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Nico Young

Nico Young

American long-distance runner

May 2, 2026

4:18
Is that something you're aware of? Is it something you're trying to work on?
4:21
Yeah.
4:22
I kind of, well, in a lot of, uh, like, when I'm leading a race, um, so, like, that indoor race, on, like, the back straightaway, I try to drift out a little bit to kind of, um, impede anybody who might be trying to pass me.
4:38
I feel like that's, like, a tactic that, um, a lot of people use.
4:42
But I think within the last straightaway, uh, it, it kind of was hard to be in complete control of, um, where I was headed and still sprinting, like, as fast as I could.
4:54
So I think I drifted out too much, and that, um, allowed, um, them to come on either side of me.
5:00
Um, but, um, yeah, that last 50 is always like, is always a battle, and I feel like the race is not done until, until you cross the line, obviously.
5:58
Why do you think you were able to find success right away as a pro?

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