Ep. 111 - Footlocker West Champion Cassidy Armstrong On What It Takes To Win

Today on the podcast is Cassidy Armstrong! Cassidy is a junior at Ballard High School in Seattle Washington and is the recently crowned Girls Footlocker West Champion in a time of 17:42. She also won the NIKE Hole in The Wall Invitational in a time of 16:43, just barely missing the course record set by Anna Callahan one year earlier. Today, Cassidy and I talk all about her 2024 season and her massive progression from last year to this year, the greatest stories and lessons from her 2024 cross country season, what it means to have balance in the sport of running, the importance of consistency in the sport of running, and more. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Cassidy Armstrong.