Stress Reaction

Dennis Young is a writer based in New York City and is the news editor at Front Office Sports. He has written for many publications, including Defector, SF Gate, Flotrack and more. We talk Run Club Haters, Brooklyn Half Marathon(s), how real is mental toughness, ultra running curiosity, my running in Toms history, the minimalist shoe movement, what would an RFK-esque running influencer look like,...

Katelyn Hutchison is a contributor to Forbes, a broadcaster, and a commentator for Cities and New Balance, as well asa former 400m runner for Kentucky and Ithaca. We talk dinner habits, Katelyn training with Bullis, Post-Collegiate options for Sprinters, Chicago, Bullis Training plans, Commentating, being recognized, Keto?, 400h vs 400, Grand Slam growing on us, the struggles of “Pro” Track, how t...

Karen Lesiewicz, Stress Reaction fan favorite, is back on the pod after her Boston Marathon performance. We talk setting an alarm to Track her brother, tracker her lost tabs, history of Boston, not being a music gal, erasing her run file from Boston, willful ignorance, Mansplaining, Fast Girl Summer, bulking up after college, above-ground pools, performance enhancements, feet pics, and more. Follo...

Cole Townsend is back again for another round of Stress Reaction. Cole is fresh off a vintage Boston Marathon pop-up with Swiftwick as well as the man behind Running Supply, a tasteful resource for everything going on in the running commerce world. We talk how he sourced old Boston gear, How Bill Rodgers avoided nipple chaffing, midnight ride, Maurten mini bus, what my new bike means for me, is Fl...

Cris Gutierrez is a 2:19 marathoner, Founder of Ope Track Club, and the man behind Beers and Miles. He’s racing Boston on Monday so if you're reading this, wish him luck. We talk smuggling beer from Portland, Maine, finding the Marathon, Puma Supershoes, being the slowest 2:20 marathoner, easy run pace range, D3 stuff, ending up in Ohio, carbon plated flip flops, alternative running shoes, sho...

Howard Lao is a freelance photographer based in Portland, Oregon and former Hudler for University of Washington. He is also the lead photographer for Grand Slam Track. We talk pretty much entirely about Grand Slam Track but specifically about the food scene in Kingston, Grand Slam All-Star media team, the numbers on Howard's media process, vibe check from the stadium, vuvuzelas, the storyline poss...

Morgan Pearson is an American professional triathlete who won silver medals in the mixed relay at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. He also ran at Colorado University and competes in Road and Track races. We talk about his current wrist injury, running races as a triathlete, which pro runner could make it as a triathlete, fear of losing to Age Groupers, Lawrence Van Lingen, his sense of style, po...

Theo Kahler, News Editor at Runner's World returns to Stress Reaction as the first entry into the two-timers club. We hash out the definition of Sub-elite, his race recap from Trials of Miles Project 13.1, SockGate, fit checks, World Indoors, Fluid Athletics, celeb running culture, Ashton Hall, Huberman lore, shoe choice, Matt Richtman, and more. Follow Theo Kahler Follow Fluid Athletics Follo...

Jeff Merrill is the President of Portland Track and Chief Intern of Trackland. He’s a producer, meet director, broadcaster, and more.  We talk desk Feng Shui, ceiling heights, Chief Intern responsibilities, GST, Stress Reaction listeners, practical constraints around fatherhood, going au natarale, how old is professional track really?, legacy and staying power of meets, Portland Track Fest pitch,...

Jan Figueroa is a photographer and the Media Coordinator for UA Baltimore Distance. We talk being at European Indoor Championships and how it will compare to being at NCAA Indoor Nationals, racing Anderson Bobo, taking pics with Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Jan heads to China?, the YouTube queue, Jan's Uber Eats addiction, Under Armor, how Jan ran a 4:06 marathon as a 2:31 marathoner, texting while run...

Aidan Tooker is a Syracuse alum and pro runner training with Team SOVA, a group coached by Ben Thomas. We caught up with him as he's getting settled in for an altitude stint in Provo, Utah. We talk settling in at Provo, Ben Thomas Coaching Method, how he ended up with the group, a peek behind the curtain of Swoosh TC, is altitude all that special?, bumping into Andrew Huberman, s/o Preston, th...

Kevin Gunawan is a photographer, videographer and one-fourth of Footstep Creative. Kevin splits time between Boulder and Chicago and works with TCS, SOVA, Under Armor, Heartbreak, and more.  We talk being Bi-Inland, Altitude Training in Boulder, going Strava Dark, training nonchalantly, my experiments with Easy Interval Method, NCAA era, running in pants, my rule for dressing, brands we’re liking,...

Katie Rainsberger is a Team Boss and University of Washington alumna, Scientist, and advocate for Women's specific Sports Science research. We talk gift giving, favorite candies, smuggling Sour Patch into the NXN dance, her research, cycle-based grocery shopping, her current running status and journey to where she’s at right now, Living in the inspiration montage scene, sustainable gratitude,...

Tim Rossi is a co-founder of Lost Boys Track Club, head of brand and experiential marketing at Bandit, and contributor to Tempo Journal. Traveling to Paris, Wisconsin Dry January, Running Store shopping habits, Shopping vs. supporting small businesses, Paris shoe Trends, cautionary tales from former runners, Lost Boys origins, Tim’s first Stressie, road to Sub 2:30, racing at the Armory, comparing...

Brenden Clarke is a director and photographer based in Los Angeles. He is also the Founder of the production studio, 315, which shot a recent viral Cole Hocker campaign. We talk about getting back into running, photography in NYC, alternative runners, Is running in a bubble, run clubs, interviewing the founder of Satisfy, running in LA vs. NY, gear check at the Diplo Run Club, future of Fluid Athl...

Reuben Reina is a Student-Athlete at the University of Arkansas and Creative director and CEO of Butter Boys Track Club. Reuben is fresh off a 3:55 Mile at the Arkansas Invitational. We talk about his race to tie the Arkansan mile record, Southern Roots, how training makes you boring, Butter Boys Track Club, Working in a Bike Shop, YouTube, Is Arkansas the new BU, Fluid Athletics, What if Jakob In...

Sam Parsons is a German-American long-distance runner who lives in Boulder, CO. Sam is also a founding member and Creative Director with professional running team, Tinman Elite. We talk life as a Free Agent, status of Adidas and Tinman, state of Pro Running teams, Nike Coffee, Houston Half, Joe Klecker mindset, Are Tempos Dead?, College parties, Frank Shorter, Tyler Hamilton, giving people their f...

Ben Rayner is a NYC photographer, director, husband, dad, etc who runs and rides bikes and is a founding member of the Glue Factory Track Club We talk morning routines, Cool Guy bikes, Unbound, Cycling for run training, Kilian, Glue Factory, NYC Run Clubs, Jakob, and we talk through our reactions to Sinead Diver’s Meme Instagram, @heapsgoodrunners Predictions for 2025

Robert Hooper is a Mechanical Engineering student and T&F/XC Athlete at Tennessee State University. He also has a large following on TikTok and other social media platforms. We talk about Tupelo, MS, life as a Track and Field athlete in the NCAA, blowing up on TikTok, the difference between social media platforms, Noah Lyles, iShowSpeed, working with Citius, Mixed Relay being great for USA Men...

Jonathan Gault is a staff writer at LetsRun.com. and co-host of the Letsrun.com Track Talk Podcast. He also ran Cross Country and Track for 4 years as a student at Dartmouth and then got his Master's in Journalism at Syracuse. We talk about his time in Madison, mingling with Coaches, current fitness level, Running media, not having an Instagram, off-season storylines, Nike teams, Graham vs Jakob,...

Chris Derrick is a retired American distance runner who ran for Nike as a member of the Bowerman Track Club. He won 3 consecutive US Cross Country Championships in 2013–15. He attended Stanford University, where he earned 14 All-American honors. We talk about his time in Madison on the mic for NCAA XC Championships, how many teams are happy leaving the race, living up to our respective alma mater’...

Aidan Reed is an elite runner for Roots Running High-Performance team based in Boulder, CO. He's also a member of the Tracksmith Amateur Support Program. We talk about his tips for runners, racing to expose your fitness, my current fitness and goals, the Philadelphia Half Marathon, his marathons, Montana as a hotbed of Endurance fitness, high mileage culture at Southern Utah, Cam Levins legacy, Bo...

Joe Holder is a Nike Master Trainer and Run Coach with Nike, a Fitness and Wellness columnist for GQ Magazine, Founder of The Ocho System (OS), and Co-Founder of System of Service. We talk about his current relationship with running, zagging from the Marathon craze, bringing back the mile, Training like Emil Zatopek, Columbus culture in health/wellness, his 10 Year plan, how to stop runners from g...

Cole Townsend is a runner, cyclist, and cofounder of Sole Retriever. He also runs Running Supply, a directory of the best designed running shoes, apparel, bags, and accessories. We chat Tumblr, clapped out college gear, vintage running shirts, George H.W.’s run fits, Brick Layer’s Union, cycling expenses, personal SEO,  state of running brands and collaborative culture, guy fieri alpha fly’s, Dipl...

William Hague is fresh off a 2:23 Marathon in New York City. He also runs a popular anonymous Instagram account around running shoe technology and was a classmate and teammate of mine in our shared Duke XC/T&F days. We talk about his powerful Instagram account, Nike’s sneaky shoe tactics, Eliud surfing the first super shoe wave, his race performance in NYC, the obstacles of the marathon, frien...