Greer High School standout Coen Roberts was among our first guests on Seconds Flat, joining us for Mile 2. Since then Coen has won multiple state championships and qualified for Foot Locker XC Nationals. Now as a freshman at Wake Forest he begins his college academic and athletic career amid the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Coen returns to the program via a Zoom call we recorded earlier this week and shares how he transformed this challenge into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live ...
Oct 24, 2020•31 min
In 2012 Kiwi Tony McManus set a world record for the 60-64 age group, clocking a 4:51.85 mile. That record stood until late August when Dan King shattered the mark by nearly three seconds at the South Carolina TrackFest. Dan joins this episode and chronicles his record-breaking experience. Along the way, he shares nuggets of wisdom that runners of every age and skill level will appreciate.
Sep 25, 2020•49 min
In his teens Andrew Wheating prowled the pitch as an aspiring soccer player in New Hampshire. By his early twenties he had earned the moniker America’s “Next Great Miler” after a series of electrifying performances and championships on the track. The two-time Olympian and three-time NCAA National Champion joined us earlier this week for some reminiscing on his legendary career. Plus, we get an inside look at his new position as Sports Marketing Specialist for On Running and the nascent On Athlet...
Sep 01, 2020•58 min
Our friend Benji is back for a special appearance as we discuss the fire on the track in Monaco and Stockholm as professsional track & field returns from its pandemic-induced hiatus. Joshua Cheptegei smashes the 5000m world record, the metric mile rivalry grows between teen sensation Jakob Ingebrigtsen and world leader Timothy Cheruiyot, and Norwegian Karsten Warholm keeps climbing the all-time list of greatest hurdlers. Plus, London announces the 2020 Marathon Field and we make bold predict...
Aug 25, 2020•48 min
Alyssa Bloomquist’s 2:41:24 winning performance at the 2019 Rock ’N Roll Savannah Marathon earned her a place on the start line at this year’s Olympic Trials Marathon. But the enormity of that accomplishment only scratches the surface of what Alyssa achieved that autumn day. A deeper dive into her running reveals a nearly-11-minute personal best as the culmination of a training block spent pushing her newborn daughter in a stroller. Earlier this week Alyssa spent her toddler’s nap time on a Zoom...
Aug 01, 2020•49 min
We’re excited to have our friend Eddie Garcia of the Greenville Track Club Elite team join us this week. Eddie holds national records in the 10,000m and marathon for the U.S. Virgin Islands. We discussed his recent Pan-American Games experience and Olympic dreams. Plus, Eddie provides a valuable voice on the intersection of running and race. For decades athletes have advanced the dialogue and action around social justice issues, and Eddie shares his thoughts about how running can unite communiti...
Jul 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min
No man in our contemporary American running scene is more recognizable than Craig Engels. Your friends with only a superficial awareness of track & field may know him as that miler with the mullet and the mustache. But Craig is so much more: Olympic medal threat, your foremost guide to road tripping across America, and, as I learned in our conversation, ethnic buffet connoisseur. Craig joined us this week via Zoom for a lighthearted yet insightful conversation. Instagram: @Craigathor
May 31, 2020•34 min
As we deal with postponements and cancellations of Spring races from local 5Ks to the Boston Marathon, we keep hearing the same question: How should I train with no races on the calendar? So we compiled our best advice -- complete with some specific workout ideas -- to help you turn this into your best base phase ever!
May 25, 2020•29 min
We are excited to open our new season with with Rich Kenah! Rich is Executive Director of the Atlanta Track Club and Race Director for the Peachtree Road Race 10k. Peachtree recently rescheduled from it's traditional Independence Day format to Thanksgiving morning. In a moment when all of our race calendars have been thrown for loops, Rich provides us with his insights on the changes and challenges facing the world of road racing. Moreover, Rich is a former olympian who shares his perspective on...
May 11, 2020•46 min
Former GTC Elite and Clemson standout Kim Maloney spends time with us in this episode as we cover results from the Olympic Trials last weekend. An electrifying day of racing produced fast times and surprising results. Kim provides her analysis of the experience, excitement, course, and competition. Moreover, she inspires us with the story of her rise to athletic excellence.
Mar 06, 2020•47 min
It's finally time for the marathon we've had our eyes on for several years. Benji is back in town and we analyze the key players, the dark horses, the course, the weather, and everything else you need to know before the U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials this weekend in Atlanta. Plus, we make our predictions sure to go wrong. Note: Shortly after recording this episode male contender Parker Stinson announced his withdrawal from the race due to injury.
Feb 26, 2020•59 min
In December 2017 Tim Ritchie won the U.S. Marathon Championship at the California International Marathon. In doing so, Tim became one of only two Americans that year to cover the marathon distance in under 2 hours and 12 minutes. Simultaneously, he became a legitimate contender for our Olympic team at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Tim joined me earlier this week via Skype and we caught up on his training, race goals, coaching, and much more as he nears the Atlanta Trials.
Feb 20, 2020•39 min
2019 Furman grad and 3-time All American Frank Lara recently had a breakthrough professional performance with a 1:01:48 half marathon at the uber competitive Aramco Houston Half. Frank’s mark moved him into the top 30 for fastest ever American half marathon times. He joined us last weekend for Mile 49 of the Seconds Flat Running Podcast. We discussed Houston, his college experience, his move to Boulder, Colorado for training, and we had fun with the finer points of block starts for distance runn...
Feb 04, 2020•35 min
We are back from winter break and Marni Sumbal returns to the show for a wide ranging discussion centered on her new books Athlete to Triathlete and The 365 Day Running Journal: Log Workouts, Improve Your Runs, Stay Motivated
Jan 27, 2020•59 min
As we hurtle toward the end of the 2010s, we look back at our favorite moments, books, athletes, and races of the decade. Then we pick our all-decade distance squads in a fantasy draft based on success across track, road, and cross country. Plus we look ahead to the athletes who may steal the spotlight in the 2020s. And finally, we bid goodbye (for now)to our friend young Benji as he leaves the nest and conquers the world.
Dec 29, 2019•51 min
"Sometimes betting on ourselves feels like one of the riskiest gambles you can take, but it almost always pays off. Surround yourself with the people who support your path, tone out the ones who don't, and take those chances to bet on yourself. You'll never imagine the magic that can happen." Those were the inspirational words of Grayson Murphy after claiming the World Mountain Running Championship. Grayson has navigated a circuitous path to trail greatness: soccer player, NCAA track and cross c...
Dec 12, 2019•31 min
Over the past quarter century no program has more produced more cross country stars and national championship teams than the University of Colorado. Coach Mark Wetmore’s charges included Adam Goucher, Dathan Ritzenhein, and Jenny Simpson. Last year Dani Jones won the women’s XC individual title and 5k track championship. The latest to carry the torch for the buffaloes is PAC 12 champion and NCAA runner up Joe Klecker. Joe joined us for an interview last week and we discussed the national champio...
Dec 03, 2019•31 min
We made it back from Benji's wedding in time to wrap up last weekend's NCAA Cross Country Championships. Plus, at the 17 minute mark Enoch Nadler joins the show. Enoch was the top American finisher at the Toronto Marathon with a personal best of 2:13. He also coaches Team Florida Track Club and shares his insights on training and racing. Team Florida Track Club: http://teamfloridatrackclub.com/ Enoch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJ7krBXgl-0r7kUvtmDNHw
Nov 27, 2019•54 min
Few American distance runners have equaled the success of Connor McMillan in 2019. The recent BYU grad placed 3rd in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Track Championships, a surprise 4th at USA Championships this summer, and recently posted a 2:12 finish at the New York City Marathon. Connor’s time earned him a spot in the top 10 and he was the 3rd American finisher. He shared time with us earlier this week discussing his marathon breakthrough, his powerhouse high school and college programs, and li...
Nov 14, 2019•31 min
Thanks to a listener question, this week we unpack methods for responding to a disappointing race. We discuss recovery, reflection, planning, and skill incorporation as tools for successfully bouncing back in your next training cycle. Simultaneously, we give you real time feedback and analysis from the New York City Marathon, which took place as we recorded this episode. We hope you enjoy that new wrinkle in our race coverage. Plus, did Benji just shock the world and sneak into a marathon!?
Nov 03, 2019•48 min
With a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 37 seconds in his marathon debut, Jerrell Mock crossed the line as the 2nd American last week at Chicago. His finish made him an instant contender for the US Olympic Team and capped his rise from relative unknown, to blue-collar standout at Colorado State University, and now Olympic hopeful. Jerrell joined us for a phone conversation this week. We discussed running, music, facial hair, and much more.
Oct 25, 2019•41 min
This week we cover the action from the Chicago Marathon where the headliners struggled, new American contenders emerged, and Brigid Kosgei shattered the women's world record. Then we examine Eliud Kipchoge's historic 1:59:40 marathon time trial at the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria. Plus, Travis shares his St. George Marathon experience.
Oct 15, 2019•52 min
Two seismic events shook the running world early this week. Keninisa Bekele returned to championship form with a shocking 2:01:41 marathon at Berlin, and Alberto Salazar received a four-year ban in the Oregon Project doping investigation. We analyze both and raise a number of questions about what each means for the future of our sport.
Oct 02, 2019•30 min
Young Benjamin is back and we discuss the upcoming World Championships in Doha, the Berlin Marathon, our picks in each, recent doping controversies, the blazing fast Portland 5000, Benji's "Venmo for NBC Sports Gold" campaign, and much more!
Sep 26, 2019•49 min
Grindstone 100 miler Champion. Top 10 finisher at the Pinhoti 100, Georgia Death Race, and, most recently, Leadville. Devoted friend of the running community. Shannon Howell joined us in studio this week for a discussion of the mental and physical aspects of her training for ultra trail racing, how she thrives as a mother, wife, teacher, and runner, and how she entered the grueling world of high-level ultra competition. Shannon’s perspective will motivate runners aspiring to new heights—regardle...
Sep 17, 2019•52 min
Matthew Futterman, author of the best running book of the summer, Running to the Edge, joins us for this episode! At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Frank Shorter won Marathon gold, sparking the American distance running boom. He followed with silver at Montreal in ’76--the same year Bob Larsen’s group of rag tag San Diegans known as the Jamul Toads surprised the country by winning the US Cross Country Championships. American dominance ensued at Boston and New York as Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar...
Aug 16, 2019•39 min
Entering the summer of 2019, 542 Americans had run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Last Friday evening, on the rain soaked Meredith College track in Raleigh, NC, James Quattlebaum added himself to that prestigious list by running a 3:58.6 mile at the Sir Walter Miler. James became only the 4th South Carolinian (and first member of the Seconds Flat family!) in this elite club. We interviewed James after the race for his perspective on the race, his training leading up to the event, and his goals m...
Aug 08, 2019•41 min
Love is in the Air at the Seconds Flat Podcast! We open with breaking romance news then wrap up our scintillating July 4th racing experiences. Beginning in Minute 11 we respond to your burning questions about 5k racing in training. How should I warmup? What should my pacing look like? What are our favorite 5k workouts? What can I do for speed work? What is the peaking phase and how long does it last? How long should I go for my long run? Tune in for our advice!
Jul 20, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Before setting sail on holiday vacation we get you up to date on a huge weekend of racing action: Western States 100, Prefontaine Classic, local races and more!
Jul 02, 2019•20 min
Brandon Hudgins conquered debilitating episodes of vasculitis on his way to a sub-4-minute mile and the US Olympic Trials at 1500m in 2016. Once a burgeoning collegiate middle distance star, Brandon’s life changed forever with his diagnosis and the accompanying physical and emotional trauma. But his years-long comeback and recommitment to running culminated in breaking through the most storied barrier in running with a 3:59 mile on August 7, 2015. Brandon shares his experience, the lessons learn...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr
