The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

“I'm still processing everything. It still very much feels like a dream. I keep telling everyone that every morning I’ve woken up since the race, I keep having to check my phone, check the date, and make sure I’ve already raced and that it’s not coming up. I was like, ‘Wait, that actually happened, right?’ I feel like for me it’s been a lot of processing, a lot of pinch me moments, but a lot o...

“Coming in here, I was confident in my training and what we’ve done and I felt ready, but also I felt like maybe everyone was feeling that way – so it was important to show up, take care of business, not sleep on anybody, and make it through the rounds as safely as possible.” Nia Akins joins us live in Eugene after winning the 800m title at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. Nia breaks down how she app...

“This year has just been so, so hard. My coaches and those around me can attest to that. There were a lot of days where I was like, ‘Track’s not fun anymore. Is this worth it? I don’t think this is going to work.’ The emotions coming from there to be like, ‘Wow, we really did this’ just all flooded out of me.” Anna Hall joins us live in Eugene after winning the heptathlon title at the U.S. Olympic...

“Coach Joe Lee, he kept me on a level-mind: ‘Just go out there and run your race. You’re just as good, you’ve done so many things. Just keep focusing.’ That’s what I was doing. I was focusing on the race and what I could have done. When I came out of lane two, I was like, ‘You’ve only got one chance. This is the last final. This could be your last open 400 of the season.’ I gave it everything I ha...

“In the grand scheme of things, it’s probably what I needed to just be a little more fresh, more motivated and to appreciate health going into this build. I think people under-appreciate how when you take something away, how much more of a passion you have for it once it’s added back in. Health is the name of the game in the marathon.” U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials runner-up Clayton Young joins us...

“It was really just keeping that hope alive, telling myself over and over again: it’s going to happen when it needs to happen. God made me who I am and when it’s supposed to be, that’s when it’s going to be. No earlier, no later.” Kendall Ellis joins us live in Eugene to share about her trajectory over the past six years + how she was finally able to have a breakthrough personal best to win the Ol...

Emma Coburn re-joins the show to recap her experience in the booth at the U.S. Olympic Trials with NBC. She shares her analysis from the prelim of the women's steeplechase + shares insights on how those races compare to the Olympics/World Championships stage. _________ CITIUS MAG LIVE From Eugene! will bring you daily interviews with athletes, coaches and notable folks in town at noon PT each...

Former NCAA national champion Kenneth Rooks won the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a fierce kick and led a 1-3 BYU finish with James Corrigan. Rooks earned his second U.S. Championship title and his first U.S. Olympic team berth. He joined Chris Chavez, Eric Jenkins and Mitch Dyer on Good Morning Track and Field on Day 5 of the U.S. Olympic Trials from Eugene, Ore. _________ CITIU...

Matthew Centrowitz joins the CITIUS MAG crew to unpack an insane day of track and field. Here are the biggest highlights from Day 4 of the U.S. Olympic Trials include: _________ CITIUS MAG LIVE From Eugene! will bring you daily interviews with athletes, coaches and notable folks in town at noon PT each day. Our guests for day three of the Olympic Trials include Nico Young, Payton Otterdahl, Kendal...

“When he made that move, I was like, ‘I gotta stick close to him and he’s going to take me to Paris. I thought I made a hard move doing a 63 (lap) with three out, and he comes by me going 59 and I was like, ’That’s world-class.’ when that happened, I was like, ‘There’s no way I'm going to beat him, but if I can stay as close to him as possible, I don’t think anyone’s going to beat us.’” From D...

“I definitely feel like having that success indoors with the two titles helped me gain confidence in my ability to close down a race and win a race in any way. Whether it’s a fast race, slow race, I'm equally as confident. For the rest of the outdoor season, it definitely helped me be not as concerned as the gun went off that I was going to be able to close well off of any kind of race.” Newly...

The CITIUS MAG team breaks down another action-packed evening at Hayward Field! Some of the biggest highlights from Day 3 of the U.S. Olympic Trials include: – Men’s 100m final: The pre-race drama and hype delivered on the track as Noah Lyles won the U.S. title in 9.83, tying his lifetime best. Kenny Bednarek made his first 100m team with a lifetime best of his own running 9.87. Currently unsponso...

“This wasn’t a dream, I didn't study journalism, I didn't have any aspirations of being on television, but I love the fact that this is how I get to stay involved with the sport and be a steward and some sort of conduit for, at least on the field side, the joy and awe of the spectacle of what these men and women are able to do.”  Trey Hardee, Olympic silver medalist and 2x world champion i...

“I think silent killer is perfect for me. I put so much energy and effort into this. I’ve really been pursuing greatness, so when I get out there and don't do what I want to do, it’s clear. You can see it on my face that I'm not happy. I try to be grateful and take everything in, but at the same time I always want more and I know what I'm capable of.” Keturah Orji, 10x U.S. champion an...

“Track is such a different world. Marathoners are so hyper-focused. If I go to the Boston Marathon, I really can’t go many places, because a lot of people will recognize me. But something like track, I get to be like any other track fan out here. I’ll get noticed every once in a while, but for the most part, people are here to watch Sha’Carri.” Molly Seidel, Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon...

“When I've had great performances and won medals and won Olympic Trials, I'm very satisfied in that moment, but I'm always just thinking that I can get better and do better. I'm a bit of a hardass where I want to keep working… I get so much confidence and joy and pride from my work that it’s a no-brainer.” Emma Coburn, 2x Olympic medalist and 2017 World champion, joins the show to...

The CITIUS MAG team dives into another exciting day of track and field from the second day of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Some of today’s top highlights include:  – Women’s 100m final: Sha’Carri Richardson, the reigning World champ, will be representing Team USA in Paris after winning the Olympic Trials 100m final in 10.71. – Women’s 100m final: Melissa Jefferson ran a personal best...

“It’s better than going out and doing a 10K tempo on Pre’s Trail and coming away with nothing. There’s no money for a tempo run. I’ll go do it in a track stadium with a bunch of fast guys, taper a little bit, come away with a couple grand or something… I’m like, ‘It can go bad 400 in and I can just step off, I get front row seats to a 10K final and I’m already on the Olympic team.’” Conner Mantz,...

“The fans really do love field events. They know a lot of our stories. it ‘s just unfortunate that it doesn’t get shown on TV as much. That's where I come in. I'm trying to find common ground so that we can get the athletes their love just as much as the sprinters and distance runners get.” Brittney Reese, 2012 Olympic gold medalist, 7x World champion and 2x Olympic silver medalist, shares...

“Every runner dreams of going to the Olympics. It’s certainly something that we’ve all been striving for… Then you get to a point like Nico where it’s like, ‘you just did it.’ It’s very cool to see such a big dream come true. He’s wanted that for so long. I’m so proud of him.” Lex and Leo Young join the show after watching their older brother Nico Young make his first Olympic team. They share abou...

“Occasionally we do a really hard workout, but most of the time we just try to stay even-keeled. Two months of consistent training is better than three weeks with two hard workouts but then you're taking a week off because you're dinged up or sore… We really thought, let’s run the 5K pretty hard, I don't necessarily know if [Elle St. Pierre] ran all-out when she ran 14:32, but we wante...

“That’s what I was telling myself the whole time. I was just so committed to racing as hard as I can, and I was just like, ‘I think I can compete with those guys.’ I had that mindset the whole race. I was like, ‘I don't care if I get fourth, I don't even care if I get second or third and don't get to go.’ It was about conquering the disbelief that I've had the last few years that I...

The CITIUS MAG team unpacks all of the action from the first day of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. A few of the most notable moments + highlights include:  – Men’s 10,000m final: The first final of the Trials is in the books! Grant Fisher pulled away from the field with three laps to go to take the 10,000m title in 27:49.47. – Women’s 100m 1st round: Sha’Carri Richardson leads all qual...

“The absolute goal is to make the Olympic team. I’m still working my job at Walmart five days out of the week. I got a little bit of time off for this situation right here to make the team. Ever since Millrose, ever since the Today Show, I’ve been working. I’ve still got to provide for myself to compete, travel, meals and everything.” Dylan Beard, Millrose Games 60m hurdles champion and second-fas...

“I just want to get the word out, because I feel like if people understood and knew the length of work and how impressive it is, I think you’d have people as stoked as I am to be out here.” Matt James, the former "Bachelor" star and track and field super fan, flew all the way to Eugene just to watch the races at the Olympic Trials. Matt shares about how he became a track and field fan, w...