After a long, summer hiatus while TheFinalSprint.com helped organize the first annual Running Film Festival and provided LIVE and comprehensive coverage of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials and Beijing Olympics ... the TFS Podcast is back! Our first episode of the new season features my interview with Team USA 1500m alternate and TFS Elite Athlete Blogger JON RANKIN. Rankin, fresh off his record setting victory at the Falmouth Mile, speaks about that race, disappointment in Eugene, Americas performance at the Beijing Olympics and turning his focus to the 2012 Olympic Games. Download the podcast to hear Rankin discuss these topics, as well as, his participation in Team Darfur, end of summer and fall racing plans, training under the tutelage of Coach Cruz, and much more!

Today on Episode 142 I had a chance to speak with German Fernandez of Riverbank High School in Riverbank, California where he was preparing to run the 2 mile at the Nike Outdoor Nationals which will be held in Greensboro, North Carolina from June 19th through the 21st, 2008. German recently broke Ryan Hall’s state record in the 1600m run by winning in 4 minutes, 0.29 seconds and then followed that by eclipsing Dathan Ritzenhein’s National High School Federation 3200m Record by winning in 8:34.23. He is headed to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where he will major in Criminal Justice and run track with Colby Lowe, another outstanding member of the class of 2008 runners. In the interview German talks about Colby and fellow seniors Michael Fout, Luke Puskedra and Chris Derrick and compares them to the outstanding class of 2001, which consisted of Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein and Alan Webb. He explains why he decided not to run the 2 mile at the Prefontaine Classic. Download the podcast to hear German discuss these topics, as well as, his outstanding double, the type of training he does, his plans for the rest of 2008 and for the long-term, and to check out his answers to our rapid-fire questions segment.

Today on Episode 141 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast I’m joined by University of Texas Senior Leo Manzano, who has just won an unprecedented 4th NCA Midwest Regional Championship in the 1500m and is headed to Des Moines, Iowa to compete in the NCAA National Championships from June 11th through June 14th, 2008, where he is hoping to win his 3rd NCAA National title in the 1500m run. In the interview Leo talks about his experience at the 2007 Osaka World Championships and how the timing of that experience couldn’t have been better. He also discusses his upcoming race at the US Olympic Trials, whether or not he will turn pro and how the 90 degree heat he’s experienced all spring while training will help him. Download the podcast to listen to Leo talk about his long-term goals, both running and otherwise, the favorite race of his distinguished career and his advice to young runners.

Today on Episode 140 of TheFinalSprint.com Running Podcast, I had an opportunity to chat with Brian Sell, the third place finisher in the US Olympic Trials Men’s Marathon who, along with Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein, will represent Team USA in the 2008 Olympic Marathon in Beijing. Brian talks about the adjustments he has had to make now that he turned 30 last month, future plans for his running career - including what he hopes will be continued success in the marathon, why that is his ideal distance, the importance of not dwelling on his qualifying performance at the Trials, and how the conditions in Beijing ‐ especially the heat and humidity ‐ are going to affect his training and racing. Download the podcast to hear Brian discuss these topics, as well as, competing on Saturday for his third title and trying to gauge the progress of his Olympic preparations at the USA 25k Championships, his teammates at the Hanson-Brooks Distance Project, his hobbies, advice for young runners and much more!

On Episode 139 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, I had the pleasure of being joined by Chris Derrick of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. In January, Derrick was named the 2007-2008 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Derrick became the first student-athlete to win the award since The Gatorade Company announced the addition of boys cross country to the Player of the Year program this past October. Derrick finished second behind TFS Elite Athlete Blogger Michael Fout at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and most recently he ran the fastest 5k ever (13:55:96) in a high school at the Arcadia Invitational. *** *** *** Episode Sponsored By: U.S. Army Special Forces If your measure of success goes way beyond the mainstream, if you think limits are something to be pushed, if your greatest motivation is doing the impossible, we may have a career for you. U.S. Army Special Forces. Visit goarmy.com/specialforces. There’s strong and then there’s Army Strong. *** *** *** To check out more episodes of TheFinalSprint.com podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, please visit: http://podcast.thefinalsprint.com *** *** ***

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