THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Today on the podcast is the legend Yared Nuguse!  Simply put, Yared is on his way to becoming one of the greatest distance runners in US history.  Yared holds personal bests of 3:29.02 in the 1500m (AR), 3:43.97 in the Mile (AR), 7:28 in the 3k indoors (AR), and 13:02 in the 5k. Yared is also a National Champion and a World Indoor Championships Silver medallist in the 3k.  Yared was an NCAA Champi...

Today on the podcast is the one and only Kaylee Mitchell! Kaylee runs for Nike's Bowerman Track Club based in Eugene, Oregon.  Kaylee has a remarkable story from not being sure she wanted to run in college to running DII to ultimately going to Oregon State University. In her time there, she became one of the most accomplished athletes in school history. She was an All-American 10x! This year a...

Today on the podcast is one of the most accomplished high school girls from the 2024 season, Logan St. John Kletter! Logan resides in Pennsylvania, where she was an 8xState Champion in Track/XC.  She's also run 4:37.44 in the Mile and 9:48.44 in the 2-Mile! She was a qualifier for the 2023 Footlocker National Cross Country Championships, an NBNI Mile All-American, and an NBNO 2-Mile National C...

Today on the podcast is 3:47 Miler Neil Gourley!  Neil has run 1:44.82 (800m), 3:30.6 (1500m), 3:47.74 (Mile), & 13:11 in the 5k.  Neil represents Great Britain and Under Armour's Dark Sky Distance.  In today's conversation, Neil takes me through his wild past year of extreme ups, downs, and everything in-between. We break down his win at the British Champs, his 3:47 Mile off of little...

Today on the podcast is newly minted Olympian James Corrigan!  James has had quite the wild past few months going from 9th at the NCAA Meet to placing third at the US Olympic Trials. Because James didn't have the Olympic standard or enough world ranking points, he had less than a week to chase the Olympic Standard time. James flew out to Penn and got the job done, qualifying for his first Olym...

Today's episode of the podcast is one of the most profound conversations I've ever had.  I have the privilege of speaking with Peter Louis!  Peter is the founder and visionary leader of Braveheart Ministries. Based in Dallas,  Braveheart exists to see the image, character and nature of Jesus Christ formed in people. Peter lives in Dallas with his wife, Kristi, and five children. With a div...

Today on the podcast is NIKE athlete Emily Venters!  Emily has run 8:58 (3k), 15:20 (5k), and 31:48 in the 10k.  She has the 6th fastest 10k in NCAA History, is a 5x All-American, was the 10k National Runner Up in 2023, 3rd in 5k in 2023, and 6th at USAs 2023, and back in 2018, was a member of U20 team USA world team for 5k. Emily recently opened up on social media about struggling with depression...

Today on the podcast are two of the most successful PT's in the world, Dr. Colleen Little & Dr. Lyndsay Centrowitz!  Colleen is a physical therapist who has a passion and skillset for working with runners. Currently she is the team physical therapist/strength coach/medical coordinator for the Nike Bowerman Track Club. She's had the pleasure of working with 11 Olympians, 11 World Team m...

Today on the podcast is Under Armour athlete, John Reniewicki!  John has one of my favorite stories in sport. From a guy who never made an NCAA National Meet to becoming a pro-athlete and an Olympic Trials Qualifier is beyond inspiring.  John holds PRs of 1:47.96 (800m), 3:35.9 (1500m), 3:51.72 (Mile), 7:47 (3k), and 13:19 (5k).  John runs for Under Armour and their professional running group, Mis...

Today on the podcast is 3:31 1500m runner Vince Ciattei! Vince runs for Under Armour's Dark Sky Distance based out of Flagstaff, Arizona! If you're not familiar with Vince, you will be soon. He's been on an absolute tear as of late. Vince won the 2024 Trials of Miles race in 3:50.56, track personal record and #7 U.S. all-time indoors, and in April, he earned his second USA Road Mile ti...

Today on the podcast is newly minted Olympian Matt Wilkinson!  Matt crossed the line in second, finishing in 8:23.00, securing his Olympic spot for Team USA.  Matt was the race leader through six laps before Kenneth Rooks made his move to the front with 800 meters remaining. Those two pulled away from the rest of the pack over the final lap, with Wilkinson turning in the fastest final 400-meters(5...

Back on the podcast is NCAA Champion Parker Wolfe! Parker won the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Title in the 5k, taking down debately one of the most stacked fields of all time.  Parker also placed 9th at the 2023 NCAA XC National Championships, set a bunch of new PRs, and placed 2nd in both the 5k and 3k at the 2024 NCAA Indoor National Championships.  In addition to these recent accomplishments, Parker was...

To close out "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" we talk with freshman stud Cooper Lutkenhaus!  Cooper won the 2024 Brooks PR 800m run in stunning fashion, running 1:47 and beating a star-studded field, leading five guys under 1:50! Cooper won the middle school boys 800m race last year at Brooks PR running 1:54 (a meet record)!  Cooper has run 22.12 (200m), 47.33 (400m), 1:47.58 (800m), &am...

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Today on the podcast is one of the best NCAA Milers, Abel Teffra!  Abel is a senior who runs for Georgetown University.  Abel has run 3:36 in the 1500m, 3:54 in the Mile (Indoor Mile School Record), and was a 2024 All-American at NCAA Indoors in the Mile where he placed 5th. Abel is also the American Record Holder in the 4xMile) where he set the fastest collegiate mile split in relay history. In t...

Today on the podcast is the coolest coach in the NCAA Jared Schatz! Coach Schatz is an Assistant Coach at The University of Notre Dame where his focus is on the Men's Program. Before Notre Dame, Coach Schatz served as the Operations Assistant for the Florida State men’s cross country and track and field teams. And then before FSU, he served as the Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is Allie Zealand!  Allie has been on fire recently and is looking to do big things leading into this year's Brooks PR Invite.  On May 30, 2024, Allie Zealand won the 2024 HOKA Festival of Miles Girl HS Mile Championship race in a new National Record Time of 4:30.38!  Allie also has run 9:47 in the 2-Mile, one of the fastest times ever at that...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is JoJo Jourdon!  On February 3rd, he won the 2024 New Balance Grand Prix in a time of 3:59.87. JoJo became the first Utah high school runner to break the four-minute mile barrier.   He's racing one of his first competitive miles back since February this week. JoJo was the 2023 Men's NXN Champion and won in stunning fashion. He came out o...

Today on the podcast is 2024 Olympian Lauren Ryan!  Lauren runs for Under Armour's Dark Sky Distance and represents her home country of Australia. She is currently a 2x National Record Holder and 1x Australian Champion. Lauren has officially been selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.  Before these accolades, Lauren ran for Flordia State University, where she was a multi-time All-American, ACC...

Today on the podcast is one of the greatest talents of our generation, Daniel Simmons!  Daniel is the most successful athlete in Utah's high school boys' running history. He was the 2024 Indoor Track and Field National Champion in the 5000m (NBNI), where he set a new National Record of 13:38; the day before, he led his team to the 4XMile relay anchor National Champions, running the second...

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Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is Clay Shively!  Clay is one of the fastest high school boys in the country, and he's only a junior. He holds PRs of 1:51 (800m), 4:00 (Mile), and 8:41 (2-Mile). Clay is a New Balance Indoor National Champion in the Mile, a 6x State Champion, and committed to run for NAU this upcoming Fall. In today's conversation, Clay takes me through ...

Today on the podcast is one of the most loved guests in the history of The Running Effect, Cole Sprout!  Cole runs for Stanford University (Go tree!) and is entering his final year of school there this Fall.  Cole has run 3:56 in the Mile, 13:24 in the 5k, and 27:42 in the 10k. Cole won the 2023 NACACs in the 5k, is a  Five-time All-American, p laced eighth in the 5,000 at the 2023 U.S. Championsh...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is Bethany Michalak!  Bethany is one of the fastest high school girls in the country. She holds PRs of 4:35 (1600), 4:37 (Mile), 9:57 (2-Mile), and 16:48 (5k at altitude).  In 2023, Bethany placed 2nd at NXN leading her team to a Team Title. In 2022, she placed 3rd NXN. She's a 4x Colorado State Champion.  Bethany placed 3rd at the Brooks PR...

Today on the podcast is the youngest guest in the history of The Running Effect Podcast.  His name is Erik Semling. He's in 8th grade and 13 years old from the state of Minnesota. As an 8th grader this past Fall, he placed 6th at his HIGH SCHOOL (yes, you read that right) State Meet.  Erik has run 15:09 in the 5k, which is an unofficial age group world record, and 31:17 in the 10k, which is an...