Drew Griffith Shares Insights From His Recent Dominance: Inside His 4:00 Minute Mile & 8:34 National Record 2-Mile Race + His Hopes For The Rest Of The Year

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the champ, Drew Griffith! Drew won the 2023 HOKA Foot Locker National Meet in dominant fashion, winning by over six seconds in a time of 15:06.90. This comes after placing 8th at the meet the year prior. Drew also had an incredible season, winning his first XC State Title in the great state of Pennsylvania. He also ran 14:21 on the grass, making him the 11th fastest ever at the distance. So far this year, Drew broke the indoor national record for the 2-mile running 8:34.91. He also placed third at the 2024 Arcadia Invitational running 8:37.43. Early this indoor season he ran a new PR in the mile of 4:02.71. Drew is committed to run for The University of Notre Dame this Fall. In today's conversation, Drew walks me through his incredible indoor season, this year's Arcadia Invitational, his ambitions for the Brooks PR meet, his thoughts on just how good the class of 2024 is, and more. Tap into the Drew Griffith Special. You can listen wherever you find your podcasts by searching "The Running Effect Podcast." 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. The podcast graphic was done by the talented: Xavier Gallo S H O W N O T E S -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ -MORE INFO ABOUT BROOKS PR: https://www.soundrunning.run/brookspr -My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com

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0:00.0	Before we hop into today's episode of The Cull Room, Road to Seattle, I want to tell you guys
0:07.7	a little bit about it. This spring, we're looking to bring unprecedented coverage leading into the
0:12.4	24 Brooks PR meet in partnership with Brooks. The Brooks PR meet, if you're not familiar with it,
0:17.8	brings together the fastest of the fastest from around the country.
0:25.0	In the call room, Road to Seattle, we'll be documenting the stories of the top athletes you can expect to see towing the line in Seattle on June 12th. Brooks's dedication to the next generation
0:30.4	through this event has been something I've admired since I first got into the sport, and so I'm
0:34.6	so thrilled to partner with them to bring this series to life.
0:41.8	Stay tuned for a new episode or sometimes two every single week, and make sure you're following the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode of this series.
0:46.5	Without further ado, I hope you all enjoy my conversation with today's incredible guest.
1:02.3	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader.
1:03.3	I'm your host Dominic, and today on the call room Road to Seattle is the champ, Drew
1:08.1	Griffith.
1:08.6	Drew has been on the podcast, I think two other times. So
1:11.1	third time's the charm today on the podcast. If you're not familiar with Drew, he is an absolute
1:16.1	stud, like his list of accomplishments. I'd be here all day if I was reading them, but some of them
1:20.1	include winning the 2003 Foot Locker National Meat and dominant fashion. He ran the time of
1:25.5	1506 on historic Balboa Park. He also ran 1421 on
1:30.0	the grass, which made him the 11th fastest ever at the distance. And so far this year, Drew broke
1:35.2	the indoor national record for the two mile running 834.91, which is crazy. Recently, he plays third
1:41.6	at the 2024 Arcadia Invitationational running 837.43.43.
1:46.3	And then earlier this indoor season, he ran a new PR in the mile of 402.
1:50.7	And then as of recording this, I'm recording this intro on Saturday, April 20th.
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