Axel's Personal Best
I’m Axel Ryan Nzi — a Division III runner at Bowdoin College.
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And this is my Personal Best.
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Every Tuesday, I explore the sport of running through interviewing the best pro runners insiders and personalities about a journey that begins with the feet and ends with landing in a solid headspace.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2025
A Stride to the World Lead with T'Mars "TJ" McCallum
T'Mars McCallum is accustomed to running in a tough collegiate conference — the SEC — and boldly proud of being one of the leaders of Tennessee's track and field squad.
But his world shifted a bit las…
The Great Progression with Isabella Whittaker
During in the beginning of a pandemic era that rattled the world in 2020, Isabella Whittaker saw her own beginnings as a student at the University of Pennsylvania. But it was after those days at Penn…
Chasing A Harvard Degree and Pro Dreams with Graham Blanks
The pivot from the classroom to lining up with the top pro runners in the world was an adjustment Graham Blanks had to quickly figure out after announcing last December that the signed with New Balan…
Leaning Into Discomfort with Alison dos Santos
Humble beginnings and major childhood challenges kept Alison dos Santos well aware that guarantees were not easy to come by in his native São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil.
Still, he found his way, navigat…
The Road Rules with Emily Sisson
Emily Sisson has navigated the track, the road and found her way to the Olympic stage.
After making a statement in last year's marathon trials in Orlando and punching her ticket to Paris with a second…
Day One with Marco Arop
In the first episode of Axel's Personal Best, we chat with Olympic 800-meter silver medalist Marco Arop — who has a 1:41.2 PB and Canadian national record — about blazing the track in Grand Slam Trac…