Podcast 61: Two-mile American record holder
MATT TEGENKAMP
Posted June 26th, 2007 at 2:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Episode 61 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with MATT TEGENKAMP; the newly-crowned two-mile American record holder.
Matt was able to harness the momentum he created when he broke Alan Webb’s two-mile record at the June 10th Prefontaine Classic and continued his recent success with an impressive and gutsy performance at the USA Outdoor T&F Championships; finishing second in the 5000m and earning the right to compete for the United States at the 
IAAF World Championships in Osaka.
In the interview, Matt talks about his excellent performances at Prefontaine and 
Nationals, the U.S.’s prospects for success in Osaka, the compliments offered by Bernard Lagat at Nationals, and how he feels when some of the major, broadcast media outlets portray him as being on a “lower level” than other young stars like Webb and Ryan Hall.
Download the podcast to hear Matt discuss these topics, as well as, why he is uninterested in altitude training, the decision to stay in Madison, the “brother-like” relationship among his training partners, the dynamic that has developed between himself and Coach Jerry Schumacher, trying to set an example for younger generations of runners, and much more!
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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Matt Tegenkamp
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 14.4 MB
Length: 21:00
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Tags: 2 mile, 2mi, Alan Webb, american record, AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, IAAF World Championships, interview, Matt Tegenkamp, podcast, Prefontaine Classic, record setting performance, Ryan Hall, two mile
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