Three tips on being a better 800 meter runner, An interview with Raeyvn Rogers!

How do you describe Raeyvn Rogers? Amazing 800 meter runner, with the NCAA titles to provie it? A gutty 4x 400 meter relay anchor runner, who thrived on the high stakes that the University of Oregon had played at NCAA champs.

Raeyvn Rogers, photo by PhotoRun.net

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I met Raeyvn in October, at the Global Athletics & Marketing event in Las Vegas. Raeyven Rogers is a burst of energy and confidence rolled up into an amazingly talented middle distance runner. Her 400 meter skills are, well, scary and her focus on the 800 meters gives amazing cred as she moves into the world of elite 800 meter racing!

Raeyvn has run over half of her life. She loves running, but she thrives on competition. She speaks as if her future success is pre ordained, and perhaps it is. If it is in her mind, that is more than half the battle. Her level of confidence is not cocky, but it is a focusing point for the multi NCAA champion.

Watch for our audio interview, but here are three great tips on being a better 800 meter runner, on being better at anything!

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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