C Tolle Run

You may recognize Cole Hocker from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where he captured gold in the men’s 1500 meters and set a new Olympic record. He is also the 2025 World Champion in the 5000 meters. He’s stayed on top ever since, most recently taking the win at the prestigious Millrose Games. With a lighter summer season ahead, Cole sits down with Carrie to catch up on life, covering everything from training and racing to making music and how even the best handle their nerves. As THE best in the world over the past two years, Cole opens up about his mindset, how he keeps the fire alive, and the role faith plays in sustaining a long, successful career. Balancing elite competition with genuine fun, Cole proves there’s something in his journey that everyone can learn from.

Newly crowned American indoor record holder in the 800m, and the first woman ever to break 1:58 indoors, Roisin Willis joins C Tolle Run this week! Roisin is coming off an incredible stretch, racing three times in just ten days: she won the New Balance Indoor Games, shattered the American 800m record, and capped it off with a victory in the Millrose 600m. We dive into her journey into the sport, how she balances life as a New Balance professional while competing collegiately at Stanford, and the highs, lows, and everything in between. Roisin also reflects on her rapid rise and shares the advice she’d give her younger self after everything she’s already accomplished.

Dot McMahan returns to C Tolle Run after hitting a huge milestone! At 49 years old, Dot has just qualified for her sixth Olympic Marathon Trials. In a sport where standards keep tightening and competition grows fiercer every year, she continues to rise to the challenge. Carrie and Dot dive into her long, remarkable career, how the sport has evolved, her daughter El’s rise in the running world, and how Dot balances life beyond the miles. After more than two decades as a professional runner, Dot brings a wealth of wisdom, hard-earned lessons, and inspiration you won’t want to miss.

Calli Hauger-Thackery is a 2024 Olympian, 2024 European Half Marathon bronze medalist, and the second-fastest British female marathoner of all time. She joins C Tolle Run following major victories at the Honolulu Marathon and, most recently, the 2026 Chevron Houston Marathon. In this episode, we dive deep into Calli’s journey, from her early love of running to her collegiate career at the University of New Mexico, her professional running career, and how she’s now paying it forward by coaching the next generation of runners. Calli shares how she made the leap to the professional ranks, met her husband, ran her first marathon, and built the momentum that has defined the past few years of her career. We also explore the highs and lows that come with elite competition and life beyond the sport. It’s an honest, inspiring conversation that covers the moments, mindset, and milestones that shaped one of the best distance runners in the world.

This week we welcome Australian standout Jess Hull, fresh off running a key leg in the gold medal winning 4x2K mixed relay at the World Cross Country Championships. While this is her latest triumph, Jess’s résumé is already packed with hardware—from her days as an Oregon Duck to her current career as a professional runner for Nike. Coming straight off the championship, Carrie and Jess break down the race in detail, from Jess’s favorite moments to the toughest challenges of the course. As Jess continues to get faster every year, we dive into the mindset, confidence, and consistency that fuel her progress and keep her chasing big goals. Her positivity is contagious and by the end of this episode, you’ll feel inspired to shift your own mindset and pursue your goals with confidence.

Parker Wolfe may be new to C Tolle Run, but he's no stranger to elite running. As an NCAA Champion at the University of North Carolina and now a USATF Champion, Parker is gearing up for the 10k at the World Cross Country Championships, and he's especially excited that the race will be held on US soil for the first time since 1992. In this episode, Parker shares how he got into the sport and opens up about the emotions of winning his first professional title. We also dive into his goals for 2026 and discuss why maintaining friendships with training partners who become competitors is so important to him. You will absolutely be cheering for Parker after meeting him!

Shannon Rowbury, a 3x Olympian and Olympic bronze medalist, is no stranger to C Tolle Run. This time, she’s back with a brand-new accomplishment on her résumé: author. She’s joined by physical therapist and pelvic health expert Jessica Dorrington to discuss her new book Strong as a Mother: Your Complete Pregnancy-to-Postpartum Health Program. Carrie, Shannon, and Jessica have a heart-to-heart about their athletic feats, motherhood, marathon training, and Shannon’s journey into writing. They also share why they teamed up to create the motherhood movement 4twomom. Whether you’re a mother runner or not, this conversation will leave you inspired to keep getting after it!

Meet Gracie Morris: A Puma professional runner, TCU track legend, and brand-new National Champion. During her collegiate career at Texas Christian University, Gracie shattered seven school records and just claimed her first national title at the USATF 2K XC Championships, and she's taking us inside every thrilling moment of that championship run. From the spikes on her feet to the mental battles in her head to the pure joy of her victory celebration, Gracie reveals what it really takes to win at the highest level. But she's not stopping there. Next, she'll pull on the USA jersey to compete as part of a four-person co-ed relay team at the World XC Championships. Beyond the podium, Gracie opens up about her Texas roots and how she fell in love with running, what it's like having a twin brother who's also a professional runner and what she loves to do when she's not logging miles. Gracie's warm personality and infectious laugh will have you lacing up your shoes and ready to chase your own finish line.

Sara Hall is the definition of a mother-runner. She’s the only athlete to snag 10 U.S. Championship titles across distances from the mile all the way to the marathon, and she’s currently training for the California International Marathon to go after another. When she’s not chasing PRs, she’s raising four daughters and planning a tour for her new book For The Love of the Grind coming this spring, a candid look at how she’s navigated record-breaking running while balancing life as a mom.

Keira D’Amato is back on C Tolle Run and we couldn’t be more excited! You know her as a pro runner, mom, motivational speaker, race analyst, and even a real estate agent… and now she’s added “author” to the list. Her new book, Don’t Call It a Comeback, just hit the shelves, and trust us, it’s a good one. Keira gives us the scoop on her prep for the Valencia Marathon, her goals, her new adventure as a race analyst, and everything happening in her world right now. Plus, with Thanksgiving in the air, she and Carrie share what they’re thankful for this year.