BYU runner Kenneth Rooks on winning the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in steeplechase after falling — and getting up

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🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

During the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 8, Brigham Young University distance runner Kenneth Rooks fell — and then got up and won the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The victory — as well as his tenacity — has thrust him into the national spotlight. After the race, he was widely featured in headlines and on social media. He joins this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about overcoming hurdles and to share how his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made him a better athlete.

The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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0:00.0	I have had a lot of success with running, but I do know that it's not the most important thing.
0:12.9	It's really important to have that eternal perspective in just life.
0:17.5	So it's embracing that things will be hard. That's normal and it's going to be okay. And I will
0:26.3	recover. Like I'm not going to be hurting for forever. I think I learned from this last race in particular
0:32.7	that if I fall, I can get up and I can still be successful.
0:38.6	And that has a lot of parallels with the gospel.
0:43.1	You know, with the Savior, we can fall.
0:45.2	We can access His atonement through repentance,
0:48.5	and we can get up, and we can become clean,
0:52.1	and we can be able to, you know, receive eternal life someday, even though we have fallen.
1:02.9	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news.
1:05.8	Welcome to the church news podcast.
1:07.9	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events
1:11.7	of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:19.7	Brigham Young University runner Kenneth Rooks' remarkable comeback after falling to win the
1:25.6	3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. outdoor track and
1:29.2	field championships in Eugene, Oregon on July 8th, has thrust him into the national spotlight.
1:35.6	He joins this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about overcoming hurdles and to share
1:42.0	how his understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ has made him a better athlete.
1:47.8	Kenneth, welcome to the Church News podcast.
1:50.2	Thank you.
1:50.8	It's an honor to be here.
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