Rob Mullett and I met through our work together at Beyond Monumental, the organization behind the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon and several other local events. During this episode sponsored by Athlete Bouquets we talk about:
- Becoming a U.S. Citizen (August 2022)
- Where he’s from and the difference between the U.K. and Great Britain (he’s technically from both)
- How he started running and running in the U.K. compared to running in the U.S.
- Highs and lows of his Butler University running career - being the first to break 4 minutes in the mile ever in Butler’s history 🤯
- Almost stumbling onto the Olympic team in 2012, his breakthrough year
- The steeplechase and his Olympic dream growing up
- How he ended up back in Indiana working in run specialty while training, traveling, and winning cash at races
- The July 13th phone call letting him know he’d be going to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
- His experience at the Olympic games - athletes’ village, what you’re given to wear, the race itself, all of the swag… a crazy story about a piece of swag getting stolen and then returned to him
- The decision to get an Olympic rings tattoo and how he thinks about having it when he races now
- Why he went from middle distance to longer distances
- Working for the Atlanta Track Club and helping organize 40+ events a year
- Coming back to Indy and joining Beyond Monumental (he even holds one of our course records at the CNO Monumental in the 5K)
- His Wikipedia page that includes some incorrect information (one piece that’s a joke from former roommates)
- Highlights from running the Carmel Marathon races over the years
- His dog, Nala, a fellow “Olympian” and 5K champion that his partner, Lisa, brought home from CVS
- How he’s thinking about running these days
Thank you, Rob, for all you do to make our Beyond Monumental events world class!
