Podcast Episodes

TORCH TALK DAY 1: OLYMPICS FINALLY ARRIVE! STEEPLECHASE SURPRISES + ATHING MU SHOW IN TOKYO + HISTORICALLY FAST 100s

The first track and field session at the Tokyo Olympics is finally here! Chris Chavez, Dana Giordano and Kyle Merber reunite to cover the Games. The first session did not disappoint. 

– We had the fa…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Bowerman Track Club's Karissa Schweizer Tackles A Historic 5K and 10K Double At the Tokyo Olympics

"If you look in the past at world championship races that have been in this type of humidity you never know what can happen and that kind of excites me. I know that racing in hot and humid conditions…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Nike Founder Phil Knight On Legacy and His Perspective on the Track and Field's Present State and Future

Phil Knight is the co-founder of Nike, which he started back in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports with his college coach Bill Bowerman. I know…I’m also a bit surprised this happened. During the Olympic Tria…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

After Missing 2016 Olympics By One Second, Justyn Knight's Time Comes in Tokyo

"I really wanted to make the team in 2016. When that year happened, that was the main goal. I thought it was a long shot. After that, when I made the 2017 world championship team, I said, ‘No. We are…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Why Wes Felix and Allyson Felix Started SAYSH As A Lifestyle, Footwear Company Built For Women

“I want to be able to leave room to be able to say, ‘No, there's like real stuff to do out there beyond just doing a deal.’ And that does mean that I have to be more selective but hopefully, it also …

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Emily Sisson Turned Marathon Trials Heartbreak to Track Trials Glory For First Olympic Team Berth

"Whenever I try to sum up what that period was like after Atlanta, it's kind of hard to explain. I didn't drop out of that race to save myself...My legs were obliterated. They were not in good shape …

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

How Matt Taylor Built Tracksmith and Envisions The Company's Role in Change Within the Sport, Industry

"It was doing writing, photography and short films. I was really bad at all three of them but this was pre-Flotrack, pre-you guys. If you were into this content, there really wasn't a place to find i…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

THE GREATEST HOUR OF TRACK AND FIELD IN OUR LIFETIMES | TRIALS TALK with Chris & Kyle (Day 8)

For the final episode of Trials Talk with Chris and Kyle, we dissect the wildest hour of track and field on U.S. soil in a while.

In the men’s 5,000m, Paul Chelimo toyed with the field and won a scor…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

GRANT HOLLOWAY, RAI BENJAMIN, GABBY THOMAS AND ERRIYON KNIGHTON GIVE WORLD RECORDS A SCARE | TRIALS TALK with Chris & Kyle (Day 6)

Saturday's action at the U.S. Olympic Trials featured incredible sprints action so Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber and Dana Giordano get together to recap all of it. Grant Holloway gave Aires Merritt's 110…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

How Ben Blankenship Made It To The Olympic Trials Starting Line On A Three-Week Build-Up

Ben Blankenship joins Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber for a candid conversation about how he managed to get to the U.S. Olympic Trials men's 1,500m starting line after suffering a stress fracture in his…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago