Beyond the Stride

Rocky Hansen, is one of the best true freshman in the NCAA so far this fall, joined The Stride Report for a half-hour conversation! The superstar rookie talks with TSR's Ben Weisel about his unexpected rise as a top-tier low-stick, his journey through the elite high school ranks, adapting to collegiate racing and more. Seamless transition to the NCAA (0:15) Battling numerous superstars in high sch...

Amelia Mazza-Downie joined our Beyond the Stride interview series for an excellent half-hour chat! The Lobo-turned-Gator star chats with Ben Weisel about her emergence as a national-caliber runner before discussing the departure of Joe Franklin from New Mexico and her decision to join the Florida women. Be sure to hear all of the insight from one of the NCAA's biggest and best transfer talents of...

Ryan Wilson is our next guest in our Beyond the Stride interview series! The now-former MIT runner is arguably the greatest Division Three middle distance runner of all-time. He details his delayed start to collegiate competition, what his rise to stardom has been like and his motivation of choosing Duke as a graduate transfer. Choosing MIT out of high school (0:32) Initial draw to running (4:25)...

Olivia Markezich is the next guest in our Beyond the Stride interview series! The Notre Dame star joined Ben Weisel to chat about her incredible three-season success, including her dominant steeplechase performances over the last few months and the Fighting Irish's promising cross country roster for this fall. Has her recent success sunk in yet? (0:15) Race plan & lead up to NCAA Championships...

Ky Robinson, who may have an argument of being the best men's distance runner in the NCAA right now, was able to join Beyond the Stride for a new interview episode! The Cardinal superstar breaks down his journey from Australia to the NCAA, Stanford's up and down 2022 XC season, his brilliant 10k/5k double at the outdoor national meet and his reaction to his now-former teammate, Charles Hicks, turn...

Beyond the Stride has returned, this time with our first Division One national champion! This week, Ben Weisel is joined by Harvard star Maia Ramsden, the NCAA's most recent 1500 meter national title winner. Maia joined Ben to chat about her unique background prior to coming to Harvard and details her own "Welcome to the NCAA" moment. And of course, the Ivy League ace dives into her thou...

The Stride Report's newest interview show, Beyond the Stride, is back with yet another top collegiate distance talent! Drake standout and national title contender, Isaac Basten, joins your TSR admin, Garrett Zatlin, for a 30-minute chat! Basten was nice enough to chat about his rise throughout the NCAA over the last few years, his development of tactics, his fascinating experiences on the national...

We're back! The Stride Report's new interview show called, "Beyond the Stride" has returned with another high-profile guest. This week, Brett Haffner chats with one of the greatest D3 distance runners of all-time, Alex Phillip! The guys chat about John Carroll's rise during cross country, Phillip's pursuit of D3 records, the insane competition level within D3 and his future move to North Carolina...

Let's give this a go! Today, we're introducing a brand new show to The Stride Report called, "Beyond the Stride". Be sure to join Brett Haffner every couple of weeks as he chats with some of the NCAA's biggest and best distance talents. Today, we have Lindsay Cunningham the recent D2 indoor 5k national champion who also now holds the D2 indoor 5k record! Early days in the NCAA (0:33) Racing style...