Welcome to the Final Surge Podcast. We recorded this episode with Newbury Park Coach Sean Brosnan back in the early summer. But with technical difficulties with Zoom the episode was lost. After working to figure out what happened the recording was found. Newbury Park is concluding on what may very well be the best high… [Read More]
The Final Surge Podcast
The Final Surge Podcast
We are excited to bring you podcast interviews from some of the brightest in the running, triathlon and endurance industry. We'll touch on a variety of topics about training, injury prevention, racing, nutrition and much more!
Final Surge Podcast Episode 184: RunningLane RXC
Welcome to Episode 184 of the Final Surge Podcast where we talk to Will and Sean of RunningLane. RunningLane is putting on a national championship race for high school cross country runners this year. With the cancellation of Nike Nationals, there was an opening, and RunningLane is filling that void. They already have a very… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 183: Brodie Sharpe
Welcome to episode 183 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome Brodie Sharpe from down under to the program. Brodie runs the Run Smarter Podcast. Brodie has a Physiotherapy Practice and helps runners overcome and prevent injuries. We get into some common myths, talk about strength training and other things you can do to… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 182: Lee Troop
Welcome to episode 182 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Olympian runner turned Olympic Coach Lee Troop to the show. Lee represented Australia in the Olympics as a runner and last year coached his second athlete to an Olympics qualification when Jake Riley qualified for Team USA in the marathon. We talk… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 181: Keira D’Amato
Welcome to episode 181 of the Final Surge Podcast. This week we welcome professional runner Keira D’Amato to the show. Keira has an amazing story which ended with her just recently getting a professional contract from Nike. This was the first professional contract she was offered, and she was in her mid 30’s. She took… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 180: Tyler Day
Welcome to episode 180 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome NAU national champion Tyler Day, who recently turned pro and announced he was joining former collegiate teammate Matt Baxter and Coach Ben Rosario with Northern Arizona Elite. We talked a little bit about his rise from a good Arizona high school runner… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 179: Racemob
Welcome to episode 179 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Bertrand Newsom and Kevin Chang. They both came to running later in life and have teamed up to form Racemob. Racemob is a community of runners that share tips, stories, trumps, and laughter. They are also a podcast and coaching platform using… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 178: Martin Hehir
Welcome to episode 178 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome back Martin Hehir. We had Martin on the podcast almost 4 years ago when he was a year out of college and running with the NAZ Elite team in Flagstaff. Today he is in Philadelphia, going to medical school, getting ready for his… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 177: Noah Droddy
Welcome to episode 177 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome professional distance runner Noah Droddy to the show. Droddy has a great story of a slightly better than average runner in high school who became an Olympics Trial qualifier. Droddy burst onto the scene in 2016 at the Trials and recently finished second… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 176: Joey Berriatua
Welcome to episode 176 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome back Tinman Elite athlete Joey Berriatua to the podcast. Joey was first with us a year and a half ago on episode 123. Joey joined us to talk about where is running is now, recent PR’s he has had and we talk about… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 175: Tom Schwartz
Welcome to episode 175 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome back Tinman Elite coach Tom Schwartz to the podcast. Tom is working on his doctoral dissertation for exercise science and we talk about that and how you can get involved too. We also catch up with how some of the Tinman team… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 174: Christine Thorn
Welcome to episode 174 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome professional runner Christine Thorn to the program. Four years ago Christine was playing basketball on a scholarship in college. Last year she ran 11th in the Steeplechase at the US National Championships. We talk to Christine about the path she took to… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 173: Drew Hunter
Welcome to episode 173 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome back Tinman Elite athlete Drew Hunter to the program. Drew has been busy this year helping to launch the Hammer and Axe Training site and is currently working on a virtual turkey-trot that has some amazing prizes. :50 How are you and the… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 171: Ben Rosario
Welcome to episode 171 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome back NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario. A lot has happened with Ben and his team since we last caught up including a new deal between Hoka and NAZ, a couple of new signings of athletes and he has announced the Marathon Project…. [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 170 – Dóra Kemecsei
Welcome to episode 170 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome triathlete and Ironman Triathlon coach Dora Kemecsei to the podcast. The Corona pandemic has taken toll on the triathlon scene this year, but things are starting to show a sign of opening back up with the first Ironman race going off this… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 169: Scott Dickens of FORM
Welcome to episode 169 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Olympic swimmer Scott Dickens to the podcast. Scott joins us to talk about FORM, a revolutionary swimming goggle that gives you real-time metrics. Last week Final Surge announced we are now syncing with FORM so we invited Scott on to discuss what FORM… [Read More]
