Paul Greer is one of the most positive and enthusiastic people in our sport. It’s always great to have Paul come in studio just to have him pump everyone up. Listen to Paul and you’ll be lacing up your shoes and heading out for a run within five minutes of the end of the chat.…
Classics Interview Series: Eamonn Coghlan He is known as the Chairman of the Boards for his success running indoors. Ireland’s Eamonn Coghlan won 52 out of 70 races indoors between 1974 and 1987, broke the record for the indoor mile three times and held the record for 18 years. His fastest indoor mile was 3:49.78…
It had been a little over eight years since Ryan Hall became the first American to run a half marathon in under an hour when he went 59:43 in Houston and became a star, not just in the U.S. but worldwide. Two Olympic teams and a 2:04:58 Boston Marathon later, Ryan took time to chat…
Bob Penny ran for the South Eugene High School Axemen, a school with a tradition of creating great runners. He is now going through inkshares.com to write a book about the history and tradition of that legendary program and the runners who made it great. The book is called Purple Dynasty: Records, Championships and Tradition-The South…
Imagine being great at soccer, but having your eyesight deteriorate to the point where you could barely see the ball. Imagine making the high school swim team, but having your teammates take advantage of your disability by putting icy hot in your underwear. Imagine dealing with depression to the point of becoming suicidal. Then imagine…
Jim O’Hara is one of the premiere running coaches in Southern California and he came on to chat about the best ways to have success with your running. One great idea? Rather than scheduling a 50 minute run for yourself, schedule a 40 minute run but also schedule in 10 minutes for your post-run stretch.…
From our Classics Interview Series: Frank Shorter A lot of people may not remember that the Olympic Gold and Silver medalist in the marathon, Frank Shorter, was also an accomplished duathlete and ended up beating John Howard in the Desert Princess Run/Bike/Run back in 1988. Frank came on to chat about the value of cross training. Subscribe…
2014 was a very special year in the wonderful world of endurance sports. When I look back at the year that was, there are three moments – and people – that stick out more than the others. [dropcap style=”round”]1[/dropcap] At the very top of my list is Australian John Maclean who was the first paralyzed athlete…
Molly Huddle was a one person cross country team her senior year in high school with her dad as her coach. She went undefeated, set 12 course records, and took fourth at the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championship. In 2014 she had a huge year, breaking her own national record at 5,000 meters and…
Grant Fisher from Grand Blanc, Michigan just won the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championship for the second straight year, only the fifth boy in the history of the event to win two in a row. Mike Scannell has personal bests of 2:16 for the marathon and a 29:02 for the 10K. Mike has been coaching…