"I'm sick of not being in the conversation." - Hobbs Kessler Speaks Boldly On Why 2025 Is His Year, How He Plans To Win Gold, & Inside His Champions Mentality

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

He's coming for it all.

2025 is the year of Hobbs Kessler.

Back on the podcast today is 21-year-old mid-distance Olympic star Hobbs Kessler, who is gearing up for the Wanamaker Mile at the Milrose Games in New York City on February 8, 2025. (Hobbs came in 2nd last year at this race with a time of 3:48.66; fellow American star Yared Nuguse took the win.)

Hobbs was most recently on the episode right after placing 5th in the 1500m in Paris, running a 3:29.45, in the most stacked and competitive 1500 race of all time. He also ran the 800m in the Olympics, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

Hobbs competed for Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan (the school he attended for academics did not offer competitive sports). It was in high school that Hobbs ran an indoor mile record of 3:57.66. Hobbs then ran a 3:34.36 in the 1500m while still in high school, which was faster than the NCAA record at the time; this catapulted him to his first Olympic Trials in 2021.

While Hobbs' father was his high school coach, he delegated most of the planning for his son's training to Michigan coach Ron Warhurst, whom he still trains under as a member of the Very Nice Track Club in Michigan.

This 21-year-old is chock full of professionalism and has a laundry list of accomplishments.

In today's conversation, we dive into Hobbs's fall training, his mindset for the Millrose games and the 2025 season, how he views breakthroughs, advice to make your 2025 your best year yet, why 2025 is the year of Hobbs Kessler, and so much more.

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0:21.1	I want to be in contention. Like it hurts. There's all those awesome photo of the Olympic final, of those four guys finishing, some of the most iconic pictures in track and field. But I'm not in the picture. I'm out of frame. They opened up two seconds on me in the last, I don't know, 150. So that's not where I want to be for the rest of my career. I want to be, I won't always win, but I want to be in frame, in contention. I want people to be worried about me.
0:22.6	I want people be talking about me.
0:27.3	That was Hobbs Kessler today on the Running Effect podcast, and I'm your host, Dominic Schleader.
0:31.7	I'm thrilled you've clicked on today's episode because anytime I get the privilege and opportunity to speak with Hobbs, it's a great
0:38.5	conversation. If you're not familiar with Hobbs, last year at the Olympics, he placed fifth
0:43.5	in the 1500 behind Team USA, teammates, Yard Naguze and Cole Hawker, who ultimately ended up
0:49.1	winning that race. But in that race, specifically for Hobbs, he ran 329.45 in what was the most stacked in
0:55.7	competitive 1500 meter race of probably all time. He also qualified and ran in the 800 meter
1:01.8	race at the Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semifinals, I believe. Back in high school,
1:08.0	Hobbs was an absolute stud where he ran an indoor mile record of 357.66.
1:14.3	And then later that year, he ran 334.36 in the 1500, which not only was a record for high school, but was faster than the NCAA record at the time of running that.
1:24.8	That year, he also qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials in 2021.
1:29.9	Out of high school, he signed a professional contract with Adidas. And now Hobbs is just on a
1:34.4	mission to become the best in the world as you'll hear about in this conversation at the age
1:38.4	of 21 years old. Always love these conversations. This one was fun, lighthearted, and really
1:43.2	just dove into how hobbs
1:45.2	is taking what he learned in 2024 in that breakout year and bringing it into 2025 as he looks to be
1:51.3	the best 1500 meter runner in the world his belief his self-confidence we go into it all we also go
1:56.7	into his training both from a like track and running perspective, but also in the gym.
2:01.1	And we get into a bunch of different intricacies, which I loved hearing about.
2:04.3	If you guys enjoy this one, please share it with a friend.
2:06.6	The easiest way in which this podcast can grow is through the recommendation of a friend.
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