Running In Circles

By Zach HamiltonSports

Running In Circles episodes

August 27, 2024 Leah Stephens on Finishing 43rd at NCAA XC Nationals as a true freshman, Ocean lifeguarding and more
Today on the Running In Circles podcast I’m joined by Leah Stephens!

Leah is a Sophmore at NC State where she runs cross country and track. Last year she became an All-ACC Runner after finishing 8th in the conference 6k and then went on to finish 43rd at the NCAA Cross country Championship as a true freshman, which helped secure NC state’s 3rd straight women’s cross country team title. She got injured with a stress fracture during the outdoor track season so she’s currently getting back into some longer runs and is looking forward to seeing what she and the team can do this season.

Throughout the episode we discuss her summer life guarding job, her initial reaction to getting injured, how recovery went, how to have a good transition from high school to college cross and more.

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23 min
August 12, 2024 The Evolution of Oregon's Distance Program and becoming a leader with Elliott Cook
Today I’m joined by Oregon’s Elliott Cook!

If you’re not familiar with Elliott he’s been making his mark on the NCAA in the past couple years while being the face of Oregon’s distance team.

Throughout the 2024 outdoor season he completed the double at the PAC-12 Conference Championship where he won both the 1500 and 800. Then at NCAA outdoor’s he placed 2nd in the 1500 and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials. At the trials he placed 8th and secured a personal best of 3:33.84. Safe to say he’s making a name for himself.

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50 min
August 05, 2024 Maggi Congdon on making the Olympic trials 1500m final, the growth of NAU's women's team and living her whole life at altitude
Today on the podcast I’m joined by Maggi Congdon!

Maggi runs cross country and track for NAU where she is a Big Sky Champion in the 1500m and 4 by 400m relay, an All American in the indoor 800 and holds a personal best of 4:02.79 in the 1500m which is also the school record at NAU.

She saw a ton of success this outdoor season with the 1500 as she placed 9th in the NCAA final and went on to be the only collegiate to make the Olympic Trials final in the event.

Throughout this conversation we discuss her big outdoor season, the women’s team growth at NAU and how it has helped to see the success of the men’s team, how living at altitude her whole life has effected her and we end it off with some would you rather questions!

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27 min
July 31, 2024 Coach Joe Lee of Bullis on Quincy Wilson making the Olympics, Bullis becoming a powerhouse and more
Today I'm joined by the head coach Joe Lee of Bullis Track and Field!

Joe has played a huge part in developing the program at Bullis and has coached many athletes who have gone on to become big names in the sport including Quincy Wilson who just qualifed for the Olympics at the age of 16 in the 400 (currently coached by Joe) and Masai Russel who just won the trials in the 100 meter hurdles who was coached by Joe in high school. Before coaching Joe was a 200 and 400 meter athlete at Howard University and George Mason. While at George Mason he was an All American and helped them win a national Championship.

You can really tell how much Joe cares about his athletes when you listen to this episode. We discuss the Olympic trials where Quincy Wilson qualifed for the Relay team, how Bullis has gotten so good and much more.

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27 min
July 25, 2024 Shane Cohen on going from a walk on to an NCAA Champion, sitting and kicking and more
Today I’m joined by Shane Cohen!
Shane has quite the story. He transferred from the University of Tampa where he was an All-American to Virginia last fall and had some thrilling races this season. He uses the infamous Sit and Kick strategy and it helped him Win the 800m NCAA National Championship a little over a month ago. As his confidence has grown and he’s gotten to race better competition he took his 800m personal best from 1:49 to an astounding 1:44. After the college season wrapped up he qualified for the Olympic Trials where he was able to finish 6th in the country. This was a really fun one to record as Shane discusses his outlook on getting better, his love for the team aspect of the sport, and much more.
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29 min
July 15, 2024 Kenneth Rooks on becoming an Olympian, Being coached by Ed Eyestone, his hardest workout and more
Today I’m joined by Kenneth Rooks!
Kenneth just won the 3k steeplechase at the Olympic trials in dominate fashion so he’s headed to Paris in just a couple weeks to represent the U.S. at the Olympics. He’s now a 2 time U.S. champion in the steeplechase. Last year at the U.S. championships he fell midrace and was able to come back and win. After completing his time at BYU last year he signed a pro contract with Nike and is now a full time professional runner.
In this episode he goes over what experience he gained last year that he wants to take into Paris, details some of his steeple training under his coach Ed Eyestone and more.
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38 min
July 01, 2024 Michaela Rose on Glorifying God through it all, finishing 4th at the Olympic Trials and more
Today I’m joined by Michaela Rose!
Michaela just finished 4th at the Olympic Trials in the 800 and had herself a heck of a season. She finished 4th at NCAA’s in the 800 but she didn’t let that hold her back from getting after it at the trials and she just narrowly missed a trip to Paris. She runs for LSU and has seen a lot of success with her gutsy race strategy. She won an NCAA title in the 800 in 2023 and holds a personal best of 1:58.37. Throughout this episode we discuss the emotions surrounding finishing 4th at the Olympic trials, the dynamics of having her dad as her coach in high school, how God and her faith plays a role in her running and more.
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30 min
June 24, 2024 Robert Mechura on his commitment to UNC, his running documentaries and more
Today I’m joined by Robert Mechura!
Robert just finished his Jr. year of high school and is looking to do big things next year as he’s not giving himself any limits. He’s commited to run at the University of North Carolina after his senior year which you’ll hear more about in this episode. He also has a YouTube channel where he’s made several documentary’s following both his and his teammates running journeys. Robert was able to win Nike Cross Regionals in the fall which allowed him to compete at Nike Cross Nationals and he most recently competed at Nike outdoor nationals, where he ran in the championship 2 mile where he played 3rd and the mile. His personal bests include times of 8:52 in the 3200 and 4:08 in the 1600.
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25 min
June 17, 2024 Allie Zealand on running 4:30 in the mile, committing to Liberty University, her faith and more
Today on the podcast I’m joined by Allie Zealand!
She’s been on a tear this post season as she ran 4:30 in the mile at Hoka Festival of miles to become the 2nd fastest high school miler outdoors ever and then she ran 9:41 in the 2 mile at Brooks PR in order to become 2nd on that all time list. She’s headed to Liberty University in the fall where she will continue her academic and running career.
On this episode we discuss her life being home schooled while running in high school, how Faith plays a role in her running, how it felt to break a national record and more.
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23 min
June 03, 2024 Acer Iverson on qualifying for Nationals, post race Waffle House, Harvard’s development and more
Today I’m joined by Acer Iverson!
Acer is fresh off of qualifying for nationals in the 5k, and was a part of history at Regionals as he helped Harvard reach the most athletes ever qualified for outdoor nationals in school history of 18. Throughout his running career at Harvard he’s won multiple Ivy League titles and had All American finishes. His personal best includes 13:26 in the 5k and 28:23 in the 10k. He’s excited to run one last time in the Harvard jersey at nationals before next fall where he’ll finish out his college career at the University of Washington. Throughout our conversation we discuss how Coach Gibby has elevated running at Harvard, his team’s post Waffle House meal after regionals, his feelings after qualifying for nationals and more.
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29 min

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