The Spanish Rocket: Mario García Romo Shares His Story, Placing 4th At Worlds, OAC, & Goals For 2023

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Fresh off of a 3000m PB (7:34), Mario Garcia Romo, aka The Spanish Rocket, appears on the podcast. In high school, Mario had personal bests of 1:50.66 in the 800m, 3:42.35 in the 1500m, 8:12 in the 3000m. Mario then went to Ole Miss, where he quickly made a name for himself as one of the top runners in the nation. Mario was a 7-time All-American & 6-time SEC Champion. Perhaps the pinnacle of his NCAA years, Mario won the mile at the 2022 Indoor Track and Field Championships. Having just recently graduated, Mario signed with On Running and placed fourth at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with a historic time of 3:30.2 in the 1500m. That same summer, he placed third at the European Championships also in the 1500m.

In this conversation, Mario and I dive deep into his upbringing in the sport. We discuss what running in Spain is like the, ultimately, his decision to come to the US for the NCAA. We go through his years at Ole Miss and the many accomplishments that came with those years. Mario then takes us through deciding to sign with OAC and what the experiences of last summer were like. We lastly talk about his goals for 2023 and much more! This conversation was a ton of fun and I walked away inspired by Mario's story and dedication to the sport.

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1:03.9	at chariot bundy dot com ladies and gentlemen welcome back or welcome to the running effect podcast
1:09.5	i'm your host dominicic, and I'm thrilled
1:11.4	you've clicked on today's conversation because I get to speak with the one and only Mario Garcia-Romo.
1:17.6	I've been wanting to make this one happen for a while. This one has been a long time coming.
1:22.8	I was tying to Mario back in the fall about doing a podcast, so to finally release it is super exciting.
1:28.3	This conversation exceeded my expectations.
1:31.0	Mario was such a fun guest to have on.
1:34.0	This was such a fun discussion.
1:35.8	Mario placed fourth in the world last year in the 1500 meter at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
1:40.6	He also won an NCAA indoor mile and joined joined on running and the on athletics club.
1:46.4	I won't make this intro too long because just listen to the conversation and you'll hear
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