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Marco Langon shares his journey from childhood struggles to becoming a 9-time All-American middle distance runner.

Marco Langon - 9-Time All-American and Villanova middle distance runner from New Jersey, recognized as one of the top collegiate 1500m–5000m athletes in the U.S. with personal bests of 3:32.79 (1500m) and 13:05.21 (5000m). Follow Marco: https://www.instagram.com/marcolangon/ Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 – From Working at a GAs Station to Olympian Status 00:14:18 – Marco’s Childhood Struggles 00:18:37 – Hard Work for Financial Stability 00:23:20 – Growing up Without a Father Figure 00:31:42 – Confidence in Talent 00:34:04 – College Recruitments & Getting in to Villanova University 00:37:48 – Villanova - “You’re Never Tired if You’re Winning” 00:41:52 – Get Back to Work 00:44:03 – Dealing with Criticism: Attention is Currency 00:47:59 – Rivals, Ego, & Outworking the Rest 00:58:15 – Upcoming 2 Mile Pro Race 01:01:19 – A Student to the History of Running: Eamonn Coghlan 01:03:52 – Goals to be an Olympic Champion 01:06:55 – Sebastian Coe, Dave Patrick, and other Notable Runners 01:08:23 – Marco’s…

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