ROAD TO HOUSTON (EPISODE 1): JOE KLECKER VS. CONNER MANTZ

[@michaelbradley5490]

This was class. Beautifully shot and well put together. Very different approach from a lot of the running content at the moment. I loved it, thanks Citius

[@SantaCruzRunner]

Love all the buzz around this Houston half! The narrator was fantastic and reminded me of Liev Schreiber's work on Hard Knocks. I just punched my ticket on this hype train! Thanks Citius Mag

[@Bobostrike]

The intro gave me chills

[@aaronjames3728]

The narration was kind of funny. It felt like a movie preview or something from Hollywood. But it was a great video. We need more videos like this in the sport. It was great. 😊

[@tarheelfan9976]

Loved this . . . it was fun seeing them in Houston and then watching the American Record go to Mantz.

[@GokuRunner]

Great job now I’m invested

[@CitiusMag]

Mission accomplished. 🤝

[@chrisluz6935]

Peep the Adam wood cameo

[@alasdairpurkis5629]

What a brilliantly produced film! Excellent cinematography. Pure quality stuff

[@benbarrows7629]

That’s me rounding the turn in the back in orange at 0:31 😂

[@brokenrulerlabs]

You out did yourselves. Great piece and great editing 🎉.

[@SundanceSerenityHideaway]

EXTREMELY well done! Loved it! Thanks!

[@bretstevens262]

Great stuff!

[@stevethach3340]

Just looked up the Houston half and realized it’s this Sunday! Gonna tune in!

[@grantc9924]

I think Mantz has it, his aggression and experience will throw Joe off, not sure if the record will go down though, excited to watch this one!

[@marcumxc]

#goodforthesport

[@andreww5278]

This was great, looking forward to more !

[@jacobwhite228]

This was a spectacular and very well done! Absolutely beautiful storytelling! I’m hyped for Sunday

[@womtang]

Episode 2 please 🤤

[@CitiusMag]

Coming Saturday!

[@run_for_more]

Battle for the ages and I'm here for it

[@vaughnmiller4141]

Great video! Somebody get Mr. Klecker out of that wind!

[@owenhotvet361]

when i clicked on this i had low expectations. damn citius! production, voice over, content, and video. talk about raising the bar. excellent work. you have redefined all my citius expectations.

[@brendancave8865]

This was so fire 🔥

[@joshuaecht]

This inspires me to train better!

[@codyamengual6934]

Great content, looking forward to more. Need to channel some Joeness this winter.

[@MatterofBased]

I love that y’all did this but y’all should’ve dropped this on Thursday and the final episode on Friday so the non track and field fan could get excited to see! Y’all hyped this up too much just to drop a day before the race 🫤

[@CitiusMag]

@@MatterofBased Final touches of Episode 2 is being filmed as we speak.

[@pparmley]

BRB about to run through a brick wall. Kudos, Chavez and team. Superb stuff - narration is A+ too.

[@anibaljrbalt]

It's great to see Dathan make that transition from great racer to coach.

[@Fast7Track]

Amazing Video!!

[@joegirard9974]

Citrus mag getting the juices going 🔥

[@charlie.matzke]

(im)patiently waiting for episode 2 to drop!!!

[@isaachedengren9152]

This is so well done!

[@Bryan_Gutierrez]

Great video! I’ll be doing Houston half and been posting vlogs leading too it. Wish I could get them like this lol. Looking forward to the rest of the series

[@luisbarraza9709]

Is there a part 2? Race is tomorrow

[@CitiusMag]

@@luisbarraza9709 It’s coming! We were filming in Houston, handed off to editors and now hotel wifi is holding us up

[@luisbarraza9709]

@ cool thanks for great content!

[@qawsqawsqawsedrf]

Appreciate the content, was great to watch and obviously super high quality. Couple things were kinda weird to me: 1. Creating this Klecker vs Mantz "rivalry". It felt forced imo and also almost completely omitted Clayton Young and other ~61 min USA guys (not to mention the rest of the field, some of which are sub 60 guys). I get you can only show so much but Mantz and Young are literally training partners and woulda been nice to see/hear more from Young as well. 2. The narrator felt really out of place. Seems most the people in the comments disagree with this, so maybe that's just me.

[@CitiusMag]

Wait for Episode 2

[@kofuzi]

this is really nice

[@runbyron]

Very EXCITING!

[@tomassr4]

Produção e conteúdo sensacionais!

[@barryblueboi2476]

Happy Cheney and Adam got some camera time

[@brandonadolphus8639]

See yalll there to cheer yall on!🎉

[@wespeters0321]

This was so well done, thanks for creating!

[@owensmith5814]

This is so badass. Head to head storylines are so easy to follow and the retro voiceover was a nice creative touch. Keep em coming!

[@Nextman916]

Love it

[@tonyyoung3381]

Well done

[@5656sergio]

This feels like an All-Access Floyd Mayweather fight preview

[@runnershighproductions]

this is probably the most hype I've been to watch half marathon in a while

[@andreasklawitter2022]

bruh it's barely still "today" ... oh well 🔥

[@garrettjohnstonn]

So cool!!!!

[@Russellditsworth332]

Citius always seems a step ahead. Houston is going to be great, and these 2 are impossible not to root for!!

[@eliputnamm]

I think Clayton could possibly beat both of them

[@DMcClendonProduction]

Is the houston half streaming somewhere? How can we watch??

[@CitiusMag]

@@DMcClendonProduction ABC13 Livestream. Details in the description

[@gregorymloftis]

Where is part 2? 😢

[@CitiusMag]

@@gregorymloftis It’s coming. We were filming and editing in Houston as well. Please be patient.

[@joshuaim3263]

I’m signed up for the Houston marathon but am now thinking if I should do the half instead.

[@steveravnitzky6711]

One of the better running video’s I’ve seen in a very long time. Wouldn’t it be tremendous if both of them broke(or even got close to) 1 hour. They’ll be some other studs in contention for sure. Maybe they can each work together and duke it out over the final 5K.

[@lukepaulson3428]

Sweet!

[@francoispicaud9631]

Great video! Thank you for sharing !

[@jjnrmason]

Anyone know what shoes mantz was wearing in the intro jogging

[@trickshottripp7121]

This is just going to be lit 1.19.25!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥳🥳

[@ChrisKellyDrums]

I heard Clayton is also running this. You can’t sleep on him.

[@brianmonsen6507]

You found the old NFL films narrator!

[@CitiusMag]

@@brianmonsen6507We tapped a freelance voice actor for it. NFL Films definitely one of the tone, styles we were looking for. Mac and I talk a bit about the first try at a series like this on our podcast that we’ll put out today.

[@brianmonsen6507]

@@CitiusMag I love it. His voice is sort of perfect for the scenes of winter training--the only phrase that I'm certain I remember the NFL dude saying is "frozen tundra." Looking forward to the pod and to episode 2.

[@michaelflora3677]

@@CitiusMag Series feels very professional with a voice actor. I love it

[@anibaljrbalt]

It's going to be unhistorically cold there tomorrow.

[@sethamofa869]

More content like this

[@DOPEREVIEW]

Our Athletes aren’t punted as personalities. Very little of the person is projected. More often they’re as anonymous as the other. The podcast scene has removed some of that opaque mystic. More of this please. More humanness. More peeks behind the curtain. More thoughts spoken. The sport will do better with it. 🤟

[@misspurplebrown]

Mantz Energy = Pre’s Energy

[@sam-content]

Citrus Mag and Conner Mantz both have the same initials! Are they silently picking their winner?? Jk tho Great video I loved this

[@Cleps1119]

They should have retired Ritz and Eyestone race

[@CitiusMag]

@@Cleps1119 The next docuseries

[@TeresaRaab-hb5co]

I see Adam.

[@juliaKramMusic]

I know this doc. is about Mantz and Klecker, but every time they mention Mantz I can’t help but think “and Clayton Young”. I think of those two as a pair.

[@CitiusMag]

@@juliaKramMusic 👀 Episode 2 later today 👀

[@juliaKramMusic]

@@CitiusMaggreat!

[@DannyAyres-e6g]

The narrator sounds identical to the narrator in the song “Guilty Conscience” by Eminem and Doctor Dre

[@tylerahlstrom4553]

Got to love those views. Beautiful places. That shot of Mantz with the steam coming off him was pretty sweet. Looks cold.

[@MrJoik]

It is hard to focus on Joe when you see Naguse, Garcia, and Oli around!

[@timjacobsen3141]

Go Mantz!

[@isaachedengren9152]

The narration is so good!

[@felixyu755]

Where can we watch?

[@freehypes]

Voice over man sounds hilarious so epic 💀💀💀 dude needs to chill out on the dramatic word choice. Morgan freeman lookin ahhhh

[@kylemerber5323]

That record is on borrowed time

[@mitchross871]

dope

[@VELL2K]

Someone explain this in basketball terms!

[@DL_YouTube]

@@VELL2K current Cavaliers vs Thunder; Mitchel vs Shai

[@noguile2737]

Why is it during your later years runners do better for the 42K. any other sport, the younger tend to be your pike. (8:00 mins)

[@eddiegrinwald]

Where's episode 2?? The race is in less than 12 hours!

[@CitiusMag]

Please see our previous comments. We're having upload issues at the moment in Houston after a final two days of filming and editing. We're working to get it up as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience. 🙏

[@mike_y1]

National Geographic ahhh commentary voice

[@tommoore3292]

Is mantz not injured lately

[@joshuaolayanju9658]

He just made some of his training private for a week or two.

[@robinsuarez632]

he had the hiccups

[@fiddlefiver]

The narrator is dope

[@GokuRunner]

Kinda sounds ai

[@CitiusMag]

@@GokuRunner Not AI. Hired a freelance voice actor for this one.

[@GokuRunner]

@ nice! Very hbo fight vibe