More Than a Meet: The Vision, Heart & Chaos Behind the Festival of Miles with Tim Cornell | + An Inside Look At This Years HISTORIC Fields

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is a true game-changer in the world of track and field — a visionary whose passion, leadership, and creativity have helped transform one of the sport’s most electric meets: Tim Cornell.

Since 2021, Tim has served as the Meet Director for the HOKA Festival of Miles, one of the most electric and meaningful meets on the track and field calendar. Under his guidance, the event has grown tremendously — not just in performance level, but in heart, energy, and community spirit.

Tim has made it his mission to create more than just fast races. Through his thoughtful integration of local stories and a true celebration of athletes — from elite pros to rising high school stars — he's cultivated a meet that captures what makes the running community so special.

In today's conversation, Tim takes me through why the 2025 edition of the HOKA Festival of Miles is the best one yet, hebreaks down both fields, the behind the scenes of making this meet all that it is, the mission behind the meet, and so much more.

I've known Tim for two years now, and he's not just a remarkable meet director, but an incredible person. I hope you all enjoy this conversation as much we did having it!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The Call Room Road to Records is powered by Hoka.
0:03.0	I've had the absolute ride of a lifetime releasing these call room series around track season,
0:09.0	cross-country season, and I've always been honored that Hoka comes on and sponsors them,
0:13.0	helps me produce the best possible episodes that I can.
0:17.0	This year's edition of the Colroom I'm so excited about it's leading into the 2025 edition of the Hoka Festival Miles held June 5th in St. Louis, Missouri.
0:26.2	This year, the races are literally going to be bigger and better than ever.
0:29.7	The fields that have already been announced are absolutely remarkable, and Hoka is there every step of the way.
0:35.7	I cannot wait to talk to both the top boys and the top girl contenders
0:39.3	as they journey to St. Louis, to chase records, to chase history.
0:43.3	It's going to be an absolute blast, and I can't wait for this podcast series
0:46.3	leading into the historic event that is the Hoka Festival Miles Meet.
0:50.3	If you're in the midst of your track season, I highly recommend checking out Hoka's race day products.
0:55.5	Join Hoka's next generation of Fast Family this year at the Hoka Festival Miles, the Summer
1:00.0	Mile Club, and the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
1:03.0	Enjoy today's episode of the Call Room Road Records, powered by Hoka.
1:07.0	We want to give every kid who steps on our track the ability to run their fastest.
1:15.6	It doesn't always happen, you know, but we feel like the environment, you know, being loud
1:21.6	and having the fan engagement, having the music going, being at night when the conditions are perfect and providing a pacer at the
1:29.0	front is the ideal setup.
1:34.9	That was Tim Cornell today on today's episode of the Colum Road to Records as we inch ever closer
1:41.2	to the 2025 Hoka Festival Miles Meet.
1:46.2	I've known Tim for a little over two years now.
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