Exclusive Lessons & Insights From The 25+ Year Successful Career Of American Record Holder & Olympian Deena Kastor | How She Rose To The Top, How To Build Belief, Handle Negative Thoughts, & More!

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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THE DEENA KASTOR SPECIAL

On the podcast today is the inimitable Deena Kastor–bronze medal legend and women's distance running record-holder. Deena was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, but went to high school in Agoura Hills, California. Deena has opened up about being adopted at birth and how that has impacted her life. Deena has one daughter.

At Agoura High School in California, she won three state cross country titles and two state titles in the 3200m. She competed in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships all four years. She has said in the past that Cross Country is her true passion.

After high school, Deena took her talents to the University of Arkansas; as a Razorback, she was a four-time SEC champion and an eight-time All-American. Deena graduated with two degrees in English/Creative Writing and Journalism.

Post collegiately, the ASICS-sponsored runner really took off when she went to Colorado to train with coach Joe Vigil. Most recently, she has been under the guidance of her husband, Andrew, since 2015. Andrew runs the Mammoth Track Club.

Deena's resume is monumental and includes the following times: 4:07.82 in the 1500m, 8:42.59 in the 3,000m, 14:51.62 in the 5k, 30:50.32 in the 10k, and 2:19.36 in the marathon.

Deena's race achievements could fill a book, but notable highlights include winning the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials;winning the 2007 USA Outdoor 10k race; and winning the 2005 Chicago Marathon and the 2006 London Marathon.

Deena's talent stretches beyond land locomotion, as she wrote a New York Times Best seller and 2019 Memoir of the Year, Let Your Mind Run.

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In today's conversation, Deena walks me through lessons from her successful years at every level in the sport of running. We walk through what it took to accomplish the things she did, how to build belief and confidence, how to handle negative thoughts, what Deena wants her legacy to be, and so much more.

This was one of my favorite conversations I've ever had. Don't miss it!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I knew this conversation was going to be deep and meaningful, Dominic.
0:03.5	There was no doubt in my mind with you.
0:05.6	You know, I think that's the beauty of running in general,
0:09.3	is that there is this relatability,
0:11.7	no matter the speed with which we do it
0:14.8	or the level we are in our age or our careers,
0:18.8	that we do have to go through the ebbs and flow and ride them.
0:25.3	That was Dina Caster today on the Running Effect podcast.
0:28.5	I've got a big smile on my face because Dina is a guest I've been wanting to have on
0:32.6	from before I even started the podcast and had the idea and inception of the running effect,
0:38.2	because Dina wrote a book back in the day in 2019,
0:41.1	where it became a New York Times bestseller and 2019 memoir of the year,
0:45.1	Let Your Mind Run.
0:46.1	And as I tell her at the beginning of this conversation,
0:48.7	which you'll listen to in one brief second from now,
0:51.4	that book had a profound impact on my running career and journey. And so it was
0:55.6	an outer privilege to sit down with Dina today. Pick your brain on all sorts of subjects. If you are
1:01.6	not familiar with Dina, I highly recommend both reading that book as well as just like looking up
1:05.6	her general accomplishments. So you're aware of how accomplished she is. This intro would be
1:09.8	far too long if I read you her
1:12.6	accomplishments. But a few quick notes to know. She won the 2008 U.S. Olympic team trials. She won the
1:18.6	2007 U.S. Outdoor 10K race. And she also won the 2005 Chicago Marathon as well as the 2006 London
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