Category: Episode Guide

Sir Walter Miler Weekend is here! Sandy and Pat walk through the event and everything surrounding the weekend so that you don’t have to!

Bumper Music: Old Habits, Blue Dogs

New pro Yared Nuguse joins us from his old Kentucky home en route to the 2022 Sir Walter Miler. We talk about his time at Notre Dame, how many times he’s seen “Rudy,” why he chose to join OAC in Boulder, and memories from the NCAA 1500m record he set in Raleigh last year.

Bumper Music: AJR, Goose

A few days out from Sir Walter Miler 8, we have 2022 Worlds team member Sean McGorty join the guys to chat about coming back from injury many times, whether or not Woody Kincaid practices his kick in reps, getting over the hump and making the U.S. team, moving to Eugene, and all his connections to North Carolina!

Bumper Music: ZOMBIES, James Taylor

Wake Forest alum Rob Heppenstall joins us to talk about his Canadian 1500m Championship this year, his move up from the 800m, running at Salem Lake, and the thrill of wearing the Canadian kit! He’ll look for his first sub 4 to back up his 3:35 1500m PR next week at the 2022 Sir Walter Miler!

Bumper Music: Arcade Fire, Bachman Turner Overdrive

New Generation Track & Field’s Matt Wisner pops in from camp in Boulder to chat about his time at Duke, the history of New Gen, and his training leading up to the 2022 Sir Walter Miler!

Bumper Music: Joe Pug, Duke & Jones and Louis Theroux

Fresh off her 4th place finish at USATF Outdoors, Gabbi Jennings joins us from Boulder, Colorado, to chat about her first year as a pro training with Team Boss, as well as her time at Furman, and running in her hometown of Slidell, Louisiana! She’ll join us for the 8th Sir Walter Miler next week!

Bumper Music: Dr. John, brute.

Aisha Praught-Leer kicks off our 2022 Sir Walter Miler athlete series with a fun chat about the Commonwealth Games, the Tour de France, World Championships in Eugene, competing for Jamaica, and more!

Bumper Music: The Samples, Buju Banton

We have a special one for episode 75! Pat and Sandy, along with Gail Hafley, visited with local running legends, Mike Shea and Mary Shea, at Mike’s home in Raleigh. Mike and Mary filled us in on many stories, and it should be noted that Mike is 93 years young!

Mike Shea was a pioneer in the Raleigh running community. After completing a successful running and then coaching career at NC State in the mid 60’s, Mike began organizing local races and was one of the first to provide opportunities for youth and women to compete in track, cross country, and road races. His selfless determination to provide opportunities to all levels of runners helped make Raleigh the running mecca it is today. Several of Mike’s 7 children were elite youth runners, with Julie and Mary going on to very successful collegiate and post collegiate careers.

Mary Shea still holds the prep 10,000 meter record, which she set in June of 1979, narrowly edging out Joan Benoit (Samuelson) in 32:52.5. This run came just after she set National Records in the 2 Mile and 5000 meters. She would go on to finish second, behind her sister Julie, in the 5000 meters at the 1980 Olympic Trials; an event that was just an exhibition at the time. She would then finish 3rd in the Boston Marathon in 1983, while running for Nike.

Bumper Music: Sam Cooke, Mandolin Orange

Stephen Furst stops by for his annual visit to introduce the 2022 Sir Walter Miler Men’s Elite Field.

Bumper Music: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The 1975