Episode 11 - Co-Champion Chris Erichsen

In this super-sized episode, our brave host enters the lion's den, barely surviving an hours long interview between Co-Champions Chris Erichsen and Christopher Coffey.  In Act I, Coffey uses misdirection, interruption, and head-shaking belly laughs to thwart Erichsen's every effort to relay a coherent narrative of his life as an elite runner.  Despite Coffey's malicious attempts to derail the conversation, Erichsen manages to convey his early years running in SmallTown, Minnesota, slowly building a team of five guys into a regional powerhouse.  In Act II, Erichsen tells about his years working under the tutelage of Coach Miles--not rigorously training perse, but gaining life-affirming skills nonetheless on the SJU trails and track with a snow blower and hedge clippers.  In the wee minutes, Erichsen spills the details on his Olympic Trials debut and tells how a runner of his magnitude ended up on a team of such ill repute.