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TFS Podcast 125: High School Running Phenom Colby Lowe

Posted February 5th, 2008 at 2:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, High School

Episode 125 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast features my interview with Colby Lowe, who recently ran in the prestigious Reebok Boston Indoor Games’ Boys’ Junior Invitational Mile, finishing 2nd with a time of 4:08.99, just 0.22 seconds behind Luke Puskedra. Colby’s long list of accomplishments in his young career include:

Colby’s impressive accomplishments in his young career include being only the 5th boy in Texas high school history to win back-to-back Class 5A state titles in cross country and winning back-to-back 3200m Texas State 5A Cross Country Championships in 2006 and 2007. He also doubled as the 2007 1600m state champion.

In the interview, Colby talks about how the race in Boston played out, what his goals are for the 2008 (including running a 4:05 mile and a sub 8:50 2 mile), the reasons behind his decision to commit to OSU and his future goals for running, his college major and his future career.

Download the podcast to hear Colby discuss his current training leading into the 2008 season, what meets he will be running, what he does in his spare time and much, much more!

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Host: Jimmie R. Markham | Guest: Colby Lowe
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt, Darnell Perkins
File Size: 13.8 MB | Length: 20:08 MIN

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TFS News Briefs: 12/07/07

Posted December 7th, 2007 at 6:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, TFS News Briefs

High School X-C Runner Gets Rock-Star Treatment
The Foot Locker High-School National Cross-Country Championships will be held tomorrow in San Diego, CA. One of the favorites going into the race is German Fernandez from Riverbank (CA) High School. The heavily-recruited senior “signs autographs on dollar bills, has a Wikipedia entry and is the topic of debate on running Web sites across the nation.” Read more at: [Modesto Bee, CA]

CT Harrier Comes in From the Cold to Try and Win Nationals
Donn Cabral of Glastonbury (CT) High School has gone to San Diego, CA a day early to acclimate himself to the 60° heat (it’s 30° in CT). He is shooting to become the first boy from CT to win the Foot Locker High-School National Cross-Country Championships. Read more at: [Hartford Courant]

Texas Teammates Seek Foot Locker Title
Southlake Carroll High School Teammates Colby Low and C.J. Brown will be vying for the Foot Locker High-School National Cross-Country Championship title tomorrow. Lowe has the fastest regional qualifying time (14:45 for 5k at the South Regionals) going in to the race while Brown finished 3rd in 15:00. Read more at: [Fort Worth Star Telegram]
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