Fast People

Apr 08 2025 7 ep. 43 mins 14
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Journalist Sarah Lorge Butler talks to top runners and the people who helped them get where they are today. 

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Ahmed Muhumed's Unusual Path to Professional Running | Episode 7

Apr 08 2025 43 mins  
Sarah Lorge Butler caught up with Ahmed Muhumed shortly after he ran a 53-second personal best of 27:03.19 for 10,000m at The TEN, which puts him seventh on the U.S. all-time list. Ahmed was born in the Somali region of Ethiopia and moved to Oregon in 2011, when he was 13 years old. Though soccer was his first love, a PE teacher discovered his talent for running and encouraged him

Juli Benson on Becoming Nikki Hiltz's Coach | Episode 6

Mar 31 2025 40 mins  
Juli Benson discusses her journey from barely making it to the NCAA Track & Field Championships her senior year to becoming an Olympian, and her subsequent transition into coaching. Juli coached Jenny Simpson to 1500m gold at the 2011 World Athletics Championships, and she now coaches runners of all abilities. Juli got a flurry of attention after Nikki Hiltz, currently the U.S.

Molly Seidel: Running on Her Own Terms | Episode 5

Mar 24 2025 32 mins  
Molly Seidel, the 2021 Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon, provides an update on her running, health, and non-running pursuits. And she shares some big news about her sponsorship status Sarah Lorge Butler on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slorgebutler.bsky.social Fast Women on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastwomen/ Fast Women on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fa

Mike Scannell on Coaching Grant Fisher | Episode 4

Mar 18 2025 44 mins  
Mike Scannell talks to Sarah Lorge Butler about coaching Grant Fisher to Olympic Bronze medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m last year, as well as two indoor world records in February. Some Highlights: Discussion of Grant and Mike's post-Olympic recoveryThe importance of pacers maintaining rhythm in high-stakes racesGrant thanking his pacer mid-race, while setting the indoor 5,000m wor

Val Tobias' Breakthrough Season | Episode 3

Mar 11 2025 48 mins  
Professional track & field athlete Valery "Val" Tobias recently had a breakthrough race to run 1:59.55 and finish second in the 800m at the USATF Indoor Championships. That qualified her to represent the U.S. at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, which take place March 21–23 in Nanjing, China. Val was born in Texas but lived in Mexico until middle school, when she move

Heather MacLean: From Market Basket to Olympic Track | Episode 2

Mar 04 2025 55 mins  
Heather MacLean shares her remarkable journey from growing up in a low-income family to becoming one of the best runners in world. This one is for anyone who loves an underdog story. She discusses growing up with seven siblings and a single mother, joining her high school track & field team by chance, and becoming the first person in her family to graduate from college. She als

Keira D'Amato: A 95 Is Still an A | Episode 1

Feb 19 2025 35 mins  
Professional marathoner Keira D'Amato discusses her upcoming book "Don't Call it a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness." She also discusses overcoming her fear of failure, her move to Utah to train under coach Ed Eyestone, the supportive running community she's found there, and how her Boston Marathon training is going. Preorder Keira's