ALTIS Series: 1 Track Mind - S2E6 - Coach Kareem Streete-Thompson

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Our guest today is 3x Olympian and 7x World Championship competitor Kareem Streete-Thompson, now Associate Head Coach at UT San Antonio. Kareem is the only athlete besides Carl Lewis to have run sub 10 seconds in the 100m dash and Long Jumped over 8.50 meters. Enjoy the conversation!

1:30 Give us an instance(s) when you realized there are levels to this track game? 4:45 Give us the backstory of growing up in Cayman Islands and making your way to Rice? How did you decide on Rice? 14:00 Talk to us about Victor Lopez. What did he impart on you during your time together? 17:40 What was it like competing at the international level as a sprinter AND jumper? 24:45 How did you come to train with Dan Pfaff? 31:55 How did your warmup & prep differ for LJ vs Sprint event? 39:20 Give us some tales of Dan Pfaff? 42:45 What advice do you have for athletes transitioning into coaching? 46:45 What is a song that represents you? 48:30 Who are you 5 favorite rappers? 49:50 Give us a cool track story or 2? 53:50 Who should we have on the show that you could help us get?