Ep. 173 - The Failures Teach More Than The Successes Ever Will: The Mikah Peters Story
In South Dakota, distance running rarely comes with a spotlight.Mikah Peters earned one anyway.The Brandon Valley senior spent years quietly building belief, never assuming he’d be the best guy on his...
21 Dec 202533min
Ep. 172 - Excellence is Boring Before It's Impressive: Winter Training 2026, High Mileage, The Last Chance
December doesn’t reward you right away.No races.No crowds.No proof that the work is doing anything at all.In this solo episode, I walk through how I’m approaching winter training — not just the mileag...
15 Dec 202527min
Ep. 171 - The Biggest Junior Breakout XC Season of 2025 | Catching Up With Newly Crowned Oregon XC State Champ & NXN 23rd Place Yosuke Shibata
In 2025, South Eugene’s Yosuke Shibata quietly put together one of the strongest junior seasons in the nation.He started the fall with a win at the Oregon City XC Invite, dropping 14:53.8 and showing ...
8 Dec 202539min
Ep. 170 - The Next Great Northwest Talent: How Miro Parr-Coffin Forced His Way Into the Front of Northwest XC While Conquering the National Wrestling Stage
In 2025, Spokane’s Miro Parr-Coffin became the freshman every Northwest distance fan had to watch.The Gonzaga Prep standout opened his high-school career by dropping a 14:29.6 at The Mook XC Invitatio...
1 Dec 202542min
Ep. 169 - Cohen Butler is the Next Owen Powell: Inside the Rise of America's Most Underrated Threat
In 2025, Camas senior Cohen Butler became one of the most composed and dangerous distance runners in the Pacific Northwest.Cohen opened his fall with a fourth-place finish at Nike Portland XC (14:40.8...
23 Nov 202541min
some thoughts about my junior xc season
This week on the podcast, I'm doing a solo episode. Going into my junior year, my confidence was sky-high after the summer training block of my life. As I have documented on the show, I got hit with m...
16 Nov 202513min
Ep. 166 - 250 Meters to Glory: The Rise of 3X Rhode Island State Champ & UVA Commit Sean Gray
250 meters to go. One move left. The underdog from Portsmouth finally takes his shot.Rhode Island’s Sean Gray has spent years quietly sharpening his tools, building speed, endurance, and belief from t...
10 Nov 202534min
Ep. 165 - The Rise of The #2 HS Individual In The Nation: Sean Fries on Winning an XC State Title, Running it Back at NXR, Being a Multi-Sport Athlete, Self-Doubt, And Being True to Yourself
What happens when patience finally pays off?Sean Fries isn’t just another name on a leaderboard. He’s a senior out of Minnetonka High School — the newly crowned Minnesota state champion, Stanford comm...
3 Nov 202533min
