The XLR8 Performance Lab Podcast

In this inaugural episode of "Drop the Hammer", I dive into one of the biggest mistakes all runners make: running too fast on aerobic runs. In less than 10 minutes you will learn why this simple mist…

Jeff Morris is the head coach at Perham HS in Minnesota. In this first of a two-part series, Jeff describes what it was like to coach Gabe Grunewald in high school. Gabe passed of cancer a little ove…

Brynn is the new all-time US high school record holder in the outdoor 3200 meter run after setting the unofficial mark in a time trial earlier this spring. She is one of the top high school distance …

Sydney is the greatest sprinter in Iowa HS track and Field history. She holds state all-time records in the 100, 200, and 400 meter dashes. She is also the only athlete to ever win individual titles …

Jaysen is a 15:26 5k cross country runner from way up in Sioux City near the South Dakota border. He is one of the top returners in the state for distance athletes and has his eyes set on a state tit…

Roisin is one of the best middle distance high school runners in US history. As a sophomore she has already run 53 seconds and 2:03 for the 400 and 800 meter runs. These are staggering times that ref…

Ryan is the 5k cross country school record for Dubuque Hempstead HS. Their boys cross country team returns a dominant group of 6 athletes that should challenge for a state team title this fall. Hear …

Claire is a superstar freshman at Norwalk HS. She was a 3x middle school state champion last spring in the 100, 200, and 400. Hear her describe what it is like to run on the AAU circuit and how she h…

David is a former standout runner from Boise State University. He currently runs professionally as one of the top 5k runners in the United States. A late bloomer, hear how David did not even start ru…

Jacob was the 3rd place finisher in the Minnesota Class A state cross country championships this last fall while leading his team to a runner-up finish. One of only 52 in his graduating class, he wil…

Jack is one of many outstanding runners to have come out of the Cedar Rapids Prairie program. He has many all-state finishes to his name, but even more crazy is the fact that two of those finishes ca…

Chandler is one of the greatest distance runners in Iowa HS history. The Boone graduate ran times of 4:07 and 8:51 for the 1600 and 3200 meter runs. He also ran 15:05 for 5k cross country and qualifi…

Arianna is one of the best all-around athletes in the state of Iowa, and is only going to be a sophomore. The multi-sport standout from Des Moines Roosevelt HS is an elite cross country runner, baske…

Emmit attends Staples-Motley HS in Minnesota. The school only has about 300 students in 9-12, but has been a powerhouse for several decades, beating schools 10 times their size and being ranked natio…

What more is there to say. Tune in and hear what makes Dowling the unstoppable distance running machine they are today.

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Ainsley will be a junior for Carlisle HS in Iowa next fall. She has some of the best range in the country as she is able to run 26 seconds for 200 and sub-19:00 for 5k and was the #1 returning runner…

Leo runs for Highland HS in Gilbert, Arizona. He became just the 11th HS boy in US history to break 4:00 in the mile this past week. He also has the #2 all-time 5k cross country mark with a time of 1…

Oliver is the defending state cross country champion from Highland Park in South St. Paul, Minnesota. He had a breakout season to not only win the state title, but also qualify for the Nike XC Nation…

Jack is going to be a senior this fall at Iowa City Liberty HS in Iowa City, IA. He had a breakout season this past fall and was looking to lower his track times this spring before having the season …

Ana is the defending state cross country champ for Stillwater HS in Minnesota. She also qualified for the Nike and Footlocker National Championship races. Ana talks about how she developed as a runne…