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A D3 Running Podcast hosted by Noah Droddy and Stu Newstat. D3 Glory Days take deep dives into some of the important names, events, and institutions that have shaped D3 running history, and represented the division in the greater sport as a whole. Follow us on social media: twitter.com/d3glorydays - instagram.com/d3glorydays
The interregional weekend proved to be an exciting weekend. With strong performances all over the country, we’re highlight two pairs that ran well together and for their team. Two Pocket Aces Awards today.
The Pocket Aces award on the Men’s side goes to Frank Csorba and Chasen Hunt. Frank and Chasen went 1-2 at the Mike Woods Invite and led Lynchburg to a runner-up performance.
We spoke to them about the season so far, their summer training, and how placing 30th last year has been a key motivator. We also dive into Chasen’s big jump this season, Frank’s experienced, and what their team goals are.
The Pocket Aces award on the Women’s side goes to Penelope Greene and Rachel Hirschkind. Penelope and Rachel went 1-3 to lead SUNY Geneseo to a Runner-Up team finish at the Mike Woods Invite.
They spoke to how nice it is not having to travel during the interregional weekend and get strong competition to their home course. Penenlope spoke about the injury she suffered last cross country season and how this past track season relit her spark. Rachel touched on the motivation behind this season and not letting rankings get in the way.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/messageTeams from all over the country traveled to Pennsylvania to get a look at the National Meet course.
Typically the Pre-National meet is circled on the calendar and produces great performances.
The CMS women flew from California and put on a show. They won 51-99 over MIT and put 5 in the top 15. We're joined today by Nat Bitetti and Elle Marsyla who finished 2nd and 5th.
Nat and Elle go into the dynamics of traveling across the country during the season, their team goals, and who is more likely to half step on easy runs.
You'll also here how they prepare for races and more about the CMS team culutre.
Simon Heys won the Men's race taking down former ROTW, John Lucey. Simon give a preview of the course, his goals for the season, and talks about his progression as a runner.
This is Simon's second timing winning the Pre-National Meet and is looking forward to the post season.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/messageThe D3 Cross Country season is heating up. The big meets are approaching and the performances are taking it up a notch.
For Week 5, we’re bring back the Pocket Aces award and recognizing someone who faired well against strong competition.
The Pocket Aces award goes to Morgan Uhlhorn + Grace Richardson from NYU. This duo finished third and fourth at the Paul Short Brown Race which helped NYU take the team win.
Last year, we saw a resurgence from the NYU squad and Grace Richardson was a big part of that. They finished 26th in the nation and showed flashes of their potential. Vivian Kane made the outdoor track national meet and now add in a strong first-year in Morgan Uhlhorn, the Violets are looking like a contender.
We took the liberty to combine all D3 teams from Paul Short. they finished just six points behind SUNY Geneseo. With Morgan and Grace leading the way, they deserving of the Pocket Aces award. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to Interview them but want to recognize them anyway.
Max and North Central traveled down to Louisville to take on strong D1 and D2 competition. Max finished sixth in a race that featured Adams State, Grand Valley State and Purdue. Svienty led NCC to a fifth place team finish as well.
Looking at where Max finished, he would have been the number one runner for Grand Valley and Purdue plus the number two for Adams State. When speaking to Max, he likes to go into these races with a mindset that division doesn’t matter. He’s ready to take on any competition and show D3 runners can be just as good.
We spoke with Max during track about getting NCC back on track. Though it’s early in the season, the team feels confident with how the season has gone so far. They’re feeling ready to take on these big meets and get NCC back to the podium.
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As we enter the busy part of the XC season, we award the next batch of D3 Glory Days Runner of the Week Awards. For the first time in this young award, the runners hail from the same college. Week 4 winners are John Lucey and Genna Girard from Williams College.
After winning the Little 3 Championship last weekend, John Lucey continued his winning ways in 2023. This time, he crossed the line first at his home invite: Purple Valley. Once a bigger invite, Purple Valley still attracts strong team including last year’s national champs: MIT.
Up front, Lucey led his teammates to a 1-2-3 victory which helped pave the way for an early season victory over MIT. Lucey knows where they’re at in the season but gains confidence from this individual and team victories. Lucey was an All-American last year and has goal to improve upon his 18th place finish.
Genna Girard officially opened her 2023 season with a commanding victory. With her win by almost a minute, Girard was excited to get back to racing. She suffered an injury during the indoor track season and wasn’t able to race Outdoors. Girard wasn’t sure what to expect in this first race and was aiming to keep it a controlled effort. And she did just that. With her only competition coming from MIT, Girard was able to pull away from them early and never looked back.
Girard brings a great perspective on how to handle injuries. In the episode, she goes into how she has grown as a runner as she reflects on her tendencies earlier in college. Girard is excited to be back healthy and running with her teammates. She was an All-American in XC back in 2021 and after missing a top 40 spot last year, she has her eyes set on that recognition again.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/messageA new week brings a new set of Runners of the Week.
We honor James Settles and Olivia Pisacano as the Week 3 D3 Glory Days Runners of the Week!
James Settles won his race out in Denver in 24:50. The senior from Colorado College is coming off a breakout year where he finished 4th in the Outdoor 5k and ran 14:08. Settles finished 60th last year and has found a new sense of confidence that is helping him make the leap. While getting to the national meet is important, Settles wants to make sure he can help his team get there as well.
This summer made James realize where he fit within the Nation. Prior to this season, he would look at guys within his region and think he could never compete with them. Now after finishing 4th, he finds himself training with those same guys this summer. Settles is going to continue to ride his confidence into the season and is excited to see where his fitness is once they head to sea level for the Augustana Meet.
Each season there seems to be a breakout star in the D3 ranks. This season, we think Olivia Pisacano has what it takes to make that leap. Going through the COVID season and sustaining multiple injuries, Pisacano is finally training healthy for the first time in her college career. She has stacked healthy seasons together which resulted in a season debut 6k of 21:13. While the RPI course is new and we can’t compare it to last season, the leading indicators are showing a breakout. She was the #1 runner for RPI while she didn’t crack the top five last season. She finished 2nd behind All-Ameican RPI Alum, Jamie Lord.
Prior to this cross country season, Pisacano dropped her 5k personal best down 17:33. Having been to nationals in both cross country and on the DMR, Olivia will take that experience with her new found fitness. With health on her side, she isn’t getting too far ahead of herself. She sets micro goals to keep her in check and makes sure she can accomplish something each practice and race. Most importantly, she’s having fun. We’ll see Pisacano more this season and will keep an eye on the results at the Pre-National Meet.
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We're on to week 2 of the Runner of the Week Awards.
This week we came across a duo from UW-Whitewater that crossed the finish line at basically the same time. Gunner Schlender and Christian Patzka opened up their season is dominating fashion by gapping the field by over a minute.
The duo earns the 'Pocket Aces' award as we get a glimspe of what their hand could be this year. The duo could be regarded as the best duo in the country and they fill us in on how their will look. Plus, we get a peak at their summer training and what they're looking forward to this summer.
Fiona Smith opened up her season with a statement. A two minute victory and dipping under 17 minutes for a 5k is a great way to start your senior season.
Fiona comes into this season as the favorite and talks about having been the favorite during Indoor has helped ease the pressure off herself. With a 6th place finish at regionals last year, this year her goal is to help her team get to the national meet. They'll be flying out to Conn College to take on the East Coast teams and get some much needed out of region wins.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/messageWe’re excited to bring you something new this season. In an effort to continue to support and grow D3XCTF, we felt the next best step would be to bring weekly awards.
Introducing the D3 Glory Days Runner of the Week Award.
We’ll scan results each week for the athletes and teams we thought had the best performance. Some weeks may not be meet winners or those that ran the fastest. We’ll do our best to go beyond what the results show. But some weeks the winners and fastest will prevail.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/messageEmily Richards comes back to D3 Glory Days as a guest.
She gives us an update on her post collegiate running. The 9x D3 Champ had a contract with Hoka but lost the contract during COVID. She now runs with Tracksmith in their amateur development program.
Emily shares her journey of running without a contract and where she fits in the sport of running.
She's made 7 US championships and is still eyeing the sub 2 barrier. This season she was very consistent running 2:00, 2:01 and 2:02 but just missed breaking the barrier.
She also goes into how coaching at Ohio Northern has impacted her running.
Emily shares great insight into keeping the dream alive.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/message"I had such a low opinion of myself after going through the addiction that I thought, 'I am not going to be mediocre at anything that I do in my life.'"
The endurance athlete masters' superstar, Ken Rideout, joins D3 Glory Days. We extend our first non running invitation to Ken as he played D3 Football and Hockey at Framingham State.
Ken takes us through his July where he competed and won the Gobi March. The Gobi March is a 155 mile trek through the Gobi Desert and is absolutely insane challenge.
Ken brings an incredible outlook on endurance sports and how he's able to push himself so hard.
A lot of that comes from his opioid addiction. He talks about the vital role endurance sports had in his sobriety.
Ken covers a lot and you'll want to go run 10 miles after this.
Learn more about Ken here.
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2x Shot Put champion Roger Steen joins D3 Glory Days to recap his meet out at USAs, his time at UW-Eau Claire, and how coaching has been so impactful to his own throwing.
Roger went to UW-Eau Claire with the intention of just playing football. After the season, he wanted to continue competing and asked to try out for track and field. With a strong program, Steen felt behind in his training and actually thought he was going to get cut.
He continued to put the training in and at his first national meet, finished third.
After a disappointing finish his junior year, Steen and Eau Claire set out to make things right. His senior year he won both shot put titles. That gave him a taste of what he could do.
He made his first Olympic Trials in 2016 and has steadily improved each year.
This year he has thrown a PB of 22.08m and finished 8th at USAs.
He plans to compete next season to earn a spot on the Olympic team.
Follow his journey on Instagram.
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
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Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
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Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
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Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
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Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
