Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone - Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 7, NCAA Champion & World Championship 800 Competitor Bryce Hoppel

Bryce Hoppell and Jeff Benjamin, photo by Jeff Benjamin

Bryce Hoppell took 4th in the World Championships this past October in Doha! His amazing run down the final stretch of the Khalifa Stadium was exciting to see and keeps us wondering just how far this young man will go! This interview was from Jeff Benjamin.

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Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona

Profile # 7

NCAA Champion & World Championship 800 Competitor Bryce Hoppel

By Jeff Benjamin

“The daily routine has been tested quite a bit. A lot of my training has always been done in a group with my Kansas teammates, so working together and having that back and forth is a big part of making it through tough workouts. Luckily running can still be done in almost any environment so locking in and getting the work done is all you can really do in this unfamiliar time.

My advice would be to accept the situation for what it is and make the best out of it. Training alone is never fun but use it as a time to self reflect and grow. One of the things I keep being reminded of is that normally this would be the busiest time of the year for me, but here I am hanging out in the backyard with my family and now I’m just very appreciative to have that time with them that I wouldn’t otherwise have.”

Bryce Hoppel takes USATF 800m indoor, photo by Cortney White

Author

Jeff Benjamin
Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his Susan Wagner High School NYC XC City Championship team. Also a member of the College of Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame for XC, Jeff currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.
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