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 RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST · May 17, 2024 · 1h 14m

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…