How Abel Teffra Won The NCAA Mile Championship By Having Nothing To Lose & How You Can Use This Same Mindset To Achieve Your Biggest Goals!

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Fresh off his thrilling victory in Virginia, brand-new NCAA Mile Champion Abel Teffra joins the show today to break down his epic performance.

Abel, currently a graduate student at Georgetown, set an NCAA meet record with his 3:53.60 mile at the 2025 Indoor Championships, becoming the second Hoya to win the event in program history. Abel secured the win with a decisive and exciting move to overtake the stellar Nathan Green on the home straight of the final lap.

Abel has been slowly and methodically moving his way up the rankings: in cross country alone he has improved from 250th to 65th on the National Championship scene.

During the 2023-24 season Abel won the Big East Indoor mile and was a member of the winning 4x800m relay team during that season. He finished fifth in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships last March with a 4:02.57.

His breakout came this year on February 8 when he ran 3:37.70 in the 1500m and 3:52.44 in the mile at BU. His big NCAA title should come as no surprise to those following the sport.

Abel attended Central High (East Campus) in Fresno California, where he ran PRs of 4:14.80 in the 1600m and 9:32.25 in the 3200m.

In today’s conversation, Abel takes me through insights from his first-ever NCAA Championship win, what went into this win, his relationship with his coach and teammates, his ambitions for the future, and so much more.

If you're curious of the journey to win an NCAA title, this one is for you.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I've dreamt it for a long time. I mean, I manifested it. It's something that was always in the back of my mind for five years now.
0:06.6	And like I said in the podcast, six months ago, six, seven, eight months ago, you got to believe it in order for it to happen.
0:14.0	So it was just, it's almost like a full circle moment.
0:19.2	Have you ever wondered what it looks like, what it takes to win the NCAA championship in the mile?
0:25.4	Today, we're breaking it down with the man who did it less than a week ago, Mr. Abel Teffra.
0:30.2	I really enjoyed this conversation.
0:31.7	We dive into Abel's season thus far, the delusional confidence he had to have to win this meet
0:37.0	after being a 414 guy
0:39.4	back in high school. He talks about how Coach Bonzi at Georgetown took a chance on him and how he's
0:43.8	really improved as an athlete over the past five years to get to the place and spot that he is in
0:48.7	presently to win the race, to win the NCAA championships. Shocked the world a little bit. He placed fifth at this
0:55.4	event last year. And so to win it was awesome. It was really cool to see him do it. I'm actually the only
1:00.3	podcast he's ever been on. I had him on back in June. We talk about his backstory a little bit in that
1:04.8	conversation, whereas today we dive heavy into that race, what it means to him, the emotion of crossing
1:09.4	the finish line, what it means for the program of Georgetown, his relationship with Coach Bonzi, and where he
1:14.4	sees himself going, both this outdoor season and post-collegiately as a professional runner,
1:19.0	hopefully. I love this conversation. I'm confident you guys are going to find value from it.
1:23.5	And if that's the case, share it with a friend so that we can make more impact, bring more value to more people.
1:29.3	Also, hit the follow button, hit the subscribe button, give us a five-star review.
1:32.8	It always helps us out doing those three things.
1:34.6	Without further ado, I hope you all enjoy this conversation with the newly minted Mr. NCAA champion, Abel Teffra.
1:44.3	Abel Tefra, NCAA champ.
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