Ep. 166 - 250 Meters to Glory: The Rise of 3X Rhode Island State Champ & UVA Commit Sean Gray

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The Sunday Shakeout

Nicholas Macha

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The Sunday Shakeout seeks to share the untold stories of top high school, collegiate, and professional runners. The mission? To showcase the humanity and unique journeys of these athletes. Through deep, authentic conversations, I aim to inspire my audience to pursue both athletic and personal success, seeing running not just as a set of goals, but as a path of growth and transformation along the way.

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Ep. 166 - 250 Meters to Glory: The Rise of 3X Rhode Island State Champ & UVA Commit Sean Gray

The Sunday Shakeout

34 minutes 21 seconds

1 week ago

Ep. 166 - 250 Meters to Glory: The Rise of 3X Rhode Island State Champ & UVA Commit Sean Gray

250 meters to go. One move left. The underdog from Portsmouth finally takes his shot.

Rhode Island’s Sean Gray has spent years quietly sharpening his tools, building speed, endurance, and belief from the ground up.

The Portsmouth High School senior has been unstoppable this fall, going undefeated and capturing two major titles. At the Rhode Island State Championships, Sean delivered one of the most thrilling finishes in meet history, surging past Hendricken’s Colby Flynn in the final 250 meters to win in 15:16.1 and become the first boy from Portsmouth to ever claim the individual title.

Just a week later, he followed it up with another win at the New England Interscholastic Championships, clocking 15:53.1 against some of the best runners in the Northeast.

But Sean’s rise wasn’t effortless. After missing time with achilles tendinitis last year, he rebuilt from the ground up, learning patience, trust, and precision. With personal bests of 8:27 for 3K, 14:36 for 5K on the track, and 14:55 for 5K in cross country, along with Rhode Island state records in both the indoor and outdoor 5K, Sean has proven that steady, deliberate work can create something special.

In this episode, we unpack the mindset, strategy, and quiet fire that turned Sean Gray from a calculated racer into a state champion and a potential national contender.

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