2025 Summer Mileage, July 24, 2025, Week 3, Day 4, Craig Engels is coming to Eugene!
Thursday, Warm-up, 60-minute run with five 3-minute hill runs, cooldown.
We suggest doing the run on trails or in a park. Always hydrate, we suggest 8-12 glasses a day of water (around 2 liters), lots of fruit, veggies and lean meats (or veggie protein) with good, complex carbs. Fuel the mortal engine well!
Craig Engels has been on the world-class scene for almost a decade.
Craig Engels has been on the world-class scene for almost a decade. He has competed in three Olympic Trials and represented the US in the 2018 World Indoors and 2019 World Outdoors.
In high school, Craig Engels held school records at the 800m, Mile and 3200m. At the end of his senior year in high school, Craig Engels ran 4:03.96 to set the then state record for the high school boys’ mile (North Carolina).
In 2016 Olympic Trails, Craig finished 4th in the 800m, and 5th in the 1,500m. He ran for NIKE Union Athletic club, coached by Pete Julian for five years. In the 2021 Trials, Craig Engels finished 4th in the Olympic Trials.
In 2022, Craig Engels returned to his college coach, Ryan Vanhoy, who had moved from Ole’ Miss to San Luis Obispo, CA. At the 2024 Trials, Craig finished 10th. Craig regrouped, focused on his long terms goals.
In one of the interviews that Craig Engels has done with RunBlogRun, Craig told us that during the pandemic he got to be a real human for awhile. ” Runners have to be focused each day. During the pandemic, I was worried, at first that I was missing a day of training here or there, but I had time with my friends, and I traveled across the country.” With his friends, Craig Engels customized a Sprint van (his earlier attempt in 2014 had not gone well, as the van just kerplunked.
In 2025, Craig Engels started the season out with a 14:09 for 5,000m, then, dropped to a 1:45. for the 800m and a 3:35.8 for the 1,500m, plus a 49.9 for the 400m, for a bit of speed work.
Why is Craig Engels just so popular with his fans? Because he is genuine, speaks freely and works to give his fans a true narrative of his journey as a world class middle-distance runner.
Craig Engels ran cross country in high school and in college. That strength has given him an incredible distance base. Craig Engels will be in Eugene next week for the 1,500 meters, at the USA Champs.
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