Today I’m joined by Liam Murphy, who just finished 4th at indoor Nationals!

We had the chance to speak a few weeks back it was a very insightful conversation. Liam is one of the top milers in the NCAA at Villanova. He’s a four time All-American, Seven time Big East Champion, Nine time All-Big East performer and was named the men’s Co-Outstanding performer in the track events at the 2024 indoor Big East Championships. Also he holds 4 school records in the mile, 3k, 5k and the DMR. His personal bests include 3:53 in the mile, 7:42 in the 3k, and 13:21 in the 5k. As you can see he’s already set his name in the record books and is looking to continue to do so, as we head into outdoor season and the Olympic year. In this episode we discuss how he got into the Millrose Games Wanamaker mile, his big jump from 2022 to 2023 to now, why his decision to quit soccer and pursue running in high school was hard and more.

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Today on the podcast I’m joined by Ahmed Muhumed!

Ahmed is a pro runner for Hoka’s Northern Arizona Elite and most recently qualified for the world cross country championships by placing 3rd in the senior race in Richmond, Virginia. He started off his college career at Boise State and later on he ran at FSU. After graduating college he got a job as an assistant coach for FSU as well as another part time job. At first he thought he might not be able to compete at a high level of running outside of college but eventually he decided to go all in, quit his job and move to Flagstaff, Arizona. In this episode we discuss the difference between confidence and self belief, the leap of faith he took when he quit his job, his passion for writing and more.

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Today I’m joined by Footlocker National Champion Drew Griffith! Drew is one of the fastest high school runners in the nation right now and he’s committed to run at Notre Dame in the fall. During the 2023 cross country season he won the Footlocker National meet and most recently he ran an 8:38 3200 on an indoor track but it was oversized so it won’t count for a national record but really it should. On this episode we discuss everything from his worst racing experience to his passion for engineering and more. Keep an out for him this season as he’s gonna throw down some monstrous races in the post season.

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Today I’m joined by Cole Sprout!

Cole runs for the University Of Stanford and has already built up quite the running resume. Back in high school he was the best of the best and nothings changed at his career in college so far. He’s a five time All-American, 3 time Pac-12 team XC champion, and six time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. His personal bests include 3:56 (mile), 13:24 (5k), and 27:42 (10k). Also he had the chance to represent the U.S. last summer in the NACAC U23 5k championship where he came away with the win which we cover in this episode. He’s not only a very talented runner but also very talented in the classroom. In this episode we go over his major, his favorite teacher, what his role of being a team captain entails, discuss how he’s preparing for the Olympic trials this summer and more.

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Today I’m joined by Nick Hauger!

Nick is a marathoner for Hoka’s NAZ Elite team and will be running in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Orlando, Florida on February 3rd. He has a personal best of 2:12:59 which he ran in his debut but since then he’s struggled with injuries and hasn’t been able to race too much. But he persevered through it and at the 2023 CIM marathon he ran 2:16:02 which will give him the opportunity to race at the trials. In this episode we discuss how he got through injury, his support system, the feeling when he crossed the line at CIM, and more.

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Today I’m joined by Elise Cranny! Elise is a 4 time U.S. Champion and represented the U.S. in the 2020 Olympics in the 5k. She also became the second woman ever to complete the double win with the 5k/10k at USA’s in 2023. But she’s also seen a lot of success in the mile/1500, last year she set her personal best of 4:16 in the mile at the Monaco Diamond league. She attended Stanford for her college career and had been with the Bowerman Track Club ever since she turned pro up until a couple of months ago when she parted ways with them and Joined Team Boss in Colorado. In this episode we talk about how the team transition has been for her so far, the different coaching styles of the two teams, how she pulled off the 10k/5k double at USA’s, how she’s hoping to achieve big things in this Olympic year and more.

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Today I’m joined by Brock Kelly!

Brock is a runner for Mississippi College where he has helped the team win their indoor conference and compete well in the post season. He is also very passionate about videography and storytelling. Recently he’s become a viral sensation with his video series “The Daily Mile”. The idea of the series is that he posts a short 60 second reel everyday documenting his comeback to running from injury along with the rest of his day. As I am writing this down he’s currently at episode 67. In this episode we talk about how it all started and how he almost stopped making the Daily Mile videos because of how much time it takes to edit and film but shortly after deciding to keep going a video blew up. We also go over topics such as how college runners can cultivate good culture and community on their team and how he has matured as a runner through the years. This is definitely one of my all time favorite episodes that I’ve ever recorded and I hope that when you listen the things he says resonate with you as much as they did with me.

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Today I’m joined by Adam Spencer! Adam runs for the University of Wisconsin where he specializes in the 1500, which he has a personal best of 3:31 in. Last year he finished 3rd in the 1500 at NCAA outdoor nationals and at the world championships when representing Australia, he made it all the way to the semis before getting eliminated. In this conversation we discuss his least favorite class at Wisconsin, the ups and downs of his cross country season, his breakout race in the London Diamond league last year and more.

This episode was super fun to record as Adam shared some super interesting insights into his life as one of the best runners in the NCAA and beyond!

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Today I’m joined by Paul Stafford! Paul is a very accomplished runner having run for Florida state University and after his graduation he transferred to The University of Colorado in the fall to further his academic and running pursuits. He earned All-American honors in 2019 cross country and has a personal best of 23:20 in the cross country 8k (5 miles). One thing that Paul is passionate about is coaching and helping people get better in the sport of running. He’s launching his new coaching agency called Blue Collar Endurance Training soon which we discuss in this episode. We also take a deep dive into his time in the NCAA, his training philosophy’s, advice for the off-season and more.

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On Today’s episode of the podcast I have the pleasure of speaking with JoJo Jourdon! JoJo just won Nike cross nationals and is committed to run and study engineering at Wake Forest next fall. He holds personal best of 4:06 (1600), 8:46 (3200), and 14:51 (cross country 5k). In this conversation he breaks down his win at NXN, we discuss his love for fishing, his potential Nesquik sponsorship, Mario kart and more.

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