The Sunday Shakeout
The Sunday Shakeout seeks to share the untold stories of top high school, collegiate, and professional runners.
The mission? To showcase the humanity and unique journeys of these athletes. Through deep, authentic conversations, I aim to inspire my audience to pursue both athletic and personal success, seeing running not just as a set of goals, but as a path of growth and transformation along the way.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 157
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Ep. 157 - From 2X NXR Team Champs To Fastest Freshmen Twins In the NCAA: The Rise of Max and Zack Cervi-Skinner
Hello, and welcome back to another episode of The Sunday Shakeout! I am your host, Nicholas.
Today on the show, I had the pleasure of chatting with the fastest freshman twins in the NCAA this fall at …
Ep. 156 - *SICK SUNDAY* Training Update, Why Wisdom Contradicts Itself, Praying For Times Like These
This week on the podcast… I’m sick.
I had an awesome episode planned with a couple of guests, but since I’ve been under the weather since Friday, I decided to push that interview back.
Instead, I dive …
Ep. 155 - The Most Underrated Runner In the PNW | Bad Luck, Nothing To Lose, & 2 State Titles with Dylan Weniger
This week on the show is Dylan Weniger.
Dylan is a graduated senior from Sherwood High School in Oregon and will be running for Gonzaga under Pat Tyson this fall.
Dylan is the most underrated runners i…
Ep. 154 - The New Generation Of High School Superstars: Sitting Down With 4:12 miler, NON Emerging Elite Mile Champ, & Rising Junior Yosuke Shibata
Today on the podcast is Yosuke Shibata.
Yosuke is a rising junior out of South Eugene High School in Eugene, Oregon.
Remember the name, folks.
A lot of people are asking the question: “After Owen Powell…
Ep. 153 - From NXN Champ To Breakout Freshman NCAA Season— The Rise of Wake Forest’s JoJo Jourdon
This week on the podcast is JoJo Jourdon!
JoJo holds PRs of:
3:37.00 (1500m), 3:56.37 (mile), 7:53.48 (3K), 13:41.00 (5K), 29:30 (10K XC).
JoJo burst onto the high school national scene in 2023, becomi…
Ep. 152 - Double Threshold, Altitude, & the Journey to a 13:53 5K & 28:48 10K | A Deep Dive with Duke's Will Purnell
Will Purnell is back on the podcast today, and a lot has happened since we last talked.
If you don’t know Will, he’s a Seattle Prep alum who just wrapped up four years of collegiate running at Boston …
Ep. 151 - How To Become A 6X STATE CHAMP & NATIONAL CONTENDER From A Town of 7,000 People: The Story of Illinois' Sunny Weber
Today on the podcast is Sunny Weber!
Sunny is a rising senior at Sandwich High School in Illinois and one of the top high school distance runners in the country right now. She’s already a six-time sta…
Ep. 150 - Back With A Solo Podcast! Best Shape I've Ever Been In, Podcast Updates, & Why Uncertainty Is Essential
Today on the show I do a solo episode of the podcast.
I had some scheduling difficulties with guests and I am going out of town by the time this publishes, so I decided to do a solo podcast episode.
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Ep. 149 - The Comeback Is Personal: The Story of D1 Runner Blake Reynolds
Today on the podcast is Blake Reynolds!
Blake just recently transferred to run at Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Arizona, after a successful freshman collegiate season at The University of New Mexic…
Ep. 148 - How To Adapt From Being a Middle School WR-Holder to the Most Competitive HS Scene Of All Time: The Return of Erik Semling
Today on the show is the 4th appearance of Erik Semling!
Erik holds PRs of 4:20 (1600m), 9:10 (3200m), and 15:00 (5K XC). He an age-group world record-holder in the 5000m and 10000m.
If you have been f…
Ep. 147 | SATURDAY SUMMER SPECIAL | What It's Like To Be In The Trenches Of Track & Field With CIF State Champ, NXN Qualifier, & UCLA Commit Aydon Stefanopoulos
Today on the show is Aydon Stefanopoulos!
Aydon is a graduated senior out of Los Gatos High School in California. He will be a rising freshman in the fall at UCLA.
Aydon holds PRs of 1:51 for 800m, 4:…
Ep. 146 - The Joy In Experiencing The Highs And Lows With NXN All-American & 3X Colorado 800m State Champ Rosie Mucharsky
Today on the podcast is Rosie Mucharsky!
Rosie is a graduated senior out of Denver East High in Colorado. She will be a freshman at the University of Notre Dame this fall.
Rosie holds PRs of:
800m: 2:0…
Ep. 145 | MIDWEEK SUMMER SPECIAL - Inside The Career Of A 2X National Champion & National Record-Holder With Herriman Stud Tayshaun Ogomo
Today on the podcast is Tayshaun Ogomo.
Tayshaun is a graduated senior out of Herriman High School in Utah. He will be running at Utah Sate University this fall.
Tayshaun holds PRs of:
800m: 1:48.87* …
Ep. 144 - What It's Like To Have "Unfinished Business" As a 4:02 Miler, 2X FLXC All-American, & World Mountain Running Champion With Benji Anderson
Today on the show is Benji Anderson!
Benji is a graduated senior from Mountain Vista High School out of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He is a Colorado XC State Champ, Indoor 2-mile State record-holder, 2…
EP 143 - WEEKDAY SUMMER SPECIAL | What It Takes To Be An Oregon Duck With State Champion & NXN Qualifier Jack Meier
Today on the podcast is Jack Meier!
Jack just finished his freshman year at the University of Oregon, where he chose to redshirt. Despite the limited racing schedule, Jack still ran 3rd place at 2025 …
Ep. 142 - Top Rising Junior & NXR Team Champ Wyatt Carr On Taking It To The Next Level, The Road To NXN Champ
Today on the show is none other than Wyatt Carr, the rising star from Coeur d’Alene.
He’s a rising junior out of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and one of the top young distance runners in the entire Northwest…
Ep. 141 - Work Hard, Have Fun: Inside The Mind Of Rising HS Star Nash Howard
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of The Sunday Shakeout.
I am your host, Nicholas, and today on the show is my teammate and one of my best friends: Nash Howard. This dude is a stud.…
LIFE UPDATE - Current State Of The Show, Long-Term Plans, Life Lessons Learned Recently
Hey friends!
I haven't done a solo podcast in quite a while. Life has been a rollercoaster lately with my shortened track season, going to Paris for spring break, and closing up the school year. I fig…
Ep. 139 - The Future Of The Sport Of Running: A Running Masterclass With MS Superstar Brayden Domont
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of The Sunday Shakeout.
I am your host, Nicholas, and today on the show is one of the nation’s biggest middle school stars: Mr. Brayden Domont out …
Ep. 138 - Chasing Senior State Glory And The Elusive Sub-4 Barrier With 4:04 Miler Kade Brownell
Today on the show is none other than Kade Brownell, the legend of Mt. Spokane.
Yes, you heard that right, Kade is one of the top runners in Washington’s 3A classification and a total beast on the trac…