Running In Circles

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with the freshman phenom from Wake Forest, Rocky Hansen. So far this cross country season Rocky has been tearing up the course with a 5th place finish at his first meet and a 6th place finish at the Nuttycomb invitational where he competed against the likes of Ky Robinson, Parker Wolfe, Drew Bosley, and other national contenders at the collegiate level. When I asked him why he was doing so good with the transition from high school to college he said that a big part of it is that his coaches preach that you shouldn’t set limitations on yourself just because of your age and he has certainly shown us that age doesn’t determine anything. He holds personal best of 8:32 in the 3200 and 3:58 in the mile. On this episode we discuss his opinions on when you should stop trick treating, the Wake forest cafeteria, his relationship with Panera, his sub four mile in high school and more.

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Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Taylor Rohatinsky! Taylor is currently a sophomore at BYU and is looking to do some big things as a team and individually at cross nationals on November 18th. She holds personal best of 4:33 in the mile and 20:48 in the cross country 6k. In this conversation we talk about how her Coach has impacted her so far at BYU, how she broke her back while sledding, how she hates candy and other sweets, except sugar cookies and more.

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Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Valery Tobias. Valery recently graduated from the university of Texas and joined the professional running team “the brooks beasts”. She specializes in the 800 where she holds a personal best of 2:00.31 but she also dabbles in the 400 and the 1500. Back in high school she was a three time state champion and most recently she finished 6th at the 2023 NCAA outdoor championship! In this conversation we discuss her love for crocheting, and how it has been therapeutic for her, her favorite memories from living with her teammates at Texas, overcoming her self doubt and more.

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Today on the podcast I’m joined by one of the most talented cross country runners in the nation, Bethany Michalak!

Bethany just finished 6th at the Woodbridge classic where there was an incredibly deep field. In 2022 she finished 3rd at the cross country national meet and with both the people ahead of her having graduated she hopes to earn herself a national title. However it won’t be easy, because even though She is constantly leveling up, so is every other girl in the country. Her personal best include 4:35 (1600), 9:57 (3200), and 16:49 (xc 5k). In this episode we discuss the pressure she feels as the number one returner to NXN, some of the most impactful movies she’s ever seen, her food combination hot takes and more.

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You’re not gonna wanna miss this one…

Today I’m joined by one the most inspiring and hard working runners on the distance scene, Yaseen Abdalla.

In today’s conversation Yaseen and I discuss his trip to Kenya that helped him reset his mind, how his mentality has grown/changed over the years, all of the times he’s fallen in a race and more. He’s currently in his last year of college at Tennessee where he’s hoping to achieve some extraordinary things. Throughout this conversation it was evident that Yaseen shoots for the stars because he said it best. “If you’re not even gonna aim for it, there’s no chance it’s going to happen”.

Tune in to get to know Yaseen better and hear some exclusive insights into his life.

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Today I’m joined by one of the most prestigious runners in recent high school history, Aaron Sahlman!

If you have been living under a rock the past couple years and don’t know who Aaron is, he won the 2022 Nike cross Nationals individually and as a team with Newbury park and he holds personal best of 1:48.91 (800), 4:00 (mile), 8:48 (3200), 8:01 (indoor 3k), and 14:14 (xc 5k). Throughout his high school career he was part of the indoor 4 by mile relay team that set the national record and he played a crucial role in multiple team cross country national titles. With all that being said he’s definitely made a name for himself and he’s not looking to slow down anytime soon.

On this episode we discuss why Sean Brosnan was such a good coach, his first few weeks at NAU, his first ever cross country win at NXN and more.

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Today on the podcast I’m joined by Alyssa Hendrix!

Alyssa is currently a senior at North Carolina state where she runs cross country and track and is working towards becoming a physical therapist. NC state has won back to back team titles at cross nationals and is looking to threepeat this fall! In this conversation Alyssa takes me through her day to day life and training, we do a draft segment, discuss how long she thinks it would take her to run a 5k if she she was hopping on one foot and more.

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Today I’m joined by Will conway! Will is commited to run at the university of Tennessee next year where he hopes to be a national contender both individually and as a team. He holds Personal bests of 4:05 (1600), 8:57 (3200), and 15:06 (xc 5k). On this episode we discuss how he’s feeling about his season after going undefeated in his first two races and discuss his goals for the post season. As well as how he got $75 to get a mullet and much more.

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Today Nathan Green joins the Running in Circles podcast!

Nathan has had an incredible year with some of his accomplishments including winning the NCAA 1500 and having his teammate finish right behind him in 2nd, placing 7th in the US 1500 meter final, setting personal best of 1:46.99 (800), 3:36.29 (1500), and 3:52 (mile) and being apart of a historic year for the mile distance.

Throughout this episode we discuss what stage of training he’s in right now, his race that won him NCAA’s, who he thinks will win the world championship 1500 meter and more. Nathan even switches it up and asks me a Would you rather question at the end of the conversation. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and google podcasts by searching “running in circles”! If you enjoy the episode please leave a five star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and text it to a friend or group chat who you think might enjoy it.

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Isaac Updike! Isaac just qualified for the world championship in Budapest by placing 3rd at the 2023 US championships in the steeplechase and is currently in St. Moritz making sure that he’s in peak fitness for worlds. In this episode we break down his race in the U.S. final, discuss his love for taking things apart and putting them back together, his biggest fall in the steeple and more. In a couple weeks he will head to budapest and represent team USA for the first time!

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