Ryan Jara was a 2:34 marathoner in 2019. He left college barely breaking 16 in the 5k. Now, he’s lining up at the Trials as a 2:17 marathon at the age of 36.

Happy New Year! We continue in our coverage of the 2024 Marathon Trials with Holly Clarke. The Johns Hopkins grad takes us through career progression and fills us in on her training for 2024.

Dan Vassallo heads to Orlando for his third Olympic Trials. Learn more about the longevity the 2007 Colby grad throughout his running career.

In the last 2.5 weeks, Fiona Smith won XC Nationals, set the new Indoor 5k record and committed to NC State as a grad transfer. Hear about her awesome last week weeks.

Ethan Gregg won the 2023 D3 Individual Men’s title. He takes us through what the aftermath of getting DQ’d in the 5k and the journey of winning it all in XC.

The Carleton Women won the closest podium finish in D3 History. Phoebe Ward, Sophie McManus, and Mary Blanchard take us through the thrilling day.

What a weekend for D3 Cross Country. We begin telling the stories of the weekend with Lucas Florsheim and Derek Fearon. They're fresh off a team title after coming into the championship ranked 8th.

The 2023 D3 XC National Meet is here. We hosted a virtual press conference and spoke to six coaches heading into the meet. Listen to what they have to say.

The winners of the Week 7 D3 Glory Days Runners of the Week are Chasen Hunt + Frank Csorba and Penelope Greene + Rachel Hirschkind. Read why they deserve this high honor!

The winners of the Week 6 D3 Glory Days Runners of the Week are Elle Marysla + Nat Bitietti and Simon Heys. Read why they deserve this high honor!

The winners of the Week 5 D3 Glory Days Runners of the Week are Morgan Uhlhorn + Grace Richardson and Max Svienty. Read why they deserve this high honor!

The winners of the Week 4 D3 Glory Days Runners of the Week are John Lucey and Genna Girard. Read why they deserve this high honor!

The winners of the Week 3 D3 Glory Days Runners of the Week are James Settles and Olivia Pisacano. Read why they deserve this high honor!

Runner of the Week 2 Features Fiona Smith and the duo from Wisconsin Whitewater, Christian Patzka and Gunner Schlender. Hear how their summers went and what they’re looking forward to this season.

A new season comes a new award. Introducing the D3 Glory Days Runner of the Week award. This week we spoke to Spencer Moon and Evelyn Battleson-Gunkel about their opening weekend.

Ken Rideout take us through his running journey. From NYC Master’s champ to the Gobi Desert March, Rideout does it all.

2x Shot Put Champion Roger Steen joins the podcast to talk about his time at and after UW-Eau Claire. He’s coming off a new PB of 22.08m this season.

After finishing 266th at the 2019 XC Nationals, Annika Urban fell in love with the process. She turn small jumps into big leaps and leaves Emory as a 2x National Champ

The 100m record holder, Sam Blaskowski, joins D3 Glory Days to discuss nationals, team culture, and his future.

Over the weekend, Michelle Kwafo became the fast woman in D3. And in D3 History! Hear how she’s progressed through her career and what kept going.