Ep. 059: Jeff Galloway - Long Distance Running and the Summer Olympics
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2015
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
A 1972 Olympian who competed in the 10,000 meter event, Jeff Galloway is known around the world for his training programs for runners. Jeff spends time with us on this episode discussing what it takes to start and succeed in your running program. He also fills us in on what it was like to qualify for and compete in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He also talks about the tragic terrorist events which cast a dark cloud over the games.
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| 0:00.0 | About four and a half miles into the race, I decided to do an accounting because I'd just been playing the game and enjoying it. |
| 0:08.0 | So I look across the track and see my teammate Frank Shorter and notice that he's in first place. |
| 0:14.0 | So then I go back about 100 yards and there's my other teammate, Jack Batchel. And he's in second. |
| 0:22.5 | So then I was looking for the next place. |
| 0:25.0 | And lo and behold, it was me. |
| 0:27.3 | I was in third place. |
| 0:28.7 | I was in third place. Episode 59, Jeff Galloway, long distance running in the Olympic summer games. |
| 0:49.2 | This is the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 0:52.4 | Brought to you by 180 Tack. |
| 0:54.9 | Get out there and have some fun. |
| 1:08.2 | Welcome to another episode of the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 1:10.7 | This is your host, Travis Parsons. Today's guest is Jeff Galloway. Welcome to another episode of the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 1:12.5 | This is your host, Travis Parsons. |
| 1:14.9 | Today's guest is Jeff Galloway. |
| 1:20.9 | Among many achievements, Jeff competed in the 10,000-meter event at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. |
| 1:27.8 | He was also the author of more than 20 books, including North America's best-selling running book, aptly named Galloway's book on running. |
| 1:32.4 | He writes a monthly column for Runner's World and speaks at more than 200 events each year, |
| 1:34.5 | motivating runners of all ages and abilities. |
| 1:36.7 | Jeff, welcome to the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 1:38.4 | Travis, it's great to be here. |
| 1:40.0 | Good to have you. So I listed off just a few things about you, but I mean, you're a man of many accomplishments. |
| 1:46.8 | Can you take some time and tell our listeners a little bit more about you? |
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