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Episode 111: NYC Marathon & Sandy Hook Promise
We return to the virtual studio to chat with Siobhan Crise, who is running her third NYC Marathon for Sandy Hook Promise. We discuss the organization’s important work, and Siobhan shares a fresh tip for the 50,000+ hearty souls lacing… Read More ›
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Episode 110: 2022 Millrose Games
The Millrose Games featured its trademark thrilling distance races, and we’ve got audio clips from the Elle Purrier St. Pierre, Geordie Beamish, Josh Kerr, Alicia Monson, and other protagonists who took it out hard and closed with a vengeance. Coach… Read More ›
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Purrier St. Pierre repeats as Wanamaker Mile champ at 2022 Millrose Games
A blizzard couldn’t keep runners and track-starved fans from storming the Armory in upper Manhattan for the 114th Millrose Games, a year after the arena staged vaccinations rather than this annual ode to speed. It was worth the wait and… Read More ›
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Episode 109: Fraud Street Run; Junk Miles podcasters Chip and Jeff
Junk Miles podcast hosts Chip Chantry and Jeff Lyons describe how they used a most unlikely event in Philadelphia to mobilize runners, raising tens of thousands of dollars for a local food bank. Gregg describes embodying Rudy Giuliani at the… Read More ›
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Episode 108: David Alm reinvents the NYC running scene, one track at a time
In his typical renaissance fashion, David Alm wears a few hats in this one, outlining the progression of his East River 5000 events, including the recent East New York Fall Classic and the Beach to Brooklyn Relay, before adapting the… Read More ›
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Episode 107: Track & Field trading cards & Dr. James Beckett
The skyrocketing popularity of sports card collecting in recent years has left us scratching our heads: Where are all the track and field cards? We test the theory that now is the time for proper sets dedicated to track &… Read More ›
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Episode 105: Peter Brady and the Olympic Trials
We share our highlights from the thrilling USA Track & Field Olympic Trials and usher into the the studio former 800 meter masters champion Peter Brady. Pete, who hosts his own Masters Milers podcast, discusses an adventuresome day at the… Read More ›
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Episode 103: Kashon Harrison, Josh Ramos & Fundamental Needs
Today’s youth help us take on 2021 with renewed optimism. University of Colorado runners Kashon Harrison and Josh Ramos join the interview booth, describing their running exploits and their organization Fundamental Needs, which is offering support to Navajo Nation lands… Read More ›
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Episode 102: Double Olympian Kim Conley
Kim Conley, a runner’s runner, rejoins the booth with an update on her quest for a third Olympics team, a look back at inspiring finishing kicks on the track, and lessons from her marathon debut in New York City. We… Read More ›