HE RAN 3:47 IN THE MILE AT 18YRS OLD: The Next Great Athlete Of Our Times | Inside The Journey, Progression, Mindset, & Training Of Cameron Myers & How He Plans To Be The Greatest To Ever Do It
THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST
Dominic Schlueter
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🗓️ 16 February 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
THE CAM MYERS SPECIAL
Fresh off breaking the world U20 indoor mile record, Cam Myers, joins the show today amidst the hype of an incredible start to his 2025 campaign.
Cam, who hails from Australia, became the second-youngest runner in history to break the four-minute barrier in the mile in 2023. He kicked off 2025 by running a 3:53.12 at the Dr. Sander Invitational–taking almost two seconds off the world indoor U20 mile record that was set in 2009. He proceeded to show up to the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston and run a 7:33.12 in the 3,000m, setting an Australian national record.
Cam continued to blow the doors off of U20 expectations and standards by running an astounding 3:47.48 mile at the iconic Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games on February 8, besting his previous mile record by five seconds while running the fourth-fastest indoor mile in history.
In addition to his personal bests in the mile and 1500m indoors, he has an outdoor 800m PR of 1:47.11. Cam has notably broken Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s mile, 1500m, and 3,000m age-group records.
With Olympic dreams clearly in his sights, Cam has already secured hardware during the World U20 Championships in 2024, where he won a silver medal in the 1500m in Peru, running a 3:40.60 and just nearly missing gold.
Cam started training under coach Lee Bobbin as a 10-year-old, and then began training under well-known Australian coach Dick Telford, who has guided the likes of Lisa Martin–a silver medalist in the marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Before committing to running full-time as a 14-year-old, Cam dreamed of playing soccer for Chelsea. He grew up playing striker and loving the sport, before running took over prominence in his life.
In today’s conversation, Cam takes me through his monumental 3:47 mile, what led into this breakthrough performance, what he wants to accomplish in his career one day, his plans for 2025 and becoming the best, how he trains, and so much more.
This conversation was such a treat. Cam is going place. Don’t miss hearing his story before you start to hear his name everywhere.
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| 0:00.0 | I just think the thought of getting better and just seeing where where those limits are, |
| 0:04.0 | how high your ceiling is and I guess medals and winning Olympic medals and world championship medals |
| 0:09.2 | and all those things. |
| 0:10.7 | They're the main motivating factors. |
| 0:12.3 | And I think those are the things that keep you, keep you going. |
| 0:18.4 | That was Cameron Myers today on the Running Effect podcast. I'm thrilled, guys. I'm truly thrilled. |
| 0:24.1 | This is, I'm not even going to say the next Yaka Bingabitson. It's Kim Myers, the one and only |
| 0:28.4 | Kim Myers. He's going to be in a league of his own one day. Less than a week ago, at least as of |
| 0:32.8 | recording this, he ran an outstanding 347.48 mile at the iconic Wanamaker Mile at the Milrose Games, |
| 0:40.1 | besting his previous mile record by five seconds while running the fourth fastest indoor mile in |
| 0:45.1 | history. Granted, he's 18 years old, guys, 18 years old. I feel so slow and washed when I talk to |
| 0:52.6 | Cam. So impressive. A week earlier, he ran 733.12 in the 3K |
| 0:57.1 | setting in Australian record. Cam has already secured hardware throughout the years during the |
| 1:02.1 | World U20 Championships in 2024. He won a silver medal in the 1500, running a 340.60 and just |
| 1:09.5 | nearly missing gold. But this year is different. Cam is on a tour of some |
| 1:14.2 | kind. This man is possessed. This man is running. I mean, a 347 mile 18 years old. I still can't get over it. |
| 1:20.0 | I watched that race live and was just absolutely blown away by it. I am so excited to see what Cam does |
| 1:26.2 | with his career as a track fan myself. But in today's |
| 1:29.3 | conversation, we break it all down. We break down his backstory in the sport, his training, his |
| 1:32.9 | coaches, his training partners, whether he's coming to the NCAA in the U.S. or going pro. |
| 1:38.0 | We talk about his mindset, how the 347 mile has expanded what he thinks is possible. |
| 1:43.5 | His Olympic dreams, the things he wants to accomplish before hanging up the spikes one day, |
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