The Sunday Shakeout

The Sunday Shakeout
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The Sunday Shakeout

Imagine unlocking the secrets to becoming faster, stronger, and less injury-prone. Intrigued? Well, that's exactly what The Sunday Shakeout is all about. Join me, Nicholas, in training talks and candid conversations with running elites and experts as we dive deep into training insights and personal stories. But it's not just about running; it's about unleashing your full potential in every aspect of life. Click play now and let's transform not only your performance, but your entire mindset. Let's create a space where passion meets purpose.

  1. Ep. 111 - Footlocker West Champion Cassidy Armstrong On What It Takes To Win

    3 DAYS AGO

    Ep. 111 - Footlocker West Champion Cassidy Armstrong On What It Takes To Win

    Today on the podcast is Cassidy Armstrong! Cassidy is a junior at Ballard High School in Seattle Washington and is the recently crowned Girls Footlocker West Champion in a time of 17:42. She also won the NIKE Hole in The Wall Invitational in a time of 16:43, just barely missing the course record set by Anna Callahan one year earlier. Today, Cassidy and I talk all about her 2024 season and her massive progression from last year to this year, the greatest stories and lessons from her 2024 cross country season, what it means to have balance in the sport of running, the importance of consistency in the sport of running, and more. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Cassidy Armstrong.

    34 min
  2. Ep. 110 - NXN Champion Charlie Vause | Rock Bottom To National Champion

    DEC 15

    Ep. 110 - NXN Champion Charlie Vause | Rock Bottom To National Champion

    Ladies and Gentlemen… Today on the podcast is guy who won it all, a national champion, Charlie Vause, your 2024 Boys NXN Champion. Last weekend, Charlie Vause won the Nike Cross Nationals Meet in a time of 15:28 in one of the most treacherous races in meet history. Previous to NXN, Charlie didn’t even win his state meet, nor his NXR, yet he pulled it all off. Learn how in today’s show. Today, I also have a very special co-host with me on the show, Jean Claude. Jean is the owner of Startline Running on Instagram, who does interviews with the best cross country and track and field athletes in the State of Washington, making amazing and genuine content. Jean is the future of media in the sport of running and today that got put on full display. We dive into Charlies perspective on what happened at NXN, how his faith is so intertwined with his journey in running, his transformational journey from finishing 14th at NXR last year to winning NXN this year, what it meant for him to go rock bottom after his junior track season and how he came back, what it means to embrace the underdog mentality, and much more. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. Learn about how he did it. Listen now.

    45 min
  3. Ep. 109 - Inside The Olympic Dream With UA Baltimore Distance's Willy Fink

    DEC 8

    Ep. 109 - Inside The Olympic Dream With UA Baltimore Distance's Willy Fink

    Today on the podcast is Baltimore Marathon Winner Willy Fink. Willy is a professional runner for Under Armour Baltimore Distance, and is one of the top track athletes in the United States. Willy’s story this past year has been pretty incredible, because this time last year, at the BU Opener, he ran 13:19 for 5K indoors and had tons of momentum going into 2024, and Olympic Year. However, in the spring, Willy sustained a terrible achilles injury that even left him unable to walk for a bit, yet he came back, ran at the Olympic Trials, won the Baltimore Marathon in October, and just overall had an incredible comeback story. So in our conversation, we did into his rollercoaster 2024 journey, the value of patience and how he defines discipline, the power of positivity and how we pulled off the victory at the 2024 Baltimore Marathon. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Willy Fink!

    42 min
  4. Ep. 108 - Breakdown Of The 2024 World Athletes Of The Year

    DEC 2

    Ep. 108 - Breakdown Of The 2024 World Athletes Of The Year

    Welcome back to The Sunday Shakeout! I’m your host, Nicholas, and today we’re diving into one of the most prestigious moments in athletics—the announcement of the World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 in Monaco. This year, a the women’s side, we have Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands and on the men’s side is Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. We’ll explore their incredible accomplishments, what this recognition means for the sport, and what makes them true legends in the sport of track and field. I will also be giving my thoughts on what I think are the characteristics that define an athlete of the year, and some thoughts for 2025. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. Without further delay, please enjoy my breakdown of the World Athletes of the Year.

    20 min
  5. Ep. 107 - Inside The Lives Of The Fastest Twins In Oregon: Chloe and Hannah Huyler

    NOV 25

    Ep. 107 - Inside The Lives Of The Fastest Twins In Oregon: Chloe and Hannah Huyler

    Today on the podcast, I had an awesome conversation with Chloe and Hannah Huyler. Chloe and Hannah are twin sisters that are seniors at Lakeridge High School in Oregon. Both Hannah and Chloe are committed to run at D1 schools next year, with Hannah running at Vanderbilt and Chloe running at Notre Dame. Chloe recently won the NXR Northwest Girls Championship race and if I am getting the dates right, they will both be racing on December 7th, with Chloe racing at NXN and Hannah racing at Footlocker Nationals. What’s crazy about their journeys is that Chloe and Hannah started doing cross country just last year and since then, they have become some of the top runners not only in Oregon, but also in the Pacific Northwest and only time will tell if they can stand on the podium at Nationals. Today, we talk all about their experiences at NXR and how Chloe made up a 10 second deficit in the final k from Sophia Rodriguez in order to take the win in the last 200. We also talk about their relationship in the sport of running and how much it has helped their journeys, why they chose Notre Dame and Vanderbilt, how they envision the future of their respective running careers, and much more. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Chloe and Hannah Huyler.

    41 min
  6. Ep. 106 - From Marathons to Mindset: Andy Raynor (The FOD Runner) on Running Fast and Building a YT Empire

    NOV 17

    Ep. 106 - From Marathons to Mindset: Andy Raynor (The FOD Runner) on Running Fast and Building a YT Empire

    Today on the podcast in Andy Raynor! Andy is a runner based in the UK and has a YouTube channel with over 28 thousand subscribers known as the FOD runner. He reviews running shoes and all of his races and training for 5Ks, 10Ks, half, and full marathons. YouTube is one of the places where I found true passion and motivation to start running seriously, and so channels like his and many others hit home for me. Andy is a very analytical person in the way that he approaches the training and racing process and his deliberate approach has brought him success. He started running in his 20s a little less than 10 years ago, and he holds PR’s of 2:40 in the marathon, 1:13 in the half marathon, 33 minutes for 10K, and 16:05 for 5K. He does all of this while doing a full-time job, having a family, and running an incredible YouTube channel. Andy’s incredible and infectious passion for the sport shines through in my conversation with him today. This conversation is really for anyone who wants to dive into the world of marathoning, and just enjoy a very insightful conversation between two committed people in the sport of running. Andy and I talk all about his 9 and half kilometer race that he did earlier today, mindset and overcoming adversity, his journey from being a soccer player to committed to the sport, why it’s important to control the controllables, and much more. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. The FOD Runner on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFODRunner

    57 min
  7. Ep. 105 - "Bigger Than The Moment": The Chase For The 3-Peat | SPXC Washington State Meet Review 2024

    NOV 11

    Ep. 105 - "Bigger Than The Moment": The Chase For The 3-Peat | SPXC Washington State Meet Review 2024

    Yesterday was an attempt at a 3-peat. Seattle Prep XC Boys Team was attempting to be one of the few teams in Washington XC 3A state history to win back-to-back-to-back state titles. The favorites going into today were the boys from Mercer Island High School. In our minds, however, we were the favorite. Today, I review a very disappointing and emotional loss at the State meet that we faced. This includes my whole experience from Monday-Saturday of this past week, the trip itself, and some of the lessons that we are using moving forward. The phrase we said to each other was "you are bigger than the moment". But sometimes, it doesn’t go the way you planned. Legs feel heavy, the gaps start to form, and all the expectations we carried on our shoulders start to weigh us down. The finish line came, but the result—well, it wasn’t what we had fought for. Not this time. That’s when the phrase truly matters. Because it’s not just something you say when things are going your way. It’s a belief, a mindset, a call to rise above, especially when you fall short. It’s about understanding that when everything comes down to one race, one chance, one defining instant, you are not defined by that moment. Yes, we stumbled, and yes, we felt the sting of disappointment. But those moments don’t take away the months of grinding workouts in the rain, the countless miles logged in the early morning darkness, or the brotherhood forged through shared struggle. All the work, all the pain, all the sacrifice—that’s what defines you. The moment doesn’t make you; you make the moment And this moment, while a failure, is only a short chapter in our book on SPXC. We still have a lot more book to write.

    45 min
  8. Ep. 104 - Inside The Mind of The #1 NXN Returner & 5x State Champ: Manny Putz

    NOV 3

    Ep. 104 - Inside The Mind of The #1 NXN Returner & 5x State Champ: Manny Putz

    Today on the podcast is Manny Putz! Manny is a senior in Wisconsin who just yesterday won his third consecutive state title, becoming only the third person in his division to three-peat in the history of Wisconsin State Cross Country History. According to DyeStat, Manny is also ranked as the third best individual male in the U.S, and going into NXR and NXN over these next few weeks, he is the #1 returner, having finished 5th at the meet last year. Manny is also the Wisconsin 1600 and 3200 State Champion. He holds PRs of 4:12 for 1600, 8:53 for 3200, and is committed to run at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, in 2025. Today, Manny and I talk all about the experience and emotions of winning back-to-back-to-back state titles, his thoughts on how to effectively run hills in cross country, being one of the favorites going into NXN this year, why he thinks high school rankings are a double-edged sword, and much more. If you haven’t already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today’s show. Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Manny Putz. The Sunday Shakeout Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesundayshakeout/

    54 min
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Imagine unlocking the secrets to becoming faster, stronger, and less injury-prone. Intrigued? Well, that's exactly what The Sunday Shakeout is all about. Join me, Nicholas, in training talks and candid conversations with running elites and experts as we dive deep into training insights and personal stories. But it's not just about running; it's about unleashing your full potential in every aspect of life. Click play now and let's transform not only your performance, but your entire mindset. Let's create a space where passion meets purpose.

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    2022 - 2024
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