Road to the Trials
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 150 ratingsThe Road to the Trials has returned for season three and we are fired up! We will be bringing you a yearlong, behind the scenes, look at the training and racing of some of America's best runners as they prepare for the Olympic Marathon Trials on February 3, 2024. In this amazing season we will be following Nell Rojas, CJ Albertson, Sara Vaughn, Dani Moreno, Nico Montañez, Carmen Graves, Ramiro “Curly” Guillen and Jereny Rivera.
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Ep. 9 - Roberta Groner: World Championships and NYC Marathon
August 08, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBEarlier this week the TCS New York Marathon announced their elite field. It is stacked with high-level runners, including Roberta Groner. This exciting news was made even more interesting when coupled with the fact that 37 days before New York Roberta will be representing the USA in the marathon at the World Championships in Doha. In this episode, Roberta talks about why she chose to run two fall marathons, the timing of those decisions. how exactly she is training for the World Championship...
Ep. 8 - Jared Ward
August 05, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBJared Ward is one of the best marathoners in the United States and he is poised to compete for another spot in Olympic marathon. In this episode, Jared discusses his training for, and recovery from, the 2016 Olympics, how he learned to proactively work on his body after struggling with injuries for two years, and his mindset for 2019/20. Several career highlights: - Marathon PR - 2:09:25 (2019 Boston) - Placed 6th in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics in 2:11:30 - 2015 USA Marathon Champ...
Ep. 7 - Dr. Stefanie Flippin
August 01, 2019 09:18 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBOur latest installment is with Dr. Stefanie Flippin. Stefanie is the lone member of the Road to the Olympic Trials roster who is striving to achieve an Olympic Trials qualifying time in the marathon. She began running as an adult in medical school and is quite new to competitive road racing. An experienced ultra and trail runner, she is a four time 100 miler finisher, twelve time 50-100k finisher. Even more impressive is that Dr. Flippin is a foot and ankle surgeon & co-owner of private prac...
Ep. 6 - Sarah Bishop
July 29, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBAs a wife and mother of four young children, Sarah Bishop understands how overwhelming daily responsibilites can be, and the importance of having an outlet to channel her incredible energy. For her, training goals not only improved her life in many ways but also led to her to winning marathons, half-marathons, 70.3 IRONMAN, and qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. When runners get injured we often hear that we should cross train to maintain fitness. Sarah Bishop, an Olympic Tri...
Emergency Pod - Marathon Trials Gets Gold Label Status!
July 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBBig news was announced on Tuesday by the IAAF and we are here with a comprehensive reaction with Mario Fraioli, Parker Stinson, and Ben Rosario. Here is an excerpt from the USATF release: ”The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), granted its request to extend the conditions for granting a Gold Label for 2020 Olympic Trials – Marathon men’s and women’s qualification - on an exceptional basis... In a Gold Label Marathon race, athletes who finish in the top 5 of the eve...
Ep. 5 - John Raneri
July 22, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBJohn Raneri is a runner who has come into his own over the last two years. After a solid career at the the University of North Carolina it look him a while to tap into his enormous talent. Once he re-dedicated himself, and began working with his longtime friend James McKirdy, John established himself as one of the top runners in the country when he finished 9th at the 2019 NYC Half in a time of 62:51. In this episode we discuss that breakout performance, his disappointing 2019 Boston Maratho...
Ep. 4 - Kellyn Taylor
July 18, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBKellyn Taylor has established herself as one of the top American marathoners since she debuted at the distance running a 2:28:40 at the Chevron Houston Marathon. Ever since she has been one of the top runners in the country a various distances. In this episode we discuss her recent training, the Peachtree road race, and her preview of the Olympic marathon trials course. In 2019, she followed up a top-15 finish at the USATF Cross Country Championships and a win at the Pacific Pursuit 10k wit...
Ep. 3 - Lou Serafini
July 15, 2019 10:26 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBLou Serafini has become a staple of the Boston running scene through his blockbuster performances and community leadership. Lou has succeeded at many distances, including breaking four minutes in the mile last year. In addition to running over 100 miles a week in his pursuit of excelling at the marathon, Lou works full-time as the community manager for Tracksmith. In this episode, you talk about Lou’s running background, his experience in his first Olympic Trials, and his recent performa...
Ep. 2 - Roberta Groner
July 12, 2019 15:46 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBFor Roberta Groner, 2019 has already been a year of unparalleled success and she is striving for more. Roberta is one of only nine U.S. women who currently have the 2020 Olympic standard. She achieved this in April at the Rotterdam Marathon, finishing in a personal best time of 2:29:09. In doing so she joined Deena Kastor and Colleen De Reuck as the third American woman over the age of 40 to break 2:30. In May she was selected to the represent the U.S. in the marathon at the World Championsh...
Ep. 1 - Parker Stinson
July 11, 2019 14:04 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBWelcome to the first episode of the Road to the Olympic Trials podcast. This episode features Parker Stinson. Parker is a nine time All-American from the University of Oregon and has been a fixture in the American running scene for some time. In this episode we dive into his challenging marathon experiences, overcoming past and current injuries, his recent coaching change to longtime friend Dathan Ritzenheim, his outlook on the Olympic marathon standard, and his vision for the upcoming eight...
Trailer - Road to the Olympic Trials
June 27, 2019 18:30 - 1 minute - 3.97 MBThe Road to the Olympics Trials podcast features eight elite runners, four men and four women, who are excited about pulling back the curtain and being open and honest about their training, racing, and goals in their lead-up to the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta in February, 2020. The athletes who will be sharing their journey are Jared Ward, Kellyn Taylor, Roberta Groner, Parker Stinson, Lou Serafini, Sarah Bishop, John Raneri, and Dr. Stefanie Flippin. This is a Rambling Runner Podcas...