Brandon Doughty & the USATF Championships 3000m Steeplechase ft. Johnny Crain

In S2Ep7 of the PRP, Adam shoots the breeze with professional runner, Under Armour athlete, four-time Big 12 Champion at University of Oklahoma, dog owner extraordinaire & Harry Potter aficionado Brandon Doughty who has been preparing for the USATF Championships 3000m Steeplechase on June 23rd, 2022. Brandon opens up about his unique rise in the sport coming from humble beginnings in West Virginia where he admits that his unfamiliarity with the college athletics system played a large role in where he ended up. Brandon provides an in depth review of the dynamics of the steeplechase and explains why having a perpetual chip on his shoulder has aligned well with the overall vibe of the event. 

Johnny Crain, recent 2:12 marathoner, running coach, capitol city proponent, decorated PRP guest host and Brandon's best friend returns to the show and remains true to his profound outlook and earnest vibe in all things life and running. Both Johnny & Brandon shed light into the importance of their relationship; being that they are both currently self coached, the ability to have daily conversations with one another where they can bounce and float ideas around has been an absolute blessing for each of them. A non traditional living situation perhaps, but one they both admit they wouldn't trade for anything in the world. Although both gentlemen are also running coaches, the two humbly admit that they've never coached anyone who's at the level they've reached, so it truly is a day by day practice that takes loads of patience.

Brandon gets vulnerable when he discusses the last year of his life which has included: an impromptu move from Arizona to Michigan, leaving a team & coach that he had been working with for over 3 years and recovering from major injury. Although relocating and restarting his life has definitely been the right decision for him, Brandon admits that at times it has been difficult to deal with each individual aspect. Brandon is a man of emotional highs and emotional lows, he's not often in the middle which is precisely why he loves running. Big peaks and valleys guy. Even though Brandon has been a professional runner for nearly a decade, his recent struggle with injury has humbled him in variety of positive ways. Always be a student of the sport and never compare yourself to others; if you feel you must compare yourself to something, do so to yesterday's version of yourself. That's it.

Just how tenacious is Mr. No Doubt Doughty?! Does Brandon have mad love for the complete banana spectrum? What is the plight of the steeplechaser? We talkin' Harry Potter quizzes?! How generous is UA to their athletes, and how much drip does Brandon get hooked up with?  What the hell is haglunds deformity? What is the difference between a big Q & a little q? How many pints did the lads drink in Northern Ireland the night before they won a big race?! All of this and so much more in this vulnerable and encouraging episode of the PRP.

Recorded Monday June 20th @ 6:30PM EST