Maia Ramsden On The Journey To Win Back-To-Back NCAA Titles, What It Takes To Make The Olympics, Running National Records, & How To Have A Fulfilling Career

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Back on the podcast is NCAA Champion & Olympian Maia Ramsden!

This past year, Maia became the first woman in 20 years to win back-to-back NCAA Division 1 titles.

Maia has run a New Zealand National Record of 4:02.20 in the 1500m, 4:24.79 in the Mile, 8:46.84 in the 3k, and 15:29.06 in the 5k.

In her senior year of cross country last year, Maia finished 10th overall at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Maia had one of the most dominant 2024 seasons of anyone in the NCAA ever.

In February 2024, Maia set a new personal Mile best of 4:24.83 in the Wannamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York. She then qualified for the final of the Women's 1500m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, with a national indoor record time of 4:06.51. She finished tenth in the final with a time of 4:06.88. At the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 9, 2024, Maia set a new meet record to win the Mile in 4:25.13. On May 18, at the Los Angeles Grand Prix, she broke the national 1500m record with 4:02.58.

She then, on June 8, went on to win an NCAA title in the Women's 1500m to go back-to-back and forever cement her legacy within the NCAA.

She competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics for her country of New Zealand, where she made the semi-finals.

Maia signed with On and the OAC and is entering her rookie season with them.

In today's conversation, Maia takes me through XC memory throwbacks, reflections from her remarkable year in the NCAA, her biggest reflections from being the greatest runner in Harvard program history, her ambitions in this next chapter of life, and so much more.

Maia always brings deep insights to the table, and today is no different. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from one of the best!

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0:00.0	I agree with that a lot. I think about my senior year, for example, and I'm like, wow, was I happy all the time? No.
0:07.4	Like, I was working my butt off, especially in the spring.
0:09.5	Like, I don't think I had a very fun senior spring in the conventional sense, but I was so fulfilled.
0:17.7	I had big goals, and every day I was getting up ready to chase them.
0:21.8	And that's what I think I will want for my professional career too. I think I have goals right now
0:28.6	and I'm excited every day to work towards them and I do feel a deep sense of purpose.
0:35.6	And I hope I can keep setting new goals to keep that feeling up.
0:42.4	And I think probably when I don't feel that anymore, maybe it's time to shift focus and energy and do something else.
0:50.3	Like, life is long.
0:52.7	That's My Ramston today on the Running Effect podcast. And I'm your host,
0:56.5	Dominic Schleader. I'm thrilled you've clicked on this one. It is a special one. As you heard from
1:00.3	that quick clip of Maya, she shares a lot of wisdom and insights in today's conversation. I'll try
1:05.8	to keep this intro short so that you guys can hop right into it and soak as much wisdom and
1:09.6	knowledge as you possibly can from this awesome conversation. But a quick preface if you're not familiar with maya
1:15.3	this past year mya became the first woman in 20 years to win back-to-back ncdbola division one
1:20.1	titles she's run a new zealand national record of 402 in the 1500 424 in the mile 846 in the 3k and
1:27.3	1529 in the 5k.
1:29.3	Going back a few months, Maya had one of the most dominant 2024 seasons of anyone in the NCAA ever.
1:35.5	She was on an absolute tear.
1:37.1	It seemed like every month she was either setting a school record, a national record, or winning an NCAA title.
1:42.5	She also, on the world stage, performed in massive ways.
1:45.1	She made the final of the Woman's 1500 at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
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