Drew Hunter On His Next Chapter In Running, Lessons From Fatherhood, Learning To Love Running Again, & Reflections From The Best Season Of His Career

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Back on the podcast, full of wisdom and insights is Drew Hunter!

Drew had a remarkably successful season where he PRd at every distance. He ran 3:33 in the 1500m, 13:08 in the 5k, and 27:38 in the 10k. Drew placed 4th at the US Olympic Trials in the 10k, his highest-ever finish at a US Olympic Trials.

Before his professional career, he set the national indoor mile record for high school boys in 2016. He was also named the Gatorade National Cross-Country Runner of the Year in 2016. He committed to the University of Oregon on November 12, 2015, but instead decided to pursue a professional career by signing with Adidas. He then went on to co-found professional running team / brand Tinman Elite.

In today's conversation, Drew takes me through his current outlook on the sport, the power of becoming a dad and how that's affected his mindset on the sport, what his next steps in sport / life are, his 2024 season, the best books he's read, what he wants to do when he's hung up the spikes, and much more!

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, back on the podcast, full of wisdom and insights is the man of the hour.
0:05.5	Mr. Drew Hunter, if you're not familiar with you, you're probably been under a rock or very new to this sport.
0:12.0	He's one of the best runners in the U.S. and has been for quite some time now.
0:16.8	He signed a professional contract with Adidas out of high school, and in high school,
0:20.5	he set the
0:21.0	National Indoor Mile record in 2016 and was also named the Gatorade National Cross Country
0:25.9	Runner of the Year. Also in 2016, I think he won the Foot Locker Cross Country National
0:30.5	Championship at some point, set a bunch of records, did it all. Then he went on to sign with
0:36.0	Adidas and co-found professional running team slash
0:38.6	brand Tin Man Elite. He's had a very successful career up until this point, but this past year,
0:43.5	24, was probably on paper his most successful year thus far. He PR'd at every single distance from the
0:49.4	1500, all the way up to the 10K. He ran 333 in the 1500, 1308 in the 5k, and 2738 in the 10k. He placed fourth
0:57.3	at the U.S. Olympic trials in the 10k, his highest ever finish at a U.S. Olympic trials. But today's
1:03.6	conversation isn't just about running. Drew is a dad of two girls. His second girl was born a few
1:09.9	months ago, if I'm not mistaken. And we talk a lot
1:12.4	about his current outlook on the sport, how much longer he wants to compete within it. The power
1:16.9	of becoming a dad. Everyone talks about dad power. So I actually dive into that and get some
1:22.0	really interesting insights from him on that point. A big recap and deep dive into his very, very
1:27.4	successful 2024 season.
1:29.5	A bunch of the recent books he's read and why they've been impactful to him. We have this
1:33.7	very holistic conversation that I really, really enjoy. And I'm confident. Not only are you going
1:38.8	to find value and be impacted by this one, but I think you're going to really enjoy this one.
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