Olympic Silver Medalist Kenneth Rooks Shares Exclusive Insights From His Historic 2024 Season & Elevating US Men's Steeplechase

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

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🗓️ 7 September 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

THE KENNETH ROOKS SPECIAL IS HERE

Kenneth won Silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's Steeplechase. He ran an incredibly gutsy race coming through the line in 8:06.41.

A month prior, he was first at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the steeplechase with a time of 8:21.92.

Kenneth competed for BYU before becoming a professional with NIKE. He was the 2023 NCAA DI steeplechase National Champion, a Four-time All-American (three outdoor, one indoor), and holds three BYU top-10 records: No. 1 in the steeplechase (8:17.62), No. 1 as part of BYU's DMR squad (9:21.18) and No. 7 in the indoor Mile (3:59.65).

In today's conversation, Kenneth takes me through his Olympic Silver performance, everything that led up to it this year, his ambitions for the future, exclusive stories from the Olympic Village, and much more!

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1:07.1	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader.
1:11.3	I'm your host Dominic, and today on the podcast, I am joined by the 2024 Paris Olympic silver medalist in the men steeplechase, Kenneth Rooks.
1:20.6	Kenneth is an absolute dog.
1:22.2	He's an absolute animal.
1:23.5	He is elevating the sport on the global stage in the steeple chase.
1:27.9	And as an American, it has been so much fun to watch him run.
1:31.3	His race at the Olympics was one of my favorite races to watch.
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