Inside Crater's Josiah Tostenson Senior Campaign: How He Plans On Cementing His Name Among The Greats By Winning Championships + Breaking Records | An Inside Look

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

High school senior Josiah Tostenson, renowned for running the second-fastest indoor mile in U.S. high school history, joins the show today to dive into his recent triumph at BU in February and share his excitement for the upcoming New Balance Nationals in Boston this March.

Josiah and Tayvon Kitchen (of Crater High School in Oregon) became the first high school teammates to both run sub 4-minute miles indoors in the same meet at the Terrier DMR Challenge at BU.

Josiah is committed to Washington to become a Husky in the fall of 2025, joining recent guest (and all-time high school mile record-holder), Owen Powell. Josiah signed an NIL deal with New Balance in 2024.

Josiah has indoor PRs of 2:27.64 in the 1,000m, 3:41.32 in the 1,500m, and 7:57.42 in the 3,000m. Outdoor PRs include 1:52.00 in the 800m, 8:39.89 in the 3,200m, and 14:23.90 in the 5,000m.

Josiah was named Gatorade 2023-24 Track and Field Boys Player of the Year. He also serves as the primary caretaker for his father, who is battling Parkinson’s Disease. Josiah has shown copious amounts of versatility and resilience in his short time as a star runner, and is poised to be a top contender next year in the NCAA.

In today’s conversation, Josiah takes me through his training, mindset, his progression in sport (including running 4:09 in the Mile as a freshman), his 3:57 Mile at BU, his thoughts on the class of 2025, what he wants to accomplish in the future, and so much more.

This one was such a blast, and I hope you are all as inspired by Josiah's story as I was.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I found myself in this position where I don't even like to sit around anymore.
0:03.7	I like to just hurt.
0:04.7	Like I like to just push hard.
0:05.9	I like to be out in front.
0:07.7	And I think that's something me and Taden both do well.
0:10.1	So, I mean, especially of me and him were in the 32 or, I mean, the two mile of Brooks together,
0:15.1	we would not sit around.
0:16.3	We're going to attack it and we're trying to bring down records.
0:19.7	And that's just the truth of it.
0:23.9	That was Josiah Tostensen today on the Running Effect podcast and I'm your host,
0:27.9	Dominic Shleader. I'm thrilled you've clicked on this conversation because I have the privilege
0:31.8	of speaking with one of the best high school runners, not just of the class of 2025 or our era, but quite frankly,
0:38.3	of all time, he's run 357 in the mile, 757 in the 3K.
0:43.6	He's on a Terry runs for Crater High School.
0:45.2	I recently had his teammate Taven Kitchen on the podcast.
0:49.0	They together are probably the greatest duo in high school history.
0:52.6	And it's going to be an exciting spring watching them, chase records, chase titles. We recap all of that in today's conversation.
0:58.9	This is both a fun and insightful conversation. I really enjoyed it. Perfect for your next run.
1:04.0	If you guys enjoy this one, share it with a friend, a teammate, share it with 10 friends. Help us out
1:07.9	here. Podcast is free. It'll always be free and that's the easiest
1:10.8	way in which you can help us out. Also, hit the follow and subscribe button wherever you're listening
1:15.0	so you never miss another episode. And the cherry on top, give us a five-star view. Literally
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