Socialing The Distance featuring Alicja Konieczek

RunBlogRun presents

Socialing The Distance

with Larry Eder

Featuring Alicja Konieczek

Alicja Konieczek is a Polish steeplechaser who is now part of the On Athletic Club, coached by Dathan Ritzenhein. We spoke with Alicja a few weeks ago, and discussed how she came to athletics, how athletics was participated in Poland, and how she came to compete in the United States.

Alicja Konieczek told us about how challenging learning English was, as one takes college classes in the U.S. Alicja has a good sense of humor, and wants to become an even better steeplechaser.

Alicja Konieczek took the 2019 Universiade, photo by sport.interia.pl.

This was a fun interview. Alicja Konieczek, like many athletes, wants to see fast times and wants to do well in global championships. We wish her luck and thank Alicja for her time and candor.

Alicja Konieczek has a PB in the steeplechase of 9:36.09. Alicja competed in the 2011 World Youth Championships, 2013 European Junior Championships, 2018 European Athletics Championships, and the 2019 World Oudoor Athletics Championships. In 2019, Alicja Konieczek won the Universiade steeplechase, her biggest victory outside U.S.

Special thanks to Mike Deering on producing the #socialingthedistance.

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Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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