Jackson Heidesch Opens Up On The Dark Side Of NCAA Running, Reflecting On Breaking 4 Minutes In The Mile, & Growing Up With Caitlin Clark

THE KING OF IOWA RETURNS TO THE PODCAST After his Freshman year at Duke, Jackson Heidesch sits down with me to recap his past year of ups and downs. In high school, Jackson was the most accomplished track athlete to ever come out of the University of Iowa. If you've been living under a rock the past year, let me refresh you. Jackson ran 3:59.08 in the mile in high school to become the 10th fastest boy in history at the distance. He's also run 8:42 in the 2-mile, won a National Championship, and is undefeated against Himeon Birnbaum on the grass. Today's conversation is two friends catching up and chopping it up for an hour on a plethora of subjects. We reflect on Jackson's historic year last year, his thoughts on the class of 2024, his transition to college, how he's handled many setbacks, his ambitions for the coming months, and so so much more. That's about it. We probably shouldn't have released this one, but we did... Tap in. Tap into the King Of Iowa Special. You can listen wherever you find your podcasts by searching "The Running Effect Podcast." If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. The podcast graphic was done by the talented: Xavier Gallo S H O W N O T E S -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ -My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com