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The On Track & Field Podcast!
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
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Episode 123 | Kebba Tolbert - Harvard T&F Associate Head Coach
We welcome back coach Kebba Tolbert to the podcast fresh off the Paris Olympics. Coach Tolbert and J.T. recap the Olympics breaking down the 100m, 200m, and…
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Episode 122 | USTFCCCA Coach of the Year - Pol Domenech
How does the NCAA Men's D2 Cross Country Coach of the Year win National Championships? Fourth-year Wingate head coach Pol Domenech joins J.T. on this week's…
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Episode 121 | Professor Dave Lunt - Author of Crown Games of Ancient Greece
With the Paris Olympics in full effect, there's no better time to learn about the history of the Olympics and who better to enlighten us than Professor and…
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Episode 120 | Olympic Preview w/ Travis Miller - Director of Social Media, NBC Sports
The 2024 Paris Olympics kickoff this week...so who to better join us on our Olympic pre-view than NBC's Travis Miller??
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Episode 119 | Olympian Trevor Bassitt
What goes into preparing for the Road-to-Paris? 2024 Olympic 400m hurdler, Trevor Bassit, joins J.T. just a week before heading to the Paris Olympics and…
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Episode 118 | Jess McClain - Pro Marathoner
Jess McClain joins JT and recaps her Olympic Trials experience and how she planned her own training leading up to it. Plus, her advice for younger runners who…
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Episode 117 | Olympian Brittney Reese
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…
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Episode 116 | Sleep Specialist - Dr. Shane Creado
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…
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Episode 115 | Coach Abdon Campbell
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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Episode 114 | Coach Karim Wahab
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?…
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Episode 113 | Wendi Irlbeck, Registered Dietitian
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…
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Episode 112 | Coach Brian Kula
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…
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Episode 111 | Dr Joel Brenner - The Current State of Youth Sports
Dr. Joel Brenner is a leading expert on youth sports including everything from overuse inquires, over training, lack of sleep, athlete burnout and the…
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Episode 110 | Coach CJ Albertson
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…
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Episode 109 | Tommy Badon - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Head Coach
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…
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Episode 108 | Michigan State's Lisa Breznau
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Episode 97 | Colorado State Head Coach, Brian Bedard
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…
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Episode 96 | Texas Coach Edrick Floreal
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…
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Episode 95 | Dr. Brendan Thompson - All Things Hamstring Related
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…
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Episode 94 | Jeff Perkins - Director of T&F, UCI
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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Episode 93 | World Athletics Championships Preview with Travis Miller
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…
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Episode 92 | Russ Stevens - Product Mgr w/ Topo Athletic Shoes
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…
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Episode 91 | Director T&F and XC, U of Illinois - Petros Kyprianou
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…
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Episode 90 | Assoc. Head Coach - Harvard, Kebba Tolbert
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…
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Episode 89 | Cal Dietz, U of Minnesota Strength Coach
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…
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Episode 88 | Georgia Sprints & Hurdles Coach Karim Abdel Wahab
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…
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Episode 87 | Terrance Laird - American Sprinter - LIVE from Las Vegas!
USA T&F sprinter, Terrance Laird, joins us on our last episode in our Live from Las Vegas series. Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE
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Episode 86 | Donavan Brazier - American 800m Record Holder - LIVE from Las Vegas!
Middle distance runner and American 800m record holder, Donavan Brazier, joins us live from Las Vegas! Tell us what you think, leave a comment HERE
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Episode 85 | USA Sprinter Aleia Hobbs - LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 84 | Hobbs Kessler and Morgan Beadlescomb - Pro Adidas Mid-Distance Athletes LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 83 | Trey Cunningham - LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 82 | Noah Lyles - LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 81 | Middle Distance Specialist, Craig Engels - LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 80 | Olympian Raevyn Rogers - LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 79 | Olympian Gabby Thomas - LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 78 | Olympian Rai Benjamin - LIVE from Las Vegas!
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…
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Episode 77 | Mark Branstad - TrackingFootball.com
TrackingFootball.com, founded by Mark Branstad, is the only scouting service available that gives access to verified data on key athletic performance…
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Episode 76 | Shannon Thompson - Mental Performance Coach
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?…
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Episode 75 | Dr. Jordan Hart - All Things Shin Splints
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…
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Episode 74 | American Sprinter Noah Lyles - Part 2
3-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…
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Episode 73 | American Sprinter - Noah Lyles! Part 1
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…
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Episode 72 | TCU's Kyle Bolton - Assistant Director of Football Performance
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…
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Episode 71 | Mechelle Freeman - TrackGirlz Founder & USA Women's Relay Coach
Former USA sprinter and current women's Olympic relay coach, Mechelle Freeman, joins J.T. on this week's podcast. Mechelle talks all-things relays and breaks…
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Episode 70 | Texas Tech Coach Keith Herston
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…
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Episode 69 | USA Sprinter - Marybeth Sant-Price
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…
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Episode 68 | Heptathlete Anna Hall
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…
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Episode 67 | Coach Carl Lewis - 9-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
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…
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Episode 66 | Travis Miller - Director of Social Media, NBC Sports
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…
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Episode 65 | American Sprinter Marvin Bracy
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…
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Episode 64 | J.P. Nerbun - Founder of TOC Culture Consulting
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…