Episode 105 - Mbarak Hussein; Marathoner, USATF Road Record Holder, Coach, and Friend

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Mbarak Hussein. He is a marathoner, he's held multiple USATF road records, he's been a coach, and he's been a mentor and a friend of mine for the past 7 years.

If you know Mbarak, then you know that an hour talking with him is much too short. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to running. In this episode we talk about his upbringing and his start in running. We talk about his college career a bit and when he moved into marathoning.

His brother was a big influence on him and Mbarak talks about him a lot in this episode and it was fun to hear that side of his life. He talks about settling in Albuquerque and his time in Texas and Arizona. It was interesting to hear how he talked about training in Kenya at the time he was preparing to come to America. 

There's a lot here, and yet we barely scratch the surface of his amazing story. I hope you enjoy listening to Mbarak and that he inspires you on your runs this week.

Thank you for bearing with me as I try and get episodes out on somewhat of a normal schedule in spite of house renovations going on. I hope everyone is as excited about track season as I am. Whether it's seeing pros like former UNM athlete Josh Kerr smash British records (best free link I can find), catching up with current UNM athletes and NM collegiate athletes looking for births to indoor championships, or if you are getting ready to support local kids at track meets, I hope you take advantage of the amazing atmosphere we have here and show local talent that we are behind them. Enjoy the sun, enjoy the process, and keep running, New Mexico