THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Personal challenges  have not dimmed the force that is Sam Gilman. A former Air Force Academy distance star, Sam came into the New Year with a blast, securing bronze at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in February with a time of 7:38.64 in the 3,000m. Sam followed that up with a 7:34.69 on March 2 at Boston University, a new PR for the distance. Sam has additional PRs of 13:15.58 in...

Sports scientist, running coach, and all-around badass Jonah Rosner is here today—ready to drop knowledge and level up our understanding of running science. Jonah is an applied sport scientist based out of Brooklyn, New York. He has spent the past 10 years working with athletes and teams from all major American Professional Team sports.  Most recently, Jonah was the applied sport science coordinat...

US Indoor 800m Champion Nia Akins joins the show after kicking off the year in impressive fashion, claiming an indoor title and proving that she's back and better than ever. Nia won the USATF 800m Indoor title with a time of 1:59.31 in New York in February. She then followed that up by advancing to the semifinals in the Indoor Championships in China in March. Despite a fall in the semis, she still...

GOODY’S ("TRE2"): https://www.amazon.com/promotion/psp/AHBMMNWHO3WHJ A deep-dive recap into my first-ever official marathon at the 2025 Knoxville Marathon. Tune in to hear insights from the race, two weeks of preparation, the highs and lows of a marathon, what I have planned next, and so much more. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and g...

Buckle up, folks—Jane Hedengren, the high school record holder and Nike Cross Nationals champ, is back on the podcast! After winning the NXN in dominant fashion with a course record time of 16:32 in Portland, Oregon, Jane has continued her dominance indoors with national records in the mile and 5,000m. The Timpview High School star–and BYU commit–delivered her historic 5,000m performance at the Ni...

Rising middle-distance sensation and newly-crowned NCAA Indoor Champion Makayla Paige joins the show today to discuss her incredible journey, the 2025 season, and what’s next on her horizon. The senior University of North Carolina star won the 800m Indoor NCAA title in Virginia with a time of 2:00.39 in March, her new PR in the distance.  It’s been a memorable start to the New Year for Makayla, as...

GOODY’S:  https://www.amazon.com/promotion/psp/AHBMMNWHO3WHJ Performance, sport, and parenting expert Dr. Jim Taylor joins the show to share insights from his impressive career and his exciting new collaboration with Dominic. Dr. Taylor, who holds his Ph. D. in Psychology, has been immersed in the world of performance and sport psychology for many years, in addition to child development, parenting...

GOODY’S (TRE2 for $2 off): https://www.amazon.com/promotion/psp/AHBMMNWHO3WHJ I'm running a marathon this upcoming Sunday! Off of two weeks of training... In today's conversation, I break down:  The challenge itself A brief synopsis of running journey  Why this challenge is meaningful  Why this challenge will be diffiuclt  The process of training for it in two weeks What gear I'll be using My race...

A setback is a setup for a comeback. For ​Shelby Houlihan, this comeback is nothing short of remarkable. After her suspension was lifted on January 15, 2025, she wasted no time making her mark. At the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Houlihan blazed through the 3,000m, clinching silver with an impressive 8:38.26 finish. This performance sends a clear message: Houlihan is bac...

Olympic middle-distance star and Massachusetts native Heather MacLean makes her debut on the show, ready to break down her latest success on the track. Heather, a Tokyo 2021 Olympic runner, started 2025 with a bang–winning the mile race at the Indoor Grand Prix in Boston in February, smashing a 4:23.32 while setting a meet record. Later that month, Heather ran at the Last Chance National Qualifier...

Fresh off his thrilling victory in Virginia, brand-new NCAA Mile Champion Abel Teffra joins the show today to break down his epic performance. Abel, currently a graduate student at Georgetown, set an NCAA meet record with his 3:53.60 mile at the 2025 Indoor Championships, becoming the second Hoya to win the event in program history. Abel secured the win with a decisive and exciting move to overtak...

Josette Norris Andrews joins the show after setting an incredible new 2025 world standard in the 5,000m at the BU Last Chance meet, clocking a speedy 14:44.80. (Josette's personal best in the 5,000m is an even-faster 14:43.36.) Josette is healthy and feeling like herself again, and it showed with a massive personal best at the Millrose Games in February when she ran a PR of 8:29.77 in the 3,000m....

After an unforgettable 2024-25 indoor season, North Carolina coaching legend Chris Miltenberg is back on the podcast and ready to dish on the recent performances from his Tar Heel stars. Coach Milt has overseen the development of standout athletes Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe, in addition to female mid-distance star Makayla Paige. Makayla and Ethan both are coming off NCAA Indoor titles— the form...

Mid-distance star Will Sumner is back on the show after smashing the Millrose Games 600m record in February, clocking an impressive 1:14.04The former Georgia Bulldog, who attended Woodstock High School in Georgia, comes from a lineage of stand-out runners. Will's parents, Brad and Tosha, both ran collegiately in the 1990s–Brad at Villanova and Tosha at Georgia. Will's sister, Brynne, has run for V...

Returning to the show today is the incomparable and inspirational, Kallup McCoy.  Kallup wears many hats, including running coach, personal trainer, marathoner, Iron Man, and founder of RezHOPE, a nonprofit that supports individuals in recovery. His goal is to help those struggling with mental health and recovery-related issues. Kallup infamously battled drug addiction from the age of 11, using dr...

Elite distance runner and former Oklahoma State star Taylor Roe joins the show fresh off her scorching 1:07:22 half-marathon victory at the USATF Half-Marathon Championships on March 2. Now a professional runner for PUMA and a member of the PUMA Elite Running Team, Taylor punched her ticket to represent Team USA at the World Running Championships. Taylor is known throughout the running community f...

High school senior Josiah Tostenson, renowned for running the second-fastest indoor mile in U.S. high school history, joins the show today to dive into his recent triumph at BU in February and share his excitement for the upcoming New Balance Nationals in Boston this March. Josiah and Tayvon Kitchen (of Crater High School in Oregon) became the first high school teammates to both run sub 4-minute m...

Olympic marathoner Dakotah Popehn joins the show ahead of her highly-anticipated return to the Boston Marathon this April! Most recently, Dakotah came in 10th at the 2025 USATF Half Marathon Championships in a very stacked field. The Puma-sponsored distance runner has had a storied career so far, and does not seem primed to be slowing down any time soon. Dakotah is well-known for her participation...

Record-setting Tar Heels superstar Ethan Strand returns to the show today as he gears up for the Indoor Track and Field Championships this March in Virginia.  The year 2025 has been good to this mid-distance star, as he ran a remarkable 3:48.32 indoor mile in Boston on February 1.  This performance  cemented Ethan as the fastest indoor miler in NCAA history while also positioning himself as the th...

American Olympic distance runner Fiona O'Keeffe joins the show today as she gears up for an electrifying spring of racing. Fiona, best known for winning the 2024 United States Olympic Marathon Trials in her 26.2 debut, is an accomplished 5k and 10k runner with accolades dating back to her high school days. Fiona competed at Davis High School in California, where she won the 2014 Gatorade Californi...

THE CONNOR BURNS & SIMEON BIRNBAUM SPECIAL The Oregon Boys are back in action, baby! Our Call Room legends, Connor Burns and Simeon Birnbaum, return from a short TRE break–ready to dish on everything they've been up to. Buckle up! The boys broke the 4-minute mile barrier in high school, and set countless state records. Connor set a National Record in the 5k by running 13:37; Simeon set a South...

Adidas pro Josh Hoey joins us fresh off a scorching performance at the Indoor Championships in New York, kicking off his 2025 season in other-wordly fashion. Josh broke his own American Indoor 800m record, winning his first national championship at the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships in Staten Island with a time of 1:43.24.  Josh also ran a blazing 1:43.9 in the 800m at the Millrose Games; prior t...

The fastest high school 3,000m runner in history, Tayvon Kitchen, is on the show today for the first time, ready to break down his record-shattering senior season and what's next for him. Tayvon clocked a 3:59.61 at the BU Terrier DMR Challenge this past February 21, cementing himself as the seventh-fastest indoor high school miler ever. The senior from Crater High School in Central Point, Oregon,...

Middle-distance star, marathoner, and Brooks runner Jess McClain joins the show for the first time today, with her sights set on an Olympic qualifying time on the track.  In February of 2024, Jess came in fourth place at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando with a time of 2:25.46; this was just her third marathon ever.  Jess coached herself leading up to the 2024 Olympic Trials, while working fu...

New high school mile record-holder and future Washington Husky, Owen Powell, joins the show just days after crushing his second sub-4-minute mile in February, etching his name in history books. First, Owen ran a sizzling 3:57.74 on February 14 against collegiate runners at the Husky Classic in Washington. Then, to add to his incredible start to 2025, he blew the doors off the national high school...