Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Reni Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader.

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Today is a conversation I've been wanting to make happen

for quite some time. Actually, growing up as a kid in like middle school, I always wanted to

attend a U.S. Military Academy. I don't anymore, but since I started the podcast, I always thought

it would be interesting to have someone on who attends a U.S. Military Academy while also

competing for them in cross-country

and track and field. And there's no better person to do that in the U.S. than today's guest,

Sam Gilman. Sam is, I want to say, a five-time record holder for the United States Air Force Academy.

And yeah, he's truly a remarkable athlete. He's a senior for the United States Air Force Academy.

He's contributed to the institution, both academically and predominantly through his performances

on the track and on the grass. He is truly one of the greatest runners in the NCAA currently,

and today's conversation was incredibly interesting, inspiring, impactful. I asked him a plethora of questions surrounding his life, his career, so many different,

interesting things.

And I walked away from this conversation, a better version of myself, and learning a lot

of new things about U.S. Military Academy and what it's like to compete for one.

So I hope you guys all enjoy my conversation with the one

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