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Episode 113: 2024 Millrose Games

February 16, 2024 04:04 - 29.6 MB

In our latest episode Brenn and Siobhan share impressions of the latest jaw-dropping performances at the Millrose Games. In this Olympic year, Josh Kerr and Elle St. Pierre showed particular star power. As the hosts approach milestone birthdays, goal setting... Read More ›

Episode 112: 2023 Millrose Games

February 16, 2023 05:41 - 26.8 MB

This year we offer a fresh look at the Millrose Games as journalist Siobhan Crise shares funny and profound observations and a race-ready takeaway from her first time at the event.

Episode 111: NYC Marathon & Sandy Hook Promise

November 04, 2022 21:44 - 82.2 MB

We return to the virtual studio to chat with Siobhan Crise, who is running her third NYC Marathon for Sandy Hook Promise. We discuss the organization’s important work, and Siobhan shares a fresh tip for the 50,000+ hearty souls lacing... Read More ›

Episode 110: 2022 Millrose Games

February 06, 2022 15:11 - 224 MB

The Millrose Games featured its trademark thrilling distance races, and we’ve got audio clips from the Elle Purrier St. Pierre, Geordie Beamish, Josh Kerr, Alicia Monson, and other protagonists who took it out hard and closed with a vengeance. Coach... Read More ›

Episode 109: Fraud Street Run; Junk Miles podcasters Chip and Jeff

December 09, 2021 17:49 - 183 MB

Junk Miles podcast hosts Chip Chantry and Jeff Lyons describe how they used a most unlikely event in Philadelphia to mobilize runners, raising tens of thousands of dollars for a local food bank. Gregg describes embodying Rudy Giuliani at the... Read More ›

Episode 108: David Alm reinvents the NYC running scene, one track at a time

November 04, 2021 02:48 - 141 MB

In his typical renaissance fashion, David Alm wears a few hats in this one, outlining the progression of his East River 5000 events, including the recent East New York Fall Classic and the Beach to Brooklyn Relay, before adapting the... Read More ›

Episode 107: Track & Field trading cards & Dr. James Beckett

October 01, 2021 04:31 - 36 MB

The skyrocketing popularity of sports card collecting in recent years has left us scratching our heads: Where are all the track and field cards? We test the theory that now is the time for proper sets dedicated to track &... Read More ›

Episode 106: Kate Grace bounces back

July 14, 2021 23:52 - 36.8 MB

Kate Grace has hit her stride on the Diamond League circuit, with three consecutive PRs in the 800m and a dominant win in the mile — all after heartbreak at the US Olympic Trials. What’s her secret? We ask in... Read More ›

Episode 105: Peter Brady and the Olympic Trials

June 25, 2021 17:44 - 64.3 MB

We share our highlights from the thrilling USA Track & Field Olympic Trials and usher into the the studio former 800 meter masters champion Peter Brady. Pete, who hosts his own Masters Milers podcast, discusses an adventuresome day at the... Read More ›

Episode 104: Katie Ruhlman, Olympic Trials marathoner, nurse and coach

March 24, 2021 02:36 - 31.1 MB

We look back at the Olympic Trials with Katie Ruhlman and ahead to a return to normal races. Katie, who competed at last year’s Trials in Atlanta, is also a full-time nurse and college running coach. Brenn and Gregg compare... Read More ›

Episode 103: Kashon Harrison, Josh Ramos & Fundamental Needs

January 22, 2021 22:15 - 39 MB

Today’s youth help us take on 2021 with renewed optimism. University of Colorado runners Kashon Harrison and Josh Ramos join the interview booth, describing their running exploits and their organization Fundamental Needs, which is offering support to Navajo Nation lands... Read More ›

Episode 102: Double Olympian Kim Conley

October 31, 2020 05:18 - 101 MB

Kim Conley, a runner’s runner, rejoins the booth with an update on her quest for a third Olympics team, a look back at inspiring finishing kicks on the track, and lessons from her marathon debut in New York City. We... Read More ›

Episode 101: Paul Martelletti and the London Marathon Bio-Secure Bubble

September 15, 2020 04:16 - 86.2 MB

The elite-only London Marathon Oct. 4 will feature multiple superheroes of distance running, but only one Spiderman. Paul Martelletti is a New Zealand-born marathoner and ultramarathoner who enjoys toeing the line as often as he can, and occasionally in costume.... Read More ›

Episode 100: Joseph Gray and Project Inspire Diversity

August 16, 2020 02:22 - 75.2 MB

Joseph Gray shares the rarefied air of a mountain running champion in Episode 100. Gray, who broke barriers as the first Black American at the top echelon of his sport, has racked up eight mountain running world championships and is... Read More ›

Episode 99: Martin Hehir & Tribute to an NY Flyer

April 23, 2020 04:21 - 40.9 MB

We’ve got two stories to tell in Episode 99. One of the victims of Covid-19 is Anick Jesdanun, an AP reporter and beloved member of the NYC running community. We hear from his NYC Flyers teammate Stephanie Tang, who ran... Read More ›

Episode 98: Mario Fraioli and voices around the world

April 07, 2020 02:47 - 58.6 MB

We hear from listeners in such far-flung locations as Paris, Valencia, and New York City during this time of both deep stress and unity. In our main interview we talk shop with “The Morning Shakeout” podcast host Mario Fraioli, who... Read More ›

Episode 97: 2020 Olympic Trials

March 08, 2020 17:33 - 42.2 MB

“Hill”-lanta was the setting of the epic, windblown 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, and we’ve got post-race interviews with the top five women’s finishers —Aliphine Tuliamuk, Molly Seidel, Sally Kipyego, Des Linden, and Laura Thweatt—in addition to Distance Project NYC stars... Read More ›

Episode 96: Patrick Rizzo & the 2020 Olympic Trials

February 26, 2020 13:35 - 30.6 MB

We look ahead to Saturday’s Olympic Trials in Atlanta with 2:13 marathoner Patrick Rizzo, who plans on making this his last race as a pro. With typical heart and candor, Rizzo shares highlights of his career, assesses the governing bodies... Read More ›

Episode 95: 2020 Millrose Games

February 12, 2020 06:10 - 51.7 MB

NYC brings us the world as Millrose Games stars Chris O’Hare (Scotland), Justyn Knight (Canada), Natoya Goule (Jamaica), and Ally Ostrander (Alaska, USA) grace the airwaves with post-race interviews. Coach James Chu relives the action with his third annual Chuey... Read More ›

Episode 94: Ode to XC With Coach Tom “Tinman” Schwartz

December 21, 2019 05:22 - 46.7 MB

The Tinmen Elite tore up the field at Lehigh University with their third consecutive USATF National Club Cross-Country championship. We speak with Tinman Coach Tom Schwartz on what it takes to win in the mud. Gregg announces his next marathon,... Read More ›

Episode 93: Giving Thanks With Coach Nate Jenkins

November 26, 2019 21:21 - 40.3 MB

We give thanks to all things running in Episode 93, including an interview with coach and 2:14 marathoner Nate Jenkins. In an attempt to get his groove back after the New York Marathon, Gregg lays out his plan for running... Read More ›

Episode 92: Journalist Lindsay Crouse and the Mary Cain Story

November 12, 2019 18:55 - 57.9 MB

New York Times reporter and Central Park Track Club runner Lindsay Crouse has helped bring urgent issues in the sport to the fore, most recently with her video of Mary Cain calling out Nike and Alberto Salazar. In this episode... Read More ›

Episode 91: NYCM incoming

October 31, 2019 14:33 - 33.1 MB

In our pre-NYCM shakeout podcast, we discuss the race at hand while limiting shoe talk (for the most part) to what will be on our own feet. Gregg shares an anecdote from “cutie” Nate Jenkins about chasing Meb through Central... Read More ›

Episode 90: Running writers Matthew Futterman and David Alm

October 18, 2019 04:13 - 82 MB

We interview New York Times reporter Matthew Futterman about his book Running to the Edge, which celebrates coach Bob Larsen, Meb Keflezighi, the Jamul Toads, and the better angels of our sport. Then we ask him about Alberto Salazar. David... Read More ›

Episode 89: Luke Puskedra and the Chicago Marathon

October 11, 2019 04:45 - 57.3 MB

Luke Puskedra, who ran 2:10 at the Chicago Marathon in 2015 and finished 4th at the 2016 Olympic Trials, retired at the tender age of 29. Now he’s dabbling at 110 miles per week. We catch up with Luke to... Read More ›

Episode 88: Bekele, Doha, Salazar, Nike

October 04, 2019 01:49 - 52.6 MB

Fair is foul, and foul is fair in the world of track and field these days as lowlights and highlights compete for attention. Celebrate Kenenisa Bekele’s fantastic Berlin Marathon? Lament the meager crowds at Doha? Despair at drug use in... Read More ›

Episode 87: NYRR 5th Avenue Mile

September 13, 2019 04:46 - 40.1 MB

We recap the exceptional pro races at the 5th Avenue Mile, with interviews of Jenny Simpson, Elinor Purrier, and Nick Willis. In amateur land, Brenn reports on his mile race, and Gregg, back in the USA after several years abroad,... Read More ›

Episode 86: The Rhino, the Win, and the Ultra

June 03, 2019 23:48 - 21.2 MB

Gregg discusses the perils of scoring water from an aid station while running as a rhino, the ups and downs of an ultra, and the ethics behind finding a race he can win. Brenn reports from the comeback trail. We... Read More ›

Episode 85: Big Ben and a Rhino

May 06, 2019 08:02 - 162 Bytes

Eliud Kipchoge’s exquisite victory at the London Marathon was a sight to behold, as was Big Ben’s finish. We catch up with Big Ben and a man whose dog ate 50% of his 4% shoes before his race. Gregg gets... Read More ›

Episode 84: Kate Pallardy

April 25, 2019 00:42 - 32.1 MB

Our guest in Episode 84 ran 2:38 at the Boston Marathon on a day when she didn’t feel her best, and in a race that’s well short of her preferred 50-mile distance. We learn a lot about toughness from Kate... Read More ›

Episode 83: Aly Dixon and the Boston Marathon

April 11, 2019 22:38 - 33.1 MB

British Olympian Alyson Dixon chats with us as she prepares to take on the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day, April 15. Dixon describes her goals and recent training regimen since turning 40, and offers several tips... Read More ›

Interlude: A Battle of the Podcasts (BOP) Call to Arms

March 19, 2019 08:16 - 17.2 MB

In the special episode interlude, we encourage our listeners to deploy their half marathons to the cause of victory in the BOP (Battle of the Podcasts). Time is running out, and we need a big comeback! We also touch on... Read More ›

Episode 82: Tinman coach Tom Schwartz

March 01, 2019 19:30 - 70.7 MB

Coach Tom “Tinman” Schwartz has injected fresh blood into the competition among America’s best professional distance programs, as Drew Hunter’s national championship victory in the 2-mile was just the latest breakthrough performance on his squad. We’ve got an extensive interview... Read More ›

Episode 81: Millrose Games recap

February 16, 2019 16:11 - 56.6 MB

In our Millrose recap James Chu joins the booth with his second annual Chuey Awards. Kate Grace chimes in from the pre-race press conference, and Natoya Goule, who set the Jamaican national indoor record in the 800, discusses racing Ajee... Read More ›

Episode 80: Ruben Sança, Cape Verde Olympian

January 14, 2019 20:56 - 49.7 MB

Ruben Sança, who ran the 5000m at the 2012 Olympics for Cape Verde, is aiming to hit the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Standard in the marathon while helping others get up to speed through his work at Lowell Running. We speak... Read More ›

Episode 79: Gene Dykes Caps a Magical 2018

December 25, 2018 04:24 - 52.4 MB

Is that Santa I see? Of course not—it’s Gene Dykes! With his usual wit and wisdom, Gene discusses his 2:54:23 at the Jacksonville Marathon, the fastest 26.2 for a 70+ year old runner ever. We also converse with another superhero... Read More ›

Episode 78: Debut done right

November 21, 2018 00:50 - 46.9 MB

When Jenna Colon neared the finish line of the 2018 NYC Marathon, her first attempt at the distance, it was with mixed emotions. “I almost didn’t want to cross” she said in our Episode 78 interview, “I don’t want the... Read More ›

Episode 77: F&@% yeah!

November 08, 2018 00:18 - 33.8 MB

A year after Shalane Flanagan’s breakthrough victory at the New York City Marathon, Gregg achieved his very own F&@% yeah! on the course, reaching Cloud259 (2:58:49, to be exact) for the first time in 41 attempts at the distance. In... Read More ›

Episode 76: NYCM incoming / Lauren Perkins breaks through

November 03, 2018 04:35 - 45.8 MB

Photo credit: Adam Barcan @barcanshoot We’ve got the Big Apple covered with a bevy of elite interviews heading into the New York City marathon, including Des Linden, Jared Ward, Beverly Ramos and Stephanie Bruce. Another pro, Ryan Vail, sent us... Read More ›

Episode 75: Shaun Dixon, another Nate Jenkins disciple, seeks a sub 2:20

October 26, 2018 12:58 - 52.1 MB

While Nate Jenkins has been trying to get Gregg under three, he simultaneously has taken on coaching duties for Shaun Dixon, a fellow podcaster with fewer subs to his sub-elite status than Gregg. Shaun is looking to run 2:19 at... Read More ›

Episode 74: Cameron Levins takes down the Canadian marathon record

October 23, 2018 17:37 - 42.5 MB

We stay north of the border in Episode 74 to recount Cameron Levins’ Canadian record 2:09:25 at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Levins takes us through the city streets and the mental and physical ins and outs of his race.... Read More ›

Episode 73: Reid Coolsaet and the Toronto Waterfront Marathon

October 05, 2018 15:56 - 63 MB

Double Olympian Reid Coolsaet, who has been tearing up the shores of Lake Ontario with recent wins at the Rochester Half Marathon and the Ajax Waterfront 15k, will be defending a broader swath of the lake at the Scotiabank Toronto... Read More ›

Episode 72: A big hit and a near miss at the Berlin Marathon

September 20, 2018 21:53 - 28.3 MB

In Episode 72 we focus on two races from the Berlin Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge’s astonishing 2:01:39 world record, and Gregg’s determined effort to crack three. We offer shout-outs for some excellent listener performances, and Gregg outlines where he goes from... Read More ›

Episode 71: From Fifth Avenue to the Brandenburg Gate

September 11, 2018 23:22 - 42.9 MB

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin in Episode 71. Jenny Simpson, Nick Willis, and Jake Wightman chime in after their sterling Fifth Avenue Mile performances, and Nate Jenkins gives taper tips on the precipice of Gregg’s sub-3 attempt at... Read More ›

Episode 70: Marathon Calling

August 24, 2018 18:22 - 38.2 MB

In Episode 70 we focus on two incoming marathons, NYC on Nov. 4 and Berlin on Sept. 16. Bernard Lagat is stretching his track prowess all the way to the marathon, while Gregg continues to face challenging workouts in his... Read More ›

Episode 69: 26.2 is Not a Crapshoot

August 08, 2018 16:06 - 30.2 MB

Despite the heat, Gregg hits his targets on a marathon workout, making this sub 3 dream appear more plausible. Coach/guru Nate Jenkins explains why marathons are less of a crapshoot than we think, and weighs in on all the fuss... Read More ›

Episode 68: Dispatches from London Diamond League

July 24, 2018 18:00 - 32.6 MB

In Episode 68 we report from the London Diamond League meet, where Alex Yee, Kate Grace, Clayton Murphy, and a resurgent Matt Centrowitz weigh in on their PBs and podium finishes. Gregg provides his latest training update on Nate Jenkins’... Read More ›

Episode 67: Marathon training in earnest

July 18, 2018 14:35 - 25 MB

Heat be damned, the countdown is on, as fall marathon training kicks off for some and kicks into high gear for others. In Episode 67 Nate Jenkins channels his inner Sade to further Gregg’s revitalized effort to break three. We... Read More ›

Episode 66: Nate Jenkins plots Gregg’s path to 2:59

July 09, 2018 04:29 - 30.7 MB

Gregg is getting serious about this 2:59 stuff and has hired 2:14 guy Nate Jenkins, our guest in Episode 66 (we first spoke with Nate in Episode 35), to take the reins on his training plan. With one week down... Read More ›

Episode 65: Stephanie Bruce and Fernando Cabada

May 10, 2018 13:41 - 52.8 MB

The fastest Americans at the London Marathon, Stephanie Bruce (10th, 2:32:28) and Fernando Cabada (13th, 2:17:39) are our guests in Episode 65. Their world class determination, perseverance, and leadership shine through as they discuss the race in the hot conditions and... Read More ›

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