Less than 400 people have ever completed the Transcontinental Run across the United States.  Recently, Paul Johnson became one of those people, and one of the fastest to ever do it, completing the trek in 52 days and averaging 59 miles a day (yes, you read that right.) Paul is passionate about inspiring others to get up, engage in physical activity, and find their own positive outlets. Paul discovered that military and veteran communities are particularly prone to struggles with mental...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the Patrick Hilby!  If you're not familar with Patrick, he has run 11.03 (100m), 22.05 (200m), 48.11 (400m), 1:48.47 (800m), 4:10.10 (Mile) 9:44 (3200m), and 15:03 (3 mile XC). He's the New Balance Indoor National Champion in the 800m, and has run the 5th fastest indoor 800 of all time for a high schooler.  Patrick is entered in the 800m at the 2024 Brooks PR meet, where he'll look to cement his name with a list of legends who have won this...

Today's podcast is an exploration into the world of mental performance and simple practical ways in which you can improve it to ultimately improve yourself as a runner and in everyday life. We go through this exploration with the one and only Shannon Thompson, MAPP, NCCP. This conversation particularly centers around how to get the most out of your training and racing through simply mental performance skills that you can put to practice.  Shannon is the mental performance counselor who...

Today on the podcast is the unbelievably insightful and wise Milo McCloud!  Milo is a man of many talents.  Milo is the first person in history to compete in a Men's Physique Contest and run a marathon in the same day. Milo is also the Founder of the Revive Hybrid Society, which is one of the fastest-growing Hyrox's Community's,  In today's conversation, Milo takes me through his athletic journey, when he first felt inspired to start creating content to impact the world, the power of...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the Brooks NIL athlete, Shawnti Jackson!  Shawnti is a freshman at The University of Arkansas, where she competes as a Track & Field athlete.  Shawnti is originally from Creedmoor, North Carolina, and has achieved remarkable things in the sport thus far. She was named the 2023 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year and garnered significant accolades, including being voted International U20 Female Athlete of the Year by Athletics Weekly readers....

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the champ, Drew Griffith! Drew won the 2023 HOKA Foot Locker National Meet in dominant fashion, winning by over six seconds in a time of 15:06.90. This comes after placing 8th at the meet the year prior. Drew also had an incredible season, winning his first XC State Title in the great state of Pennsylvania. He also ran 14:21 on the grass, making him the 11th fastest ever at the distance. So far this year, Drew broke the indoor national record...

Today on the podcast is Oregon Duck, Maddy Elmore! Maddy has quickly established herself over the past year as one of the top runners in the NCAA. She's run three school records over the past few months. In December she broke the indoor mark in the 3,000 with her time of 8:50.43. She then anchored the distance medley relay to a time of 10:47.50 during the Razorback Invitational in January. And then, just a few short weeks ago, Maddy broke the 39-year-old program record in the women's...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the legendary Ali Ince! Ali has been dominant since stepping onto the track as a freshman in high school. Just at the Brooks PR meet alone, she's won THREE YEARS IN A ROW. She'll look to make history as she goes for a fourth title this June 12, being the first athlete in history to win an event four years in a row.  She's run 54.91 (400m), 2:03.17 (800m), 4:37.98 (1600m), and 16:58 (3-mile XC). She's an eight-time state champion, the Illinois...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the legendary Ali Ince! Ali has been dominant since stepping onto the track as a freshman in high school. Just at the Brooks PR meet alone, she's won THREE YEARS IN A ROW. She'll look to make history as she goes for a fourth title this June 12, being the first athlete in history to win an event four years in a row.  She's run 54.91 (400m), 2:03.17 (800m), 4:37.98 (1600m), and 16:58 (3-mile XC). She's an eight-time state champion, the Illinois...

Back on the podcast for her third appearance is the wise Vanessa Fraser!  A lot has happened in the past year for Vanessa and we break it all down in today's conversation.  Many professional runners talk about the importance of vulnerability in sharing the tougher moments of their careers, but very, very few do it. Vanessa is one of the few I know who is completely open about her full journey, and that always makes our conversations so insightful.  If you're not familiar with...

Today on the podcast is Julian Florez, Assistant Coach of the Brooks Beasts Track Club.  Coach Florez began running at the age of thirteen, eventually becoming a first-generation student-athlete at Adams State University, where he was part of a NCAA DII national championship team. He then competed for University of New Mexico, earning All-American honors. After graduating, he moved up in distance, eventually qualifying for and participating in the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Coach...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is the most underrated boy in the country, Riley Smith.  Y'all ask, we deliver. After months of requests to get this guy on, we're making it happen.  I'm going to be honest, I hadn't heard Riley's name until a few months ago, but already in the first few weeks of the track season, he's made a name for himself and is looking to shock some people in the months to come. He's undefeated this indoor and outdoor season and is looking to continue...

Today on the podcast is the one and only Tommie Runz! "Tommie Runz" was born in New York in August 1984. Growing up, Tommie was raised in Detroit and Southfield, Michigan. In 1993, at the age of 8, he lost his father to a stroke, leaving his mother with the burden of raising him and his sister alone. Tommie's mother made things work and raised them in a loving and hardworking home. However the pain, heartache and trauma of losing his father made way for the inability to comprehend his...

Today on the podcast is the Founder & CEO of Soul Focus Sports & Run Local Ventures, JT Service.  JT is one of the kindest and most fired-up individuals I've ever met. I've had the privilege of working with him at a few events last year, and this guy is next level.  Soul Focus specializes in event production and experiential for numerous clients as well as developing our proprietary Run Local Event Series. Current event clients include the San Francisco Giants, Under Armour,...

Today on "The Call Room: Road To Seattle" is record-breaker Jane Hedengren! Jane won last year's Brooks PR Girl's Mile title in a Meet Record time of 4:35.69! This time was also the fourth fastest outdoor time in US high school history for the mile. Jane also has run 9:49 in the 2-Mile, and 2:09 in the 800. She's won state titles, national titles, and has the meet record at the Woodbridge Invitiational. Jane is returning to the Brooks PR Meet in 2024 and currently deciding between the...

Today on the podcast are two of the greatest coaches in NCAA History, Coach Chris Miltenberg & Coach Mike Smith.  Coach Chris Miltenberg is the Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at University Of North Carolina.  Coach Mike Smith is the Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at Northern Arizona University. During his tenure at NAU, Coach Smith has earned 23 Big Sky Coach of the Year awards, 5 Chick Hislop Awards for USTFCCCA Mountain Region Men's Cross Country...

Today on the podcast are the fastest twins in the country, Olivia & Andrea Markezich!  Olivia placed 3rd at the 2023 NCAA XC Championships in Charlotte, Virginia, a few months ago. That incredible performance led her team to a 4th place finish! This was also one week after coming down with sickness. A few week short weeks later, she opened up the indoor season with a time of 8:40.42 in the 3k, breaking her own school record which was previously set last season as she ran an 8:50.08....

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Today on the podcast is Owen Slacker! Olin opened up his 2024 season with a new PB at 5,000 meters (13:08.76) indoors at the BU Terrier Classic. A month later he ran a fantastic race to finish second at the USATF Indoor Championships over 3,000 meters, earning a spot on Team USA at the World Indoor Championships. At Worlds, he ran valiantly over the final two laps…eventually finishing in fifth place. Olin ran for the University of Wisconsin, where he earned an undergraduate degree in...

Today on the podcast is the Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at the University of Toledo, Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough! Under the leadership of Coach McDonough, the Toledo cross country teams have achieved remarkable success, securing consecutive Mid-American Conference Women’s Cross Country titles in 2021, 2022, 2023 and notable individual accolades. The 2022 women’s team notably climbed to the No. 16 spot in the USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll. Additionally, the men’s team...

Today on the podcast is the one and only Kristen Holmes! This conversation was a true privilege to have.  Kristen is the Global Head of Human Performance & Principal Scientist at WHOOP.  Kristen is a psycho-physiologist whose research is focused on testing sleep, circadian, recovery, and training behaviors and how they might impact measures of physiological and/or psychological resilience. She helps individuals and teams operating in high-stress, high-stakes environments and...

Today on the podcast is Coach Chris Neal! Coach Neal is currently an Assistant Track & Field and Cross Country Coach at The University of Notre Dame. He leads the Men's program.  Before Notre Dame, Coach Neal y coached ten NCAA Cross Country Championship team qualifiers with four top-15 finishes. He has also coached his teams to 18 Southern Conference Team Cross Country titles, nine men titles and nine women’s titles. In 2017, Neal coached the Furman program to be the NCAA Cross...

CONNOR BURNS & SIMEON BIRNBAUM RETURN TO THE PODCAST You ask, we deliver.  After months of requests to get the villains back on the podcast, we came through.  Connor Burns & Simeon Birnbaum were two of the greatest high school runners of all-time and graduted high school this past spring. Both broke the 4-minute mile barrier, and set countless state records, and in Connor's case a National Record in the 5k by running 13:37. Simeon had one of the greatest seasons ever by a...

Today on the podcast is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at the Univerisity of Charlotte, Lew Caralla.  He's perhaps best known for his viral practice speeches to his teams over the years that have amassed hundreds of millions of views. He made a book out of some of the principles he talks about called "Fire Lighters 365." Before his current role, Caralla was Buffalo's Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2018, following stints as Director of Strength and Conditioning at...