North Carolina's Ethan Strand Speaks On His NIL With NIKE + Exclusive Insights From His Breakthrough Track Season & How He Took His Racing To The Next Level

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Ethan Strand shares insights on becoming the newest NIL athlete for NIKE! Ethan went on an absolute tear in 2024. He competed at four meets during the indoor season, where he ran the Mile, 3k, and DMR. Ethan broke Tony Waldrop mile school record of 3:55 from 1974 in a 3:54.62 effort that won the mile event at the Eagle Elite. He was also part of a DMR group that set an ACC indoor record in the DMR. He earned First Team All-America status after finishing fourth in the Mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Ethan moved into the No. 2 spot on the UNC all-time performers list for the 1,500m. He also moved into the No. 6 slot on UNC's all-time performers in the 5000m, running 13:36.57. He repeated as ACC champion and first-team All-ACC in the 1500m at the ACC Outdoor Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. He was named Second Team All-America in the 1500m, finishing 9th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 3:40.90. In today's conversation, Ethan takes me through his brand new NIKE NIL Deal, his 2024 season, and the ups and downs that came with it, his ambitions for this upcoming cross season, and so much more! It's always a fun time chopping it up with Ethan, don't miss this one. If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend! Tap into the Ethan Strand Special. You can listen wherever you find your podcasts by searching "The Running Effect Podcast." If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. The podcast graphic was done by the talented: Xavier Gallo S H O W N O T E S -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ -My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader.
0:05.0	I'm your host Dominic. Today is a little bit of a unique episode. It's a conversation with a man who's been on the podcast before and is one of the top runners in the NCAA.
0:13.0	His name is Ethan Strand. Ethan announced yesterday that he signed an NIL with Nike. But funny enough, this was in the process months ago and I knew
0:23.2	about it. So we recorded an episode, I believe I say the date in this conversation actually, but it
0:27.4	was early August. So it was quite a while ago, but all the subjects discussed within it are
0:31.8	relevant until today. A lot of how the industry works is athletes will sign months ahead of time.
0:37.3	I thought the announcement was going to happen a little sooner than it did.
0:40.3	So that's why the conversation took place in August.
0:42.8	But in this conversation, we break down Ethan's NIL deal with Nike, being an NAL athlete,
0:48.2	what that looks like.
0:49.0	We also dive into Ethan's incredible track season where he absolutely bawled out at the
0:53.6	US Olympic trials in the
0:54.7	1500. We talk about his NCAA season. We also talked about this upcoming cross-country season,
0:59.7	his mindset for it, all those sort of stuff. Really enjoy my conversations with Ethan all the time
1:04.2	and really excited to see him put pen to paper with Nike. It's such a monumental thing for an athlete,
1:10.1	and someone like Ethan deserves it in the world. He's such a monumental thing for an athlete and someone like Ethan deserves it
1:12.2	in the world. He's such a good kid and always enjoy my conversations with him. So enjoy this kind
1:16.8	of breakdown of what it looks like to be an NIL athlete for Nike, as well as a lot of insights
1:21.5	on running from one of the best runners in the NCAA, Mr. Ethan Strand.
1:30.2	Ethan Strand, welcome back to the Running Effect podcast.
1:32.2	About a year later, how you doing this afternoon, man?
1:34.1	I'm good, good.
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