Triple Knot
Through sharing the personal stories of collegiate runners at any level of the sport, Triple Knot explores topics such as mental health, injury, team and community, eating disorders, the college application process, academic balance, transitions, training, racing, and the many many unique ways our identities, passions, and experiences intersect with the sport of running.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
21. Trude Lamb on Showing Her True Colors
In the summer of 2020 Tyler (Texas) Legacy High School sophomore Trude Lamb caught global attention when she successfully pushed to change the name of her high school from that of a confederate gener…
20. Wildwood Girls Camp Reflection with Counselors Marci, Emily, and Miranda
Content preparation: we discuss relationships with food, body, and eating disorders throughout this episode.
Thank you to guests and fellow Wildwood Girls Virtual Camp counselors Miranda DiBiasio, Em…
19. Emma Wilson on Having Fun with Running
After transferring from the University of Illinois, sophomore Emma Wilson now runs for Huntington University and is taking the collegiate running world by storm. During the craziness of the 2020 COVI…
18. Juniper Eastwood as the First and Only Out Transgender NCAA D1 Runner
This episode was recorded at the end of May and I just didn’t get to it out until now. The conversation around gender in sport feels particularly relevant after the recent Caster Semenya ruling which…
17. Nia Akins’ Sky is the Limit
In this episode...
- Who is Nia Akins?
- Switching from soccer to running
- Mom’s influence and 400m success at the University of Missouri
- Draw to UPenn for nursing and people
- Memories from last c…
16. Jess and Sam Drop on Becoming Happier, Healthier, and Stronger Runners: Mental Health, Relationship with Food, Competing with the Best of the Best
In this episode…
- Who are the Drop Twins?
- How they got into running
- Seeking out some greater opportunities in HS, team focus on spirit & fun
- Falling in love with the University of Georgia
- Colle…
15. Jazz Shukla on Being More than a Runner: ED recovery, Blackness, Canadian Running, Positive Team Culture
In this episode:
- Fundraising campaign for NQTTCN (see below)
- Training during the pandemic
- Jazz’s ballet background and joining the University of Toronto’s track club in grade 8
- The “curses” and …
14. Dorcas Wasike on Being the Best You: Motherhood, Hard Work & Success, Kenya, Nursing
Dorcas Wasike has been on a history-making roll since entering the University of Louisville in 2016. She has made an impressive progression from 145th at the NCAA D1 XC Championship to 14th in 2018 a…
13. Ida Narbuvoll on The Learning Process: moving from Norway, transferring, injury comeback, high mileage
After sitting out nearly two years (sophomore and junior) due to an achilles injury and surgery, the University of Mary’s Ida Narbuvoll was just getting back into her normal training when she won the…
12. Audrey Belf on Celebrating the Moment: Transferring, Red-shirting, and Becoming a Complete Runner
After experiencing her first major injury, a sudden coaching change, and struggling with homesickness, it was time for Audrey Belf to make the courageous decision to transfer. She left the community …
11. Grace Norman on Owning Your Story: Paralympic Medalist, World Record Holder, & NCAA D2 Runner
At age 18, Grace Norman made history winning gold at the first ever installment of the 2016 Paralympic Triathlon event. Twenty four hours later she was tearing up the track, winning bronze in the 400…
10. Sammy Seymour on Following your Curiosities: D3 walk-on, team environment
Recruited to play softball at NCAA D3 Bethany College in West Virginia, Sammy Seymour was not finding the team camaraderie she expected. Now approaching graduation, hear how Sammy put herself out the…
09. Anna Rohrer on Trust in the Process
After winning a Footlocker national title her sophomore year of high school in 2012, injury and surgery to both feet would side-line Anna Rohrer. However, she made an epic return to win the New Balan…
08. Taylor Knibb and Kyleigh Spearing on Embracing Adaptation for Balance as World-Class Triathletes, NCAA Runners, and Students at Cornell
How do they do it? This is a question that Taylor Knibb and Kyleigh Spearing, two of the top triathletes in the world get asked a lot, but one they often ask themselves as well. Even more admirable t…
07. Gracie Griffith on Mental Fortitude at the Olympic Marathon Trials
With no sponsor, no coach, no team, and no training partners, Gracie Griffith’s plan might be a little unorthodox, but the 21 year old Clemson University senior is quickly emerging as one of the top …
06. Page Lester on Searching for Answers: Injuries, Female Health, Triathlon
Everyone loves a good comeback story, but in order to reach the glory of the comeback, you have to go through the painstaking process of writing the story. Pen in hand, Princeton sophomore and NCAA D…
05. National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
In a detour from the normal interview format of my podcast, I share my story of over-training, binge eating disorder, and the mental health struggles I have faced during my journey as a runner, swimm…
04. Nicole Clermont on Celebrating all the Way to the the Top: Orthorexia and Injury Recovery, Team USA
“Fly fast and free, why not me?” This is the motto that Nicole Clermont, an NCAA Division 1 runner at Boston College, runs by and what has kept her going through the ups and downs of massive PRs, win…
03. Rosalie Fish on Indigenous Empowerment to Break that Bias
Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death for Native American women and is a normalized part of growing up on a reservation, so for 18 year old Rosalie Fish of the Cowlitz and Muckleshoot tribes, runn…
