Ep. 211 - The Biggest Postseason Bounce-Back of 2026: Notre Dame Freshman & 1:48 800m Runner Owen Horeni
One week. One tough loss. Six days to figure out what comes next.At the 2026 IHSA Class 3A State Championships, Owen Horeni finished second in the 800m, running 1:51. It wasn’t the ending he wanted. L...
30 Aug 38min
Ep. 210 - Some Thoughts Before My Senior XC Season
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24 Aug 12min
Ep. 209 - He Trained For a Half Marathon at 10 - Then Became a 2X 800m National Champ
One hundredth of a second. That was the difference between Caleb Winders winning and going home wondering what he could have done differently.A few weeks later, he ran 1:46.85.The Bloomington North se...
17 Aug 42min
Ep. 208 - From Falling While Leading At The State Meet to 2X NXN Team Champ | The Hunter Robbie Special
Sometimes the athletes who go the farthest are the ones who never made the biggest splash at the start.Hunter Robbie didn't become a two-time Nike Cross Nationals All-American overnight. The 2026 Niwo...
9 Aug 34min
Why I Left Strava Before My Senior Season
This week, I'm taking a break from guest interviews to share a few lessons from my final varsity camp before senior cross country.We talk about why I decided to step away from Strava, what chasing soc...
2 Aug 24min
Ep. 207 - The Fastest Mississippi HS Runner of All Time: Running Free and Surmounting the Pressure with 8X MS State Champion Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown was labeled a prodigy before he was old enough to drive. Then came the pressure, the setbacks, and the question every young athlete eventually faces: who are you when things don't go your...
26 Jul 41min
Ep. 206 - Inside the Mind of 2X 800m National Champion Reagan Moore
In 2026, Oak Knoll School's Reagan Moore cemented herself as one of the premier 800-meter runners in the United States.The rising senior from Summit, New Jersey claimed her second national title this ...
19 Jul 39min
Ep. 205 - The Blueprint for XC Team Success: What it Takes to Build a Dynasty with CDA's Wyatt Carr
In 2025, Coeur d'Alene High's Wyatt Carr stepped into a new role. The team's longtime leaders had graduated, and the responsibility of carrying one of the nation's premier distance programs now rested...
13 Jul 50min
