As soon as they announced it, I knew I broke the record. My goal at the time was 'I'm going to win this race,' the record was icing on the cake. -A.j. Ellison

 

As soon as they announced it, I knew I broke the record. My goal at the time was 'I'm going to win this race,' the record was icing on the cake.


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My junior year was a stepping stone to my senior season. That was my first full season running. I knew I was going to be better my senior year.

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In the fall, I still ran cross country. In the winter you had indoor, in the spring you have track and in the summer I competed in Europe.

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As soon as they announced it, I knew I broke the record. My goal at the time was 'I'm going to win this race,' the record was icing on the cake. -A.j. Ellison
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A lot of these long distance runners start out at junior high. They have just as good times but they're also running 80 miles a week. So you see a lot of potential in someone who is running 20 miles a week. You see a lot of growing potential.

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The first day of practice I couldn't run four miles on my own. I ran two miles and then I had to walk two miles. I was going to quit. It was just pure running, I wasn't running with a ball. I didn't have anything to throw or shoot, it wasn't fun.

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He won the two mile that year. That year he was the runner to beat in the state of Kansas. We were the only two that separated from the pack. -A.j. Ellison
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It's just like with any other sport, if you want to get to that next level, you have to sacrifice a lot. You almost have to be selfish.

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