Tyler Andrews: World Records Will Be Broken - 06-03/2020

Tyler Andrews - World Records Will Be Broken

 


Yes, Tyler Andrews is the World Record Holder for the Treadmill
Half Marathon. He is also a US National Champion, a World
Championship Silver Medalist, and a World Record holder. And on
this Saturday, June 6th, he will not just be racing a 50K, he
will be racing a 50K on the treadmill. Talk about mental
strength! He will be competing against renowned ultra runners Max
King and Mike Wardian in a very special event that you can
participate in too at no cost for the full 50K, or you can opt
for a shorter distance. 


If you’re tempted to go for a world record yourself this weekend
against, say, American marathon star Sara Hall or John Raneri in
the half marathon, or maybe just watch world records being
broken, Tyler will provide the race details for the Chaski
Challenge in this episode, including what will make it exciting
for all you fans out there who prefer to spectate! He’ll also
share his advice for using the treadmill as a training tool and
his race day strategy, so if you consider the treadmill a
necessary evil, definitely check out what Tyler has to say!


 


Tyler started his endurance career as a scrawny high school cross
country runner only capable of running a 5K in 18:30, before
competing in NCAA Div. 3 track and cross country for Tufts
University. After graduation, he pursued his running dreams in
South America where his hard work led to faster times at longer
distances, ultimately earning him a HOKA ONE ONE
sponsorship. 


Ty has established himself as a world-class endurance runner,
making three US National Teams for the 50K World Championships
finishing with individual silver in 2016, and winning his first
National Championships over 50 Miles in 2019. Over this decade of
improvement, he also improved his best times to 2:46 for the 50K
(the second fastest 50K time for an American), 5:43 for 50 miles
(a 6:52 pace!), 2:15 for the marathon, 1:03 for the half
marathon, 14:12 for the 5K, and competed at two US Olympic
Marathon Trials in 2016 and 2020. Entering the trail world, he
has also set speed records on the Inca Trail in 2019 and Everest
Base Camp Trail in 2020.


In addition to being a world record holder, Tyler is the Chaski
Endurance Collective founder, and his passion for athletics has
also led him to empower other athletes over the last 10 years
through coaching and mentorship via his work with Strive-Peru.
He’s been coaching -- both in person and online -- for most of
the last decade and hopes to continue to lead athletes to new
triumphs over the years to come. 


 


Tyler is weathering the current pandemic by being creative,
making the best out of it, and just saying, “Yes” to stuff.


 
Questions Tyler is asked:

 


2:49 Can you tell us a little bit about what life and training
has been like over the past year and especially now during the
pandemic?


 


4:39 This weekend, June 5th and 6th, you are taking part in the
Chaski Challenge which is open to everyone, and some elite
runners are hoping to take down some world records on the
treadmill.  Can you first tell me about the open event and
what that’s about and how people can get involved?


 


6:45 How do you watch that?


 


8:01 You do see in the recreation running community, a lot of
times there’s this huge disconnect between elites and everybody
else. There’s so many other sports that have just these rabid
fans and we don’t always see that in track and field or
marathoning or even ultra running, so that’s really cool that
you’re trying to find a way to connect the two.


 


9:51 The more fans, the more sponsors, the more money, the more
growth. It seems like if more elites take that point of view, it
will only help them in the end.


 


10:45 Talk about the prizes. It’s okay to shout out some of the
companies. I’d love to hear who’s supporting this. Your main
sponsor is HOKA ONE ONE, right?


 


11:47 Let's talk about the elite field for a moment.  You've
got Sara Hall headlining the Women's half, John Raneri in the
Men's Half, and then you’ve got Michael Wardian, Max King, and
you in the Men's 50k.  Sounds like a really exciting
lineup!  Can you break down the field for us, and do you
have any predictions?


 


14:20 You’ve got some stiff competition, so I think that’s great
that you picked some people that will give you a run for your
money.


 


15:08 Why did you choose a treadmill and not your
backyards? 


 


16:28 Do you have to do special things like call up the people
like Guiness, or how do you certify that it’s an official world
record? Do you have to do all sorts of logistical stuff like
that?


 


18:46 Can you tell me a little bit about the Chaski Endurance
Collective, the organizer of this event?


 


21:55 I’m going to ask you to put on your coaching hat for a
minute and give our listeners some treadmill tips because people
hate the treadmill, and some of them grow to love it eventually,
but what’s some of your best advice for using the treadmill as a
training tool?


 


25:00 A lot of people ask me as the coach, “What about the
incline?” Do you mess around with the incline or are you planning
on doing that during your race?


 


26:10 In the race, do you plan on switching your speed up or are
you just going to set it and forget it? What’s your strategy?


 


28:10 You’ll be able to see what your competitors are doing in
real time, is that right?


 


28:42 You’re going to be watching the half marathon while you’re
racing at the same time? 


 


28:57 After this is all over, what’s next?


 


31:14 If you could go back and talk to yourself when you started
running, what advice would you give?


 


32:30 What is the greatest gift running has given you?


 


34:14 Where can listeners connect with you?


 


34:38 Once again, your race is happening on June 6th at what
time?


 
Quotes by Tyler:

 


“We just wanted to make something that was super compelling so
that a person who might not normally follow the elite side of the
sport can tune in and watch something that’s going to be super
exciting, that’s going to be, ‘Hey, these people are going for
world records, and they’re racing each other, and look at how
close it is, and they’re blowing this record out of the water.’
That’s really what we’re going for with the broadcast.”


 


“How can we take a sport like elite road racing or ultra running
and make it more approachable to a fan who’s engaged as a
participant, but doesn’t really follow the elite side of the
sport yet?”


 


“Normally, there’s no reason that a professional runner would try
and go run a super hard, fast time on a treadmill. There’s just
no incentive there.”


 


“I’m a very control-freaky kind of person sometimes , and I love
to be able to control as much as I can on race day.”


 


“Every race that I was planning on this year has been canceled at
this point, so it’s really just a matter of trying to get
creative and trying to find other ways to either put on cool
events or find other things that I can get excited about.”


 


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