The On Track & Field podcast!: Recent Episodes
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The On Track weekly podcast, hosted by coach J.T. Ayers, that covers all things track & field and Cross Country. Listen to some of the most respected coaches in the world, hear from the biggest athletes in the sport and keep up to date with the leading trends in training. New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!
Olympic gold medalist and 7x World Champion, Brittney Reese, joins JT on this week's podcast and talks all things long jump, coaching high school athletes and how she navigated being one the most decorated Olympic athletes ever.
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Perhaps the most overlooked part of an athletes training is sleep and Dr. Shane Creado is an expert in the field. How much do you need, the best way to maximize it and how many hours after you wake up are you at your best...all covered in this week's 'cast.
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Coach Abdon Campbell joins JT and talks about life growing up in Jamaica and how track and field is an everyday experience.
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Improving stride length and stride frequency at the same time is the best way to improve speed and coach Karim Wahab is a master at it. How does he coach it? With wickets. Lots and lots of wickets.
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What's the real science behind carb loading? What's the reason you cramp? How to eat for competition?
Wendi Irlbeck is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified sports nutritionist who works with student-athletes around the world to better optimize their training and performance.
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Coach Brian Kula, CEO of Kula Sports Performance, works with athletes of all levels from youth and club aged athletes, to professional track and NFL athletes. Brian and his team has recently introduced a digital training platform for athletes, parents and coaches to follow his training program.
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Dr. Joel Brenner is a leading expert on youth sports including everything from overuse inquires, over training, lack of sleep, athlete burnout and the "professionalization" of youth sports.
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Coaching at a community college has its challenges. So does setting a world record running 2:17.59 at an indoor marathon. CJ Albertson has overcome both.
Now coaching at Clovis Community College, CJ shares his training philosophy and methods for getting in the best shape of his life and what prompted him to run 50 miles on a treadmill.
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Ragin' Cajuns head coach, Tommy Badon, is one of the most sought after T&F presenters in the world specializing in sprint events and this week, takes time out of his busy schedule to talk training 'special endurance' athletes, training in the general phase, and shares some of his favorite workouts.
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What does the 2019 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year, the 2020, 2022 and 2023 Big Ten Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year do to motivate her team, recruit top athletes year after year and connect with her athletes? This week's 'cast has it all with Michigan State's Lisa Breznau.
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LSU's jumps coach, Todd Lane, joins J.T. on this week's podcast and shares his coaching philosophy including how much sprinting his jumpers do weekly, what high school coaches could do better to prepare athletes for college and what role he plays in the lives of his athletes.
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What's it like living in Eugene and coaching at T&F's ultimate stadium? Former USA Olympian and 3x USTFCCCA Coach of the Year, Brian Blutreich, joins JT on this week's cast and talks about the ups and downs of living in the PNW. How he trains his athletes from the beginners to the world champions and the differences between coaching during the training phase vs the competition phase.
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Coach Soles, head coach at Herriman (UT), has built championship caliber teams for more than a decade now. His coaching philosophy has lead to multiple state championships as well as at the National level. Doug sits with J.T. and talks all things XC and the current state of high school athletics.
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What does the CEO of T&F and XC's largest association do exactly? How about a lot of everything. Sam Seemes heads the USTFCCCA daily and focuses on taking the sport to bigger and better places.
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Gold medal winner, Noah Lyles, joins us for the 4th time and doesn't hold back. Noah talks 4x100 chemistry, trusting his coaches, his ideal 'fighting' weight and what his focus is now. (his left foot?)
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Silver and Bronze medal World Champion, Trevor Bassitt returns to the 'cast and talks all things hurdles, off-season training, changing coaches and getting paid as a professional athlete.
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A sprints specialist coach, Hakan Anderson has coached Swedish sprinters for over 40 years and has a unique take on how he uses overspeed and resistant training. When he uses it in his seasonal plan, the specific loads he puts under the athlete and why he prefers pulling sleds versus assisted sprinting.
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J.T. and Steve take a look back at a few of the best moments of the On Track & Field podcast and what the future looks like.
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Now in his 4th year as Duke's Director of T&F and XC, Coach Wilbourn has a long track record of developing athletes and getting them to focus on academics while competing at a high level athletically.
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A master at managing the recruiting process, Coach Sullivan knows exactly what he wants from his recruits as well as what he expects from his coaching staff and shares his insights with JT on this week's 'cast.
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Now in his 17th year as the head coach of the Rams, Brian Bedard knows all about building championship teams, culture and putting together a quality coaching staff.
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Culture, recruiting, managing expectations, putting together his relay teams, and what it takes to lead one of the top D1 schools in the nation, coach Edrick Floreal does it all and shares his insights on this week's podcast.
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Episode 95 is all about hamstrings but were afraid to ask. How often can your athletes sprint, how to rehab a hamstring injury, what's the #1 cause of hamstring injuries?
Dr. Brendan Thompson, author of The Holistic Hamstring Handbook, shares his wealth of hamstring knowledge with us and has answers to all these questions and more.
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UC Irvine head coach, Jeff Perkins, talks all things recruiting for a college primarily known for academics and what kind of student-athlete he's looking for.
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Will there be another 1500m world record set? Will the US sweep the 110m Hurdles at Worlds? Are Crouser and Mondo locks for gold? Is the women's 5k THE race to watch? Can the US relay teams get the stick around the track? Travis Miller answers all these questions and MORE!
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Want to know what shoe you or your athletes should be in and why? We brought in a shoe specialist to help you figure it out.
Russ Stevens is the Product Manager with Topo Athletic and knows all there is to know about running shoes. Topo Athletic brings over 35 years of experience in the making of a high-end running shoe.
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A master at recruiting and building team chemistry, Petros Kyprianou, Director Track and field and Cross Country, joins J.T. and shares his insights on getting recruited, training and how just how important the weight room is to a track athlete.
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Now going in to his 13th season as the women's sprints / hurdles and horizontal jumps coach at Harvard, Kebba Tolbert shares his wealth of knowledge and insight on what it takes to be a top T&F athlete at one of the finest universities in the world.
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University of Minnesota's Strength & Conditioning Coach, Cal Dietz, joins this week's podcast and talks all things speed, movements and patterns that he uses while training some of the world's top collegiate athletes.
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How do you develop an already talented college athlete? What are the 'little things' that make a BIG difference? Coach Karim talks about these and all things Georgia Bulldogs T&F. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE.
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USA T&F sprinter, Terrance Laird, joins us on our last episode in our Live from Las Vegas series.
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Middle distance runner and American 800m record holder, Donavan Brazier, joins us live from Las Vegas!
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LSU alum, Aleia Hobbs, joins J.T. from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and talks all things training, sleeping, diet and what she does to get ready for meet day. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE.
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What's it like to be the future of USA mid-distance running? Morgan Beadlescomb and Hobbs Kessler are just that and join us from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to talk all things USA T&F and being professional Adidas athletes. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE.
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On Track & Field podcast alum, Trey Cunningham, joins us from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and gets candid about his training, what part of his race is his strongest and where he sees himself in 10 years.
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On Track & Field podcast alum, Noah Lyles, joins J.T. live from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and updates us on his training and his YouTube series and how he readies himself for race day.
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It's not everyday someone tells you they want to open a RV park, but middle distance ninja, Craig Engels, does just that as he joins us LIVE from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Craig talks about his career path and how he decided to go pro and how he became one of the premiere 800m runners the USA has ever had.
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Middle distance specialist, Raevyn Rogers, joins J.T. at Caesars Palace in Vegas for this week's podcast and talks about the respect she has for the 800m, the importance of speed training, her time as a Duck, and being a multi-sport athletes growing up.
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American sprinter, Gabby Thomas, joins us at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and talks about her career from being a high school sprinter to being the face of USA's Olympic team. Gabby walks J.T. through her perfect 200m race and how her training has evolved over the years.
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USA Olympian, Rai Benjamin, joins us on this week's podcast as we kick off our exclusive "Live from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas" series. Rai sits with J.T. and talks about all things T&F including training during the pandemic, his days at USC, representing the USA at the Olympics and how training with fellow Olympians helped him break the 400m hurdle world record and run the 2nd fastest time EVER!
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TrackingFootball.com, founded by Mark Branstad, is the only scouting service available that gives access to verified data on key athletic performance statistics, like track and field data.
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What can coaches do to help athletes better their mindset, deal with the everyday struggle of training and competing, and living in today's stressful world?
Shannon Thompson has been involved with NAU since 2016 and has helped transform their XC and T&F programs. She and J.T. talk about a few of the 'tools' and mechanisms she uses everyday to facilitate the mental aspect of one of the top programs in the country.
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Shin splints!!! What are they? How do you get rid of them? What exercises should you incorporate to help prevent them? Are Crocs, Ugg's or Vans an athlete's friend or foe?
This week's guest, Dr. Jordan Hart, is an expert on the subject and has answers to all these questions and more. This episode is a MUST share with coaches, athletes and parents..
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2-time World Champion, Noah Lyles and J.T., pickup where they left off last week talking Noah's 4x100m relay 'dream' team (if Noah got to pick), the current state of T&F and who, if anyone, inspires Noah on the track.
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One of the top athletes in our sport today, Noah Lyles, joins J.T. this week ( and next!! ) and talks all-things USATF including the future of T&F and how he's helping athlete's focus on their mental health and what's it like to hang out in the Olympic village, his current training regimen and philosophy.
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Kyle Bolton helped TCU's football program finish #2 in the AP College polls by focusing on their speed and strength. Helping athletes get faster while improving their strength and preventing injuries is the focus on this week's 'cast and Kyle is an expert.
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Former USA sprinter and current women's Olympic relay coach, Michelle Freeman, joins J.T. on this week's podcast. Michelle talks all-things relays and breaks down the 4 legs, talks 'stick speed,' who should run where and just how important is running the 4x400m relay.
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Texas Tech's Keith Herston sits with J.T. and talks T&F in Texas, the X's and O's of the weight room, drilling and how being able to coach on the fly empowers his athletes.
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MaryBeth Sant-Price joins J.T. for this week's On Track & Field podcast and talks about how her training from the age of 10 years old has set her up to be one of USA's top sprinters and how she's had to get creative with her practices. Also, what it's like to train mostly alone and how she's dealt with inquires along the way.
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What does it take to win a heptathlon bronze medal at the World Championships and gold at the Outdoor T&F Championships? Anna Hall knows and has done both and this week sits with J.T. and talks all things T&F. Anna shares how she navigated her school career and personal life with professional life. Keeping a healthy balance between her training schedule, diet, sleep and many coaches is a talent in and of itself and Anna explains how she navigates them all.
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University of Houston head coach and owner of 9 Olympic Gold and 1 Silver medals, Carl Lewis, hangs with J.T. this week and speaks candidly about the current state of U.S. T&F, what he looks for in a recruit and what it takes to compete at every level of our sport.
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Ever wonder what it takes to run a major network's social media accounts? This week's guest, Travis Miller, walks J.T. through how managing multiple social media accounts, what to post and how to maximize hits, awareness and share the athlete experience and their story.
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Owner of 3 straight 60m U.S. National Championships ('14-'16), American sprinter, Marvin Bracy, joins J.T. on this week's 'cast. Marvin talks about his favorite exercises in the weight room, on the track and how his own maturity raised the bar in his day-to-day training.
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As a coach or business leader, how do you develop team chemistry? How do you get your team members to 'buy in' with what your vision is? What's the difference between praise and affirmation? J.P. Nerbun, founder of TOC Culture Consulting and author joins J.T. on this week's 'cast and shares his proven method on how to build and sustain team chemistry and how you can create strong relationships with your team. A must listen for anyone who is in a leadership position!
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J.T. talks with Les Spellman, one of the most sought after experts on speed training. From training Olympians to NFL athletes to youth athletes, Les has a systematic approve to make you faster and in this week's 'cast, Les shares some of that knowledge with J.T.
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It's not everyday that we get to talk with an Olympic Gold medalist but this week, J.T. hangs with 1996 Olympic Decathlon champion Dan O'Brien and finds out exactly what it takes to compete in T&F's toughest event(s).
** Which events were Dan's favorite and why and which one was was least favorite?
**How to stay laser focused while training for the different events?
** What's life like post competing?
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Known as 'Kung Fu' Kenny, American sprinting stud, Kenny Bednarek sits with J.T. and talks all things T&F. From his early success in high school and placing 2nd at his state meet, to competing on T&F's biggest stage, Kenny shares what motivates him and how he outworks himself every practice.
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Ever wonder how to pair your weight room workouts with your training programs? This week's guest, Gerry DeFilippo, walks us through how to do just that. Plus, Gerry explains how to improve an athletes stride frequency and stride length at a young age.
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Christian Taylor, one of the greatest TJ'ers to ever compete, talks with J.T. and explains how he gets into his training mind set, what's it like to be a top field event athlete competing on the world's biggest stages and how track led him to his greatest love - his wife Beate Schrott.
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What's it like coaching at a university in a state with no professional sports team? Nebraska University's sprints and hurdles coach, Brenton Emanuel, explains what it's like to be a rock star at a "football" school and how he goes about recruiting track athletes from around the world and what his secrets are in landing those athletes. He also talks Nebraska culture and how's he's built up one of the top track programs in the nation.
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Buchanan HS (CIF-CE) Head Coach, Brian Weaver, joins J.T. and shares how he trains his XC teams (his girls are currently ranked #1 in the nation) to compete at a high level year-after-year. Brian also talks about the importance of his athletes being allowed to fully experience high school and be teenagers, while staying focused on training and competing.
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One of the foremost experts in the world on the science and application of methods to increase strength, hypertrophy and endurance performance, Cal State Fullerton's Dr Andy Galpin, joins J.T. to talk speed, hydration, and how much time can you spend training overspeed.
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Distance ninja, Lindsay Flanagan, joins J.T. on this week's 'cast and talks strategies with training at altitude, training in both cold and warm weather and how to put together a marathon race plan.
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Coach Mikey Miela joins us for this week's podcast and shares a wealth of knowledge and experience as he's had great success at all levels of track.
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What does it take to get recruited by Ohio State's Coach Joe Brown? Easy...you gotta be competing against the top track athletes in the country. He wants to see athletes that don't shy away from top competition and how they fare in those races. Then he knows you as an athlete are going to train and work hard for him.
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Stanford alum and pro runner for Oiselle and LittleWing Athlietics, Rebecca Mehra, joins J.T. on this week's podcast and shares her experiences running and competing at an early age at the Woodbridge invitational to turning pro and running on tracks biggest stages.
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Matt Taylor founded Track Smith more than 8 years ago focusing on the highest quality apparel and accessories for athletes. What started with a passion has quickly morphed into becoming one of the top producers of cross country and track & field events, podcast and blogs.
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Previous guests Bob Thurnhoffer and Ernie Clark return to join JT and share some of there favorite sprint workouts. JT, Bob and Ernie all share some of their sprint specific workouts and why they are favorites and how to best execute them.
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Bob Ciosek is the founder and CEO of World's Greatest, a new digital media company that partners with the top T&F athletes to promote and expand the reach of track athletes across the globe. World's Greatest is a docuseries that chronicles athlete's journeys, from the hard days of training, all the way to the podium.
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With the World Championships happening this week in Eugene and the relay races just a few days away, can the USA Men's team take advantage of their 100m sweep and get the baton around the oval in record time? This week's 'cast is a repost from almost exactly 1 year ago, with Hall of Fame coach Brian FitzGerald joining JT to talk all things 4x100m and 4x400m relay related. All the nuances that go into the race and which athlete should run which leg and why. Which style of handoff is best, and which style is the riskiest. JT and Brian break it all down as we head into the relays this weekend.
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This week, the USTFCCCA Assistant Coach of the Year from New Mexico, Bob Thurnhoffer, hangs with JT and talks sprint training, team culture and how communicating with your athletes is key to building a successful team.
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If you've ever wondered why track equipment is so pricey, then this podcast is for you! Gill Athletics' own Mike Cunningham, who was on the ground floor as the new Hayward Field, the Track at New Balance and countless other track stadiums were being built, explains the why and how track equipment can be so expensive. He also shares his own philosophy on what it takes to host a great podcast.
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J.T. sits with ALTIS coach Andreas Behm on this week's On Track & Field podcast and talks technology, training philosophies and the 'why' he focuses his training regime on building on an athlete's strength rather than focusing on an athlete's weakness.
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World Championships Gold medalist in the 110m hurdles and now head coach, David Oliver, joins J.T. on this week's On Track podcast and talks about life post competition and how his time as one of the top hurdlers in the world helps him coach at Howard University.
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400m Hurdler specialist, Trevor Bassitt, has had great success in the long hurdles but has also shown tremendous speed in the 60m as well as all the way up to the 4x400m Relay. This week, Trevor sits with J.T. and talks about his road from high school hurdler to becoming one of the top track athletes in the country.
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Is the 400m hurdles more similar to an 800m race or an open 400m? Should hurdlers also run a relay or both relays or focus on the hurdle events? What drills should hurdlers focus on? Coach Ernie Clark sits with J.T. and talks all things hurdles.
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In the words of the BBC, Dr. Andy Franklyn-Miller is hailed as one of the worlds leading sports and exercise medicine specialists. He talks with J.T. about all things shin splints related. What causes them, how to treat them and when to know if they're serious.
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This week's show features Bobby Stroupe, the Founder and President of ATHLETE Performance Enhancement Center (APEC). His coaching ranges from youth athletes to some of the top names in multiple professional sports including 1st round picks, Super Bowl and World Series champions.
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Chris Parno, Associate Head T&F Coach at Minnesota State University, talks with J.T. about his philosophy and culture with 'purpose driven coaching' and how he applies it to his team as a whole and individually with his athletes.
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What role does cognitive ability play in athletics and how do you measure it? President and CEO of Bodhi Sports , along with his partner, Justin Junge have developed a platform that quantifies athletic performance.
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With the launch of his new speed development based app just weeks away, Brian shares with J.T. how athletes from all sports, elite to novice, will be able to utilize the app, elevating their training to new levels, all from just a phone or tablet.
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All-American 110mH & 400mH hurdler (Alabama) sits with J.T. and talks all things hurdles, from training for both events to staying focused during the long season and how he approaches each day's training plan.
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With a resume that boasts having coached 16 All-Americans and 17 NCAA finalists, Coach Gabe Sanders is one of the biggest proponents and supporters of creating a professional T&F sports league similar to the 4 other major sports where there would be championship meets every year to end the season crowning world champions.
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400m (44.77) specialist Tabarie Henry joins J.T. and shares his thoughts and ideas on training for the 400m and what he sees as being one of the biggest 'hurdles' in training today's high school and college athletes.
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Olympic Triple Jumper, Keturah Orji, (14.92m - 48' 11.25"), joins J.T. for this week's On Track podcast and talks about what it's like to perform on track's biggest stage and what goes through her mind as she's preparing to make another attempt at the board.
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One of the most decorated high school hurdlers ever, Florida Seminoles senior Trey Cunningham, sits with JT and shares his experience with balancing qualifying for the Olympics while competing at the college level and his plans for the future.
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2020 USA Olympic Decathlete, Steven Bastien, sits with J.T. and shares his experiences as he was gearing up for an Olympic run at the 2020 games. Steven shares his training methods and philosophies and how athletes of all levels can implement them.
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Our podcast host, J.T. Ayers sits behind the other side of the mic for this week's 'cast and shares his philosophy on leadership. What it means, how he implements it with his team and what attributes to look for in your leaders.
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Coach Kurt Hines is in the relationship building business and this week Kurt sits with J.T. and shares how he builds relationships with his athletes, his staff, and community members with love, transparency, and humility.
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Olympic sprinter, Ronnie Baker, who holds the 3rd fastest time in history in the 60m dash (6.40), joins J.T. and talks about the mental aspect of being a member of an Olympic team, his process of analyzing races and what it takes to compete at the highest level in track and field.
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Mike Boyle is the co-founder of the Middleton, Massachusetts based Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning. Mike has a long resume of success having previously worked with the Boston Red Sox, US Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team, and Boston University and is one of strength and conditionings foremost experts.
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2021 Track Football Consortium presenter, Dr. Ken Clark, is an Associate Professor in Kinesiology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Ken's primary focus is in the underlying mechanical factors in athletic performance and teaching speed and how the two go hand-in-hand.
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J.T. sits down with 2022 Track Football Consortium presenter JB Morin, who holds a PhD in Sport Science. JB breaks down, in simple terms, the science of acceleration, maximum, and overspeed training and how and when to apply it and how to schedule the proper workout program for your team and athletes.
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London based Jonas Dodoo, a 2021 Track Football Consortium presenter and the head coach at SpeedWorks Training, a program designed to maximize athlete's sprinting ability joins this week's podcast. Jonas shares very specific cues and techniques with J.T. that he uses with all his athletes proving that every athlete can get faster.
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This week, J.T. talks with 5x Region Coach of the Year & 3x National Assistant Coach of the YearErnie Clark about all things hurdle and sprints training. Ernie shares how he structures his workouts so that every rep is a competitive rep and how he maximizes training with his athletes.
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One of the top U.S. T&F coaches today, Dan Pfaff sits with J.T. this week and talks all things training and dives deep into how he implements his own training philosophy in everyday practices. Dan also discusses the importance of mentors and how to network among coaches and touches on the upcoming Track Football Consortium where he's one of the top presenters.
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This week’s guest, Tony Holler, is co-creator of the upcoming Track Football Consortium coaching clinic. A virtual coaching clinic that brings together track, football and strength coaches with one goal in mind – to improve the speed and power of today’s athlete. J.T. and Tony discuss the December event, it’s presenters and why you should listen to them and of course, Tony’s Feed the Cats sprints program.
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This week's guest, Lee Taft, known as the "Speed Guru," is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialists in the world. Lee is a master for teaching multi-directional speed to all ages and abilities. You can catch Lee at the TFC 2021 in December as he's one of their featured presenters. TFC 2021 tickets are on sale now and you can get them here...https://trackfootballconsortium.com/.
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This week, Hall of Fame coach Brian FitzGerald breaks down the 4x400m relay with host J.T. Where to place your 4 athletes to get the most out of them, the advantages of running multiple relay teams in a league meet, how to be fast in the zone plus, they talk about both the both and men and women's Olympic 4x400m and 4x100m relay teams and how both could be better.
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Coach and #GirlDad of one of the most exciting T&F field athletes competing today, coach Ty Davis shares with J.T. how he juggled the demands and nuances of coaching his daughter, Olympian Tara Davis, to multiple California State Championships, NCAA records and a 6th place long jump finish at the '21 Olympics.
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The 2nd fastest man to ever run the 100m & 200m, Yohan Blake, joins J.T. this week and talks all things T&F and what it means to grow up a Jamaican sprinter. Yohan lays out his favorite track workouts and talks about his first love...and it's NOT track.
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What does it take to train and compete in T&F at the elite level? This week's guest, decathlete Devon Williams, talks with J.T. about the ins and outs of being a muliti's athlete and trying to make the hardest team to make in sports...the U.S.A. Olympic team.
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Coach Brad Dixon talks defensive speed with J.T. and explains just how important it is with the game on the line in the 4th quarter.
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Mt San Antonio College’s FastBack ShootOut was this past weekend and if the results are any indication, XC is back and in full effect! This week’s guest, Tim O’Rourke, Mt SAC’s longtime meet director, talks with J.T. about all things Mt SAC and XC related including the question every coach in Southern California asks….is Mt SAC too tough a course especially as the CIF Southern Section’s qualifying race to make it to state? Tim has the stats to definitively answer the question. His answer might surprise you.
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This week's episode, with guest Justin Wickard, dives into what it means for athletes who sign a name, image and likeness contract allowing college athletes to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars and how it affects the NCA compliance.
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Most high school athletes today lack mobility due to 'specializing' in one sport and while most parents think they're doing their athlete good, J.T. and guest Jeremy Frisch talk about how today's youth and high school athletes need more exposure to all sports.
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J.T. and guest Jay Johnson continue their conversation on distance training and how to maximize training by focusing on "quality over quantity." Creating team culture, weight lifting for distance athletes, and how to develop life long runners are just a few of the topics up for discussion in this week's podcast.
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What can a sprint coach learn from a distance coach? Let's start with culture. This week's guest, distance coach Jay Johnson, sits down with J.T. and talks about just that. How to create culture in your team and get your athletes to 'buy-in' in to your program. This is part 1 or a 2 part episode.
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CoachTube.com founder, Wade Floyd, talks with J.T. about connecting elite coaches with everyday athletes giving them access to what it takes to get to that next level. CoachTube.com is a game changer giving athletes access to premium coaching in over 25 sports.
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Coach Ryan Banta returns to the On Track & Field podcast and dives deeper into 400m training and the energy systems the body taps into when training for the 1 lap sprint. This 42 minute 'cast will not only give you 4 of the best 400m workouts your athletes can do but also the WHY you should be doing them.
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World class sprint coach, Chris Korfist, walks you through his RPR (Reflexive Performance Reset) method for running injury prevention. A breath and body work system that is self applied, meaning athletes can do this on their own during both practice and competition. The best thing about the RPR system is that results can be felt immediately.
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The fastest runner on your relay team runs which leg? If your fastest leg runs for Coach Brian FitzGerald's relay team, they probably run first. Coach 'Fitz' explains why and talks about other techniques that will make your relay team faster than your competitions. A must listen for relay coaches.
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The very best thing you can do for recovery? Sleep! Guest Pete Burridge and J.T. talk sleep and recovery and just how important including it in to your daily routine is.
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Host J.T. Ayers and guest Ryan Banta, author of The Sprinter's Compendium, break down the perfect 400m race plan. Learn what should happen in the first 60m of the race, where you should be at the 200m mark and what the last 40 meters looks (feels) like and how to combat the fatigue every athlete experiences in track & field's hardest race.
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You can't teach speed? Yes, yes you can and Brian Kula does just that. He's done it at the youth, high school, college and pro levels including some of the top NFL players currently playing in the NFL. J.T. and Brian talk about what goes in to being an élite athlete at any level.
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This week's guest is the "Feed the Cats" creator and sprints coach guru, Tony Holler. Tony developed his sprint training program in 1999 and hasn't looked back nor has his athletes. He's had numerous Illinois state championships and he's one of the most sought after sprint coaches in the US.
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This week's podcast is all about how to get your high school athlete in front of college coaches and how to navigate the recruitment process. Listen to J.T. and coach Justin Wickard, one of the foremost experts on college recruiting, discuss the dos and don'ts of getting recruited. This week's episode is a must listen for any athlete, parent or family thinking about the next level.
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This week, we sit down with Milesplit's Senior Manager of Business Development, Alonso Rodriguez, and learn exactly where Milesplit is headed as the leader in T&F and Cross Country coverage and registration.
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Introducing the On Track & Field podcast to the world.
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