The Just Athletics Podcast

This week’s episode of the Just Athletics podcast we bring on one of the best young High School coaches in the country and a coach who has a little bit of experience being part of a successful program at arguably the greatest high school program of all-time at York High School. Eric Dettman is the … Continue reading Episode 49 – Eric Dettman

We got a big episode here, both in length and impact. We bring it back to having an active coach on and someone who we heard speak a week ago and just had to get on the pod. Daniel Caulfield blew us away on the Portland Coaches Social and he repeated that again on this … Continue reading Episode 48 – Daniel Caulfield

The guest this week is an athlete known for his fierce competitiveness on the track, but the pod allows us to see another side of Mr. Ben Blankenship. Ben competes for the Oregon Track Club Elite team in Eugene, OR, where he is coached by Mark Rowland. He grew up in Minnesota and ran at … Continue reading Episode 47 – Ben Blankenship

We have another amazing guest this week, another athlete currently focusing on the longer stuff, this time the marathon. Kinsey Middleton, formerly Gomez, was born and raised in Coeur d’Alene, ID. She was a seven-time State Champion at Coeur d’Alene High School, coached by Cathy Compton. Actually missed Foot Locker Nationals by just one place … Continue reading Episode 46 – Kinsey Middleton

After a week off, we are back with an exciting guest who gives us some insight into the Ultra/Trail world and beyond. David Laney had humble beginnings in the sport of running at Central Catholic High School, where co-host of the show Dave Frank was his coach. David never made his high school’s varsity team … Continue reading Episode 45 – David Laney

We just keep rolling! This week we have one of the best coaches in the world in Pete Julian of Nike. Chris and Dave dive into Pete’s family history in the sport and his journey from growing up in Ashland in a track family to becoming a successful collegiate and professional athlete to becoming the … Continue reading Episode 44 – Pete Julian

He returns! Our former co-host and co-founder, Josh Rowe, returns to the show to chat with Chris and Dave about a wide range of topics, but mostly about Josh’s involvement with the National High School Track & Field Hall of Fame and his work with the Nationals Scholastic Athletics Foundation. Josh, who was high school … Continue reading Episode 43 – The Josh Rowe

If Bill Simmons is the pod father, then our guest for episode 42 should be referred to as the lord of the zoom call. We are thrilled to have Albert Caruana as our guest, who also happens to be an amazing high school coach and influential blogger and journalist in the sport. Albert, who is … Continue reading Episode 42 – Albert Caruana

We decided to follow an American Record Holder, Olympian, and one of the best athletes in the world with Thor Esbensen, who is renowned in his own right. Coach Thor Esbensen is the Head Cross Country and Co-Head Track & Field Coach at Wilson High School in Portland, OR, where he has was named to … Continue reading Episode 41 – Thor Esbensen

We have a special release podcast today, and it is HUGE. Chris and Dave sit down with multiple American Record Holder and one of the best athletes in the world, Shelby Houlihan of the Bowerman Track Club. We really considered just introducing Shelby as simply “here is Shelby Houlihan,” but in case you don’t know … Continue reading Episode 40 – Shelby Houlihan