Running In Circles

Today I’m joined by Oregon’s Elliott Cook! If you’re not familiar with Elliott he’s been making his mark on the NCAA in the past couple years while being the face of Oregon’s distance team.  Throughout the 2024 outdoor season he completed the double at the PAC-12 Conference Championship where he won both the 1500 and 800. Then at NCAA outdoor’s he placed 2nd in the 1500 and qualified for the U.S....

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Maggi Congdon! Maggi runs cross country and track for NAU where she is a Big Sky Champion in the 1500m and 4 by 400m relay, an All American in the indoor 800 and holds a personal best of 4:02.79 in the 1500m which is also the school record at NAU. She saw a ton of success this outdoor season with the 1500 as she placed 9th in the NCAA final and went on to be the...

Today I'm joined by the head coach Joe Lee of Bullis Track and Field! Joe has played a huge part in developing the program at Bullis and has coached many athletes who have gone on to become big names in the sport including Quincy Wilson who just qualifed for the Olympics at the age of 16 in the 400 (currently coached by Joe) and Masai Russel who just won the trials in the 100 meter hurdles who...

Today I’m joined by Shane Cohen! Shane has quite the story. He transferred from the University of Tampa where he was an All-American to Virginia last fall and had some thrilling races this season. He uses the infamous Sit and Kick strategy and it helped him Win the 800m NCAA National Championship a little over a month ago. As his confidence has grown and he’s gotten to race better competition he t...

Today I’m joined by Kenneth Rooks! Kenneth just won the 3k steeplechase at the Olympic trials in dominate fashion so he’s headed to Paris in just a couple weeks to represent the U.S. at the Olympics. He’s now a 2 time U.S. champion in the steeplechase. Last year at the U.S. championships he fell midrace and was able to come back and win. After completing his time at BYU last year he signed a pro c...

Today I’m joined by Michaela Rose! Michaela just finished 4th at the Olympic Trials in the 800 and had herself a heck of a season. She finished 4th at NCAA’s in the 800 but she didn’t let that hold her back from getting after it at the trials and she just narrowly missed a trip to Paris. She runs for LSU and has seen a lot of success with her gutsy race strategy. She won an NCAA title in the 800 i...

Today I’m joined by Robert Mechura! Robert just finished his Jr. year of high school and is looking to do big things next year as he’s not giving himself any limits. He’s commited to run at the University of North Carolina after his senior year which you’ll hear more about in this episode. He also has a YouTube channel where he’s made several documentary’s following both his and his teammates runn...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Allie Zealand! She’s been on a tear this post season as she ran 4:30 in the mile at Hoka Festival of miles to become the 2nd fastest high school miler outdoors ever and then she ran 9:41 in the 2 mile at Brooks PR in order to become 2nd on that all time list. She’s headed to Liberty University in the fall where she will continue her academic and running career. O...

Today I’m joined by Acer Iverson! Acer is fresh off of qualifying for nationals in the 5k, and was a part of history at Regionals as he helped Harvard reach the most athletes ever qualified for outdoor nationals in school history of 18. Throughout his running career at Harvard he’s won multiple Ivy League titles and had All American finishes. His personal best includes 13:26 in the 5k and 28:23 in...

Today I’m joined by Lydia Olivere! She runs for UA Mission Run Baltimore Distance and her primary event is the 3k steeplechase. She attended Villanova University where she was multiple time Big East champion and broke several school records. She also qualified for NCAA’s several times and played a crucial role in helping her team qualify for cross country nationals. In this episode we discuss her...

Today I’m joined by Kentucky Superstar Reagan Gilmore! Reagan just graduated from Assumption high school and will be attending the University of Florida in the fall where she will continue her running and academic journey. Reagan most recently placed 2nd in the Kentucky dream mile where the 16 best milers in Kentucky all line up to see how they stack up. She holds personal bests include 4:47 in th...

Today I’m joined by Olivia Howell! Olivia currently runs for the University of Texas and before that she ran for Illinois where she won an NCAA title in the mile. Outside of running she enjoys painting along with other forms of art which we cover in this episode. We also go over what it felt like to accomplish one of her biggest goals, her adidas NIL deal and more. If you enjoy the episode please...

Today I’m joined by none other than Anthony Fasthorse! Just like the name suggests Anthony is in fact very fast! He’s commited to run at the prestigious University of Oregon in the fall and is currently running his last track season of his high school career. He holds personal bests of 8:45 in the 3200, 4:09 in the mile, and 14:32 in the 5k (xc). He ran the 8:45 in the most stacked 3200 race of al...

Today Will Conway returns to the podcast! Will is on a mission this outdoor season after having a successful cross country season NXN left him wanting more. During the indoor season he attended Nike Indoor Nationals where he placed 2nd in the 2 mile with a time of 8:51 and 3rd in the mile with a time of 4:07. In this episode we discuss his custom Spider-Man singlet, his mentality after NXN, how th...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Nick Regas! Nick walked on the Team at Ohio State his freshman year and he’s now running for Lipscomb while getting his MBA. Shortly after he got to Lipscomb he met his now business partner and ever since then they have been working towards perfecting their pre-workout energy brand targeted towards runners called “Enerza”. In this episode we go over Nick’s start...

Today I’m joined by Liam Murphy, who just finished 4th at indoor Nationals! We had the chance to speak a few weeks back it was a very insightful conversation. Liam is one of the top milers in the NCAA at Villanova. He’s a four time All-American, Seven time Big East Champion, Nine time All-Big East performer and was named the men’s Co-Outstanding performer in the track events at the 2024 indoor Big...

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Ahmed Muhumed! Ahmed is a pro runner for Hoka’s Northern Arizona Elite and most recently qualified for the world cross country championships by placing 3rd in the senior race in Richmond, Virginia. He started off his college career at Boise State and later on he ran at FSU. After graduating college he got a job as an assistant coach for FSU as well as another par...

Today I’m joined by Footlocker National Champion Drew Griffith! Drew is one of the fastest high school runners in the nation right now and he’s committed to run at Notre Dame in the fall. During the 2023 cross country season he won the Footlocker National meet and most recently he ran an 8:38 3200 on an indoor track but it was oversized so it won’t count for a national record but really it should....

Today I’m joined by Cole Sprout! Cole runs for the University Of Stanford and has already built up quite the running resume. Back in high school he was the best of the best and nothings changed at his career in college so far. He’s a five time All-American, 3 time Pac-12 team XC champion, and six time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. His personal bests include 3:56 (mile), 13:24 (5k), and 27:42 (10k)....

Today I’m joined by Nick Hauger! Nick is a marathoner for Hoka’s NAZ Elite team and will be running in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Orlando, Florida on February 3rd. He has a personal best of 2:12:59 which he ran in his debut but since then he’s struggled with injuries and hasn’t been able to race too much. But he persevered through it and at the 2023 CIM marathon he ran 2:16:02 which will...

Today I’m joined by Elise Cranny! Elise is a 4 time U.S. Champion and represented the U.S. in the 2020 Olympics in the 5k. She also became the second woman ever to complete the double win with the 5k/10k at USA’s in 2023. But she’s also seen a lot of success in the mile/1500, last year she set her personal best of 4:16 in the mile at the Monaco Diamond league. She attended Stanford for her college...

Today I’m joined by Brock Kelly! Brock is a runner for Mississippi College where he has helped the team win their indoor conference and compete well in the post season. He is also very passionate about videography and storytelling. Recently he’s become a viral sensation with his video series “The Daily Mile”. The idea of the series is that he posts a short 60 second reel everyday documenting his c...

Today I’m joined by Adam Spencer! Adam runs for the University of Wisconsin where he specializes in the 1500, which he has a personal best of 3:31 in. Last year he finished 3rd in the 1500 at NCAA outdoor nationals and at the world championships when representing Australia, he made it all the way to the semis before getting eliminated. In this conversation we discuss his least favorite class at Wi...

Today I’m joined by Paul Stafford! Paul is a very accomplished runner having run for Florida state University and after his graduation he transferred to The University of Colorado in the fall to further his academic and running pursuits. He earned All-American honors in 2019 cross country and has a personal best of 23:20 in the cross country 8k (5 miles). One thing that Paul is passionate about is...

On Today’s episode of the podcast I have the pleasure of speaking with JoJo Jourdon! JoJo just won Nike cross nationals and is committed to run and study engineering at Wake Forest next fall. He holds personal best of 4:06 (1600), 8:46 (3200), and 14:51 (cross country 5k). In this conversation he breaks down his win at NXN, we discuss his love for fishing, his potential Nesquik sponsorship, Mario...