Episode 375: Bob Kennedy – An Olympian’s Mindset Parenting High-Achieving Athletes
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2022
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Bob Kennedy is an American Distance Runner, who is now retired. He once held the American record in the 3,000 meters, 2 mile and the 5,000 meters. Bob ran for Indiana University and went on to run professionally for Nike, competing in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Bob has a 5k PR of 12:58 and Nike has named two shoes after him.
I’ve had the opportunity to work with Bob, when he was on the Board of Directors for Back on My Feet Indianapolis and then at Athletic Annex, a local run specialty store in Indianapolis.
Bob is also the father of two kids. He has twins. His daughter is very involved with running and his son is a soccer player. One of the things that we focus on in this episode is how Bob approaches parenting his kids through the lens of someone who was a very successful athlete himself and what kinds of involvement he has in their athletic careers.
Bob was first on this podcast around 5 years ago on Episode 32.
What we talked about:
4:00- Introduction to Bob
8:10- Background on Bob’s running career and his work with Athletic Annex
14:00- His kid’s involvement in sport
17:50- Pushing his kids to pursue their sports to the highest level
23:00- Making sure his kids don’t overdo their training and burnout
30:50- Not setting the expectations that his kids have to live up to his athletic experiences
34:30- What he looks for in coaches for his children
41:30- How to promote longevity in sport for our kids
46:05- Promoting hard work in sport
48:00- When to specialize in sports
53:30- What he is like at his kids sporting events
1:00:35- Coparenting
1:04:45- The most exciting running moment that he has seen in the last year
1:12:55- Who he would choose for a 5k team from across eras
1:15:30- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
Bob on Episode 32 of the podcast
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:17.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:21.9 | I'm your host Lindsay. Thank you so much for being here today. |
| 0:25.8 | Today you are listening to episode 375 and my guest is Bob Kennedy. |
| 0:31.7 | Bob was first on this podcast around five years ago. |
| 0:36.3 | So this is his second time on the show. |
| 0:38.5 | He also so kindly intro my episode with Scott Jerk, |
| 0:44.4 | when I did a live episode with Scott Jerk and Indianapolis. |
| 0:47.5 | Bob came on and introed the whole thing. |
| 0:49.9 | He is a friend of mine. He is the president of Athletic Annex in Indianapolis, |
| 0:55.2 | which is a great run specialty store. |
| 0:58.0 | Bob is also a two time Olympian if you have been following the sport of running |
| 1:03.2 | for a little while you might recognize his name. |
| 1:06.2 | He ran for Indiana University, then he went on to run for Nike, |
| 1:10.6 | competed in the 92 and 96 Olympics, |
| 1:14.1 | and Bob has a really smart business mind. |
| 1:17.5 | He does a great job with Athletic Annex in Indianapolis if you are in the Indianapolis area. |
| 1:23.4 | You need to go there for your running shoes. |
| 1:26.0 | They have great training programs as well over there. |
| 1:28.8 | Bob is also the father of two. |
| 1:31.2 | He has twins. |
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