Aaron & Joshua Potts are joined by the highest finishing Guatemalan in history at the World Athletics Championships, Luis Grijalva!! Luis finished 4th in the 5000m this year at the World Champs in a highly competitive race and on this episode of 2BR he shares all of his feelings on the rave. Grijalva also described his 3 week long experience alone in Europe on the Diamond League circuit where he realized the importance of taking care of his mental health. This is the second time Grijalva has joined your favorite 2 Black Runners but this time witness the growth in real time that Luis is making as a 23 year old trough life and professional running 
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Podcast Preview 
0:47 Intro for Luis 
3:10 Luis is planning to race one more at Brussels Diamond League MAYBE 
5:28 Reflecting on experience at 2022 World Athletics Championships with Abdihamid Nur 
6:55 Running with confidence and peace at Worlds 
9:43 World Championships was first time traveling with a team 
11:32 Traveling in Europe alone at 23 years old 
13:31 Luis didn't like who he was becoming and found himself in Europe 
16:10 Good Mental Health = Good Running  
18:28 Luis is doing a lot of ADULTING in 2022 19:49 American races are SOFT 
23:09 Mike Smith and NAU is proven on the track 
26:27 Intranational racing 
29:38 Traveling with Abdihamind next year 
32:48 Celebrating Midsummer in Sweeden 
34:20 The highest Guatemalan finisher at the World Athletics Championships ever 
38:45 Guatemala shows Luis a lot of LOVE 
39:42 The ONLY HISPANIC in the World Championships Final 
44:40 Moh Ahmed and other elite athletes show their support for Luis 
48:42 Luis doesn't see DACA as a "F'ed up situation" 
51:02 The transition from college to pro 
57:00 Luis' views on Leo & Lex Young going to Stanford over NAU 
1:01:00 Going to National Parks this summer 
1:03:56 Mike Smith's group name is unofficially DEATHROW RECORDS  
1:08:16 Who should come onto the podcast next 
1:09:32 Closing out the podcast