Running In Circles

Today I’m joined by Bullis senior Colin Abrams! Last year Colin was the runner up in the 800 at New balance indoor nationals and set the junior class national record with a time of 1:49.71. Just a few weeks ago he anchored his teams sprint medley relay with a 1:51 to help them secure the U.S. high school national record! But most recently he went up in distance and ran a 4:17 mile at the milrose g...

Today I’m joined by Virginia Tech’s George Couttie! George spent a year running D2 for Charleston before he transferred to Virginia Tech last fall where he’s coached by Ben Thomas who also coaches Olympic champion Cole Hocker and many other prestigious athletes. This past cross country season he led his team to nationals with a win at regionals and went on to place 14th individually at nationals a...

Today I’m joined by the most underrated All American in the NCAA, Dylan Schubert! Throughout the past couple years Dylan has dominated his conference while running for Furman University by setting countless records and winning titles in a lot of different events. But he’s also made his mark on the national stage. Over the years at cross country nationals he placed 11th in 2022, 24th in 2023 and mo...

Today I’m joined again by Nathan Green for episode 2 of our series The Life Of an NCAA Champion! Nathan just ran 3:50 in the mile for his first race of the year and got the win over a stacked field. That time of 3:50 now puts him at #4 all time on the NCAA all conditions mile list. In today’s conversation we go into what it takes to win fast races, hear about the start of Nathan and his former tea...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Ali Ince! Ali is a freshman at the University of Oregon where she runs cross country and track, and has been having an outstanding year so far. In high school Ali was an elite runner while also playing basketball. She was the new balance indoor nationals 800m champion and held personal best including 4:35 in the mile and 2:03 in the 800. At cross country national...

Introducing  episode one of A behind the scenes look at what it’s like to chase D1 NCAA titles! Whenever someone wins a national title you might find yourself wondering what the X factor was. Was it the team culture? Was it the workouts? The high mileage? Are they just talented? This series will help shed some light on answers to these questions and will help you get to know one of the coolest guy...

Today I’m joined by Chloe Thomas! Chloe had one of the most underrated cross country seasons this year and is looking to Continue her momentum into the indoor season. She won the Big East Championship individually leading her team to 3rd place, won the NorthEast regional meet, placed 9th at nationals and ran a 15:17 5k for a UConn school record a U23 Canadian record. In this episode we discuss her...

Today I’m joined by Virginia’s Gary Martin! Gary just placed 13th at NCAA cross country Nationals and ran a 7:36 3k to end the season which puts him #4 on the NCAA all time list. He’s also the 2024 ACC cross country champion and performer of the year. He’s been consistently getting better throughout college but so far this year he’s gotten to another level. In 2023 he placed 219th at cross nationa...

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Ethan Strand who just set the NCAA 3k record with an astonishing time of 7:30. That is almost 4 minute per mile pace. First we discuss how he was feeling going into it and then we pull up the race and he takes me through it. Leave a five star review if you feel inclined and enjoy this episode with one of the best stars in the NCAA. WATCH ON YOUTU...

Today I’m joined by JoJo Jourdon! JoJo was a sub four miler in high school and a national champion at Nike Cross Nationals. This year at wake Forest he placed 8th at the ACC Championships, helping his team come away with the win, placed 47th at Cross Country Nationals and was named the ACC freshman of the year. He started out as a red shirt for his first couple races but as his confidence built he...

Today I’m joined by Marco Langon! Marco has one of the most remarkable stories I’ve ever heard. From a car crash in high school all the way to 15th at NCAA Cross Country Nationals and he’s still just scratching the surface. You’ll find out very quickly from Listening that Marco isn’t the type of guy to make excuses and is committed to the grind. Just after recording this episode he ran 13:14 in th...

Today I’m joined by Owen Powell! Owen opened up his season with a 3 mile cross country high school National record of 13:30 and a win at the prestigious Woodbridge invitational. He’s been killing it for a while as last track season he won a national title in the indoor 800, ran 1:48 outdoors in the 800 and set a national record in the 1k outdoors with a time of 2:23. But as he says in this episode...

Today I’m joined by someone who has a very bright future in the sport! Vincent Ciattei is here and he’s here to stay. He runs for Under Armor’s Mission Run Dark Sky Distance which is based in Flagstaff Arizona. Last year he placed 4th in the 1500m at the Olympic Trials in route to running 3:31, won the USATF road mile Championship and ran a 3:50 mile indoors. Not to mention back at college he was...

Today I’m joined by Klaudia Kazimierska! Klaudia just helped Oregon win a Big Ten Cross Country title by placing 11th and a West Regional title by placing 12th, which secured an automatic bid to Nationals for the women of Oregon. She also holds a personal best of 3:59 in the 1500m and represented Poland in the Olympics over the summer where she placed 10th in the world. And she got on the podium i...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by David Mullarkey! David transferred to NAU from FSU this fall and is continuing to leave a huge mark on the NCAA. At FSU he set the school record in the 3k with a time of 7:42, ran 13:28 in the 5k, placed 2nd in the ACC 3k, and 40th at Cross country Nationals to earn All American honors. So far at NAU this year he’s led the team in every race and just helped them...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Chloe Foerster! Chloe is the 2024 PAC-12 Champion in the 1500 and most recently placed 6th at the Big Ten Cross Country Championship and led Washington to a 2nd place team finish. She holds NCAA records in both the indoor DMR and 4 by 800m relay with her teammates. She also as an NIL deal with Brooks Running that she signed after competing in the 1500 at the Olym...

One of the Most unique stories in the sport. Today on the podcast I’m joined by Josh Hoey! This summer Josh placed 4th in the 800m at the U.S. Olympic Trials and has a personal best in the event of 1:43.8! He also got 2nd at the prestigious 5th Ave Mile in New York City against a stacked field. In December of 2023 Josh had some tough races including one where he ran 1:49 in the 800, but as we disc...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Riley Smith! In March of 2024 Riley ran a U.S. #1 time for the year so far in the 3200 of 8:39, closing his final lap in 58 seconds. He was primed for an incredible season. But shortly after he suffered an injury that put him out for the season. It was a tough break to be so fit and have to shut things down but he’s now a freshman at the University of Florida and...

Today I’m joined by Paul Bergeron! Paul is a freshman at Stanford and will play a crucial role in the success of their distance program for years to come. He just raced his first college 8k where he ran 23:28 and placed 13th overall. Stanford also took home the team win, but as we discuss in the episode the team really isn’t putting too much weight on these early season meets and they want to race...

Today I’m joined by Rylee Blade! Rylee just won the prestigious Woodbridge Classic over a stacked field and set a national record for the 3 mile distance of 15:20 along the way, smashing the previous record by 12 seconds. She also won the 2024 Nike Outdoor Nationals 5k and is a part of the Nike Elite Program. This Season Rylee is looking to play her cards just right as she will be in contention fo...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by the legend himself, newest pro on the block, Ethan Gregg! This is one of the most inspiring and fun conversations I’ve had on the podcast to date. Ethan has faced a lot of adversity in his running career but has also had extreme success. From being DQ’ed at the national championship in the 5k to losing the cross country team battle by one point at nationals and t...

Today Graham Blanks returns to the podcast after competing at the Olympic Games! Graham is an NCAA Champion in Cross country and was looking unbeatable after he ran 13:03 for a NCAA record indoors but soon after he suffered an injury. He missed the bulk of his indoor season and got a late start to outdoors but ended up placing 5th at the NCAA outdoor 5k and then qualified at the Olympic trials for...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by reigning Nike Cross Nationals Champion, Addy Ritzenhein! Addy is a jr. At Niwot high school in Colorado and holds personal bests of 10:09 in the 3200m, 16:44 in the cross country 5k and 9:17 in the 3000m. She broke out on the scene of high school running when she won NXN in 2023 as a sophomore and led her team to a 2nd place finish by one point. She went on to wi...

Today I’m joined by UNC’s Ethan Strand! In the past year Ethan was a finalist in both the NCAA 1500m and the Olympic Trials 1500m. He used a blistering kick to outlast a lot of his competition. He also placed 4th in the indoor NCAA mile and broke a 1974 UNC record in the mile by running 3:54.62 at a meet earlier in the season. A record that I’d be willing to bet he will break again next year. In o...

Today on the Running In Circles podcast I’m joined by Leah Stephens! Leah is a Sophmore at NC State where she runs cross country and track. Last year she became an All-ACC Runner after finishing 8th in the conference 6k and then went on to finish 43rd at the NCAA Cross country Championship as a true freshman, which helped secure NC state’s 3rd straight women’s cross country team title. She got inj...