Lou Serafini On His Chase Of A Sub-Four Minute Mile, Breaking Out In The Sport After College

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4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Over the weekend Lou Serafini became the 514th American to break four minutes for the mile when he ran 3:59.33 at the Boston University Last Chance Meet. He's one of the chillest dudes in track and a name to watch over the next few years on the U.S. distance running scene. He joined the show to discuss what it's like being a blue-collar runner balancing a full-time job at Tracksmith, coaching other athletes and yet still putting in the daily work to chase the dream of breaking four minutes for the mile. Lou has range as he's raced everything at a high level from 1,500 meters to the marathon. He qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and boasts a 2:17 personal best at the distance. For some time after college, Lou decided that he was done running for a bit. We discuss that break and how he decided to come back by being self-coached. What's that like? Lous' got some nice stories about coach Randy Thomas, his roommate David Melly and some of the athletes that he coaches. ------ This episode was brought to you by Maurten. Fuel properly for long distance races! we recommend Maurten. It’s the world’s most carbohydrate-rich sports drink and it’s being used by the top marathoners in the world. Eliud Kipchoge used it during the Breaking2 attempt and the Berlin Marathon. Kenenisa Bekele has been using it since winning the 2016 Berlin Marathon. Mo Farah even used it prior to his gold medal runs at the world championships. It worked for me at the Berlin Marathon and it could work for you. They have two drinks with 40 or 80 grams of carbohydrates and they’re now available in the U.S. Check them out today at Maurten.com CITIUS MAG PODCAST LISTENERS GET 20% OFF THEIR NEXT ORDER: Use promo code CITIUS20 at checkout. Click the image below to start shopping. Also remember to rate and review the podcast with five-stars on iTunes! Don't forget to check out the other shows on the CITIUS MAG Podcast Network including the 1609 Podcast, The Price of a Mile and Running Things Considered.

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0:00.0	Today's episode of the City Smack podcast is brought to you by Morton.
0:04.0	If you're looking for track and field action to catch this weekend, definitely keep tabs on the
0:09.9	I-W-F world indoor championships that are going on in Birmingham, but if you're more into the marathons,
0:15.4	keep some tabs on the results of the Lake Bewa Marathon out in Japan.
0:20.0	One of the headlining runners out there is going to be Jake Robertson of New Zealand.
0:23.7	You might know him as one of the two brothers who moved out at a very young age and then
0:28.8	just started seeing drastic improvement on the track and on the roads by living in Kenya. They've got a
0:35.9	really incredible story. Jake Robertson is actually going to be racing this
0:40.1	weekend and he won the Houston Half Marathon back in January. He ran 60, almost flat, 60-01 to beat
0:48.4	guys Adola who was the runner-up at the Berlin Marathon. It's a guy who went toe-to-to-to-to-to with
0:53.0	Elliot Kibchouge and almost beat him. So you should be excited to see what
0:58.0	Jake Robertson does in his debut marathon. So he used Morton while he was running in Houston and
1:06.0	afterwards he said you know as the race went on I felt more and more confident that I was going to win.
1:10.0	When I made my move with about three kilometers to go I felt the fields couldn't go with me
1:14.8	but I wasn't sure a victory until I entered the final hundred and I thought of the type of
1:19.0	athletes that I'd beat and the ten years of training had taken me to get to this level and his next goal is to win
1:23.8	his debut marathon in Lake Bewa on the 4th of March. Wilson Kip Singh holds that course record
1:29.6	at 2006 so definitely keeps some tabs on that. Jake Robertson is a big advocate
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1:41.6	fueling the top marathoners, some of the top track runners as
1:45.4	well. So check it out and we've got a new promo code for Citi's MAG podcast
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