The On Track & Field Podcast!

Former USA sprinter and current women's Olympic relay coach, Mechelle Freeman, joins J.T. on this week's podcast. Mechelle talks all-things relays and breaks down the 4 legs, talks 'stick speed,' who should run where and just how important is running the 4x400m relay. Tell us what you think of Mechelle HERE.

Texas Tech's Keith Herston sits with J.T. and talks T&F in Texas, the X's and O's of the weight room, drilling and how being able to coach on the fly empowers his athletes. Tell us what you think of Keith HERE .

MaryBeth Sant-Price joins J.T. for this week's On Track & Field podcast and talks about how her training from the age of 10 years old has set her up to be one of USA's top sprinters and how she's had to get creative with her practices. Also, what it's like to train mostly alone and how she's dealt with inquires along the way. Tell us what you think of MaryBeth HERE .

What does it take to win a heptathlon bronze medal at the World Championships and gold at the Outdoor T&F Championships? Anna Hall knows and has done both and this week sits with J.T. and talks all things T&F. Anna shares how she navigated her school career and personal life with professional life. Keeping a healthy balance between her training schedule, diet, sleep and many coaches is a t...

University of Houston head coach and owner of 9 Olympic Gold and 1 Silver medals, Carl Lewis, hangs with J.T. this week and speaks candidly about the current state of U.S. T&F, what he looks for in a recruit and what it takes to compete at every level of our sport. Tell us what you think of Carl HERE .  

Ever wonder what it takes to run a major network's social media accounts? This week's guest, Travis Miller, walks J.T. through how managing multiple social media accounts, what to post and how to maximize hits, awareness and share the athlete experience and their story. Tell us what you think of Travis HERE .

Owner of 3 straight 60m U.S. National Championships ('14-'16), American sprinter, Marvin Bracy, joins J.T. on this week's 'cast. Marvin talks about his favorite exercises in the weight room, on the track and how his own maturity raised the bar in his day-to-day training. Tell us what you think of Marvin HERE .

As a coach or business leader, how do you develop team chemistry? How do you get your team members to 'buy in' with what your vision is? What's the difference between praise and affirmation? J.P. Nerbun, founder of TOC Culture Consulting and author joins J.T. on this week's 'cast and shares his proven method on how to build and sustain team chemistry and how you can create stro...

J.T. talks with Les Spellman, one of the most sought after experts on speed training. From training Olympians to NFL athletes to youth athletes, Les has a systematic approve to make you faster and in this week's 'cast, Les shares some of that knowledge with J.T. Tell us what you think of Les Spellman HERE .

It's not everyday that we get to talk with an Olympic Gold medalist but this week, J.T. hangs with 1996 Olympic Decathlon champion Dan O'Brien and finds out exactly what it takes to compete in T&F's toughest event(s). Which events were Dan's favorite and why and which one was was least favorite? How to stay laser focused while training for the different events? What's life...

Known as 'Kung Fu' Kenny, American sprinting stud, Kenny Bednarek sits with J.T. and talks all things T&F. From his early success in high school and placing 2nd at his state meet, to competing on T&F's biggest stage, Kenny shares what motivates him and how he outworks himself every practice. Tell us what you think of Kenny HERE .

Ever wonder how to pair your weight room workouts with your training programs? This week's guest, Gerry DeFilippo, walks us through how to do just that. Plus, Gerry explains how to improve an athletes stride frequency and stride length at a young age.  Tell us what you think of Gerry HERE .

Christian Taylor, one of the greatest TJ'ers to ever compete, talks with J.T. and explains how he gets into his training mind set, what's it like to be a top field event athlete competing on the world's biggest stages and how track led him to his greatest love - his wife Beate Schrott. Tell us what you think of Christian HERE .

What's it like coaching at a university in a state with no professional sports team? Nebraska University's sprints and hurdles coach, Brenton Emanuel, explains what it's like to be a rock star at a "football" school and how he goes about recruiting track athletes from around the world and what his secrets are in landing those athletes. He also talks Nebraska culture and how&#...

Buchanan HS (CIF-CE) Head Coach, Brian Weaver, joins J.T. and shares how he trains his XC teams (his girls are currently ranked #1 in the nation) to compete at a high level year-after-year. Brian also talks about the importance of his athletes being allowed to fully experience high school and be teenagers, while staying focused on training and competing. Tell us what you think of Brian HERE .

One of the foremost experts in the world on the science and application of methods to increase strength, hypertrophy and endurance performance, Cal State Fullerton's Dr Andy Galpin, joins J.T. to talk speed, hydration, and how much time can you spend training overspeed. Tell us what you think of Andy HERE .

Distance ninja, Lindsay Flanagan, joins J.T. on this week's 'cast and talks strategies with training at altitude, training in both cold and warm weather and how to put together a marathon race plan. Tell us what you think of Lindsay HERE .

Coach Mickey Miela joins us for this week's podcast and shares a wealth of knowledge and experience as he's had great success at all levels of track. Tell us what you think of Mickey HERE .

What does it take to get recruited by Ohio State's Coach Joel Brown? Easy...you gotta be competing against the top track athletes in the country. He wants to see athletes that don't shy away from top competition and how they fare in those races. Then he knows you as an athlete are going to train and work hard for him. Tell us what you think of Joel HERE .

Stanford alum and pro runner for Oiselle and LittleWing Athlietics, Rebecca Mehra, joins J.T. on this week's podcast and shares her experiences running and competing at an early age at the Woodbridge invitational to turning pro and running on tracks biggest stages.  

Matt Taylor founded Tracksmith more than 8 years ago focusing on the highest quality apparel and accessories for athletes. What started with a passion has quickly morphed into becoming one of the top producers of cross country and track & field events, podcast and blogs.  

Previous guests Bob Thurnhoffer and Ernie Clark return to join JT and share some of there favorite sprint workouts. JT, Bob and Ernie all share some of their sprint specific workouts and why they are favorites and how to best execute them.  

Bob Ciosek is the founder and CEO of World's Greatest, a new digital media company that partners with the top T&F athletes to promote and expand the reach of track athletes across the globe. World's Greatest is a docuseries that chronicles athlete's journeys, from the hard days of training, all the way to the podium. 

With the World Championships happening this week in Eugene and the relay races just a few days away, can the USA Men's team take advantage of their 100m sweep and get the baton around the oval in record time? This week's 'cast is a repost from almost exactly 1 year ago, with Hall of Fame coach Brian FitzGerald joining JT to talk all things 4x100m and 4x400m relay related. All the nuances that go i...

This week, the USTFCCCA Assistant Coach of the Year from New Mexico, Bob Thurnhoffer, hangs with JT and talks sprint training, team culture and how communicating with your athletes is key to building a successful team.