Zouhair Talbi's Dreams to be the World's Best | 2020 Olympian | World T&F Indoor Finalists

This week on the 2 Black Runners Podcast, Aaron & Joshua Potts are joined by Zouhair Talbi to hear his story from a small NAIA school in Oklahoma to the Olympics in 2021. Talbi is a Moroccan distance runner who broke onto the U.S. distance scene last year at the Trials of Miles and Sound Running Meets where ihe earned a place on the Morocco Olympic team. His story didn't just start last year though, so your favorite 2 Black Runners talk to Talbi about how he got to this point and where he's going. Thank you to World Athletics 22 for sponsoring this episode with their #NextStopOregon Segment!! Go get your tickets now for the first World Athletics Championships ever on U.S. soil at WorldChampsOregon22.com Follow Zouhair on Instagram:   / zouhairathle   Listen to the audio version: https://anchor.fm/running-report/epis... TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro clips 01:26 Zouhair intro 02:17 Interview start 02:59 What’s it like in Flagstaff right now? 04:37 How are you processing your outdoor season opener? A 10,000m win at the Sound Running Track Meet. 07:17 What does it feel like turning pro? 09:17 How does it feel being a known name this season? 12:03 What’s track and field like in Morocco? 13:31 When did you arrive in the U.S.? 16:40 What was it about NCAA/College system that made you want to come to the U.S.? 20:22 Helping Oklahoma City University win their first NAIA National Championship 24:57 How he locked in his goals to being an Olympian from a NAIA school? 25:18 Did you join the team before or during Covid? 27:01 Have you recovered from the Olympic ruling? 32.43 Reaction to El Bakkali 35:25 #NextStopOregon Segment 36:03 Do you feel like Oregon 2022 will be your redemption? 38:55 Does it feel special that the WC are in America this year? 40:35 Who should we have next on the podcast? 42:16 Have you become a fan of any U.S. sports since moving here? 43:16 What mark do you want to leave on the sport of running? 44:38 Interview End 📱Follow us on Social Media: Instagram-   / _runningreport_     / 2blackrunners   Twitter-   / _runningreport_   TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@runningreport... 👨🏿‍💻 Checkout the Running Report Website: https://www.running-report.com/ 🎧Listen to the 2 Black Runners Podcast ever single 2 BLACK TUESDAY!! Hear the Potts brothers' their takes on running news, insightful interviews, and their perspective of the running world as 2 Black Runners. Apple Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/07s78Il... ✔ Subscribe to RUNNING REPORT    / runningreport   ✔ Subscribe to RR 2    / @2blackrunners   ✔ Watch Roosey Project    • CROSS COUNTRY CIF PRELIMS 2017 | ROOSEY PR...