In episode 133 we have a great show for you. Did you watch the USATF’s? Did you see the men’s 5k? I thought it was absolutely one of the most entertaining 5k races I have ever seen. Over the course of that race I went from thinking what is Woody Kincaid doing up there, to thinking Woody Kincaid is done to saying wow, what a gutsy race by Kincaid. I became a fan. We talked to Woody about the race, what he was thinking and how he feels about being top 3 but not getting a spot on the World’s team. This was a great episode and I hope you enjoy it and share it.
1:30 How did you get started in running?
2:08 What was it about running that drew you in?
2:44 Did you have early success?
3:10 At what point did you realize you wanted to do it in college?
4:02 Did a lot of colleges have interest?
5:00 Did the option come from Colorado to run there?
5:35 When did you decide you wanted to run professionally?
6:35 What did you learn from going to Kenya?
8:00 Did Rob Conner introduce you to Jerry or how did that relationship start?
9:24 Talk about your 2-3 years of running as a professional and what it has been like?
12:00 You went into indoors, how did that season go?
12:48 Do you think that race at indoors helped get you focused?
13:41 How was your training leading up to outdoors?
14:47 Were you confident before USATF’s?
15:32 The 5k at USATF’s was one of my favorite races, what was the gameplan you had before the race?
17:45 In the first 600m you already gapped the field, did you know it was going out that fast?
18:58 At the mile marker when he starts talking to you what is going through your mind?
20:07 Did he put a crazy hard surge when you decided you were not going to take the lead?
21:18 When you clipped him was that when he pulled off to the side and almost stopped?
21:45 When you got to the lead what was your gameplan?
23:40 Pack catches you, I turned to my son and son and Woody is done, did you have concerns when they caught you?
25:13 With 500 meters to go you fall back to 5th did you think you were ok because you can kick well?
26:00 with 250 to go you fought your way back into it and I became a Woody fan
26:45 When you are racing you are thinking about winning, you probably are not thinking about the standard the whole time right?
27:30 You just miss the standard, what do you think about the current system of not allowing time to chase a standard?
29:03 So what is next for you?
29:42 Let’s talk about the status of the sport, what do we need to do to fill the stands?
30:33 Have betting at the track?
30:50 What if the race had fone different, what if you finished not in the front?
32:00 I imagine this is going to help the contract negotiations?
33:03 You mentioned the Price of the Mile podcast, what happened with it?
Final Surge 5 questions in under a minute
Favorite endurance/running book? – Running for my Life
Current trainers you are wearing? – Pegasus 35
Favorite race? – 5k
Favorite recovery meal or recovery drink? – Beet Juice
Your favorite workout – Tempo with speed work
Resources
Woody on Instagram
5k race on NBC Sports
