John Lester, a rising senior at Amador Valley HS (NC), in a wide-ranging interview, discusses, among the topics:
- His long-range goal of qualifying for the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 800 meters
- Plan to reach the 1:46.00 Olympic Trails qualifying standard
- Perseverance through the coronavirus pandemic-forced shutdown of the 2020 CIF outdoor season to run mile and 800m personal records while scrambling to find competition
- Process toward the goal of breaking Michael Granville's nation record in the 800m (1:46.45)
- Schedule challenges of the revised State CIF 2020-21 athletic calendar
- Importance of visualization in training and race preparation
- Influence of his coach, Jason Oswalt.
In the interview, John pinpoints his heat in the 2019 Dublin Distance Fiesta as a watershed race in his development in the 800m. Link to that race.
Also, as a sophomore, John made the 800m final at the 2019 CIF-State Meet. Here's the link to watch that race.
Check out this article: Training John Lester with Amador Valley coach Jason Oswalt
Other race links:
- Quarantine Clasico - Mile - (5/23/2020)
- Desert Dream - 800m - (6/13/2020)
- Independence Day Showdown - Mile - (7/4/2020)