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    The Running Effect is changing the way the world sees running. Every week, host Dominic Schlueter sits down with the fastest, smartest, and most inspiring people in the sport to share untold stories, elite insights, and powerful conversations that move the culture forward. Whether you're chasing a personal best or dreaming bigger about what running can mean in your life, The Running Effect is your home for passion, performance, and possibility. 🚀 Join the movement that's reshaping running media. More than a podcast — a revolution in how running is told, lived, and loved.

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    The New Standard in High School Distance Running: How Oliver Horton Is Pushing the Limits of What’s Possible at 17

    The New Standard in High School Distance Running: How Oliver Horton Is Pushing the Limits of What’s Possible at 17

    November 28, 2025
    30m

    Enter Oliver Horton, the high school Colorado phenom everyone will be talking about this season.


    At just 17 years old and a high school junior at Coronado High School (in Colorado Springs), he is already a state champion, a sub-14:30 performer, and a name climbing the national rankings, having just become the 2025 Colorado 4A state XC champion.


    He didn’t just become the first Colorado runner to break 15 minutes on the tough Norris Penrose course in Colorado, he obliterated the previous course record, clocking 14:48. (For comparison, 2024 NCAA 5,000 National Champion Parker Wolfe ran 15:10 in 2020).


    He has benefited from the consistency of running for coach Lisa Rainsberger for the previous 10 years.


    Oliver’s PR on the grass is a sizzling 14:23.9, which he ran this past September. On the track he ran 4:08.93 in the mile outdoors and 8:54.94 in the 3200m. 


    Every generation has its defining runner. For Colorado, for 2025, and maybe for the nation, Oliver Horton is making his case. 


    The records speak. The rankings confirm it. But the story behind it all? That’s what we’re digging into.  


    Tap into the Oliver Horton Special.


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