Episode #31: Craig Engels is the 'Redneck Prefontaine,' serial entrepreneur, and a damn good runner

We Run This

English - February 01, 2021 16:30 - 57 minutes - 105 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode #30: Jason Hardrath talks adventure running, almost dying, and chasing 'Fastest Known Times'

Next Episode: Episode #32: Brian Gross found himself running a half-marathon in an incredibly unlikely place - North Korea

This week on the show, we're joined by middle-distance runner, Nike Oregon Project member, and all-around character, Craig Engels.

Engels' natural running ability might not even be in the top ten most interesting things about the 25-year-old Ole Miss grad.

Engels missed the cut for the Olympic roster by one spot in the 800m and two spots in the 1500m but he's much more comfortable discussing the time he quit college and bought an RV to take across the country or one of his many boat-flipping projects.

In this interview, the charismatic Engels discusses finding a passion for running track - after getting kicked off the high school soccer team for mooning a coach - committing to Ole Miss on the day of his visit and never leaving campus, people assuming he's not taking the sport seriously because he's having so much fun, and his next passion project - converting a double-decker bus into a party bus.

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