Podcast Episodes

Michael Johnson Reveals Everything You Need To Know About Grand Slam Track: New Professional Track League To Debut In 2025 With $12.6 Million In Prize Money

"What's exciting is that in this new role, I'm able to bring athletes and fans what they've been asking for and just screaming out for – more head-to-head matchups, more fans getting to know these at…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ole Miss' McKenzie Long After Winning Three NCAA Titles, Running In Memory Of Her Mother

"This particular conversation, I did cry more. It was the most pivotal moment of my life. I was just telling her, ‘This is my breakthrough moment.’ I told her that before this even happened… I told h…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

This Week In Track and Field: New Balance Nationals Recap + U.S. Olympic Trials Sprints Preview (Bonus: Quincy Wilson, Sadie Engelhardt and Christian Miller Interviews)

This week in track and field, Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole recap some of the highlights from New Balance Nationals Outdoor in Philadelphia, where we saw Quincy Wilson run 45.13 in the open 400m,…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Last To First: Virginia's Shane Cohen's Path From Division II to NCAA Championship Glory

"You never know what you can do until you're going out and doing it. You have no shot at running fast unless you give yourself an opportunity to run fast. If you go out in a race slow, how are you go…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Leonard Korir After Finally Qualifying For The 2024 Olympic Marathon & Why It Means A Lot For His U.S. Army Family

"It means a lot to me. Especially to all my teammates and my leadership in the Army. If you make the Olympics while you are in the Army, it's a huge accomplishment. Making these Olympics is not only …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

This Week In Track And Field: Fred Kerley/Asics Part Ways, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Scares The 400m American Record, Parker Valby's Olympic Qualifying Chances + McKenzie Long Is A Star

We just wrapped up a jam-packed weekend with track and field taking place in Eugene with the NCAA Championships, Portland for the Portland Track Festival, Rome for the European Championships and New …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

NYRR CEO Rob Simmelkjaer On The Post-Pandemic Running Boom's Effect On Demands For Races, Transforming Communities

"I think anyone who has run, who has made running a part of their life, knows that it really does transform us as people. No matter what it is that we want to accomplish in life, we think that it mak…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

This Week In Track And Field: World Athletics Ultimate Championship Coming In 2026; Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Returns To 400m Hurdles, Oblique Seville Beats Noah Lyles In Jamaica + More Results

Recapping all of the biggest results from the Edwin Moses Legends Meet, Oslo Diamond League, Stockholm Diamond League and Racers Grand Prix.

Highlights and Topics Include:

– World Athletics officiall…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Kate Grace's Comeback From Long COVID, Having A Baby, Injuries And Becoming Self-Coached To Give Herself A Shot At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

"I basically started my comeback then and said, let's try to get as much fitness as we can until October. I had this whole theory. You know how Norwegian threshold training is so ‘in’? I was like, th…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

This Week In Track And Field: Prefontaine Classic Sprints Recap | Sha'Carri Richardson Is The Gold Medal Favorite Right Now

Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole chat it up on Memorial Day to bring you a recap of all the sprints + field events action that took place at the Prefontaine Classic.

Among the highlights:

– Sha'Carr…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago