The On Track & Field Podcast!
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The On Track weekly podcast, hosted by Coach J.T. Ayers, 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!
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Feb 4, 2025 • 23min
Episode 137 | Lincoln HS (Portland) Coaches Eric Dettman & Marie Davis Markham
Lincoln HS T&F and XC coaches, Coaches Eric Dettman & Marie Davis Markham, bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the XC and T&F world and get in-depth on how they've created one of the most successful programs in high school.
How to produce championship teams year after year.
How to recruit and attract high school athletes to your program. (hint = buy a snow cone machine)
How to perform and succeed at NXN rather than just be excited to get there.
Jan 29, 2025 • 27min
Episode 136 | Alex Lyons
CEO of Lyons Performance Coaching, Alex Lyons, has worked with some of the top high school, college and professional distance athletes in the country.
* What role does sports massage therapy play in performance.
* What an athlete can do on their own to stay healthy.
* The importance of teaching athletes how to effectively apply self-therapy to minimize their own injuries.
Jan 21, 2025 • 22min
Episode 135 | Coach Sean O'Day - Cheyenne Mountain HS
Not many XC coaches have had the level of success as coach Sean O'Day has.
Head coach at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, Sean shares his thoughts on training at altitude, race strategy and team culture.
Jan 14, 2025 • 16min
Episode 134 | LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS - Olympian Jasmine Jones
American hurdler, Jasmine Jones, is the next Olympian to join the 'cast from Las Vegas.
300m hurdles vs 400m hurdles
Life in the Olympic Village
Racing in lane 9
Jan 8, 2025 • 26min
Episode 133 | Olympian Kenny Bednarek
2024 200m Olympic silver medalist, Kenny Bednarek joins JT for our first 'cast of 2025.
Dec 20, 2024 • 37min
Episode 132 | LIVE FROM VEGAS - Gold Medalist Noah Lyles
The fastest man in the world returns to the On Track Podcast for the 4th time, once again live in Vegas.
Dec 10, 2024 • 47min
Episode 131 | LIVE FROM VEGAS - Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin
Live from Vegas continues with 2x Olympian Rai Benjamin.
Winner of 3 gold and 1 silver Olympic medals, Rai walks us through the Paris 4x400m relay championship and his 400m hurdle win and what he plans for 2018!
Dec 3, 2024 • 34min
Episode 130 | LIVE IN VEGAS - Olympian Nico Young
Olympian Nico Young is a 2x NCAA Champion and is the collegiate record holder in both the 5000m and 10,000m.
We get in him Vegas as we kick off our "Live In Vegas" series.
Nov 26, 2024 • 24min
Episode 129 | Coach Liam Clemons
Coach Liam Clemons has seen unprecedented success coaching cross country and T&F in southern California and joins JT for this week's On Track podcast.
Nov 12, 2024 • 24min
Episode 128 | Coach Jay Johnson
What should XC athletes be doing the week leading into their state championship? Where do coaches go when they have questions on training?
Coach and author, Jay Johnson is one of the leading XC coaches in the US and one of the most sought after speakers on the clinic schedule. He joins JT on this week's On Track & Field Podcast.
