Craig Engels

Your favorite mullet miler has finally graced The Drop podcast. Craig Engels is just as cool a guy as he seems on TV and social media (@craigathor), so we're super excited to have him on the pod. We talk about his running career from Ole Miss to Nike, training for the Olympic Trials, RVs, why long-distance sucks, and, of course, fashionable men's hairstyles (32:48). All that and more with Craig, plus the BITR gang recaps Meg's secret marathon mission in Indianapolis.  

On this episode of hot topics we are joined by Craig Engels to talk everything running and some drama too.

We talk about Craig Engel's and his retirement, as well as the next diamond league, which features Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 3000m and Karsten Warholm in the 400m.

All track and field talk

"I don't want my motivation to be other people. There's part of me that realized that's what I was leading up to the trials. I want to be more than a mullet and a mustache. I want to be more than just making teams."

Shortly after finishing second in the Prefontaine Classic men's international mile, Craig Engels sat down in the Magic Boost tent to briefly chat about how he's found fun in the sport after finishing fourth at the Olympic Trials in the men's 1,500 meters and missing the Tokyo Olympics by one spot. He addresses the recent rumors that he may be contemplating retirement. 

We kept this conversation fairly short since we'll likely record a much longer episode in person, if Craig competes at the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City in September.

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In episode twenty-three of The Running Effect (with Dominic Schlueter), we speak with Morgan Mcdonald. In this episode, we go through his incredible career, growing up in Australia, World XC Champs, his collegiate journey/winning an NCAA title, joining Team Boss, his hair vs Craig Engels, and so much more! This episode is filled with lots of laughter and practical advice that will help you become a better runner.

Show Notes for episode twenty-three with Morgan Mcdonald:

-Morgan's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbeZCF2JP03CT_24UtU0q0Q/featured

-Morgan's Strava (personal training log): https://www.strava.com/pros/morgan_mcdonald

-Morgan's Wisconsin Profile: https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-cross-country/roster/morgan-mcdonald/6379

-Music used for intro/outro: https://youtu.be/rQO8escJC78

God bless you all!

Chris and Adam break down the "Beef" between Craig Engels and Josh Thompson resulting from the last 2 episodes of the Beer Mile Podcast (Ep14 and Ep15 - Backyard Beers with Craig Engels and Eric Jenkins). Somehow Centro, Jenkins, Donavan Brazier, and Josh Kerr all got pulled into the "Beef" as well. 

Aside from giving you the deets on how the beef started, Chris and Adam review 2 beers, tease some big news, and give away beermile.com swag to listeners who share the podcast on Insta or comment on the video version of the podcast.

Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Zt00trSsQ7w 

Backyard Beers with Craig Engels and Eric Jenkins

• Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/rI2Bn0PArHA 
• Watch Part 2: https://youtu.be/pIWmphfG2O0 

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• GoPro MAX 360 
• GoPro Hero 8 Black 
• Tascam DR-40X Audio Recorder
• Comica BoomX-D2 Wireless Lavalier Mics
• Behringer Microphones
• Microphone: Blue Snowball Mic 
• Green Screen: LinoStudio Green Screen 
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Brought to you by: beermile.com

The Beer Mile Podcast is co-hosted by Chuggernauts Chris Robertson and Adam Shurson. Chris is a Beer Mile World Champion and Record Holder and Adam is the engineer extraordinaire behind the upcoming beermile.com website refresh.

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Craig Engels and Eric Jenkins join Chris and Adam for some beers and banter in the backyard. The boys were having so much fun, they recorded for over 2 hours and the Backyard Beers series was born. Chris and Adam did their homework by sliding into the DMs of Eric/Craig's friends, family, and ex-girlfriends to pull out some topics never discussed before. 

This is Part 1 of 2.  Watch part 2 here: https://youtu.be/pIWmphfG2O0

Links

• Follow Craig Engels on Instagram @Craigathor 
• Follow Eric Jenkins on Instagram@_EricJenkins 
• Divvy 100 Mile Bike Ride (for every Like this video gets, we are donating $1 to cancer research in loving memory of Coach Bill Dawson): https://youtu.be/ybiWZ7ifnMU 

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• Behringer Microphones
• Microphone: Blue Snowball Mic 
• Green Screen: LinoStudio Green Screen 
• Video/Audio Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro 

Brought to you by: beermile.com

The Beer Mile Podcast is co-hosted by Chuggernauts Chris Robertson and Adam Shurson. Chris is a Beer Mile World Champion and Record Holder and Adam is the engineer extraordinaire behind the upcoming beermile.com website refresh.

World 800m champ, boasting a 1:42.34 800m PB, friends with Craig Engels and an all round nice guy

Chris Robertson sits down with Chris Chavez in Chicago for the Citius Mag Podcast. They discuss his evolution in the beer mile, recent world records, and goals for the future. They also bet on which pro runner would be the fastest beer miler and offer up prize money for a race between Eric Jenkins, Craig Engels, Chris Robertson, and any Tinman Elite members.

Episode References  

- Citius Mag Podcast 

- Beer 2-Mile World Record 

- Beer Mile American Record 

- T-Shirt Run World Record 

Main topics 

• Running History, Club Running 
• Chris's Beer Mile Evolution 
• Training for Beer Mile 
• Chasing the Beer Mile World Record 
• Beer Mile World Championships 
• Training tips, race prep, beer choice, shoe choice 
• Beer 2-Mile World Record 
• Beer Half-Marathon, Bicentennial Week 
• Pro Runners in the Beer Mile 
• Craig Engels v. Eric Jenkins v. Chris Robertson v. Tinman Elite in a Beer Mile 
• T-Shirt Run World Record 
• Final Questions 

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Gear 

• GoPro MAX 360 
• GoPro Hero 8 Black 
• Microphone: Blue Snowball Mic 
• Green Screen: LinoStudio Green Screen 
• Video/Audio Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro 

We were lucky enough to talk with Craig Engels the 2019 USA 1500m champion, 3:51 miler and the sweetheart of male track and field.

Carrie chats with Craig Engels, one of the brightest stars in the 800m and 1500m! They chat about his competitive yet cheerful disposition, how training at the Nike Oregon Project made him a better runner, and his post-running entrepreneurial plans involving an RV business.

Jason and Kevin discuss Dalilah Muhammad’s world record, Fred Kerley’s upset victory, the doubles by Shelby Houlihan and Lopez Lomong, the power of Craig Engels’ mullett, Noah Lyles’ celebration and...



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You might know Craig as the 2013 Pan-American Jr. Games 1500m champion or the 4th place finisher at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in the 1500m. More recently, Craig won the USATF indoor mile and set a blazing 3:53 mile PR.

His list of personal bests is eye-popping:

• 800m: 1:46:03
• Mile: 3:53.93
• 5k: 14:20.27

Craig is a fun guy to talk with because he doesn’t take running too seriously. He’s a fierce competitor but you’ll also see how his running really took off in college when he was able to have fun with his team.

(it's funny how you perform better when you're having more fun outside of training...)

He also doesn’t take himself too seriously, which I find incredibly refreshing. He rocks a mullet and an absolutely perfect 1980’s style Burt Reynolds mustache. The RV only came after the mustache because he wanted to keep the 80's theme going.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Jason and Craig talk about how his career exploded in college, his affinity for running fast, and why your next breakthrough might require you to take running less seriously.