The Run Around Iowa

Season 4, Episode 28: A conversation with former Iowa State standout Titus Winders


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Titus comes on the podcast just three days after finishing 15th at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in Washington. The former Iowa State All-Big 12 runner talks about his performance and preparation for the event. Titus comes from a family of runners and he discusses their influence on him. Titus, a Tennessee state champion as a senior, goes into detail about how timing of his signing with NCAA Division II Southern Indiana was fated. The current Minnesota Distance Elite runner describes how Iowa State and assistant coach Cale Wallace impressed him after he went into the transfer portal. Titus speaks about his final college season as a Cyclone and his ups and down in Ames. He tells of putting too much pressure on himself last summer trying to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials. Titus talks about his weakness for junk food and splurging after club cross country. He also tells of adapting to winter running in Minnesota, his first name, picking up a skill as a boy and a new, groovy song he listens to before races.

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The Run Around IowaBy Lance Bergeson


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