breaking Training

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Fresh off a national record and his electrifying 800m performance at the Millrose Games, Cooper Lutkenhaus returns to the podcast today.

Cooper, a Texas native and only 16 years old, is already being lauded for his ferocious and insanely strong kick during racing. Recently, he set a new indoor high school national record in the 800m, flying to a 1:46.86.

Prior to showing up to the Millrose Games, Cooper ran against collegiate runners at the Texas Tech Invite, where he set a high school U.S. sophomore record with a time of 1:50.15.

During his breakout freshman year, Cooper won three national meets and a Texas Class 5A state title in the 800m, while also finishing 47th in the Class 5A cross country state meet with a time of 16:23.4 in the 5k.

Cooper comes from a family of supremely-talented athletes: his father George was a state runner-up in the 1600m in 1995; and his brother Andrew ran a 1:50.04 in the 800m in high school. Cooper has shown impressive range as an athlete as far back as middle school, competing in football, wrestling, and basketball–in addition to track and XC.

Cooper’s personal bests in his short career so far include outdoor times of 22.12 in the 200m; 47.33 in the 400m; 4:14.17 in the 1600m; and the aforementioned 800m indoor record of 1:46.86.

In today’s conversation, Cooper takes me through his record-breaking Millrose 800m, what led into this race, his ambitions for the rest of the season, his thoughts on when he’ll go Pro, what athletes he looks up to, in-depth insights on his training, and so much more.

Tap into the Cooper Lutkenhaus Special.

If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it.

Comment the word “PODCAST” below and I’ll DM you a link to listen.

If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend!

S H O W N O T E S

-BUY MERCH BEFORE IT’S GONE: https://shop.therunningeffect.run

-Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run

-THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ

-My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	It was an awesome race. I think that's just the number one thing.
0:03.4	Kind of like what I said earlier, I knew I think I could have ran that.
0:06.4	And I did, but I mean, training has been going great over these past few months.
0:13.0	That was Cooper Luckenhouse today on the Running Effect podcast.
0:16.1	Back on the podcast, he actually was on the podcast this past summer after he won the Brooks PR Invitational in
0:21.8	24. But eight days ago, as of recording this, Cooper ran in the Milrose Games 800 meters, and he ran
0:28.8	146.86. Which was an 800 meter national record in the craziest part, ladies and gentlemen,
0:34.9	he's only a sophomore. He's won national titles, state championships.
0:39.4	He's a stud. He's so young. Love my conversations with Cooper, getting the chance to dive into his
0:44.5	brain, his training, his mindset, all his plans for the future, his ambitions. I love how
0:48.7	patient he is with his career and just has a very pure heart when it comes to the sport of running.
0:53.0	He loves to compete. He loves to win.
0:55.2	And I love that mindset.
0:56.3	It's going to take him so far.
0:57.5	If you guys enjoy this one, please hit the follow or subscribe button so you never miss
1:01.2	another episode.
1:02.4	Most people discover their favorite podcast through the recommendation of our friend.
1:06.2	So there are people out there.
1:07.2	The Running Effect podcast is their favorite podcast.
1:09.6	They just don't know it yet. Be that friend who introduces them and give us a five-star review as a cherry on top.
1:14.6	If you really appreciate the podcast, not entirely sure when this one will come out as well as we
1:18.4	might be sold out, but also check out in the show notes. We released merch for the first time ever,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dominic Schlueter, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dominic Schlueter and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.