Ben and Jess are excited to bring Tyson Weiland back for another episode of "hijacking the crown!" In this episode, Tyson interviews Devin and Kelsey Allbaugh about their story of beginning the team Running Wild Elite. They talk about their inspiration,

In this conversation, Jess, Ben and Tyson talk about different approaches to creating a race schedule. They discuss their mentality about racing when its not their A race and benefits of doing them even if not at peak fitness. Through this discussion,

Tyson Wieland is back with Jess and Ben for another Hijacking the Crown episode featuring Blake Whalen and Cody Baele. Blake and Cody are former teammates of Tysons at Iowa Central College and current teammates on Runablaze Iowa. Tune in to hear about

Jess and Ben recap their race and experience at the Cross Champs, put on by Sound Running and Trials of Miles. The Cross Champs was a Men's Pro and mixed Women's Pro/Open races held on December 4th at the infamous Mt. SAC course in Walnut, CA.  

Kassie Parker is a two-time DIII National Champion.  On November 20th, she won the 2021 DIII Cross Country National Championships in Louisville, KY by 17 seconds.  Her 6k time of 20:11 broke the DIII course record.  Kassie has come a long way since high s

Nick  Hauger is a professional runner for HOKA Northern Arizona Elite and a co-host of the Running Rivals Podcast, both based out of Flagstaff, AZ.  In this episode, we talked about Nick's build to his debut marathon , CIM (California International M

Welcome to season two!  This is the time of year that many people have just finished a cross country season, goal marathon or ultra event and are in a transition period. We talk about post race blues and our approach to dealing with them as well as settin

In this episode, Coaches Jess and Ben recap their experiences at the 2021 Boston Marathon.  Have a listen to learn about the course, their training and tips to make the most of the incredible experience that is the Boston Marathon!

Jess interviews recent USATF Masters Outdoor Track 5k/10k champion, Stefanie Slekis.  Stefanie is a former Syracuse cross country/track athlete.  She is also the current Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field progr

Tyson Wieland hosting a new segment for Running for the Crown Podcast called Hijacking the Crown. Along with Tyson, this episode with feature Jess, Ben and Austin O'Brien discussing Runablaze Iowa, athlete and team sponsorships, super shoes, and the curr