

The On Track & Field Podcast!
On Track & Field, Inc
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!
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 5, 2024 • 24min
Episode 107 | LSU's Todd Lane
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.

Dec 26, 2023 • 27min
Episode 106 | U of O Throws Coach - Brian Blutreich
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.

Dec 19, 2023 • 24min
Episode 105 | Doug Soles - Legendary XC Coach
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.

Dec 5, 2023 • 32min
Episode 104 | Sam Seemes - USTFCCCA CEO
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.

Nov 28, 2023 • 33min
Episode 103 | The FASTEST man in the world - Noah Lyles
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?)

Nov 22, 2023 • 29min
Episode 102 | American Hurdler - Trevor Bassitt
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.

Nov 14, 2023 • 22min
Episode 101 | Coach Hakan Anderson
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.

Nov 8, 2023 • 30min
Episode 100 | Recap of the 1st 99 Episodes
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.

Oct 17, 2023 • 21min
Episode 99 | Duke's Coach Shawn Wilbourn
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.

Oct 4, 2023 • 26min
Episode 98 | Kevin Sullivan, Director of T&F and XC - U of Michigan
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.


