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 have the pleasure of speaking with the head distance coach of Florida university, Will Palmer. Will just recently became a coach at Florida after coaching the Alabama woman’s team for five years. Over the years Will has coached many runners to first team all Americans, NCAA qualifiers, SEC medals and NCAA championship medals. This conversation was a good one as Will and I discuss his approach to coaching and the mindset that he preaches to his athletes, how he goes about recruiting, how the transition has been from Alabama to Florida and much more.

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Makenzie Steele! Makenzie has over 30,000 followers on her instagram account where she shares things about her running journey and easy and healthy recipes for people to try out. Makenzie runs for the university of Clemson and is currently a sophomore so has a bright future ahead of her. Throughout this episode Makenzie shares how she got the idea to start her instagram account, when she started running, her dream vacation, answers some funny would you rather questions, and more! If you enjoy the episode please leave a five star review on Spotify and follow the podcast so you don’t miss out on any future episodes!

Today on the podcast I’m joined by the one and only Cade Flatt! Cade is currently a freshman at the university of Mississippi and already has quite the resume. While in highschool he became the 2nd fastest 800 meter runner on the high school all time list by running 1:46.48 coming just .03 off of the national record of 1.46.45! Cade also won new balance nationals for indoor and outdoor last year, and even competed in the USATF championships in Eugene Oregon. Cade recently ran the Millrose games and had a bit of a disappointing race due to an ankle injury prior to the race but Cade still came on the podcast and made no excuses and was very transparent and honest about his race and I think that says a lot about his character so I hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much as I did making it! Throughout this episode Cade discusses his tough race at Millrose, updates us on his ankle injury, his mindset, how he’s liking Ole Miss so far, his opinion on “The Batman”, answers some funny would you rather questions and more! If you enjoy the episode please leave a five star review wherever you’re listening and share the podcast with a friend because it really helps the podcast reach new people which means that more people get to hear the stories of all these incredible runners!

Today on the podcast I’m joined by the one and only Connor Burns! Connor broke 4 minutes in the mile last year as a jr. In high school running 3:58 and now has his eyes set on some high school national records! Throughout this conversation Connor discusses his recruiting story and why he chose Oregon, his season opener at the new balance Grand Prix, his pingpong skills and much more! Connor is a great guy and I can’t wait to see what he does in the future so I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed making it!🎧 Please consider leaving a 5 star review or writing one wherever you’re listening because it really helps the podcast reach new people so that they can hear these incredible runners stories!

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Sophia Kennedy! Sophia is committed to run at Stanford in the fall and placed 7th at Nike cross nationals last year. Throughout this episode Sophia discusses why she made the decision to commit to Stanford, her Appendix bursting on a college visit, how she bounced back mentally after ending her cross country season with an injury and more! You can listen on Spotify, google podcast, or anchor by searching “running in circles”! If you enjoy please consider leaving a 5 star review and following the podcast wherever you listen so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes!

On this episode of running in circles I’m joined by Marathoner Rory Linkletter! Rory is currently training under American running legend Ryan Hall and he most recently placed 20th at the 2022 world athletics championships with a time of 2:10:24. The weekend after this podcast was recorded he ran the Arizona Rock’N’Roll half marathon where he placed 2nd overall with a time of 1:05:28. Throughout this episode Rory discusses his experience at world champs, the most electrifying crowd he’s ever been in front of, how he manages being a Father and a professional runner, when we will see the return of his podcast and more! If you enjoy the episode please check out some of the other episodes, follow the podcast on Spotify so you don’t miss out on any of the new episodes and leave a review because it really helps out the podcast!