RunBlogRun presents
The Journey To Compete
Episode 1 with Juli Benson,
Clip #1 – Discussing mistakes often made in the mile race by high schoolers
This is clip 1 in The Journey to Compete: Coaching Tips, a collaboration between NIKE and RunBlogRun. We hope you enjoy it!
Coach Juli Benson is coaching some of the finest middle distance runners in the US, as well as advising up and coming athletes for the NIKE NIL program.
RunBlogRun spent some time with Coach Benson, a 1996 Olympian, and her techniques on how to teach the hard lessons of racing the third lap and fourth lap of the mile help demystify the mile!
To view the entire 40 plus minute zoom interview with Coach Juli Benson, please go here: https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/11/thejourneytocompete-interviews-episode-1-juli-benson-nike-elite-athlete-coach.html?swcfpc=1
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Special thanks to Mike Deering, original member of The Shoe Addicts, who edits, clips, manages and produces the podcast for Fortius Media Group, LLC and RunBlogRun.com.
Special thanks to Juli Benson for this thought-provoking interview and NIKE Sports Marketing for their kind support. NIKE Sports Marketing and NIKE running believes that we build the sport, one athlete and one coach at a time.
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