On the latest For The Record interview, Cory chats with John Lester as the Amador Valley senior and Stanford University signee locks in on big goals to finish out his 2021 track and field campaign. Lester is currently ranked US No. 2 in the 800m after his performance of 1:49.77 at the Sound Running Meet on May 15 in Irvine, California.
A year ago, at roughly around the same time, Lester ran the third-fastest junior 800m performance in high school history, hitting 1:48.26 on the clock. Lester remains driven toward improving on that time, and potentially earning an U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials standard of 1:46.25 by June.
Interview Segments:
- On current feelings, both physically and mentally (0:50)
- Lester breaks down his 1:49 on May 15 (2:00)
- Breaking down his development in training (4:00)
- On managing his races as he returned from injury (5:30)
- On striving for a big goal that has a timeline (8:00)
- On his upcoming season (9:30)
- Approaching other goals in the mile (10:20)
- Reflecting on the year since his big breakout season (11:45)
- On not having an opportunity to win a state title (14:00)
- On heading towards his next stage with Stanford (17:00)
- John breaks down his 'Wall of Quotes' (18:45)
Related Links:
- For The Record series page