The Run Around Iowa
The podcast dedicated to interviews and insights on the individuals who are making headlines in distance running and triathlons in our great state.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 205
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Season 4, Episode 4: A conversation with former Boone High and Drake University great Brogan Austin
Brogan opens the podcast by talking about a rash of injuries that have stalled his professional career since joining the Tinmam Elite team after winning the USA Marathon Championships at the end of 2…
00:56:08 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Season 4, Episode 3: Taking a look at news in Iowa distance running
Lance starts the podcast by mentioning the three former or current Iowa collegians who have impressed him this indoor track and field season. He takes a look back at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials …
00:25:46 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Season 4, Episode 2: A conversation with former Iowa Central Community College great Biya Simbassa
Biya talks about his preparation going into the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando on Feb. 3, where he will be among the top Americans to watch. The Under Armour athlete talks about the impact h…
00:54:06 |
Fri 26 Jan 2024
Season 4, Episode 1: A conversation with former Iowa State runner Tyler Jermann
In this interview from Jan. 6, Tyler talks about a nagging Achilles injury that has hampered his training. The former Iowa State runner, with Minnesota Distance Elite for six years, explains why he g…
00:48:00 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Sesson 3, Episode 39: A conversation with former ADM prep and IMT half marathon winner Mason Frank
Mason details an injury-filled 2023 that has centered around a bad ankle. He tells his strategy for running the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials marathon on limited mileage. Mason talks about a big chang…
00:56:37 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
Season 3, Episode 38: A conversation with former Iowa Hawkeye runner Kevin Lewis
Kevin is the second guest during this series on former Iowa collegians and Iowans who have qualified for the U.S Olympic Marathon Trials. Kevin talks about being a new dad and taking his family to Fl…
00:45:48 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Season 3, Episode 37: A conversation with U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Emma Huston
The podcast opens with big news from Ames, where director of track and field and cross country Jeremy Sudbury was given a contract extension through 2030. Lance looks at the impact of the move on the…
00:56:32 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Season 3, Episode 36: A conversation with ex-Linn-Mar great Josh Evans and a recap of NCAA nationals
Lance opens the podcast by talking about the Iowa State men's cross country's second top-five nationals in three seasons and two big reasons why. He also gives the highs and lows from the DIII meet i…
01:10:27 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Season 3, Episode 35: Interviews from NCAA Division III Midwest Regional cross country from Waverly
Lance opens the show by paying tribute to an Iowa State distance great who died on November 9. Then, he hits the highlights from the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional from Stillwater, Oklahoma. Then, …
00:48:09 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Season 3, Episode 34: Interviews with Iowa State coaches Jeremy Sudbury and Amy Rudolph from Big 12s
Lance opens the podcast with another top result from an Iowa native at the SEC championships. He delves into the Drake men's Missouri Valley Conference title and the Bulldogs' hopes for a berth at NC…
00:44:22 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Season 3, Episode 33: A chat with former Iowa State runner Maggie Davis, now a coach at Black Hills
In this interview from October 14, Maggie talks of her quick transition to assistant coach at Black Hills State, located in Speardish, South Dakota. She tells the coaches who influenced her when she …
01:02:19 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Season 3, Episode 32: D.M. Marathon recap, look at NCAA regionals, a new endeavor by Fitness Sports
Lance starts the podcast with his thoughts on the IMT Des Moines Marathon under new director Jake Jass. Hear interviews from half marathon winners Cody Baele and Emma Huston and their future goals. L…
00:46:19 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Season 3, Episode 31: A conversation with new IMT Des Moines Marathon race director Jake Jass
Jake tells about how his dad inspired him to try a triathlon and how a friend of his first go him started on working triathlons. Jake, an Ankeny High graduate and Ironman Des Moines race director, te…
00:51:22 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Season 3, Episode 30: Interviews with Runablaze's Austin O'Brien and Cody Baele and other Iowa news
Lance starts the episode by talking about college freshman phenom and former Ballard great Paityn Noe, who won the Chili Pepper 5K title while leading Arkansas to the team title. He talks about a big…
00:44:21 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
Season 3, Episode 29: A conversation with Sam Grotewold of the New York Road Runners
Sam, a Simpson College alum, tells how an invitation by coach Keith Ellingson to join the Storm cross country team in the mid-1990s changed the trajectory of his life. Sam turned that moment into som…
01:00:53 |
Fri 22 Sep 2023
Season 3, Episode 28: Updates on top professional distance runners from Iowa and much more
Lance goes solo for this show. He talks about two men who ran for Iowa colleges who will be racing for Team USA at the World Road Racing Championships in Latvia next month. He tells why the decision …
00:27:47 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Season 3, Episode 27: Wrapping up year-long series with former Center Point-Urbana prep Josh Yeager
Lance starts the podcast by highlighting some of the best performances by Division I athletes from Iowa in season-opening cross country races. He also gives his view on conference realignment and if …
00:46:56 |
Mon 04 Sep 2023
Season 3, Episode 26: A conversation with Kyle Wagner of the IATC Exchange Zone podcast
Kyle comes on in an interview from August 22 to talk about where the top two seniors in the Class of 2023 - record-breaking Jackson Heidesch and Paityn Noe - will be running at this fall. Kyle, a for…
00:55:11 |
Sun 27 Aug 2023
Season 3, Episode 25: A conversation with Utah head coach and former UNI runner/coach Kyle Kepler
Kyle, the director of women's track and cross country at the University of Utah, comes on the program to address Utah's move to the Big 12 Conference and the impact it will have, if any, on recruitin…
01:01:08 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
Season 3, Episode 24: A chat Iowa Central assistant and ex-Dubuque Senior runner MacKenzie Gaherty
MacKenzie talks about her new coaching job at her alma mater - Iowa Central Community College - and the process of coming back to coach with director of track and field Dee Brown. She also explains w…
00:50:21 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
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