The On Track & Field Podcast!

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. 

This week, the USTFCCCA Assistant Coach of the Year from New Mexico, Bob Thurnhoffer, hangs with JT and talks sprint training, team culture and how communicating with your athletes is key to building a successful team.

If you've ever wondered why track equipment is so pricey, then this podcast is for you! Gill Athletics' own Mike Cunningham, who was on the ground floor as the new Hayward Field, the Track at New Balance and countless other track stadiums were being built, explains the why and how track equipment can be so expensive. He also shares his own philosophy on what it takes to host a great podcast.  

J.T. sits with ALTIS coach Andreas Behm on this week's On Track & Field podcast and talks technology, training philosophies and the 'why' he focuses his training regime on building on an athlete's strength rather than focusing on an athlete's weakness. 

World Championships Gold medalist in the 110m hurdles and now head coach, David Oliver, joins J.T. on this week's On Track podcast and talks about life post competition and how his time as one of the top hurdlers in the world helps him coach at Howard University. 

400m Hurdler specialist, Trevor Bassitt, has had great success in the long hurdles but has also shown tremendous speed in the 60m as well as all the way up to the 4x400m Relay. This week, Trevor sits with J.T. and talks about his road from high school hurdler to becoming one of the  top track athletes in the country.