Drew Hunter Stamps His Return From Injury With A National Title, Opens Up On Tinman Elite's Coaching Change
The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
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🗓️ 18 November 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Tinman Elite’s Drew Hunter is making his fourth appearance on the podcast. I first had him on the show after his first pro season back in 2017 and then we did a live show in Boston in 2018. A lot has happened in his life since then...
He’s run personal bests of 3:35.90 for 1,500 meters, 7:39.85 for 3,000 meters and 13:17.55 for the 5,000 meters. However, the past year was fairly difficult for him. He raced just once indoors in February and then tore his plantar, which forced him to miss the U.S. Olympic Trials. Tinman Elite also went through a very public breakup with coach Tom Schwartz and now the team is coached by his mother, Joan Hunter. We unpack all of those changes, the comeback from injury and what it was like to stamp his return with a win at the USATF 5K Championships in New York City, where he captured his second national title.
My co-host for this episode is Mac Fleet, who has been working hard behind the scenes to also now bring you some of these conversations and other fun video content on The CITIUS MAG YouTube channel. Subscribe, like and comment – do everything the typical YouTubers say. We’re hoping to really grow that channel out in 2022.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode of the Sidious Mag podcast on the Sidious Mag podcast network is presented by Tracksmith. |
| 0:05.4 | Tracksmith is a big supporter of Sidious Mag. They've sponsored races when we did the Trials of Miles Circuit back in the spring. |
| 0:12.0 | They backed the podcast during our daily show at the Olympic Trials in the summer. |
| 0:15.6 | They outfitted me and some friends when I raced Malcolm Gladwell in a mile back in May. |
| 0:19.5 | We unfortunately don't talk about how that race ended for me. |
| 0:22.4 | The Boston-based running grand is a company that crafts performance apparel for training, racing, and rest days. |
| 0:27.8 | They just got mentioned on Fast Company's list of 2021 brands that matter, so congrats to them. |
| 0:33.5 | From the mountains to cross-country courses and the roads, Tracksmith's newest releases celebrate fall running in all its varieties. |
| 0:40.1 | Shopped the latest collection of running essentials and check out the Tracksmith journal for some inspiration |
| 0:44.7 | and stories from the athletes, traditions, and events that make running the greatest sport in the world. |
| 0:50.7 | If you saw me at the New York City Marathon, I was rocking their classic Black Van Cortland Singlet with a little Sidious Mag touch to it. |
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| 1:02.1 | It's open for the rest of November on weekends. |
| 1:05.3 | For my loyal listeners, Tracksmith is offering up 15% off your purchases using code Sidious15 at checkout. |
| 1:12.3 | Shopped their fall collection, which is live as we speak. |
| 1:15.3 | New colors and new styles for a new season hit Tracksmith.com and use code Sidious15 at checkout. |
| 1:22.3 | Thanks to the support on Patreon. You guys are really coming through there. |
| 1:29.3 | We picked up a couple more backers after our last episode. |
| 1:32.3 | So welcome to Starla Garcia, my good friend Alex Densman and the legend Zach Prescott, who went viral for chugging an athletic brewing beer at the 40k mark of the Boston Marathon. |
| 1:42.3 | And also to Katie McNeil. |
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