The On Track & Field Podcast!

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. Tell us what you think of Brian HERE.

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. Tell us what you think of Andy HERE.

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. Tell us what you think of Lindsay HERE.

Coach Mickey 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. Tell us what you think of Mickey HERE.

What does it take to get recruited by Ohio State's Coach Joel 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. Tell us what you think of Joel HERE.

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.  

Matt Taylor founded Tracksmith 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.  

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.  

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. 

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.