Isaiah Harris Joins The Brooks Beasts | His Inspiring Journey From Maine's Poorest City To Penn State To Finishing 4th In The 800m At The Olympic Trials
The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
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4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2022
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
“For some reason, I think everyone on this team is kind of an underdog. Everyone has that same killer mentality. We want to be at the top and we want to have that respect we deserve. Even Danny as a coach has been an underdog. Time after time, people are starting to understand these guys are legit. Josh is the best example of that. I think over the next couple of years, there will be more people winning medals.”
Isaiah Harris is taking his 1:44.42 personal best for 800m and 3:42.63 personal best for 1,500m to the Brooks Beasts. In this episode, he tells CITIUS MAG why he decided to make the move after a year where he finished fourth in the 800 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials and recorded a victory at the British Grand Prix at Gateshead. He takes us through his early roots in finding success in track as a high schooler in Lewiston, Maine. By the end of his high school career, he held the Maine state record in every event from 200 meters through 800 meters. Riley Masters considers him the greatest athlete to come out of Maine. Now, Isaiah wants to give back to his community at home as a professional because Lewiston ranks as Maine's poorest city so you'll get to hear a bit about those plans. Consider Isaiah someone to watch in the 800 in 2022.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Sidious Mag podcast. I'm your host, Khrushava's happy new year. |
| 0:05.0 | Before we get to today's episode of the show, I have a little bit of personal and professional news to share with you. |
| 0:10.0 | Some of you may have already seen it on social media or in my newsletter blast, but if you're just a podcast listener, here it is. |
| 0:17.0 | We are taking a major step forward with Sidious Mag in 2022. |
| 0:21.0 | For those who are newer to following the site or the podcast, allow me to reintroduce myself. |
| 0:26.0 | I'm Khrushava's I've covered track and field at all levels from high school to the Olympics for the past decade. |
| 0:32.0 | I'm actually celebrating 10 years in 2022. |
| 0:35.0 | I wrote netted stories across all sports for sports illustrated for the past six and a half years while also providing my own original reporting around some of the biggest stories within track, Marathons and the summer games. |
| 0:46.0 | I got my start covering the sport with flow track, ESPN and sporting news while I was in college. |
| 0:52.0 | In 2017, I decided to start Sidious as a new voice within the track and field media space for commentary analysis, humor and personality. |
| 0:59.0 | We came out of the gates with some relatable, engaging and fun-ridden content before I decided that we should be leaning a little bit more into the podcasting space for storytelling four years later. |
| 1:09.0 | We dipped our toes into the broadcasting space alongside trials and miles to produce three, free, awesome live track meets that were really well received by fans. |
| 1:18.0 | In partnership with Hayward Magic, I helped direct a program called The Magic Boost which aimed to mentor and amplify some of the rising track and field storytellers in the sport. |
| 1:27.0 | On the podcasting front, we now have a network filled with engaging interviews across the city's mag podcast, more than running with Dan and Drew Dano. |
| 1:33.0 | Run your mouth with David Mele, social sport with Emma Zimmerman, D3 glory days with Stuart, Newstat and Noah Dratty. |
| 1:40.0 | And so last year, we produced more than 226 hours of content. |
| 1:44.0 | Across written word, audio, video and social media, we've strived to share original and quality content that pushes the sport forward. |
| 1:51.0 | Sidious mag is going to be my full-time home for my writing podcast and videos starting this year. |
| 1:58.0 | 2022 is going to bring you more of what you love and some new things. |
| 2:01.0 | Please welcome, the lap count is now into the fold. |
| 2:04.0 | More details and specifics will be coming soon. |
| 2:07.0 | I hope you guys will continue falling along as this country prepares to host the World Championships this summer in Eugene, Oregon. |
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