The Run Around Iowa

Brian gives listeners the lowdown on changes to Sunday's event due to the pandemic and preparations being made for a hot day, offers a preview of the course and the best viewing spots for spectators, and explains why Des Moines lost the distinction as the 70.3 North American Championship.

Discussing Sioux City native Shelby Houlihan's four-year suspension for a banned substance that possibly takes her out of contention for the next two Olympics, Wesley Kiptoo's disappointing 5,000 and 10,000 races at NCAA nationals, Iowa State teammate Festus Lagat's 5th-place finish in the 800 final, runs by Abby Kohut-Jackson and Isaac Basten to the finals, a road race report featuring Diane Nuku...

The former Waverly-Shell Rock all-state performer in track and field and volleyball answers many questions, like, are you ready to leave Iowa State or are you wishing you had more eligibility left? Were you comfortable as a team leader on a young women's squad? And did you ever want to quit track and field because of so many injuries? Why did you choose track over volleyball? And why are you nickn...

Listen to hear an injury update for Ironman 70.3 in Iowa, college runners' updates, honoring my college coach at Buena Vista University, race results with Obsie Birru, Jenny Simpson and Blake Whalen, a flashback to 2010 and an NCAA Outdoor Track Championships preview involving Iowa State's Wesley Kiptoo, Edwin Kurgat, Festus Lagat, Alexander Lomong, Jason Gomez, David Too and Cailie Logue, Iowa's...

The native of Guttenberg was a volleyball player her freshman year of high school until the cross country coach persuaded her to come out for the sport. Kassie has improved ever since. She talks about her surprise national title in the 10,000 meters in 2019, the team's celebration after winning the NCAA team championship last weekend, unfinished goals for next season, how she began competing in tr...

Details about the Loras College women's repeat national championship and the Wartburg College men's historic national title, including the impactful performances by Duhawks stars Kassie Rosenbum and Mike Jasa and the Knights' Christopher Collet, Joe Freiburger and Aubrie Fisher. In Division I, Wesley Kiptoo, Edwin Kurgat, Festus Lagat, Alexander Lomong, Jason Gomez, David Too and Cailie Logue lead...

Listen to hear the Iowa-based qualifiers for the NCAA West and East Prelims distance events, as well as qualifiers from Iowa colleges in this week's NAIA and NCAA Division III and II national meets. Also hear a race report featuring Hillary Bor, Alexina Wilson and Erik Sowinski.

Josh offers proof that perseverance is rewarded. After an injury-plagued Drake University career he calls "bittersweet," Josh has flourished on the track as a graduate student at South Dakota State University. He has dropped 57 seconds in the 5,000 meters in just 18 months. He won MVP honors of the recent Summit League event and has his sights set on next week's NCAA West Regional 3,000 steeplecha...

Discussing phenomenal performances over the weekend by Rebekah Topham, Josh Yeager, Wesley Kiptoo, Adam Fogg, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Edwin Kurgat, Thomas Pollard, Callie Logue, Abby Caldwell, Janette Schraft, Oksana Covey, Helen Gould, Ellie Friesen, Tysen VanDraska, Nathan Mylenek, Daniel Soto, Alex Johannes, Adva Cohen, Matthew Carmody, Faith Linga, Kelvin Bungei, Rosalie Fish, Justin Swann, Lilian...

Relay Iowa has been called the longest relay in the world. Each June, teams of up to 12 gather in Sioux City to make the 339-mile trek over three days and two nights to Dubuque. After being canceled for the first time in 2020 due to the pandemic, race organizers made the difficult decision to forge ahead this year with fewer teams and more safety precautions. The event has raised more than $100,00...

Preview of NJCAA outdoor nationals and recaps from the Golden Games, MIAA conference meet, South Dakota Tune-up, Lone Star conference meet, Wisconsin B1G meet, Heart of America meet, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic meet, Wartburg dual and Loras Dr. Tucker invite.

News on American Track League, Tom Kroeschell's retirement, Tinman Elite team change, flashback to a race in Quad Cities and weekend results from Rock Chalk Relays, Trials of Miles KC, Billy Hayes Invitational, West Coast Relays, Illinois State Invitational, Virginia Grand Prix, M City Classic, Grand Valley State Extra, Masanz Classic, NJCAA Region XI Championships, Wartburg Friday Night Lights, L...

The former high school coach talks about his favorite moments from the recent Drake Relays, preparing for meets, his path to announcing, his favorite meet, his unwavering support of athletes and the surprise growth of his Track Guy Foundation that delivers shoes to youths and funds scholarships for high school seniors. Mike also plays the association game, describing Iowa track and field athletes...

Interviews with Drake Relays champions Daniel Nixon and Roshon Roomes of Iowa State, former Garner-Hayfield prep Reece Smith and Dordt College's Matthew Van Eps, plus a full recap of distance running events from the Drake Relays, Oregon Relays, Fighting Illini Relays, John McDonnell Invitational, Kip Janvrin Open, the Valley O.NE marathon and half marathon and Sioux Falls Skedaddle.

Bruce is running a mile in every Iowa city in the next year to raise funds for @mission_22, whose goal is to support veterans and stop the cycle of suicide. The central Iowa bartender and new Capital Striders running club board member chats about the pride of carrying the American flag in every one of his shorter running races, his seemingly nonstop energy, being a role model for his children, a n...

Diving deep into Drake Relays present and past, recaps from Ironman 70.3 Florida, Iowa State at Virgina Challenge, Drake at K.T. Woodman Classic, Iowa at Husker B1G Invite, UNI at Gibson Invitational, Sioux City Relays, Augustana Meet of Champions, Mount Mercy Mustang Open and Drake Relays Road Races.

Former U of I runner Meghan Peyton's move to Oregon, interviews with Austjn O'Brien, Kevin Lewis, Pasca Myers, Peyton, Katy Jermann, Jessica Hruska and Tyson Wieland from Blazing 10K road race, recaps from Jim Duncan Invitational, Joe Walker Invitational, B1G Indiana Invite No. 2, South Dakota Challenge, Wichita State Open, Ironman Texas 70.3, NAIA cross country nationals, Center Trails races, Loo...

Dennis talks about his time at Iowa State and briefly holding the 10,000-meter record there, the most talented runner he coached at Team USA Minnesota, the Minnesota runners and the events of 1972 that inspired him to write "The River Road," the new book he is working on and why he's coaching track and field at a private college preparatory school.

Items on Dave Paulsen, Drake Relays, Blazing 10K, Hayward Premiere, B1G Florida Invitational, USD Early Bird, SBU Bearcat Invitational, Loras College Mid-Week Invite.

Results from Blue Oval Invitational, B1G Invitational, Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and Raleigh Relays, plus a new segment that looks at the past.

Blake talks about the challenges of putting on America's Athletic Classic in a pandemic, updates details on the Relays, talks about the rise of the Drake track and cross country programs and the emergence of All-American Adam Fogg.

Episode mentions Biya Simbassa, Reed Fischer, Kevin Lewis, Diane Nukuri, Katy Jermann, Austin O'Brien, Devin Allbaugh, Blake Whalen, Steve Froeschle, Tyson Wieland, Kelsey Schweizer, others.

Danna, a former Boone High and Hansons-Brooks professional runner, talks about a hectic 2020 and 2021, where she and husband Justin moved back to Iowa, got new jobs, are building a new house in Norwalk and welcome newborn daughter Murphy on February 13. She al

Hear about Iowa State and Wesley Kiptoo and Jason Gomez, Adva Cohen, Abby Kohut-Jackson, McKenzie Yanek, Camille Jackson, Reece Smith, Florence Uwajeneza, Matt Hanson.