Scrambled Legs Pod

Noah and Ben discuss the Olympics to this point and the conclusion of the MTP Bracket!

Amanda joins me as the new Mid Distance coach at CMU, just down the road from me. We talk about her journey from naive high school runner to D2 champion to D1 to running professionally for Brooks, to finally deciding to focus on coaching. We touch on her Olympic Trials experience, her joys of running, and even some workout talk.

Daniel Soto joins Noah to talk their favorite lines in Olympic Track and Field.

Ben and Noah met on zoom to preview today's Musical Training Plan bracket and all of the surrounding shenanigans.

Cayla Eckenroth joins Noah to discuss continuing running, NXN previously, and how she sang at Faster Horses!

Fatstacks originator Jerod Fattal joins the Jacobs brothers to discuss track and field and improving it from an outside sports perspective!

Ben is joined once again by up and coming Lansing area musician, Dil, do discuss his new EP, "GRUNGEBOY"

Garrett is the new Head Coach at GRCC, after having been an assistant for a few years. They are headed in the right direction, especially after a few recent recruits! Garrett and I discuss all of this, as well as some minor league baseball talk.

Ben Flanagan joins the Jacobs brothers to discuss his journey from Michigan to Reebok. Explain some training, racing, and more from this year and moving forward!

The Nesbitt family joins Noah and Wyatt to discuss the Olympic Trials that has yet to be covered! We think we are sold to be there in 2024!

Coach Sal joins Noah, Ben and Wyatt to talk Trials! If this doesn't get you excited, nothing will!

The Olympic Trials are upon us and NCAA Championships were BLAZING FAST! Hear about it from the Jacobs brothers!

Owen and I link up once again to talk about all the best places to run in Michigan. From darn near Ohio to across the UP, we have something for everyone. Trails, Roads, Pathways, even a beach or two, we have you hooked up for all your summer vacation needs.

Nathan Walker joins the brothers to talk about his success at the D2 State Finals in Michigan and more!

Noah gives an intro an then Ben discusses the new found success in steeplechase for Joost and Christian at Michigan!

Benny has been hard at work on a new Musical Training Plan, "More Great Debuts" as well as preparing for the 2nd MTP Bracket. He's also been listening to a lot of unrelated music, such as the hot new debut of Disney Channel actress turned pop-star Olivia Rodrigo's "Sour" and oh boy does Benny have some thoughts.

Jacob and I give you the who's who (and more!) of each distance race in each division, plus a non distance name to watch for each as well, and try to figure out which teams have the best shot as well. We also send you on a Google Maps hunt for some interesting tracks that are scattered around the state.

Club running athletes from Michigan, Central Michigan, and Wisconsin join to discuss why they love their club sport so much!

Northwood University distance guru Jeremy Wilk and I talk about his journey to becoming the coach at Northwood, from walking on at GVSU to realizing he loved the sport and didn't want to leave it. We also talk about how he's transformed the program there, and we had to bring up his epic Strava posts, including a lawn mowing PR or two.

Just two brothers talking track!

Hometown heroes and bball fans Noah, Scott Birchmeier, and Todd Ruby take flight with Benny for a discussion about what we think is gonna happen in the NBA post-season this year. The takes are hot, the bets are shocking, and Jokic has a big nose.

Nick Foster joins the Jacobs brothers to talk racing, DK Metcalf, track beef, super shoes and more!

This week I am joined by CMU distance runner Emily Paupore. Emily and I have an awesome chat about all things Upper Peninsula, and her transition to CMU and how that's going. We discuss pasties, saunas, and sadly even the Green Bay Packers. Emily has an exciting future ahead of her!

Benny comes back to the pod now that school is done for both of the bash brothers and they discuss DK Metcalf running track, what they're both up to now, and other things of no value.

Ben is back from his podcation and joined by his roommate John Florence on May the 4th for an episode all about ranking every Star Wars movie.

Morgan McDonald joins Noah & guest examiner Olin to discuss race tactics, his recent win at The Drake Relays, YouTube, and much more!

Justin and I talk about him being a young HS XC and track coach, who he learned from, how he's adapting to everything, and we can't help but talk about our favorite bands!

Andy Cojeen joins Noah to discuss the overcoming of a difficult year, and how positivity has helped him to come out a better person. TEAM EMMETT!

Isaac Harding joins the brothers to discuss his 5th year now at GVSU, what is in store for the future, and some blasts from the past.

Amelia and I take you through the ins and outs of the recruiting process! How do they get a hold of you? What do coaches ask? What should I ask? We try our best to solve these questions. And in true Amelia fashion, we talk about cats.

Bob Liking and Ben Schnoor join to discuss a real rambling of events. March Madness, Super Mario, Pokemon, and elimination races all occur!

Jenna Magness joins the Jacobs brothers to discuss her awesome indoor and XC season! 7th in the indoor 5K and 16th in the XC Championships leading the MSU women to a 4th place finish in the nation! Jenna shares about the strange year, the special feeling of a team trophy, and how she made the jump to the runner she is today!

Noah took a page out of the Benny book recently making his own short Musical Training Plan which consisted of Van Halen's "1984", Blink 182's "Enema of the State" and Glass Animals' "Dreamland". We talk about the music, the process behind the selections and blogs, and Noah gains an appreciation for how seriously Ben takes his Music. Current music blog score: Benny- 42/ Noah- 3

Griff and I go deep into the well of our knowledge and come up with our own Mid Michigan Track/XC Mt. Rushmores! We debate what "Mid Michigan" is, we tell not enough Joey Costanzo stories, and we relive some of our own glory days. This was a very fun one to record- right in our wheelhouse.

Morgan Beadlescomb joins again to discuss his recent PR and 3rd place finish at NCAA indoors in the 5000m and then his all-American XC performance just a few days later! How this year has been different not only with the virus, as well as some music, and memories with the Jacobs brothers.

I've got nothing to talk about so here's what I did this week. The content never stops!

The brothers Jacobs are joined by Saginaw Valley State's own Cheyenne Williamson, winner of the Pentathalon, Long Jump, and 60m hurdles at the NCAA D2 Indoor National Championships. They ask questions, are goofy, and the usual goodness ensues

Ben, Noah, and myself team up to recap the crazy weekend that was. We discuss close finishes, race strategy, great names, and Wesley Kiptoo's gloves.

Noah takes over this week and covers the recent things in Scrambled Nation and drops a few suggestions!

Ben and Noah get a little more serious to discuss the future. Music and movies make an appearance as always too!

On this week's Cruisin' Altitude Ben is joined by Big Ten Indoor Track Field's Women's Pole Vault Champion, Michigan's own Jessica Mercier. They start by talking about sports but, naturally, shenanigans ensue. Minimally edited, come for the track and field talk, stay for Star Wars and stealing signs.

It's Game Night with Seth and Owen! Things get a little crazy with this one. We take a break from practice and try to have some fun. Owen's "would you rather" questions get us to decide our fate in a lot of ways.

Maddie Mooney joins for the women's recap (0-43 Minutes) and Rowen Ellenberg joins for the men's recap (43 Minutes to close)to discuss their awesome races and what was an awesome 2021 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships!

Long time friend of the podcast, former Shepherd Bluejay and current SVSU Cardinal distance runner, Seth Schafer, joins Ben and Noah for a recap of the GLIAC indoor track championships followed by shenanigans. That's it. Enjoy.

Today we have by far my favorite Michigan athlete ever, Amber Gall. Amber is one of the most successful people I have ever been around, and that's not because of good luck. Amber's drive, passion, mental toughness, and ability to be selfless have led to great things. We talk about the transition to college, being a college athlete, and the mental game.

Shepherd High School coach, CMU alumni, and member of the CMU Track Reinstatement Committee, Carey Hammel, joins the brothers to share what the committee intends to do. The different perspectives they have looked at, and how you can get involved, or follow along with the process to save a great sports team at a university in Mount Pleasant!

It's just Ben, and boy is he tired. At least he's got good music to listen to and another incredible Musical Training PLan to look forward to next month! In this short episode, Ben talks a little bit about the most recent MTP "Girl Power" and previews the coming attractions in the "Rainbow of Records" theme.

Mike and I sit down and talk about his running background, what led him to get into the crazy world of cross country, and what led him to get into the even crazier world of Ultramarathons! We learn how he took the Unionville-Sebewaing program from just a couple kids to a runner up team finish in just a few short years as well.

Annie Fuller joins the Jacobs brothers to discuss her summer of triathlon training, her fond experiences from high school and at MSU, as well as how she got to Texas A&M!

A Fatstacks classic character, YoYo, joins Ben in order to set the record straight in a conversation about Country Music. Why do people hate country? Who are the greatest country singers? What's the greatest country album? These questions and others will be answered by 2 idiots before this episode is over.

We scramble some practice and talk about some very fast legs on this weeks' episode. A good rundown of everything that's happened in track and field over the last few weeks, with some Michigan natives doing very very well. #WhoIsHobbs