The Sunday Shakeout
di Nicholas Macha
Ep. 218 - Thoughts Heading Into My Final HS XC Postseason
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The Sunday Shakeout seeks to share the untold stories of top high school, collegiate, and professional runners.
The mission? To showcase the humanity and unique journeys of these athletes. Through deep, authentic conversations, I aim to inspire my audience to pursue both athletic and personal success, seeing running not just as a set of goals, but as a path of growth and transformation along the way.
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- Ep. 218 - Thoughts Heading Into My Final HS XC Postseason · 18 min · Episodio 218Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Thank you to all of the listeners for the support! I hope you enjoy this episode of The…
- Ep. 217 - "Infinite Thresh," Mental Toughness, & State Glory with 3A #1-Ranked Shorewood Star: Elijah Graves · 42 min · Episodio 217In the spring of 2025, a stress fracture ended Elijah Graves' sophomore track season. Eighteen months later, the Shorewood senior is running 14:36, winning the Nike Hole in the…
- Ep. 215 - Chiropractor Magic, Thoughts on Senior XC Experience, Momentum Swings · 22 min · Episodio 215Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Thank you to all of the listeners for the support! I hope you enjoy this episode of The…
- Ep. 214 - Injury & Teachings From Coach Mike Smith · 19 min · Episodio 214Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Thank you to all of the listeners for the support! I hope you enjoy this episode of The…
- Ep. 213 - The Senior Pilgrimage & Thoughts Going Into Bob Firman · 26 minPlease consider leaving a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Thank you to all of the listeners for the support! I hope you enjoy this episode of The…
- Ep. 212 - First Meet of My Senior XC Season, Thoughts on Pre-Race Nerves, the Status of the Show · 34 min · Episodio 181Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Thank you to all of the listeners for the support! I hope you enjoy this episode of The…
- Ep. 211 - The Biggest Postseason Bounce-Back of 2026: Notre Dame Freshman & 1:48 800m Runner Owen Horeni · 39 min · Episodio 211One week. One tough loss. Six days to figure out what comes next. At the 2026 IHSA Class 3A State Championships, Owen Horeni finished second in the 800m, running 1:51. It wasn’t…
- Ep. 209 - He Trained For a Half Marathon at 10 - Then Became a 2X 800m National Champ · 42 min · Episodio 209One hundredth of a second. That was the difference between Caleb Winders winning and going home wondering what he could have done differently. A few weeks later, he ran 1:46.85…
- Ep. 208 - From Falling While Leading At The State Meet to 2X NXN Team Champ | The Hunter Robbie Special · 35 min · Episodio 193Sometimes the athletes who go the farthest are the ones who never made the biggest splash at the start. Hunter Robbie didn't become a two-time Nike Cross Nationals All-American…
- Why I Left Strava Before My Senior Season · 25 min · Episodio 208This week, I'm taking a break from guest interviews to share a few lessons from my final varsity camp before senior cross country. We talk about why I decided to step away from…
- Ep. 207 - The Fastest Mississippi HS Runner of All Time: Running Free and Surmounting the Pressure with 8X MS State Champion Andrew Brown · 41 min · Episodio 207Andrew Brown was labeled a prodigy before he was old enough to drive. Then came the pressure, the setbacks, and the question every young athlete eventually faces: who are you…
- Ep. 206 - Inside the Mind of 2X 800m National Champion Reagan Moore · 40 min · Episodio 205In 2026, Oak Knoll School's Reagan Moore cemented herself as one of the premier 800-meter runners in the United States. The rising senior from Summit, New Jersey claimed her…
- Ep. 205 - The Blueprint for XC Team Success: What it Takes to Build a Dynasty with CDA's Wyatt Carr · 51 min · Episodio 205In 2025, Coeur d'Alene High's Wyatt Carr stepped into a new role. The team's longtime leaders had graduated, and the responsibility of carrying one of the nation's premier…
- Ep. 204 - Inside the Undefeated Senior Track Season of WA 3200m 3A State Champion Cassidy Armstrong · 35 minIn 2026, Ballard High School’s Cassidy Armstrong closed out her career as one of Washington’s defining distance runners. In late May, she delivered the defining performance of…
- Ep. 203 - Jane Hickey Ran the 6th All-Time U.S. HS 600m With 1 Year of Training | From Soccer Player to UNC T&F Commit · 39 min · Episodio 203She'd never raced a track meet before her junior year. Eighteen months later, she was standing among the fastest high school middle-distance runners in America. The Ursuline…
- Ep. 202 - The First Ever Indiana HS Sub-4 | Shipshewana, Indiana's Noah Bontrager · 50 min · Episodio 202In 2026, Indiana watched a barrier fall that had stood for generations. Noah Bontrager was the one who broke it. The Indiana standout, who is headed to Notre Dame this fall…
- Ep. 201 - From Hospitalization to 9X State Champ & 7X All-American: The Story of Abby Hennessy · 50 min · Episodio 200Just over a year ago, Abigail Hennessy wasn't sure she'd race again. Today, the Westford Academy graduated senior owns three Massachusetts state records and has cemented herself…
- EPISODE 200 | Immense Gratitude, Deep Reflections on Running, Plans for the Show · 19 min · Episodio 200Over three years ago, I started this show as a casual basement passion project. Now, The Sunday Shakeout has grown to be one of the top high school running podcasts in the…
- Ep. 199 - Breaking a 26-Year-Old School Record | The Next Northwest Great: Seattle Prep's Elise Corr · 33 min · Episodio 198Some athletes make headlines with their times. Others make you pay attention because of the story behind them. Elise Corr is quickly becoming both. The Seattle Prep standout…







