The Run Around Iowa

Jess comes on the podcast to talk about jumping into the Iowa road racing scene as a member of the Fitness Sports Distance Project team. She describes some fun moments she had with the team during the March Shamrock Shuffle, when she ran a new best of 29:00 for 8 kilometers. The former Johnston prep star relieves her greatest moment as an Iowa Hawkeye and how sister Brooke helped make it even more memorable. Jess also tells of some creative ways that Johnston coach Patrick Henne made cross country

Eric comes on the show to talk about his debut races with the new Fitness Sports Distance Project team. Eric tells how he's sure he injured his hamstring a year ago and what he did to recover from the injury. The native of Lynden, Washington, details how he ended up in Sioux Center and at Dordt. He talks about the culture of success that has been built at the small Christian NAIA school and some special memories from the school's first NAIA team championship in 2022 in Tallahassee, Florida. Eric is

Lance starts the podcast by talking about an overnight running retreat that will be held in rural Cresco in mid-June. Then, listen to a March 22 interview with 2012 Olympian and four-time NCAA champion Lisa Uhl. Lisa talks about former teammate Betsy Saina's fine performances after having a child. She gives her thoughts on the pro career of former Cyclone great Cailie Logue, who ran at the world cross country championships on March 30, and her favorite road races. Then, Runablaze team leader Tyson

Carter talks about how he ended up going from Grand View to Kansas Wesleyan, where he is coming off his best indoor season yet. He mentions similarities between his current program and the one he left last spring. Carter talks about teammates with whom he still stays in touch with. He tells of his favorite sport and how it has taken off in popularity in his new home of Salina, Kansas. The conversation turns to hair, where Carter admits he does spend quite a bit of time getting it to look just right

Brent comes on the podcast after winning his first NJCAA team title at the men's indoor meet at Gainesville, Florida, on Saturday. The former Centerville prep and Central College standout talks about the returning athletes and newcomers, including three former Iowa preps, who helped the Warriors win by 7.5 points. Brent talks about his two new assistants, both former Indian Hills athletes who stepped in to fill big roles during the team's run to a championship. He also tells of Olympic silver