West Virginia's Ceili McCabe Shares Insights On Making The Olympics In College, 2xWorld Championships, & Setting Nationals Records + Her Thoughts Leading Into The 2024 NCAA XC Championships

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast is one of the best female runners in the NCAA, Ceili McCabe!

Ceili runs for West Virginia, where she has cemented herself as one of the greatest runners in program history.

Ceili is an 8XAll-American, was 3rd at the 2021 NCAA XC Championships, is a 2xWorld Championship qualifier, a 2024 Paris Olympian, the record holder in the steeplechase for Canada, and a Canadian XC Champion.

She's run 8:50 in the 3k, 9:20 in the Steeple, and 4:29 in the Mile.

With these accolades, she's one of the most decorated athletes in the NCAA at the moment. I hadn't heard her story publicized on a larger level, so I wanted to sit down with her and hear about her journey that has led her to this point.

In today's conversation, Ceili takes me through her progression in college, how she handles not being showcased as much as other athletes, her thoughts on her ambitions for the upcoming NCAA XC National meet, what her legacy at West Virginia means to her, and so much more.

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader.
0:05.8	I'm your host Dominic, and today I am joined by one of the best female runners in the NCAA,
0:11.4	Kaylee McCabe. Kaylee runs for West Virginia, where she has cemented herself as one of the greatest
0:16.8	runners in program history. She's got accomplishments that I feel like very few people
0:21.4	know about. And because of that, I really wanted to hear and share her story. I genuinely think
0:26.8	she's one of the greatest runners of our time within the NCAA. And I don't think she's gotten
0:31.2	enough spotlight. So I want to sit down with her and give her a chance to tell her story
0:35.5	and glean insight and wisdom from her remarkable career
0:39.2	thus far, which has included being an eight-time All-American, being third at the 2021
0:43.8	NCAA Cross-Ccountry Championships, being a two-time World Championships qualifier, a
0:48.8	2024 Paris Olympian, and the record holder in the steeplechase for Canada and a Canadian
0:53.9	cross-country champion. She also
0:55.6	holds PRs of 850 and 3K, 920 in the steeple, and 429 in the mile. Like I said, accomplishments
1:02.1	off the map. Really wish her story was out there more. So I want to get her on a podcast, hear her
1:07.5	story and share it with you all. I think one of the biggest takeaways for me was hearing
1:11.3	about her late entry into the sport of running senior year of high school and how she's had
1:15.8	remarkable success this early on and some of the attributes that have contributed to that success.
1:20.8	I'll keep this intro short. If you guys enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend.
1:24.5	Most people find new podcasts through friend recommendations. So share either this episode or your favorite episode of a podcast with a friend.
1:31.2	I'd be very, very grateful if you did that. With all of those notes aside, I hope you all
1:35.6	enjoy this amazing inspirational conversation with the one and only, Kaylee McCabe.
1:42.3	Kayla McCabe, welcome to the Running Effect podcast. How are you doing this afternoon?
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