Today I’m joined by Adam Spencer! Adam runs for the University of Wisconsin where he specializes in the 1500, which he has a personal best of 3:31 in. Last year he finished 3rd in the 1500 at NCAA outdoor nationals and at the world championships when representing Australia, he made it all the way to the semis before getting eliminated. In this conversation we discuss his least favorite class at Wisconsin, the ups and downs of his cross country season, his breakout race in the London Diamond league last year and more. This episode was super fun to record as Adam shared some super interesting insights into his life as one of the best runners in the NCAA and beyond! Podcast instagram- https://www.instagram.com/runningincircles.podcast?igsh=MWtwN2Fma2V5NHI3MA== Adam’s instagram- https://www.instagram.com/adam.spencer?igsh=MTdvYnIwb3ptam0wZA==

Today I’m joined by Paul Stafford! Paul is a very accomplished runner having run for Florida state University and after his graduation he transferred to The University of Colorado in the fall to further his academic and running pursuits. He earned All-American honors in 2019 cross country and has a personal best of 23:20 in the cross country 8k (5 miles). One thing that Paul is passionate about is coaching and helping people get better in the sport of running. He’s launching his new coaching agency called Blue Collar Endurance Training soon which we discuss in this episode. We also take a deep dive into his time in the NCAA, his training philosophy’s, advice for the off-season and more. My instagram- https://www.instagram.com/runningincircles.podcast?igsh=MWtwN2Fma2V5NHI3MA== Paul’s instagram- https://www.instagram.com/paulstafford27?igsh=cXFkN3lvdTU1dzkw

You’re not gonna wanna miss this one… Today I’m joined by one the most inspiring and hard working runners on the distance scene, Yaseen Abdalla. In today’s conversation Yaseen and I discuss his trip to Kenya that helped him reset his mind, how his mentality has grown/changed over the years, all of the times he’s fallen in a race and more. He’s currently in his last year of college at Tennessee where he’s hoping to achieve some extraordinary things. Throughout this conversation it was evident that Yaseen shoots for the stars because he said it best. “If you’re not even gonna aim for it, there’s no chance it’s going to happen”. Tune in to get to know Yaseen better and hear some exclusive insights into his life. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or google podcasts by searching “Running in circles”. Please drop a follow on whatever platform you use to listen and leave a five star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts because it takes less than 10 seconds and will help more people find out about the podcast. If you wanna show extra support you can send the episode to a friend or group chat that might enjoy it. The podcast instagram- https://instagram.com/runningincircles.podcast?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Yaseen’s instagram- https://instagram.com/yaseenaabdalla?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Yaseen’s YouTube channel- https://youtube.com/@yaseenabdalla8713?si=JBzx7lMM_vmteGgM

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Alyssa Hendrix! Alyssa is currently a senior at North Carolina state where she runs cross country and track and is working towards becoming a physical therapist. NC state has won back to back team titles at cross nationals and is looking to threepeat this fall! In this conversation Alyssa takes me through her day to day life and training, we do a draft segment, discuss how long she thinks it would take her to run a 5k if she she was hopping on one foot and more. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or google podcasts. If you enjoy the episode please leave a five star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts because it takes less than 10 seconds to do on your phone and really helps the podcast grow. Also send it over to a friend or a group chat that you think might enjoy it!

Today I’m joined by Ryan Raff! Ryan recently capped off his collegiate career by helping NAU win their third cross country national title in a row! Throughout this episode Ryan discusses how he will be foregoing the rest of his indoor and outdoor track eligibility to pursue ultra running, how he balances life as a college student while being married and having a child, how it felt to win the national title when the odds were stacked against his team, and more!

Throughout this episode recent NC state Alumni Hannah Steelman discusses her hobbie of going to the grocery store, Drake, transferring, schools, and more!