Road to the Trials Podcast
1) Macy McRowe: The 2:36 Marathon Built on Cross Training and Two Runs a Week
This week on Road to the Trials, Peter Bromka talks with Macy McRowe, whose marathon training looks very different from the typical elite approach.Instead of the standard 7-day training cycle, Macy st...Show More
2) Zach Kreft: Five Marathons in 2025 and the Fueling and Mindset That Unlocked 2:13
Zach Kreft joins Road to the Trials after a remarkable 2025 season that included five marathons and a major breakthrough at the California International Marathon. After narrowly missing the Olympic Tr...Show More
3) Felicia Pasadyn: From D1 Swimmer to a Self-Coached 2:35 at New York
Felicia Pasadyn joins Road to the Trials after qualifying for the Olympic Trials Marathon in New York City with a 2:35 performance—her third marathon and part of a rapid progression from 2:49 to 2:44 ...Show More
4) Ethan Shuley Races into American History with a 2:07 in Osaka
Ethan Shuley joins Road to the Trials after running 2:07:14, the seventh fastest marathon in American history. At just 27 years old and only a few years into serious marathoning, his rise has been fas...Show More
5) Road to the Trials Recap: Fascinating Episodes During The First Six Months
Lindsey Hein, Peter Bromka, and Matt Chittim are all together for this episode for a behind-the-scenes “group chat” episode of Road to the Trials. Between some friendly banter they swap highlights fro...Show More
6) Emily Sisson: 2:18:29 American Record, Five Olympic Trials, and the Pressure of Being the Favorite
In this episode of Road to the Trials, Lindsey Hein and Peter Bromka sit down with one of the most accomplished American distance runners of her generation: Emily Sisson.Emily is the American record h...Show More
7) Piper Atnip: From Tragedy to the Trials
In this episode of Road to the Trials, Matt Chittim and Peter Bromka sit down with Piper Atnip for one of the most powerful conversations of the season.Piper’s journey to the Olympic Trials is anythin...Show More
8) Melissa Berry: OTQ in Her 26.2 Debut with Tracksmith Stamata
In this episode of Road to the Trials, Peter Bromka and Lindsey Hein sit down with Melissa Berry, fresh off an incredible marathon debut at the California International Marathon, where she ran 2:35:57...Show More
9) Reed Fischer: Racing the World Stage and Preparing for Fatherhood
In this episode of Road to the Trials, Peter Bromka and Matt Chittim sit down with Reed Fischer to talk about competing on the world stage, staying consistent at the top of U.S. marathoning, and what ...Show More
10) Hannah Chau: From an 18-Second Miss to Olympic Trials Qualifier
In this episode of Road to the Trials, Matt Chittim sits down with Hannah Chau, a newly minted Olympic Trials qualifier whose story blends big racing goals with an equally demanding path in medicine.H...Show More