How Ben Crane Plans To Win It All: Training, Strategy, And The Mental Edge Of A Running Prodigy

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Today on the podcast is Ben Crane! Ben is heating up at just the right time. He just won NXR Midwest in a new PR time of 14:46. He's going into FL Midwest next week with all the momentum. Before that, he became the 2024 Illinois 3A State Champion. Last year, Ben was a qualifier for the 2023 Foot Locker XC Nationals He holds PRs of 4:14 (1600m), 8:57 (2-Mile), 14:03 (3-Mile XC), 14:46 (5k XC). Ben is committed to running for BYU next Fall. In today's conversation, Ben goes in-depth on his training, how he gains confidence from running higher-milage, how he handles comparison and pressure, why he chose to come back to Foot Locker, what winning a National Title would mean to him, and much more. You can catch Ben race the 2024 Foot Locker XC Midwest Regional on November 30. Tap into the Ben Crane Special. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend! S H O W N O T E S -Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run -REGISTER FOR FOOT LOCKER REGIONALS: http://footlockercc.com -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ -My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	It took until 15 minutes before my warm up to finally get over the nerves.
0:03.0	I get out of the bus at the state meet and being at the course, you get like the pre-race nerves even more.
0:09.0	And I started like dry heaving a little bit and I was like, oh no, this is not good.
0:13.0	And so my mind started racing me even more, but then I just, I went for a half mile to just like clear my mind and help me like loosen up. And then I talked to my coach a little
0:21.7	bit. He's like, you can have a good day, a great day or the best day. And no matter what day you
0:26.8	have, you'll be successful. So I just kind of thought about that. And that helped me lock in for the race.
0:33.2	That's Ben Crane today on the call room road to Balboa, a series where we are documenting and
0:39.1	showcasing the top boys in the country leading into the 2024 Foot Locker Cross Country National
0:44.9	Championships. And guys, let me tell you, Ben is heating up at just the right time as of recording
0:49.6	this last weekend. He just won the NXR Midwest in the new PR time of 1446. He won that race in really
0:56.7	awesome fashion. And he's going into Foot Locker Midwest next week with all of the momentum.
1:01.9	Before that, he became the 2024 Illinois 3A state champion. He talks about that race in today's
1:07.6	conversation and how he handled the pressure leading into it. And last year,
1:11.5	Ben was a qualifier for the 2023 edition of the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships,
1:16.9	where I believe he placed 24th, 23rd, or 24th. Ben holds PRs of 414 in the 1600, 857 in the 2 mile,
1:24.8	1403 in the 3 mile, and 1446 for the 5K on grass. Ben is committed to run for
1:30.7	BYU next fall, which he also discusses in today's conversation. A lot of our conversation centers
1:35.9	around the senior year. His training, we go really in depth on his training, which I thoroughly
1:39.8	enjoyed, his mindset, why he chose to come back to Foot Locker and so much more. I hope you guys
1:44.9	enjoy this one as much as I did having it. It was a true joy to sit down with Ben as he's
1:50.1	really picking up momentum in the final few weeks of the season. One quick little note before we hop
1:55.8	into today's conversation. Out on the trail when you're running, you say on your left to let
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