I had the honor of sitting down for a conversation with the legendary Chanel Haynes. She shared some fantastic insider stories from touring with The Rolling Stones.

Since launching The Kick, I’ve hosted conversations with professional athletes, NCAA champions, and influential voices across the sport. The Kick provides listeners with knowledge, perspective, and motivation that extends beyond running and into life. If you follow distance running, you know Rocky Hansen. In addition to being one of the best competitors in the world, he’s also an extremely insightful conversationalist, which made this episode one of the best we’ve ever recorded here on The Kick. We break down why he avoids wearing carbon-plated shoes, his NIL partnership with On, thoughts on the recent NCAA age-limit rule changes, and his goals for his final year of college.

Since launching The Kick, I’ve hosted conversations with professional athletes, NCAA champions, and influential voices across the sport. The Kick provides listeners with knowledge, perspective, and motivation that extends beyond running and into life. Sophie Novak is one of the fastest steeplechasers in the world. In 2024, she won the ACC Championship in the women’s 3K steeplechase and competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials. In this episode, we break down her incredible career thus far and talk about the promising future that lies ahead.

At the Indoor Grand Prix, I caught up with Parker Valby after her pro debut with Team New Balance Boston. After covering her impressive collegiate career, it was a privilege to document her first steps on the professional oval.

I interviewed Notre Dame’s star distance runner Olivia Markezich for CITIUS MAG.

I interviewed the legendary American distance runner Craig Engels for CITIUS MAG.

I interviewed the NCAA record holder in the women’s 5K just moments after her iconic race.