The Running in circles podcast hosted by Zach Hamilton is a place where athletes of the highest caliber and the most influential people in the sport of running have authentic, inspiring and funny conversations in order to provide the fans of the sport exclusive insights into their lives and share the good, the bad, and the ugly. Follow the podcast instagram @runningincircles.podcast to stay up to date on new episodes and all running news!
Jack Graffeo: The Colorado redshirt freshman who ran a 13:29 5k in his return to his home town discusses adjusting to the NCAA and building back after season ending injury
23 mins; March 17, 2026
Braelyn Combe after setting the mile U.S. #1 in her season opener: How she stays fired up and her plans for the fall at Arkansas
28 mins; March 05, 2026
Isaiah Givens after running a 3:57 mile at altitude: His journey from running a marathon in middle school to becoming one of the best milers in the NCAA
20 mins; February 16, 2026
A relentless pursuit of greatness: Vince Ciattei on coming so close to making a worlds team, racing U.S. cross country and getting a sports psych
33 mins; January 28, 2026
From 160th to 29th at nationals in one year and a championship title with NC State: The journey of Bethany Michalak
22 mins; January 19, 2026
Maddie Gullickson: Leading Wayzata to Championship at NXN, committing to NC State, skiing in the off season and more
23 mins; December 30, 2025
Colton Sands on leading a young UNC team at nationals, how to navigate going from a State Champion to the bottom of the NCAA, goals for the indoor season and more
22 mins; December 22, 2025
Riley Chamberlain on her role in BYU's runner-up finish at XC nationals, how experience has helped her be ready for the moment, running 14:58 in the 5k and more
24 mins; December 15, 2025
An explosion of greatness: Josh Hoey on running a 600m world record, parting ways with his coach, getting more organized in training and more
28 mins; December 09, 2025
King of the Southeast: A conversation with Marcelo Mantecon before Nike cross Nationals and Brooks Nationals
19 mins; December 02, 2025
What it takes to get to the top: Oregon's Beni Balazs on becoming a steeplechase All-American, one step at a time goals, winning the Dellinger invite and more
27 mins; November 14, 2025
From NC State to UVA: Brett Gardner on Virgina's 2nd place finish at Gans Creek, putting BBQ sauce on everything, cutting teammates hair and more
23 mins; October 09, 2025
Iowa state record holder Marissa Ferebee on the best summer training of her life, trying to make Nike cross Nationals as a team and more
26 mins; October 01, 2025
Thomas Boyden on transferring from Stanford to BYU, preparing to help defend BYU's national XC team title, the importance of staying healthy and more
31 mins; September 24, 2025
Iowa distance star Quentin Nauman on running a 3:58 mile as a high school junior, his crazy kick, goal of making NXN after successful track season and more
21 mins; September 18, 2025
UNC commit Caden Leonard on coming into the cross country season ranked #1, winning Texas State Titles, managing nerves and more
22 mins; September 08, 2025
A conversation with Cooper Lutkenhaus before he made team USA and turned pro: The Greatest high school middle distance runner of all time
23 mins; August 25, 2025
Founder of OE Athletics Club and creator of the Daily Mile series: Brock Kelly on finishing his collegiate running career, running his first marathon and more
41 mins; July 21, 2025
The story of Christian Jackson: Resiliency through injury and winning the ACC 800 + setting a meet record
18 mins; June 16, 2025
Wake Forest sophomore Rocky Hansen reveals how he ran 13:12 in the 5k and got 3rd at NCAA indoors, how he stays healthy, outworks self doubt and his thoughts before the outdoor nationals 5k
24 mins; June 09, 2025
The story of Oregon's Matthew Erickson: From not qualifying for nationals to winning the national championship in a matter of weeks
30 mins; April 18, 2025
Grant and Aidan Matthai: The twins that are dominating the D3 running Scene and having fun while doing it
33 mins; March 31, 2025
U.S. indoor silver medalist Sinclaire Johnson shares how she reset after a 4th place finish at the olympic trials, transition of being coached by her Fiance, finding consistent healthy training + more
29 mins; February 28, 2025
400m hurdle worlds bronze medalist Trevor Bassitt: The life of an unsponsored athlete, running for God, coming out of a D2 school, and more
23 mins; February 20, 2025
Exclusive insights from Stanford commit Colin Abrams on setting national records, the mental side of the sport and a look inside Bullis: the best high school mid-distance program in the country
23 mins; February 13, 2025
The story of Virginia Tech's George Couttie: From quitting running to 46th at D2 nationals to 14th at D1 nationals...
22 mins; February 04, 2025
The most underrated 3X All-American in the NCAA: Dylan Schubert speaks on placing 3rd at NCAA XC nationals, learning lessons from coaching, post college running and more
28 mins; January 27, 2025
EP. 2: The Life Of an NCAA Champion with Nathan Green| Running 3:50 in the mile, learning piano but with a twist, how to WIN fast races and so much more
35 mins; January 20, 2025
Oregon's star freshman Ali Ince: Finding success as a true freshman, juggling running and basketball in high school, running a 4:32 mile and more
24 mins; January 13, 2025
EPISODE 1: The Life of an NCAA Champion with Nathan Green| going from 10th in the NCAA to 5th in the whole U.S., dominating the 1500m, how to be a good teammate and more
27 mins; January 06, 2025
From figure skating to a top ten finish at NCAA nationals: The Story of UConn's Chloe Thomas
26 mins; December 30, 2024
ACC Cross Country Champion Gary Martin after a breakout 13th place finish at Nationals and a 7:36 3k school record + #4 NCAA ALL TIME
23 mins; December 23, 2024
UNC Star Ethan Strand breaks down his 7:30 NCAA 3k Record
13 mins; December 18, 2024
ACC Freshman of the year Wake Forest's JoJo Jourdon: How to adapt from high school to college, gaining confidence, running for your team and more
24 mins; December 16, 2024
From a Car Crash to a State Record to 15th at NCAA XC Nationals: The Story of Marco Langon
32 mins; December 09, 2024
Owen Powell on running a 3 mile National record of 13:30, what a successful day at NXN will look like, winning races at the line and more
23 mins; December 02, 2024
Vincent Ciattei on his crazy 2024 season: Placing 4th in the OLY Trials 1500 and running 3:31
26 mins; November 25, 2024
Olympian Klaudia Kazimierska on winning a Big Ten XC Team title with Oregon, journey to a sub 4 minute 1500m, and more
24 mins; November 18, 2024
David Mullarkey on transferring to such a prestigious NAU program, exclusive insights on the ups and downs of the season so far, and more
23 mins; November 11, 2024
Chloe Foerster on Washington's XC season so far, creating a good team culture, pumpkin spice and more
22 mins; November 04, 2024
Josh Hoey on the feelings of getting 4th in the 800m at the U.S. OLY Trials, how to get over bad races, betting on himself to go pro out of high school and more.
26 mins; October 28, 2024
Riley Smith on his first race with Florida, running by Gators and more
25 mins; October 21, 2024
Paul Bergeron on his first race with Stanford, where you should put your energy in order to get better, advice for the post season and more
27 mins; October 14, 2024
Rylee Blade on Running 15:20 to break the 3 mile National Record, the best parts of living in California, high school progression and more
30 mins; October 08, 2024
Navigating Adversity and finding value in yourself while being injured with Ethan Gregg; The goat of D3 running
52 mins; September 30, 2024
Graham Blanks on running at the Olympic games, overcoming injury, and getting ready to defend his NCAA XC Title
27 mins; September 23, 2024
Reigning NXN Champ Addy Ritzenhein on balancing the student-athlete life, watching the Olympics in Paris, the best long run discussion topics and more
24 mins; September 16, 2024
Ethan Strand on the value of running for your team, advice for incoming freshmen, UNC Podium hopes and more
29 mins; September 02, 2024
Leah Stephens on Finishing 43rd at NCAA XC Nationals as a true freshman, Ocean lifeguarding and more
22 mins; August 27, 2024
The Evolution of Oregon's Distance Program and becoming a leader with Elliott Cook
49 mins; August 12, 2024
Maggi Congdon on making the Olympic trials 1500m final, the growth of NAU's women's team and living her whole life at altitude
26 mins; August 05, 2024
Coach Joe Lee of Bullis on Quincy Wilson making the Olympics, Bullis becoming a powerhouse and more
26 mins; July 31, 2024
Shane Cohen on going from a walk on to an NCAA Champion, sitting and kicking and more
28 mins; July 24, 2024
Kenneth Rooks on becoming an Olympian, Being coached by Ed Eyestone, his hardest workout and more
37 mins; July 15, 2024
Michaela Rose on Glorifying God through it all, finishing 4th at the Olympic Trials and more
30 mins; July 01, 2024
Robert Mechura on his commitment to UNC, his running documentaries and more
24 mins; June 24, 2024
Allie Zealand on running 4:30 in the mile, committing to Liberty University, her faith and more
22 mins; June 17, 2024
Acer Iverson on qualifying for Nationals, post race Waffle House, Harvard’s development and more
28 mins; June 03, 2024
Lydia Olivere on joining UA Mission Run Baltimore distance, Villanova, her toughest test and more
22 mins; May 27, 2024
Reagan Gilmore on graduating from one of the best girl running schools in the nation, UF, and more
23 mins; May 20, 2024
Olivia Howell on the aftermath of winning an NCAA title, the journey to becoming elite and more
23 mins; May 14, 2024
Anthony Fasthorse on running in the most stacked middle school league of all time, Oregon, and more
25 mins; May 03, 2024
Will Conway on his podium finishes at Indoor Nationals, his custom spider-man singlet, and more
23 mins; March 30, 2024
Nick Regas on running a business while in college, revolutionizing the pre-workout game and more
24 mins; March 19, 2024
Liam Murphy before finishing 4th in the 3k at NCAA indoor Nationals, on running at Millrose + more
30 mins; March 11, 2024
From Working two jobs to becoming a full time sponsored Hoka athlete with Ahmed Muhumed
36 mins; March 01, 2024
Footlocker National Champion Drew Griffith on committing to Notre Dame, getting to the top and more
20 mins; February 25, 2024
Cole Sprout on being a Team Captain at Stanford, life on campus, and the Olympic year
36 mins; February 12, 2024
Nick Hauger on qualifying for the marathon Olympic trials, running for NAZ Elite and more
34 mins; January 29, 2024
Olympian Elise Cranny on the transition from BTC to Team Boss and her 5k/10k double win at USA’s
31 mins; January 18, 2024
Brock Kelly on his series “The Daily Mile”, Maturing as a runner and his Faith
43 mins; January 15, 2024
Adam Spencer on the ups and downs of Wisconsin’s cross country season, running 3:31 in the DL + more
39 mins; January 08, 2024
Paul Stafford on his time in the NCAA, his passion for coaching, off season training advice and more
31 mins; January 04, 2024
JoJo Jourdon on his win at Nike cross nationals, his love for fishing, Mario kart and more
24 mins; January 01, 2024
The UA mission run Baltimore guys on how training camp went in Flagstaff, sound running cross + more
34 mins; December 26, 2023
Sam Bush on winning her third consecutive team cross country title, her Spotify wrapped and more
23 mins; December 18, 2023
Coach Cory Leslie on what makes a good coach, his first experience in the sport and and more
32 mins; November 20, 2023
Graham Blanks on Harvard’s team traditions, goals for nationals, his time in Europe and more
32 mins; November 14, 2023
Rocky Hansen on his phenomenal freshman season so far at Wake Forest, how to reframe things and more
26 mins; October 30, 2023
Taylor Rohatinsky on her race at Pre-nats, breaking her back, running 4:33 indoors and more
27 mins; October 23, 2023
Valery Tobias on joining the brooks beast, pushing through self doubt, attending UT and more
30 mins; October 17, 2023
Bethany Michalak on dealing with pressure, her favorite high school memories and more
21 mins; September 25, 2023
Yaseen Abdalla on his work ethic, falling in races, hard work vs talent, Coach Carlson, and more
35 mins; September 18, 2023
Aaron Sahlman on his time at NAU so far, being a part of the Newbury park dynasty, and more
20 mins; September 11, 2023
Alyssa Hendrix on her experience at NC state, dream job, advice for young athletes and more
26 mins; September 07, 2023
Will Conway on committing to Tennessee, his goals for 2023 XC, his mullet, and more
21 mins; August 28, 2023
Nathan Green on UW team culture, how the mile distance has been evolving, winning NCAA’s and more
41 mins; August 21, 2023
Staying sharp: A conversation with 2023 US SteepleChase Bronze medalist Isaac Updike
31 mins; July 31, 2023
Colorado superstar Ella Johns on her decision to commit to Duke, her least favorite food and more
22 mins; July 27, 2023
Graham Blanks on what it’s like to be a student-athlete at Harvard, college party stories + more
34 mins; July 22, 2023
Emily Venters on how to know if a school is right for you, her dream job, and more
20 mins; July 13, 2023
Olympian and 7X NCAA Champion Jasmine Moore on her future aspirations, time at Florida and more
20 mins; July 03, 2023
NCAA 800 Meter Champion Will Sumner on gaining confidence, getting ready for USA’s and more
31 mins; June 27, 2023
1500 meter Runner Sam Prakel on what it’s going to take to make the U.S. 1500 meter team + more
35 mins; June 19, 2023
Erik Sowinski on his most iconic pace jobs, pace fails, time at Iowa college and more
24 mins; June 12, 2023
The newest Sub Four high school Miler Jackson Heidesch on everything surrounding the race and more
39 mins; June 06, 2023
Catching up with Rachel McAuthur about her modeling career, recent races, new pet rabbit and more
20 mins; May 29, 2023
The kid from Akron | Alex Phillip on winning 5 D3 National titles, hunting for 2 more, UNC and more!
29 mins; May 22, 2023
Conner Mantz on running Boston, racing against Kipchoge, winning back to back NCAA titles and more
52 mins; May 08, 2023
Kieran Lumb on going pro with ON running, his team’s historic season at Washington University + more