“My chosen leadership style is to elevate the voices of those around me and not try to be this single megaphone. I think a voice that is a cacophony of many voices is more powerful than one single person.” - Will Leer In today’s episode of Out Of The Blocks, Jasmine Todd chats with fellow USATF Athlete Advisory Committee (AAC) officers Will Leer and Kendra Coleman for an insightful conversation. Will reflects on the exciting new chapter ahead for him and Aisha now that she has retired from profe...
Sep 30, 2024•34 min
“I’ve never had a meet where I’ve just been so excited and happy to be there, happy to jump… When I went (to the NACAC Championships), I really wasn’t expecting to jump 13.55m… I heard that and was like, ‘Wow.’ No matter what I jump, I'm always like, ‘It could have been better.’ But I executed that perfectly.” U18 triple jump Canadian record holder and University of Florida commit Asia Phillips joins Jasmine Todd in this episode of Out of the Blocks. Philips shares about her record-setting 13.55...
Aug 26, 2024•31 min
“It would seem like they’d put a camera on you because you made the team, but I had no idea. It felt like I was out there for ten minutes, just waiting around for them to put up the team. It was probably only like 30 seconds to a minute. But I had no idea when I crossed the line that I’d made the team or that I had ran 12.3. I really didn’t know what to expect when I crossed the finish line. I was hoping for the result that I got, but I had no idea at that moment.” It took a 12.31s PB in the fin...
Jul 14, 2024•42 min
"Remember who you are. You are the Hulk. And that's what you've prided yourself on. It's your resilience and your ability to constantly push and fight through any and every single obstacle that's thrown your way. This year is probably the most challenging year that I've had. I don't know what it was, but it's just been a complete whirlwind of a series of events that's been testing my drive, my want for it, and testing my patience. But I'm still here. I'm still standing. I'm still pushing. I'm st...
Jun 03, 2024•31 min
Ronnie Baker came close to an Olympic medal with a fifth place finish at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics 100m final. He ran his personal best of 9.83 in the semifinals. In recent years. he's struggled a bit with injuries but is on the comeback trail trying to crack into the United States' 100m picture again to make his second Olympic team. Make sure you subscribe, download and listen to the show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you don't miss out on the latest episode. We will also soon be launching the...
May 13, 2024•55 min
“It would be nice to get more recognition. Sometimes I go back and watch the races on YouTube and they’ll talk about everybody else in the field and they didn’t even mention my name…Damn, I’m here too…I’ve been in these races. I’ve been on these relays. I’ve been in the mix. Why is it that I’m always overlooked like that? It’s very weird. Do I enjoy it? I’ve accepted it. I just have to keep doing what I’m doing. I can’t do much about that. I just have to keep improving for myself.” U.S. 400m cha...
Apr 10, 2024•41 min
“I’ve kind of taken on this role as an unofficial ambassador for Dominica. I feel like I’m one of the few people representing us on this international athletic stage. When I step out and when I compete and when I talk to people, I want them to really get a taste of the kindness, love and power and amazingness of my home country. I hope that’s how people feel.” Thea LaFond-Gadson made history at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow by becoming the first world champion in history for Dominica...
Mar 21, 2024•37 min
Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison catch up to discuss: – How ridiculous is it that Christopher Morales-Williams' 400m world record was not ratified? – How long jumpers are even more up in arms about the World Athletics' proposal to change the long jump take-off zone? – Is "short track" still a thing? – A good change is coming: Starting in 2025, the track and field season will end at the World Championships. – Life updates including Katelyn writing for Forbes, doing a brand deal with Lululemon a...
Mar 06, 2024•49 min
“Truthfully, this training season, I have been grinding like I’ve never grind before. I think getting second in Budapest was a blessing in disguise. Last year, I was working hard but wasn’t doing the last rep of abs or finishing the last rep of 150s as hard as possible. I was going through the motions. This year, I am taking every rep and making it like my first rep…This year, I am just giving myself a chance. It’s almost insane to watch myself do this because I’ve never been that die-hard of a ...
Feb 26, 2024•42 min
"I'm always going to talk my talk but I never mean it in a crazy way to anybody. This is why I'm excited but terrified of what I could do this season because I did all of that last year off getting on a flight, flying down here and not doing any serious workouts for the (indoor) season. This is all off the couch, natural, God-given ability. Don't get me wrong. You need that in the sport to be great...I didn't have fall training. I didn't do any of that and all this has happened?" In a span of ei...
Feb 20, 2024•57 min
"I feel validated. I feel validated in my sport. Everybody knows that after college, it is now a job. Not that it isn't fun – but this is a legit job. There are times when you think, 'Am I even good at my job?' This was validating because it let me know that I was punching in the time card for the right things." Laulauga Tausaga-Collins joins us to catch up on how life has changed since she shocked the world to win gold in the discus at the 2023 World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary....
Feb 13, 2024•48 min
"My body is not fully developed yet. You don't want to do too much. You want to take baby steps to the ultimate goal...I want to still be jumping 18m or 17-high when I'm 30 years old. It's all about the process." Katelyn Hutchison chats with World U20 triple jump record holder and 2023 Bowerman Award winner Jaydon Hibbert, who just recently announced his decision to turn professional after just one year at the University of Arkansas. Last year, he broke the NCAA indoor and outdoor triple jump re...
Jan 31, 2024•46 min
Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison catch up after taking a break during the fall to discuss some of their plans and hopes for Out of The Blocks heading into 2024. It's an Olympic year so expect to hear more of their takes, analysis and commentary on the latest news and happenings in the sprints + field events. We're also going to be staggering interviews with special guests starting next week. Make sure you subscribe, download and listen to the show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you don't mis...
Jan 24, 2024•37 min
While in Budapest, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison sat down with 110m hurdles Freddie Crittenden after he finished fourth in the 2023 World Athletics Championships final. Grant Holloway (12.96) won his third consecutive gold medal and Daniel Roberts (13.09) took bronze as the United States took three of the top four spots. Crittenden shares how he's supported his dream of being a professional runner despite not having a contract from a major sportswear company and how he's also gotten involve...
Sep 07, 2023•42 min
Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison sit down to preview a few of the sprint events at the 2023 World Athletics Championships live from Budapest. Some of the events they cover include: – Women's 100m: Tobi Amusan back in the mix + top 3 picks – Men's 110m: Rasheed Broadbell vs. Grant Holloway on the big stage + could Cordell Tinch win? – Women's 400mh: Can Femke Bol break the world record? Will Shamier Little and Dalilah Muhammad end up on the podium? – Men's 400mh: Rai Benjamin's comeback this ye...
Aug 19, 2023•15 min
“It is bringing us back to what track and field is truly about: Competition. Everybody and their mother is fast now. It’s who wants it. Who is not gonna mess up? Who is going to execute perfectly every single round? That’s what it’s all about and what the sport is supposed to be about – Competition.” Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison preview the men’s and women’s 100m at the World Championships in Budapest. MEN’S SIDE – Issam Asinga has a medal chance? – Is there reason to be worried about Fred...
Aug 07, 2023•21 min
Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison recap their recent trip to New York City. They spent a few days undergoing some media training as part of The Magic Boost program ahead of the NYC Grand Prix. They covered the meet for CITIUS MAG and provided the team with insights and interviews from the mixed zone. Jasmine and Katelyn recap all the highlights from the meet including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 400m improvements, Athing Mu's return to racing, Daniel Roberts + Devon Allen rounding into form in ...
Jun 28, 2023•44 min
Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison unpack all of the action at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. Katelyn was on the scene providing CITIUS MAG with a slew of athlete interviews and nightly recap shows. Among the topics discussed this episode: – Stop Hating On Britton Wilson For Not Completing The Double – What The Hell Is Going On In the 100M Hurdles?! – Arizona State's Turner Washington Hit Us With Some Real Talk – The Craziest 4x400s Ever Witnessed + much mo...
Jun 14, 2023•45 min
Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison break down their predictions for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships which are set for June 7-10 at the University of Texas. Hear their thoughts on all of the sprints and field events including Britton Wilson's double gold potential, a STACKED women's 100m hurdles race, and how will Julien Alfred fare on her home track in the women's 100m. You'll be able to watch the meet on ESPN2 and ESPN+. You can find the complete start lists here: https://on...
Jun 06, 2023•47 min
"The women's 100m hurdles is a premier race and I feel like no mater how many times they do something crazy, nobody is paying attention." The women's 100m hurdles doesn't get enough hype because the top stars in the event don't duck each other. The race at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix features world record holder and world champion Tobi Amusan, Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, former world record holder Kendra Harrison, Alaysha Johnson, ODanielle Williams, Tia Jones and Tonea Marshall...
May 27, 2023•19 min
In this edition of "K&J Diaries" – Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison re-group after a short break following the 2023 indoor track and field season to update the listeners on what's been going on lately in their lives. Katelyn is still redshirting at Kentucky but may race soon unattached. Jasmine teases a potential return to the 100m and discusses how she felt after opening up her season with a 6.64m jump at the Mt. SAC Relays. PLUS: Katelyn has a very special announcement. Subscribe, downlo...
Apr 24, 2023•43 min
"Now as I get older, people are like, 'Where's the bow?' I am bald! Y'all trying to have me look like a newborn baby? I ain't doing that. I'm trying to get on my grown and sexy and y'all talking about this dang bow." In this episode, Shamier Little joins Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison to discuss her rise as one of the best 400m hurdlers in the world. She owns a World Championship silver medal from 2015. She is a two-time U.S. champion and three-time NCAA champion in the 400m hurdles. In 2022...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min
"Last season was a big game-changer for me mentally. My confidence grew so much...I've manifested all of my success but just seeing it actually unfold is kind of crazy." Alia Armstrong joins Out Of The Blocks to discuss her journey to becoming one of the best U.S. hurdlers in the United States. She won the NCAA Championship in the women's 100 hurdles in 12.57. She went on to finish third at the USATF Outdoor Championships and qualified for the World Championships. In her first senior global cham...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Your hosts Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison share personal updates on their own training and plans for the indoor track season. Katelyn made her Division I collegiate debut but has made the decision to redshirt her indoor season at Kentucky. Jasmine has decided to bypass the indoor season to focus on opening up at Mt. SAC and try to make the World Championship team this summer. Subscribe, download and listen to the show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts by searching Out of The Blocks with Jasmine ...
Jan 19, 2023•55 min
Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison are joined by Alaysha 'Lay' Johnson, who was one of the biggest breakout stars of 2022. She was the U.S. Indoor Championship runner-up in the 60m hurdles before reaching the semifinals of the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. She got off to a hot start to the outdoor season by dropping a personal best of 12.50 while upsetting Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in Puerto Rico, then running 12.40 to win the NYC Grand Prix and then finishing seco...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 37 min
"I made a name for myself in track and field history but we've got a lot more stuff to do and a lot more to accomplish." Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison are joined by Kenny Bednarek. At just 24 years old, he's already made a name for himself on the global stage with two individual global medals under his belt - a 200m silver at the Tokyo Olympics and another at the 2022 World Championships. Kenny has proven that he's a force to be reckoned with. His journey to becoming a professional athlete ...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min
“We are a whole family. Every day I see you on the track working hard and I’m right behind you working hard. We’re going through the same connection and same process. Being a Gator, there’s nothing like it.” Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison chat with sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh, who turned pro this summer after leading Florida to an NCAA outdoor team title. He was named a Bowerman semifinalist after winning the NCAA 100m and 200m titles and anchoring the Gators to a runner-up finish in the 4x10...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 36 min
“Was I shocked? No, because we know that people do it. 10 years later, am I happy? No. That took a lot of money away from me and a moment.” Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison speak with former U.S. 400m hurdle star Lashinda Demus just a few weeks after the news broke that Russia's Natalya Antyukh has been stripped of her results from July 2012 to June 2013, which includes the 2012 Olympic gold medal. Demus is now in line to be upgraded to gold. They get her reaction to that news but also go thro...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 23 min
TeeTee Terry joins Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison to discuss her first season as a professional runner, which she wrapped up by anchoring Team USA to a gold medal in the women's 4x100m at the World Athletics Championships. Before signing a contract with Nike, she set the 100m school record at USC and anchored the 4 fastest 4x100m relays in USC history. This season, she also set a personal best of 10.87 for 100m. TeeTee trains under coach Dennis Mitchell with Star Athletics in Florida. Over t...
Oct 18, 2022•56 min
"Believe in yourself. I got it tatted on me." Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison are joined by Champion Allison, a 400m specialist who was part of the Florida Gators' NCAA Outdoor Championship winning team this past spring. He went on to finish second at the U.S. Outdoor Championships in June with a personal best of 43.70. The time puts him at No. 10 on the all-time 400m World list and No. 8 on the all-time U.S. 400m list. He signed a professional contract with Puma before finishing fourth in th...
Oct 05, 2022•44 min
