Final Surge Podcast

Welcome to episode 88 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Olympian runner Ruben Sanca. Ruben ran for Cabo Verde in the 2011 World Championships in the marathon and the 2012 Olympics in the 5k. Ruben won 2017 New England Grand Prix Road Racing title and was elected U.S.A. Track & Field New England Male Runner of the Year. We talk to Ruben about how he came to American at age 12, his running career and about his newer company, The Lowell Running Company. Ruben can you start out telling us a little bit about yourself and how you got started running? Born in Cabo Verde Came to the US at 12 and in middle school teacher asked who wanted to sign up for cross country Ran in HS and recruited to run at U Mass Lowell So you came to the US at the age of 12. I don’t know a lot about Cabo Verde besides it’s off the coast of West Africa. Did you speak English? Tell us what it was like for a 12-year-old to come here? Dual citizenship From tiny island  We came here for health reasons and education Was har