World Champ Christopher Morales Williams keeps levelling up

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Christopher Morales Williams discusses his record-setting run and training leading to his gold medal at the world indoor championships.

When Christopher Morales Williams ran his personal best in the indoor 400m in 2024 he became the first–and only–man in history to dip under 44.5 seconds. Due to a faulty sensor in his starting blocks however, what should be the official world record was never ratified. Two years later, and Morales Williams has finally gotten his shot at redemption, removing any doubt as to who the best indoor 400m runner in history really is. Two weeks ago in Poland he capped an undefeated indoor season with Gold at the world indoor championships, setting a new championship record in the process. Still just 21 years old, Morales Williams has racked up a resume that is the envy of pros far more seasoned than he is, yet while this World championship title has been two years in the making, it’s far from the limits of where he believes his career can take him. This week on The Shakeout Podcast, Christopher joins us to recap his record-setting run, the training that got him the gold, and some of the secrets to his success that have made him the man to beat in the one-lap race. Subscribe to The Shakeout Podcast feed on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts. Thanks to this week's…

People in this episode

Host: David Stol

Guest: Christopher Morales Williams

Topics covered

• indoor 400m
• world championships
• athlete training
• record-setting performance
• youth athletics

Keywords

• 400m
• world record
• indoor athletics
• championship record
• youth athlete

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Running Magazine

Places: Poland

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