In this episode we are joined by James Flockhart to hear about his story of transitioning from a distance runner to a lifter! James used to run and race cross country and track but in the past months has decided to shift gears and pursue lifting as his main sport. Listen in to hear about the the courage it takes to switch a sport you're so deeply involved in and gain some information on how you could potentially do the same.

In season three episode five we are joined by Brian Liebowitz and Jon Seafort to talk about their successful spring track seasons as distance runners on the Ward Melville High School track team! Brian as a sophomore has run his mile PR this season in 4:36 and Jon as ONLY A FRESHMAN has run an amazing PR in the mile of 4:45!

On today’s podcast Jonah and Andrew interviewed a long time friend and Ward Melville legend, Robby Davidson. After his first year running D3 at Cortland Robby shares with us how his view on running has changed and how his season and career as a runner have been developing

In season three episode three we are joined by Ben Fasse! One of Jonahs friends from Syracuse University Ben has been training this year all alone with a goal to make the Division 1 team at Syracuse. Ben shares his story of always getting dealt a bad hand but he doesn't make excuses and is determined to come out on top!

in season three episode two of The HeadStart Podcast we are joined by our former triathlon coach, Noah Lam! Coach Lam is currently the founder of The Lightning Warriors Youth Triathlon team and has run several marathons and even completed an ironman! In this episode we dissect Coach Lams journey through fitness to discover what he believes are the necessary components of living a happy and healthy lifestyle as well as talk about why he got started on his fitness journey and where it has taken him!  

Coach Lam will be running in the next NYC marathon to raise money for the Family & Children's Association! Support Coach Lam and donate to the cause: https://p2p.onecause.com/marathon/noah-lam-2  

 Check out the Lightning Warriors Youth Triathlon Team: http://lightningwarriors.org

For the first episode of season three we are joined by Shey McCoy to discuss his most recent marathon... WITHOUT TRAINING! Shey breaks down the process of deciding, preparing, and running the marathon to give us an in depth look in what it took to accomplish what some might say is impossible.

In the last episode of season two Minseob Kim joins us to recount his first year at Boston University and talk about  his academic and athletic journey that lead him to become a triathlete and what life is like at Boston University!

In season two episode nine we are joined by Harrison Bassin! This conversation finds its way into talking about the shoes we choose to wear while running into the importance of easy days and trusting the process for the love of the sport.

In season two episode 8 we are joined by our newest member to the HeadStart team, Andrew Araneo! Todays topic ranges from our current training to defining what it means to succeed vs fail. Plus we discuss our decision to rebrand as HeadStart!

In season two episode 7 we are joined by Ryan Mecca to talk about topics ranging from the process of habit making, the consumption of good and bad stimuli, and his own athletic career and goals.