Stress Reaction

Devin McDermott is a Marketing Professional who competed in Track and Field/XC at the University of Florida. We talk about Parker Valby signing to New Balance, the first-ever Stress Reaction Segment presented by _______, a Track and Field Draft where we both represent different brands, Gabby Thomas vs. Cooper Teare, what kind of mega-conglomerate brand I'm cooking up, and more.

Brad Culp  is a sports journalist, author of The Norwegian Method, former Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete Magazine, Media Manager of the International Triathlon Union, and LAVA magazine, the official publication of the IRONMAN triathlon series.  We talk about his time in Norway, how this book came to be, getting in shape enough to hang with the fittest athletes in the world, great ideas coming from...

Theo Kahler is the Runner’s World News Editor and sub-elite runner. He just wrote an article titled “What’s Next for Eliud Kipchoge” which you can read out here. We talk about Eliud Kipchoge’s Zoom etiquette, gear testing at Runner’s World, Beating Matt Centrowitz, my time at the Chicago Marathon, Cyclocross racing as runners, homemade sports nutrition, unsanctioned racing, Galen Rupp’s media prow...

Joe Hale is a photographer based in New York City. He’s worked with many of your favorite publications and brands. We discuss the similarities between Bike vs Film Stores, Joe’s Cycling Journey, Paris Olympics, Athlos vs Puma/Red Bull Track events, Meg thee Stallion anchoring Athlos, Joe’s business acumen, outside perspectives on Track and Field, Athlos vs. Grand Slam Track beef, pivoting to NBA/M...

Karen Lesiewicz is a co-host of Getting Chicked podcast, sub-elite runner, Citius broadcaster, and social media personality. We talk Boston Marathon cutoff, getting chicked, racing Molly Siedel, is running too inclusive?, Professional athlete posting, punching down/up, Florida and Illinois drivers being bad in different ways, racing against people who are too talented, cross-training torture devic...

Brady Holmer is a scientist, writer, athlete and podcaster. He writes a Substack called, Physiologically Speaking, where he discussed the lastest health, exercise science, and wellness topics. He also authored an eBook titled, VO2 Max Essentials which can be found here: https://bradyjholmer.gumroad.com/l/VO2maxessentials We discuss how fast would Joe Rogan run a marathon, run clubs in Austin, gues...

"@Predamame doesn't miss" - Ashton Eaton, on today's guest. Alex Predhome is an accomplished amateur runner, tech worker,  and the man behind Track and Field's favorite social media personality, @predamame We talk about running Boston, being the King of Track Twitter, fixing the sport, horny run clubs, Is running cool?, how to follow the sport, influencers and hybrid athletes...

Solo pod because I failed to record my lovely conversation with Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion, and professional cyclist, Lily Williams. Maybe I'll have her on the pod at a later date. Instead of not posting an episode, I talked through some thoughts on the current state of Track and Field as a sport for Athletes and how it may or not be transitioning into a sport of entertainers.

Anderson Bobo is the Creative Director of Oregon Cross Country/Track and Field. We discuss Oregon Cross Country Practice, how Florida Roots run deep, Olympic Half Marathon Trials in Orlando, slinging shoes, On’s coming out party, Grant Holloway, Cross Country coach's aversion to podcasting,  Coach Holloway taking things personally, Quincy Halls nickname for Anderson and more.

Matt Wisner is a recently retired professional Track and Field athlete who works as a Producer/Director in LA. We discuss the differences between Oregon and Duke, Ben Thomas' acronyms, the Golden Era of New Gen T&F, the SOVA Method, living in Blacksburg, the name of this podcast, and more. Welcome to the first episode of Stress Reaction.