The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

There aren't too many marathoners out there who are training at a high level for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and still chasing the dream of breaking four minutes for the mile. Meet Scott Smith of Northern Arizona Elite.

The 2:14 marathoner joins the podcast ahead of his race at the Frankfurt Marathon. He has not raced a marathon since the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February 2016, where he finished 14th overall. He discusses how he felt about that performance and moved forward from it. Smith seems to love tough and warm marathons with two 26.2 races in Los Angeles and a steamy world championships in Beijing in 2015. He expresses his optimism for cool and fast conditions in his next race.

Fun topics include his brother's pursuit of a 3:30 marathon without running more than five miles at a time, Thank You Meb, California high school track, Game of Thrones/TV binging and more. He's thought long and hard about the 25 shots from halfcourt/25 years in prison question and his answer is great.

This episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today at rollrecovery.com

2:12 marathoner Aaron Braun joins the show less than a week after running 2:13 at the Chicago Marathon and placing 12th overall. He was the third American across the finish line. Nearly a year ago, Braun almost quit the sport but he explains how he had a change heart and decided to stick with it and give the marathon another try.

Braun led the Chicago Marathon for most of the first half so he explains what was going through his head with Kenyans on his heels. We also talk about his days as a runner at Adams State and how he compares it to the Kenya of the United States. Fun questions include his favorite Meb moment, balancing fatherhood with training and his Mt. Rushmore of Adams State runners.

This week’s episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today.

The photos and artwork for this episode were provided by Sarah Cotton, who is working on a documentary on NAZ Elite. Follow @oneeightythreepointfour on Instagram for updates on the film.

You can catch the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes so subscribe and leave a five-star review.

We mix things up on the latest episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast by talking movies. Sarah Cotton, the former Georgetown distance runner turned filmmaker, joins the show to discuss her new film One Eighty Three Point Four. The film has been following the Northern Arizona Elite group in Flagstaff throughout their training for the fall marathon season. We discuss the state of running films, the process of making a film like this, her plans for other running projects going forward and much more. It's a behind-the-scenes look at one of the best running films that you'll see this year.

Sarah has also started getting into trail running and recently won the Mt. Hood 50K. She gives a little insight into her balance into running and film making as well as shares a few recovery tips. 

Fun topics in the podcast include casting the NAZ Elite training group with real life actors (Scott Fauble is a young Ron Howard) as well as what was left on the editing floor for the first episode.

Follow @oneeightythreepointfour on Instagram for updates on the film.

You can watch the first episode of 183.4 here: citiusmag.com/episode-1-one-eighty-three-point-four/

This week’s episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today at RollRecovery.com

Jordan Hasay raised a lot of eyebrows with her 2:20:57 for third place during Sunday's Chicago Marathon to become the second-fastest American woman of all time over 26.2. I spoke with Jordan Hasay at length on Thursday morning for a story on Sports Illustrated, which I highly recommend that you check out. We titled it "Jordan Hasay Is On Her Way To Becoming America’s Next Great Marathoner" and she proved us right! No SI curse there. 

I decided to take the audio file of the interview and share it with you listeners because of how special that performance was. The story has pretty much all the best parts of the interview but there were a few tidbits and cool quotes that I didn't know where to fit into the post so it was left on the editing floor. There's a little bit on how she was recruited to join the Nike Oregon Project, how she deals with the pressure of expectations, how running is still fun for her after being a phenom for so many years + much more.

I won't do this very often since I usually like to keep quotes that I didn't use in a notebook for future projects. Decided to make an exception here, so enjoy!

Stephen Kersh guest hosts this mini episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast to chat with Noah Droddy about his upcoming run at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

Back in March, Stephen wrote a Q&A with Droddy about his successful run at the New York City Half and what it meant for his future. Fast forward about seven months and here we are. He's now a sponsored runner. He's healthy and ready to throw down a good one in the Windy City.

In a special episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast, we turn the keys over to Scott Olberding. Ahead of Chris Derrick's debut marathon this weekend in Chicago, Scott sat down with the debutant to discuss his big race.

Chris and Scott discuss Jerry's Secret Training Plan, CD's advice to run your best marathon, and whether he has *really* thought about how far 26.2 miles is to run. You'll also learn who his biggest role model is in the running community and who he has beat in a race that he is most proud of.

NAZ Elite distance runner and former Texas All-American Craig Lutz joined the show and discussed a wide variety of topics.

Craig will be racing this weekend's Cow Harbor 10K but we decided to take it upon ourselves to congratulate him on his victory ahead of time. We discuss what it's like being one of the few people in his training group that's not gearing up for a fall marathon and knowing when the body is ready to move up to the 26.2 mile distance. 

Craig will be focusing on the Rock 'N' Roll San Jose Marathon and so he shares his training for the race as well as how he approaches a 13-mile race mentally because it's not easy.

Fun topics include the backstory behind LutzGrind, watching the hit Broadway show Hamilton, the Chicago Cubs. LetsRun comments and much more. He's got a very controversial answer about the best BBQ.

This week’s episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today.

The photos and artwork for this episode were provided by Sarah Cotton, who is working on a documentary on NAZ Elite. Follow @oneeightythreepointfour on Instagram for updates on the film.

Here is a synopsis of Lutz’s recovery tips but listen to the episode for his in-depth answers:

1. Sleep. Wind it down in the evening and go to bed at an appropriate hour. What's happening after 10 p.m. on a normal night? Get sleep instead! If it's a sports headline. Figure it out in the morning. 

2. Eat regularly with a couple main meals. Keep the metabolism moving. I'm big on smoothies. 

3. Know your body and make sure to take care of the little intricacies. Don't be lazy with stretching or knowing when to limber up. 

You can catch the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes so subscribe and leave a five-star review.

Matt Llano, the 61-minute half marathoner and 2:12 marathoner, joins the CITIUS MAG Podcast to follow up his training partner Scott Fauble with his own insight into Frankfurt Marathon prep. Llano was sixth at last year's Olympic Marathon Trials but has racing sparingly since due to a string of injuries.

Just eight months ago, Llano was in a full body cast and crutches so he tells us how he managed to come back from scratch. Llano details the severeness of the injuries and learning how to take care of his body while also craving the hardest of workouts.

Llano pays tribute to David Torrence, who he was scheduled to see before the indoor 1,000m American record holder passed away unexpectedly at the age of 31.

Some fun topics toward the end of the show include quite a bit of Bachelor and Bachelorette talk, Brittney Spears running in HOKAs, gluten free cookies and more. PSA: He's willing to pay for footage of Josh Cox on the Bachelorette.

This week’s episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today.

The photos and artwork for this episode were provided by Sarah Cotton, who is working on a documentary on NAZ Elite. Follow @oneeightythreepointfour on Instagram for updates on the film.

On this week’s episode, I giveaway a R3 foot roller so find out how to do that in the episode and join the prediction contest before Sunday’s 5th Avenue Mile.

Here is a synopsis of Matt’s recovery tips but listen to the episode for his in-depth answers:

1. Sleep. You'll be amazed at how much sleep Llano can cram into a day with a very early bedtime and naps throughout the day.

2. Eat healthy and clean but sometimes you can indulge yourself with a couple treats.

3. It's important to prioritize little things if running is important to you. -Don't be afraid to sacrifice some elements of your social life to chase goals.

You can catch the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes so subscribe and leave a five-star review.

Former Portland Pilot and NAZ Elite professional distance runner Scott Fauble joins the CITIUS MAG Podcast to chat as he trains for his marathon debut at this fall's Frankfurt Marathon. We talk everything from transitioning into road racing, envisioning making the Olympics, burritos, a wild story about Woody Kincaid (Bowerman track club runner and host of the Price of A Mile Podcast) and much more.

Fauble dissects the wild and carnage-filled Olympic Trials 10K, where he finished fourth overall. At the Olympic Trials, the top three with the standard head to the Olympics and despite note having the standard, Fauble still had mixed feelings about his fourth-place showing. He's since focused on the roads and has fared very well and set several personal bests. He breaks down his strengths as a racer and aiming for the highest-finish possible at events.

This week's episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today.

The photos and artwork for this episode were provided by Sarah Cotton, who is working on a documentary on NAZ Elite. Follow @oneeightythreepointfour on Instagram for updates on the film.

On this week's episode, I giveaway a R3 foot roller so find out how to do that in the episode and join the prediction contest before Sunday's 5th Avenue Mile.

Northern Arizona Elite head coach Ben Rosario joins the CITIUS Mag Podcast to discuss his team's fall marathon plans, cross country, an upcoming documentary and much more. 

Ben's been at the helm of NAZ since the group started in 2014. His athletes have seen success on the track and on the roads, especially in the marathon. Aaron Braun will kick things off at the Chicago Marathon. Scott Fauble, Matt Llano and Scott Smith will race the Frankfurt Marathon. Stephanie Bruce and Kellyn Taylor will take on the NYC Marathon. Ben Bruce will also race a marathon TBD. Ben runs down their hopes and goals for some of these races, provides insight into their training and shares some tips on recovery because that's important.

This wee's episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today.

Here is a synopsis of Ben's recovery tips but listen to the episode for his in-depth answers:

Massage and be sure to listen to your body when it needs a break. Take care of those muscle groups.

Sleep. Get as much as you can and you'll feel much better. Eliminate any time that you're wasting before bed to get some extra minutes. 

Have a hobby outside of running. It helps to get your mind off things before you get overwhelmed with your running obsession.

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Fun questions in the bell lap portion of the podcast include: Craziest workout witnessed in Flagstaff, his MLB coach comparison, most impressive observation from the trail running community and more.

On this week's episode, I giveaway a R3 foot roller so find out how to do that in the episode and join the prediction contest.