For The Record: Sam Rich Is Ready For A Competitive Year


On this episode of For The Record, Catawba Ridge's (SC) Sam Rich looks forward to the competition this weekend at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama. Rich breaks down how he's been feeling about his training so far this season and what he's striving for in his final lap as a high schooler.



Interview Segments

  • How has the transition been for him when he moved from Georgia to South Carolina (0:57)
  • His thoughts on writing the training blogs for MileSplit (1:51)
  • Thoughts on his first performance of the cross country season (2:37)
  • His confidence going into the Southern Showcase this weekend (3:25)
  • His race strategy for the meet (4:11)
  • His strengths that he developed over the season (4:46)
  • His favorite part about competing and racing (5:58)
  • Finding the balance between endurance and speed training at this point of the year (6:30)
  • His mindset and his goals for the Southern Showcase (7:50)
  • What Sam has been focusing on this season (8:35)
  • Sam's goals for cross country, indoor and outdoor track (9:20)
  • Going after the sub-4-minute mile (11:17)
  • Why Notre Dame? (11:38)