Steep Ravine...Deep Thoughts About Running

The world of distance running is faster outside of Eugene! Matt and Dave cover Diamond League Meets in Paris and Monaco. And Dave tells listeners about an epic southeastern Oregon Running Camp for high school kids.

In this episode of the Steep Ravine Podcast, hosts Matt and Dave dive into the exhilarating highs and emotional lows of the concluding half of the USA Track & Field Olympic Trials.

Dave and Matt chat with Olympic Trials 800m finalist, Shane Cohen and Dave remembers Brooks Johnson, who passed away on Saturday.

After months of anticipation, Dave and Matt convene in Eugene for the Olympic Trials, beers at The Wild Duck and one-of-a-kind discussion of our favorite sport.

Matt and Dave dig into the three big high school national meets from the past week and also preview the first four days of the US Track & Field Trials which start on Friday.

Matt & Dave are back to cover the NCAA D1 National Championships and a totally loaded Portland Track Festival. 

Matt and Dave remind each other that this is a podcast about distance running. They then cover the five big track meets from the past week.

Dave warmed up the Wild Duck while at the Prefontaine Classic. Matt drove one million miles and back to take in the California State High School Meet...was worth every mile.

Matt and Dave try mightily to recap the many distance running highlights from the weekend. While the athletes performed extremely well, Dave and Matt's coverage was "just OK," as usual. 

Matt announces the arrival of his grandson, Rory. Then Matt and Dave marvel at Phoebe Gill's 1:57.86 800m and jabber about the latest news in distance running. 

Matt and Dave cover the highlights of this year's Oxy Invitational, the Portland Twilight Meet and other stand-out performances from the week.

Dave and Matt agree one of the best parts about coaching track is creating The Dope Sheet. They also chat about the Penn Relays and other worldly topics.

Dave and Matt recap another eventful week in the running world from Boston and London Marathons, a Diamond League meet in Xiamen China, Mt SAC Relays, Oregon Relays, Sacramento Meet of Champions, and more. 

Matt tries to contain Dave to the allotted time, but the Brian Clay Invitational has way too many triggers. Good times!

Matt fesses up about some incorrect facts. Plus Dave runs down the Arcadia highlights.

Matt and Dave cover the World Cross Country Championships and highlights from the Standford Invitational.

This episode features more hilarious stories from Dave Frank, a rundown of the big track meets on the horizon over the next two months, and some of Matt and Dave's initial predictions for who will make The Team in June.

Dave and Matt recap last night's incredibly loaded 10K at The Ten, where 8 men broke 27 minutes on the track at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano. The also touch on Dublin Distance Fiesta highlights, and the first time they encountered The Bear.

Matt & Dave recap this weekend's NCAA D1 Indoor Championships, offer some thoughts to high school coaches for the month of March, and hammer the proper usage of the words "lie" versus "lay."

Matt & Dave explain the acronym DFL and run down the results of the 2024 Indoor Track & Field World Championships.

Dave and Matt explain "Steep Ravine," chat about Nico Young's 800m speed, discuss hoarding disorder as it pertains to training logs, and reminisce about centipedes.

Matt and Dave talk about running marathons.

Dave and Matt look forward to beers outside the Wild Duck in Eugene and recap today's 116th running of the legendary Millrose Games indoor track meet in New York City.

Matt and Dave run down the men's and women's 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials results from February 3, 2024.