The framework of the most renown track and field and cross country programs always trace back to the coaching mainstays tasked with guiding endless rosters to the single mindset of teamwork. Ed Eyestone has understood this organizational mantra, helping transform BYU into a powerhouse that is a beacon for incoming freshman while upperclassmen leave decorated …
Knowing what the next move is might not be guaranteed. But being in a place that feels right to assess and later build has defined Christian Patzka's collegiate journey and shed light on what it means to thrive in Division III. Patzka hails from Mazomanie, Wisconsin and knew running would be a multi-chapter part of …
Before it becomes a Netflix film, The Girls of Summer is worth revisiting. This week, longtime New York Times reporter Jere Longman joins the show to discuss his book "The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team" and How It Changed the World," the story that inspired the upcoming on screen adaptation and why …
Making a name for herself on her own merit has been the formula of Emma Grace Hurley’s consistency as an emerging talent on the distance circuit. She’s found ways to shine in breakout moments like her a second place finish at the 2024 USA Cross Country Championships and then making the U.S. national team for …
Adjustments are inevitable in the sport and so far this year has been a mix of world leads, athletes moving up in disciplines or even using the season of no world championships or Olympics to start families. But the track has stayed active and the road racing is equally as busy — while Sinclaire Johnson has …
"If you let me play sports, I will learn what it means to be strong." More than 30 years later, those words remain one of the most recognizable messages in women's sports. This week, we catch up with Janet Champ, who started her career at Wieden+Kennedy and went on to build some of Nike's most …
Consistency and improvement are probably the two main pillars that Ben Allen routinely leans on when he lines up at the track on race day, but also in his approach to training. The Minnesota native has specialized in distances between the 800m and the mile for New York-based Empire Elite Track Club where he's defined …
Producer and writer Kishori Rajan, co-founder of Viva Maude alongside Tessa Thompson, joins the show to unpack the making of Is God Is, a genre-bending thriller that centers Black women, sisterhood and rage in ways Hollywood rarely does. This conversation covers a lot of ground and we get into how Rajan brought an ambitious creative …
Balancing style, work and miles are a daily part of a formula Nick Arrington has nearly mastered after running his first major in New York in 2018 and immediately realizing he was on a mission to conquer the biggest races on Earth. In April, he completed the London Marathon — his third Abbott Six Star …
Raising and maintaining high standards are expected when Joe Lee agrees to coach any athlete and after 13 years at Maryland's famed Bullis School, he knows what formula works before the first spike touches the track. Lee's mentorship has produced numerous standouts and Olympians like Masai Russell and teen phenom Quincy Wilson, whose prep career …