The Sunday Shakeout

This week on the podcast is the return of Malachi Schoenherr. Malachi is currently a junior who runs for Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon. He is a 2x State Champ (2024 Oregon 6A 3K Track Champ & 2024 Oregon 6A XC State Champ). Malachi also just recently committed to run for BYU in 2026. Malachi has had a rollercoaster ride since the last time I talked to him in the summer. He had an up-an...

This week on the show is the next episode of the comeback series of the podcast! Tap in! You won't want to miss it. Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review! I hope you enjoy this episode of The Sunday Shakeout! Thanks so much to all my listeners for the support!

This is my fourth video podcast, third of the Comeback Series. Perfect for your next run, car ride, or rainy day! Tap in! You won't regret it!

This week on the podcast is Trey Caldwell! Trey is a senior out of De La Salle High School in Concord, California. He is committed to run at the University of Colorado under Coach Sean Carlson this fall. Trey holds PR's of: 4:15.79 (1600m), 8:53,69 (3200m), 14:49 (5K XC) Trey is a super humble guy and we had an amazing conversation today on the show. Trey I talk all about his journey in the sp...

After a two-week break from the solo episodes, I am back with another episode of the comeback series! Perfect for your next run, car ride, or a rainy day! Tap in! You won't regret it!

This week on the podcast is the HS Northwest Girls Panel. The panelists are: - Sophia and Victoria Rodriguez (sophomore and senior from WA) - Cassidy Armstrong (junior from WA) - Ellery Lincoln (sophomore from WA) - Chloe and Hannah Huyler (seniors from WA) - Emily Wisniewski (senior from WA) We talk all things running, mindset, and track and field, including their thoughts on NIL deals, how they...

Today on the show has been a long-awaited episode, something that I personally have wanted to do for a long time. Today we have a panel with six of the top high school athletes in the entire country: Owen Powell, Tayvon Kitchen, TJ Hansen, Charlie Vause, Jack Graffeo, and Caden Leonard. They are all seniors, except for Caden, who is a junior. Very diverse group of guys today, we have the NXN Champ...

Today on the podcast is Nick Gargano! The Tale of Two Nicks, I guess you could say. Nick is a senior out of Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington. I had a lot of fun chatting with Nick today. He’s a super humble guy, also very thoughtful and he has one of the most remarkable progressions that I have seen in high school. A while back I had my teammate Sam Kurtz on the show. He ran 26 minutes...

This is the second ever video podcast I have done and the first in a series that I am doing to document my recovery journey after dislocating my knee. This is an extremely unscripted episode. I am just speaking what is on my mind. I recently came across a question this past week: "When was the last the last time you cried in front of someone?" Today, I unpack my thought that question and the relev...

Today on the podcast is a banger episode. I had a mini panel with two of the top competitors in the 4A classification of the State of Washington: Connor Rickey and Isaac Benjamin. Shoutout to Connor committing to this show despite being in France. Connor is a senior out of Issaquah High School. He holds PR's of 1:54.29 (800m), 4:14.15 (1600m), 9:11.65 (3200m), and 14:46.9 (5K XC). Isaac is a junio...

This week on the show is my first video podcast. I recently dislocated my knee on my birthday. Today is the the day I tell the story of that and some of the lessons that I have learned so far, as well as looking forward. I also speak a little bit about where I think the world of track and field is headed after some of the world records that have gone down recently. Thank you everyone so much for t...

Today on the show marks the return of Michael Maiorano. Michael holds PRs of 4:06 (Mile), 8:14 (3000m), 14:01 (5000m), 29:51 (10,000m) Last time I had him on the show was in early September, right before he started his cross country season at Salt Lake Community College, an NCJAA School. Now, y’all might be thinking: "JUCO? Who would want to run for a JUCO school?” I will tell you straight up...

Yes, he is only a Sophomore in high school. No, this isn't fake. Today on the show is Cooper Lutkenhaus. Cooper is a Sophomore out of Northwest High School, and is one of the best 800m runners in the nation. Last June, as a freshman, Cooper stunned the field at the 2024 Brooks PR 800, running 1:47 and beating a star-studded field with his crazy kick in the last 200, setting the Freshman Nation...

Today on the podcast is the return of Sophia and Victoria Rodriguez from Mercer Island High School. The last time I had them on the podcast was last February and since then, Sophia has won 3 state titles, Victoria won a national title in the steeplechase, they finished 8th and 12th at NXN, and Victoria is committed to run at Wake Forest University next fall. So, there’s a lot to unravel. We discus...

Today, ladies and gentlemen, is the first panel episode on The Sunday Shakeout. To start off this series, I partnered up with Jean Claude, also known on Instagram as Startline Running, to bring to you some of the top athletes in the Washington State 3A division, including Owen Powell, Vince Recupero, Hudson Atrosh, and Kade Brownell. I have had a few of these on the show before, but bringing them...

Today on the show I am joined by TJ Hansen. TJ is a senior out of Michigan and finished 2nd place at NXN after crawling to the final qualifying spot at NXR. He is also a back-to-back state champ in cross country and ran under 15 minutes for 5K seven times during the season. TJ is set to run at the University of Colorado after flipping his commitment from University of Tennessee following the Sean...

Happy New Year! The new year is often a time to look forward and set intentions for ourselves as we journey through the next chapter of our lives. However, I also believe that reflection is a huge part of turning the clock. So today, I am looking back and revealing some of the biggest lessons that I have learned on this podcast in 2024. Whether you run in high school, college, or are just getting...

Today on the podcast marks the return of Erik Semling! Last time I had Erik on the podcast was back in August right after the Olympic Games in Paris. We discussed all the action that happened at this year’s games, as well at the 70 minute half marathon that he ran at just 14 years old. Today, being Erik’s third time on the podcast, we discuss his freshman cross country season that he just ran. Let...

Today on the podcast is Cassidy Armstrong! Cassidy is a junior at Ballard High School in Seattle Washington and is the recently crowned Girls Footlocker West Champion in a time of 17:42. She also won the NIKE Hole in The Wall Invitational in a time of 16:43, just barely missing the course record set by Anna Callahan one year earlier. Today, Cassidy and I talk all about her 2024 season and her mass...

Ladies and Gentlemen… Today on the podcast is guy who won it all, a national champion, Charlie Vause, your 2024 Boys NXN Champion. Last weekend, Charlie Vause won the Nike Cross Nationals Meet in a time of 15:28 in one of the most treacherous races in meet history. Previous to NXN, Charlie didn’t even win his state meet, nor his NXR, yet he pulled it all off. Learn how in today’s show. Today, I al...

Today on the podcast is Baltimore Marathon Winner Willy Fink. Willy is a professional runner for Under Armour Baltimore Distance, and is one of the top track athletes in the United States. Willy’s story this past year has been pretty incredible, because this time last year, at the BU Opener, he ran 13:19 for 5K indoors and had tons of momentum going into 2024, and Olympic Year. However, in the spr...

Welcome back to The Sunday Shakeout ! I’m your host, Nicholas, and today we’re diving into one of the most prestigious moments in athletics—the announcement of the World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 in Monaco. This year, a the women’s side, we have Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands and on the men’s side is Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. We’ll explore their incredible accompli...

Today on the podcast, I had an awesome conversation with Chloe and Hannah Huyler. Chloe and Hannah are twin sisters that are seniors at Lakeridge High School in Oregon. Both Hannah and Chloe are committed to run at D1 schools next year, with Hannah running at Vanderbilt and Chloe running at Notre Dame. Chloe recently won the NXR Northwest Girls Championship race and if I am getting the dates right...

Today on the podcast in Andy Raynor! Andy is a runner based in the UK and has a YouTube channel with over 28 thousand subscribers known as the FOD runner. He reviews running shoes and all of his races and training for 5Ks, 10Ks, half, and full marathons. YouTube is one of the places where I found true passion and motivation to start running seriously, and so channels like his and many others hit h...

Yesterday was an attempt at a 3-peat. Seattle Prep XC Boys Team was attempting to be one of the few teams in Washington XC 3A state history to win back-to-back-to-back state titles. The favorites going into today were the boys from Mercer Island High School. In our minds, however, we were the favorite. Today, I review a very disappointing and emotional loss at the State meet that we faced. This in...