Episode 150-Farah Abdulkarim

The Terminal Mile

When I started this podcast years ago, it was to talk with runners and quench a curiosity for information from the best in the country.As a running fan I had questions that weren’t being answered, and I knew I wasn’t alone. After taking an extended break this year, I found myself with questions again. Friend of the show Farah Abdulkarim absolutely killed it at the Music City Distance Carnival 5,000, setting a meet record, kicking down Ben Flanagan for a PB of 13:37, and the Ole Miss, Ottawa Lion was repping a new group on his singlet, Wesfly athletics, with some truly unique, revealing and entertaining Youtube content to boot. So, I dusted off the old microphone, and had an insightful conversation with Farah, one where he talks about the ups and downs, his future in the sport, Tokyo 2021, being a student of the sport, and who he watches and looks up to. Truthfully, this one is for everyone training hard, looking for results in this great sport. Farah’s got the cool confidence of someone who is destined to do great things, and this is just the beginning, but for now, here he is in September of 2020, just after watching the Brussels Diamond League world records .