Two-time Olympian Karissa Schweizer joins Pending Ratification, talking with co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, running through her journey as an athlete, navigating injuries, goal setting, and so much more.

Schweizer, who trains out of Portland and is sponsored by Nike, touches on her international success over the years, the ups and downs of running transitions, the importance of building mental resilience, and what keeps her motivated both in the short term and long term.

Schweizer has had tremendous success over the past decade. The five-time NCAA champion at the University of Missouri joined the Bowerman Track Club out of college and immediately became a force at the professional level. The Iowa native qualified for the Olympic Games in both Tokyo and Paris, running both the 5000m and 10,000m. Schweizer ranks US#4 all-time in both the 5000m and 10,000m events, with personal bests of 14:26.34 and 30:18.05.

Make sure to follow Karissa on Instagram at @karissaschweiz4 and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Two-time Olympian Karissa Schweizer joins Pending Ratification, talking with co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, running through her journey as an athlete, navigating injuries, goal setting, and so much more.

Schweizer, who trains out of Portland and is sponsored by Nike, touches on her international success over the years, the ups and downs of running transitions, the importance of building mental resilience, and what keeps her motivated both in the short term and long term.

Schweizer has had tremendous success over the past decade. The five-time NCAA champion at the University of Missouri joined the Bowerman Track Club out of college and immediately became a force at the professional level. The Iowa native qualified for the Olympic Games in both Tokyo and Paris, running both the 5000m and 10,000m. Schweizer ranks US#4 all-time in both the 5000m and 10,000m events, with personal bests of 14:26.34 and 30:18.05.

Make sure to follow Karissa on Instagram at @karissaschweiz4 and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

In this episode, pro steeplechase standout Gracie Hyde joins Pending Ratification and co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, sharing her athletic journey, talking through the ups and downs of competing in the sport, and goals for her 2026 season.

Hyde shares how she first got into the sport growing up in Arkansas, her three stop college journey, stepping away from the sport while struggling with mental health and an eating disorder, coming back stronger and becoming an all-time great at the DII level, and building community and chasing goals as a pro athlete.

After transferring to Adams State University, Hyde won five NCAA DII championships, setting multiple DII records. Since turning professional, Hyde has focused on the 3,000m steeplechase, running a personal best of 9:16.61 this June in Finland. She placed third at the USATF 5 km Championships in Indianapolis earlier this season and is currently sponsored by Puma.

Make sure to follow Gracie on Instagram at @graciehyde and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

In this episode, pro steeplechase standout Gracie Hyde joins Pending Ratification and co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, sharing her athletic journey, talking through the ups and downs of competing in the sport, and goals for her 2026 season.

Hyde shares how she first got into the sport growing up in Arkansas, her three stop college journey, stepping away from the sport while struggling with mental health and an eating disorder, coming back stronger and becoming an all-time great at the DII level, and building community and chasing goals as a pro athlete.

After transferring to Adams State University, Hyde won five NCAA DII championships, setting multiple DII records. Since turning professional, Hyde has focused on the 3,000m steeplechase, running a personal best of 9:16.61 this June in Finland. She placed third at the USATF 5 km Championships in Indianapolis earlier this season and is currently sponsored by Puma.

Make sure to follow Gracie on Instagram at @graciehyde and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of Pending Ratification, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with American half marathon record holder Weini Kelati. Kelati shares her amazing story of competing at the World Junior Outdoor Championships in the United States in 2014, purposely staying in the U.S. and being granted asylum. 

Kelati touches on her struggle to adjust to life in the United States, how she evolved as an athlete and person at the University of New Mexico, gaining American citizenship in 2021, and life as a pro athlete. The conversation then turns to Kelati’s Mt. Rushmore of the sport and what sport she’d want to set a world record in other than track and field.

Kelati reset her American half marathon record earlier this year, running 1:06:04 at the Hyundai Barcelona Half Marathon. The Flagstaff-based Nike pro won the 10,000m title at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, placed eighth in the event at the Olympic Games in Paris, and has established herself as one of the best American road runners having won numerous USATF road titles.

Make sure to follow Weini on Instagram at @weini_kelati and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of Pending Ratification, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with American half marathon record holder Weini Kelati. Kelati shares her amazing story of competing at the World Junior Outdoor Championships in the United States in 2014, purposely staying in the U.S. and being granted asylum. 

Kelati touches on her struggle to adjust to life in the United States, how she evolved as an athlete and person at the University of New Mexico, gaining American citizenship in 2021, and life as a pro athlete. The conversation then turns to Kelati’s Mt. Rushmore of the sport and what sport she’d want to set a world record in other than track and field.

Kelati reset her American half marathon record earlier this year, running 1:06:04 at the Hyundai Barcelona Half Marathon. The Flagstaff-based Nike pro won the 10,000m title at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, placed eighth in the event at the Olympic Games in Paris, and has established herself as one of the best American road runners having won numerous USATF road titles.

Make sure to follow Weini on Instagram at @weini_kelati and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

In the latest episode of Pending Ratification, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney chat with American mile record holder Sinclaire Johnson. Johnson has had an incredible journey, finding high levels of success wherever she’s lived and whatever level she’s competed at.

The current HOKA pro and Portland resident shares about her early life and getting into the sport. She then elaborates on what it takes to move while maintaining continuity in training, balancing academics and running while at Oklahoma State, how she’s grown as an athlete across her career, and so much more.

Since 2022, Johnson has won a USATF 1500m title, placed sixth and 13th at the World Outdoor Championships, just missed out on making the 2024 Olympic team, and set the American mile record just last year, running 4:16.32.

Check out Sinclaire on Instagram at @sinclairejohnson and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

In the latest episode of Pending Ratification, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney chat with American mile record holder Sinclaire Johnson. Johnson has had an incredible journey, finding high levels of success wherever she’s lived and whatever level she’s competed at.

The current HOKA pro and Portland resident shares about her early life and getting into the sport. She then elaborates on what it takes to move while maintaining continuity in training, balancing academics and running while at Oklahoma State, how she’s grown as an athlete across her career, and so much more.

Since 2022, Johnson has won a USATF 1500m title, placed sixth and 13th at the World Outdoor Championships, just missed out on making the 2024 Olympic team, and set the American mile record just last year, running 4:16.32.

Check out Sinclaire on Instagram at @sinclairejohnson and keep up to speed on her latest accomplishments on the track on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

It’s a new season of Pending Ratification! In episode 1 of season 3, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with reigning USATF steeplechase champion Lexy Halladay-Lowry.

The former BYU standout and current Nike Swoosh TC athlete shares what life has been like transitioning from a collegiate athlete on an incredibly tight-knit team to a professional athlete. Then, Halladay-Lowry dives into challenges faced by women in the sport and offers keen insights on how she and her teammates train.

In addition, Halladay-Lowry discusses the importance of community and hobbies, the need for balance between training and life off the track, how every race is a milestone in her journey, and looks ahead to the heart of the 2026 season and beyond.

In 2025, Halladay-Lowry had a banner season, running a new personal best in the 3000m steeplechase of 9:08.68, claimed second place in the steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, and won her first national title at the USATF Outdoor Championships. At the World Athletics Championships, Halladay-Lowry qualified for the steeplechase final and finished 14th overall.

Follow Lexy on Instagram at @lexy.halladay.lowry and stay up to date on her latest running accomplishments on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

It’s a new season of Pending Ratification! In episode 1 of season 3, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with reigning USATF steeplechase champion Lexy Halladay-Lowry.

The former BYU standout and current Nike Swoosh TC athlete shares what life has been like transitioning from a collegiate athlete on an incredibly tight-knit team to a professional athlete. Then, Halladay-Lowry dives into challenges faced by women in the sport and offers keen insights on how she and her teammates train.

In addition, Halladay-Lowry discusses the importance of community and hobbies, the need for balance between training and life off the track, how every race is a milestone in her journey, and looks ahead to the heart of the 2026 season and beyond.

In 2025, Halladay-Lowry had a banner season, running a new personal best in the 3000m steeplechase of 9:08.68, claimed second place in the steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, and won her first national title at the USATF Outdoor Championships. At the World Athletics Championships, Halladay-Lowry qualified for the steeplechase final and finished 14th overall.

Follow Lexy on Instagram at @lexy.halladay.lowry and stay up to date on her latest running accomplishments on Athletic.

Pending Ratification offers an in-depth look at the stars of track and field and cross country. Hosted by Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, the series moves beyond race results and records to explore the experiences, perspectives, and personal stories that shape the athletes at the center of the sport.

Find Pending Ratification on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticTV, youtube.com/runnerspace and your favorite podcast platforms like Spotify & Apple Podcasts.