Office Hours: Florida Coach Will Palmer On His Approach To Coaching, Reflections From Working With Parker Valby, Developing Talent

Office Hours: Florida Coach Will Palmer On His Approach To Coaching, Reflections From Working With Parker Valby, Developing Talent

“The really great athletes – they all have a superpower. [It’s about] what makes them uniquely excellent and helping them understand what their superpower is and how they wave that sword around…You may not have laser vision, but you can fly. How do you use your ability to fly and max that out?”

In just two years, Will Palmer has overseen quite a bit of success for the Florida Gators distance program. In 2023, as the associate head coach for cross country and assistant track and field coach, Palmer led the Gators’ women to their highest national ranking since 2009, an SEC championship, and a second place finish at the NCAA East Regionals. In addition to all of that, he and his wife Samantha were the coaches behind Parker Valby's record-breaking dominance, guiding her to NCAA titles, collegiate records, and her first Olympic team.

Before arriving in Gainesville, Palmer made an impact at Alabama, helping the women's team to an SEC title and a podium finish at the NCAA Championships in 2022. His coaching career also includes stops at Georgetown, Western Kentucky, Iowa State, and Oklahoma, shaping some of the best distance programs in the country. So today we dive into the vision behind Florida's rise in cross country, what made Parker Valby's training and mindset so unique to be part of, his coaching philosophy, and what he's building in Gainesville – plus lessons from a career spent developing talent and much more.

If you've been enjoying these office hours episodes, shoot me a message with other coaches that you'd like to hear from. We've got interviews with Mike Smith, Diljeet Taylor, Ed Eyestone, Laurie Henes, Dave Smith, Alex Gibby, Mark Coogan, and other top coaches in our archives.

Host: Chris Chavez | ⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram

Guest: Will Palmer | @willpalmxc on Instagram

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Berlin Marathon Takeover: Post-Race Thoughts (10 Min PR!)

Berlin Marathon Takeover: Post-Race Thoughts (10 Min PR!)

Reflecting on the 2019 Berlin Marathon, where I clocked a 10-minute personal best to run 3:05:06. No sub-three hour marathon but I’ll get it next time. I'm really happy with that race. The best part about the marathon is that there’s always another chance to dance and I like dancing. 11-minute personal best by Ryan to run 3:05:56. Yosef clocked a 19-minute personal best for 3:10:54. Onto the next one! Thanks to everyone for their support and for following us on this journey. Back to your regularly scheduled programming soon! (Note: Just re-posted this episode after an earlier version cut out after the first 10-minutes. Sorry!) ❤️ Support for this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from THE FEED. You can curate your own package of product to support your training or try the CITIUS MAG package for yourself. There’s a great variety of options for drink mixes, food, chews, gels. It’s been a game-changer. Head over to thefeed.com to save 15% on a box curated by yours truly (the thefeed.com/citiusmag) or use the code CITIUS10 to save 10% on everything else storewide. ❤️ Also, protect your legs, nipples and arms with SQUIRREL'S NUT BUTTER. You can use promo code CITIUS20 for 20% off on all their anti-chafing products on their website. squirrelsnutbutter.com/ today. ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

6 Loka 201935min

Berlin Marathon Takeover: Pre-Race Thoughts

Berlin Marathon Takeover: Pre-Race Thoughts

Last-minute thoughts before we run the Berlin Marathon! ❤️ Support for this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from THE FEED. You can curate your own package of product to support your training or try the CITIUS MAG package for yourself. There’s a great variety of options for drink mixes, food, chews, gels. It’s been a game-changer. Head over to thefeed.com to save 15% on a box curated by yours truly (the thefeed.com/citiusmag) or use the code CITIUS10 to save 10% on everything else storewide. ❤️ Also, protect your legs, nipples and arms with SQUIRREL'S NUT BUTTER. You can use promo code CITIUS20 for 20% off on all their anti-chafing products on their website. squirrelsnutbutter.com/ today. ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

28 Syys 201938min

Berlin Marathon Takeover: Meet Ryan Welsh

Berlin Marathon Takeover: Meet Ryan Welsh

Continuing the series ahead of the Berlin Marathon, I'd like to introduce you to my closest training partner on the Brooklyn Track Club. The listeners, readers and supporters of CITIUS MAG have been super responsive in me sharing some of my own respective marathon training so we're going to try and capture our experience ahead of the 2019 Berlin Marathon through a series of four podcast episodes. Meet Ryan Welsh. Ryan has run maybe 80% of this training cycle with me and is the reason why I've set off on this crazy idea to chase a Boston Marathon qualifier for 2021. He shares how he found running after a career as a high school and college football player. Through his mother's inspiration, while battling cancer, he decided to sign up for his first marathon. After her passing, he took a break from running but then found it again. Hear how he developed a passion for the sport and then brought that same football-basketball mentality to chase his best on the track and roads. Yosef Herzog helps co-host this episode and was featured on the previous episode. ▶ FOLLOW RYAN ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/rwelshy12 He will be bib No. 71331 ❤️ Support for this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from THE FEED. You can curate your own package of product to support your training or try the CITIUS MAG package for yourself. There’s a great variety of options for drink mixes, food, chews, gels. It’s been a game-changer. Head over to thefeed.com to save 15% on a box curated by yours truly (the thefeed.com/citiusmag) or use the code CITIUS10 to save 10% on everything else storewide. ❤️ Also, protect your legs, nipples and arms with SQUIRREL'S NUT BUTTER. You can use promo code CITIUS20 for 20% off on all their anti-chafing products on their website. squirrelsnutbutter.com/ today. ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

25 Syys 20191h 40min

Berlin Marathon Takeover: Meet Yosef Herzog

Berlin Marathon Takeover: Meet Yosef Herzog

In the next two weeks, I'd like to introduce you all to two key friends and teammates of mine on the Brooklyn Track Club. The listeners, readers and supporters of CITIUS MAG have been super responsive in me sharing some of my own respective marathon training so we're going to try and capture our experience ahead of the 2019 Berlin Marathon through a series of four podcast episodes. On the first one, I want to share with you is Yosef Herzog. He's been called the "Magic Mike" of stage managers by the Today Show but way before he was preparing to try and BQ, he could barely tie his shoelaces without getting out of breath. His inspiring weight loss story has been told by Today and Men's Health but hear it in his own words. He was a volleyball player at Yeshiva University but that's around the same time that his diet took a turn for the worst. From double-fisting burger to heavy dinners, Yosef let himself go. Hear how the lightbulb turned on for him and got him from barely running a mile on a treadmill to two marathon finishes. Ryan Welsh helps co-host this episode. He will be the next guest. ▶ FOLLOW YOSEF ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/yosefherzog He will be bib No. 58169 ❤️ Support for this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from THE FEED. You can curate your own package of product to support your training or try the CITIUS MAG package for yourself. There’s a great variety of options for drink mixes, food, chews, gels. It’s been a game-changer. Head over to thefeed.com to save 15% on a box curated by yours truly (the thefeed.com/citiusmag) or use the code CITIUS10 to save 10% on everything else storewide. ❤️ Also, protect your legs, nipples and arms with SQUIRREL'S NUT BUTTER. You can use promo code CITIUS20 for 20% off on all their anti-chafing products on their website. squirrelsnutbutter.com/ today. ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

19 Syys 20191h 36min

Woody Kincaid on Running 12:58 for 5,000m (No. 5 U.S. All-Time!)

Woody Kincaid on Running 12:58 for 5,000m (No. 5 U.S. All-Time!)

The Woodman cometh back on the podcast, This week, Woody Kincaid became the 5th fastest American of all-time and the eighth man to run under 13-minutes when he won the Portland 5,000 in 12:58.10 at the Michael Johnson track on Nike's campus. Lopez Lomong and Matt Centrowtz finished behind him and both notched the 2020 Olympic standard. On this episode, Woody breaks down in full detail every aspect of that race. How he rebounded from injury in the past 18 months. How much did the atmosphere factor into the performance? Should Matt Centrowitz stay at the 1,500? What's it like being undefeated and now faster than Galen Rupp? Is the beef with Paul Chelimo squashed? And much more... ❤️ Support for this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from THE FEED. You can curate your own package of product to support your training or try the CITIUS MAG package for yourself. There’s a great variety of options for drink mixes, food, chews, gels. It’s been a game-changer. Head over to thefeed.com to save 15% on a box curated by yours truly (the thefeed.com/citiusmag) or use the code CITIUS10 to save 10% on everything else storewide. ❤️ Also, protect your legs, nipples and arms with SQUIRREL'S NUT BUTTER. You can use promo code CITIUS20 for 20% off on all their anti-chafing products on their website. squirrelsnutbutter.com/ today. 🎙 Don't miss out! Price of a Mile is coming back! Subscribe now! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/price-of-a-mile/id1211932411 ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 📷 RJ McNichols 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

13 Syys 201943min

Isaac Wood and the Top 25 NCAA Division I Cross Country Teams, All-Americans

Isaac Wood and the Top 25 NCAA Division I Cross Country Teams, All-Americans

Isaac Wood joins the CITIUS MAG Podcast to reveal his projections and reasonings for the top 25 NCAA Division I Cross Country teams and the All-American Individuals. A separate podcast will be recorded for his women's teams and projections. Isaac has been sharing his top 150 individuals and teams on his Twitter account https://twitter.com/Wood_Report. ❤️ Support for this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from THE FEED. You can curate your own package of product to support your training or try the CITIUS MAG package for yourself. There’s a great variety of options for drink mixes, food, chews, gels. It’s been a game-changer. Head over to https://thefeed.com to save 15% on a box curated by yours truly (the https://thefeed.com/citiusmag) or use the code CITIUS10 to save 10% on everything else storewide. ❤️ Also, protect your legs, nipples and arms with SQUIRREL'S NUT BUTTER. You can use promo code CITIUS20 for 20% off on all their anti-chafing products on their website. https://squirrelsnutbutter.com/ today. ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 📷 TimesRunClub/IG 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

6 Syys 20191h 15min

Usain Bolt on Track and Field's Next Gen, Instagram Follows, His 4.22 40-Yard Dash

Usain Bolt on Track and Field's Next Gen, Instagram Follows, His 4.22 40-Yard Dash

Yes, The GOAT. Usain Bolt dishes on the next generation of stars in track, Instagram follows, I break some major news to him and he finally makes a long-awaited admission at the end. 🎙NEW SHOW ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST NETWORK 🎙 Showrunners with Scott Fauble – The movie podcast with a TV show name that sometimes talks about running Now on iTunes: apple.co/2YOb5r3 ✍️ STORIES Usain Bolt Q&A: go.si.com/VsIt2PJ Sarah Hall's marathon double: https://www.si.com/edge/2019/08/06/sara-hall-berlin-new-york-city-marathon-double-2019 Analyzing Dalilah Muhammad's WR: https://www.si.com/olympics/2019/08/07/dalilah-muhammad-400-meter-hurdles-world-record-lawrence-johnson-analysis ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 📷 Ryan Welsh 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

9 Elo 201918min

Matt Futterman on Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits & the Guru Who Unlocked Secrets of Speed

Matt Futterman on Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits & the Guru Who Unlocked Secrets of Speed

"What I hope is that it's the book that can make you faster, make you love running even more and make you feel like you want to go out for a run – which people have told me and that's really cool that's the feeling they get." Matthew Futterman, the New York Times' deputy sports editor, joins the podcast to discuss his new book "Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed." The book paints an excellent portrait of Bob Larsen’s untraditional training methods and plans to really make U.S. distance running relevant again in the early 2000s with Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor. Beyond just being a running book, there are many life lessons in a great underdog story. Check out Running to the Edge here for a great summer read: amzn.to/310a1Bh ❤️ Support for this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from The Rambling Runner's Road to the Olympic Trials. Get ready for Matt Chittim to peel back the curtain on the training from the likes of Jared Ward, Kellyn Taylor, Parker Stinson, Sarah Bishop and more. Six episodes out now! How to subscribe and listen: citiusmag.com/road-to-the-olympic-trials-podcast/ Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2XMFoBf Spotify: spoti.fi/2RRCndK 🎙NEW SHOW ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST NETWORK 🎙 Showrunners with Scott Fauble – The movie podcast with a TV show name that sometimes talks about running Now on iTunes: apple.co/2YOb5r3 ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag instagram.com/citiusmag facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris twitter.com/ChrisChavez instagram.com/chris_j_chavez 📷 TimesRunClub/IG 👔Biz Inquiries/Write Us: chris@citiusmag.com

30 Heinä 201953min

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