Dave and Alex are joined by Jeff Benjamin and we talk about the upcoming Marathon Week Legends Dinner in Staten Island, his memories of being around the sport and a preview of the upcoming NYC Marathon.

Dave and Alex welcome Jonathan Gault back to the show as we wrap up all things last year in Athletics. It was a great conversation with one of the best writers out there. Enjoy!

Dave and Alex are joined by Brian Decker, Head Boys XC Coach at Point Boro, and we talk about his career running and coaching, high school vs JUCO coaching and tech advancements in running!

Dave and Alex welcome Mike Mulqueen, Retired Former Head Track and Field/XC Coach at Rutgers, on the show and we talk about his running/coaching career and adapting to the changes in tech and recruiting during his time coaching!

Dave and Alex are joined by Ed and Jorge Torres, former elite running twins and Team USA members, and they talk about their great careers, supporting each other and the state of track and field!

Dave and Alex welcome Peyton Hollis, Senior at Union Catholic High School in NJ, and we talk about her running journey thus far, differences in mentality and training for XC vs Track and how her college recruiting process went!

Dave and Alex welcome Scot and Kyle Austin as we get a fun perspective into what it's like running a major facility for indoor track meets. They get into the maintenance of the facility and the challenges of timing meets.

Dave and Alex welcome Patrick Buganski, Business Development at ATT Sports, on the show and we talk about everything building tracks! ATT Sports specializes in installing tracks and has installed 100s in the Northeast. Get the details about what it takes to install a track on this great episode!

Dave and Alex welcome their very own superfan on the show, Morgan Uhlhorn. We talk about the unique path to her career, running against NJ talent and how to separate athletic life from personal life!

We celebrate 1 year of Talking in Ovals!

And we do that by welcoming Noel Whitall-Johnson, Assistant XC and Track Coach at Toms River North HS, on the show as we talk about her running career, going through the battle of having an eating disorder and her bounce back with a great road racing career!