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In 2021 Shane Wiskus represented team USA at the Tokyo Olympic Games, helping the men's gymnastics team finish 5th. Shane finished 9th individually on floor just missing the out on the Olympic final and 23rd in the All around but suffered from the two per country rule in the sport. He competed for the University of Minnesota throughout his NCAA college career up until the program was controversially disbanded in 2021. Shane has won a total of five Pan American championships medals and multiple National titles to date. At the 2024 US Olympic trials Shane placed third in the All around after an incredible performance but was only named to the team as the travelling reserve. Shane is currently recovering from shoulder surgery and is now based in Florida as part of the very successful EVO gymnastics team. And this is his story. 

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In 1975, track and field was a major sport in the U.S.A. and across the globe and there was no bigger race than the mile. So in Kingston, Jamaica, they had the best milers in the world gather for the latest Dream Mile, and for Filbert Bayi of Tanzania, that's just what it was… a dream mile. He hit the tape with a time of 3 minutes and 51 seconds, setting a world record by a tenth of a second and landing him on the cover of the May 26th, 1975 issue of Sports Illustrated. Two other runners were on the cover with Bayi… trying to chase him down and run to glory. Marty Liquori was one of them and while he would finish 2nd in the race, he ran the best time of his life at 3:52.2. Running sub 4-minute miles was nothing new to Marty. He first did in 1967 when he became the 3rd American high schooler to do so while attending Essex Catholic High School in Newark, NJ. From there he went to Villanova and made the 1968 US Olympic team as a 19-year old freshman but suffered a stress fracture in the finals of the 1,500 meter run. Being on the cover of SI was nothing new to Liquori. Four years earlier he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in May of 1971 when he beat another legendary runner, Jim Ryun in the original Dream Mile race. Despite the big win for Liquori, he told us on the Past Our Prime podcast that the week leading up to the race was a miserable experience and that he could never get used to what the Jordan's and LeBron's of today have to go through on a daily basis. He tells us that his rivalry with Jim Ryun was strictly on the track and that they didn't get to know each other very well until almost 40 years after their famous race. He says that even though he ran his best in the Bayi race he could have done even better if not for a mistake on the final lap and that the strategy used by Bayi was the difference in the race. And he tells us that he still plays softball, rides a bike, paddles around in a kayak and plays guitar in a band… The man does a little bit of everything and he does it all rather well. While at the height of his career he founded the Athletics Attic footwear chain…at the age of 23! He continued racing competitively until 1980 while also starting a broadcasting career for ABC sports that saw him cover numerous Olympics and major races for over 30 years. He ran into the record books and into at least 16 different Hall of Fames including the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame.  In the 70's, track and field was bigger than the NBA and and Marty was in the center of it all. He stops long enough to tell us all about it on the Past Our Prime podcast. Give us a review and a download if you would and share it with your friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the '3, 2, 1, Go' podcast, hosts John Pelkey and Carissa Galloway chat with distance running icon Dot McMahan, who recently competed in the 2025 Boston Marathon and the 2025 Houston Marathon. McMahan shares insights from her illustrious career, including her participation in five US Olympic trials and strategies for maintaining performance as she ages. The episode also dives into race experiences, training regimens, the importance of nutrition, and the evolving landscape of recovery techniques. Additionally, John provides updates on his personal training and shares anecdotes about his 100-year-old uncle, the oldest member of the Pelky Running Club. Listeners get a mix of personal stories, expert tips, and motivational content to keep pushing towards their own fitness goals. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:17 Guest Introduction: Dot McMahon 01:53 Catching Up: Personal Updates 02:21 Race Experience: The Indie Mini Marathon 06:22 Travel Woes and Vague Announcements 09:54 TV Show Discussion: The Pit on Max 16:36 Interview with Dot McMahon 31:13 Trusting Yourself with Age 33:14 Mental Tactics in Racing 34:59 Recovery and Rehabilitation 40:17 Postpartum Running Advice 41:57 Navigating Hormonal Changes 44:06 Mentors and Coaching Philosophy 46:56 Reflecting on Houston and Boston Races 50:45 Future Goals and Training Strategies 54:11 Gratitude and Inspiration in Running 01:00:43 Protein Bioavailability and Nutrition Tips Run Like Magic - Race Nutrition Course https://run-like-magic.newzenler.com/ Discover how proper nutrition and hydration can unlock your running potential and make every race magical. Let Registered Dietitian Carissa Galloway lead you through a science-backed plan to transform the way you think about your diet. Visit www.GallowayCourse.com and use the code PODCAST at checkout for a great discount! Become a 321 Go! Supporter. Help us continue to create! HERE New Apparel!! Wear your support for 321 Go! Join Chris Twiggs in Galloway Customized Training 25% off! Follow us! @321GoPodcast @carissa_gway @pelkman19 Email us 321GoPodcast@gmail.com Order Carissa's New Book - Run Walk Eat

Dr. Michael Gervais is one of the world's leading high-performance psychologists with an obsession about the relationship between the mind and human performance. His clients include the US Olympic beach volleyball team, Olympic athletes, NBA players, Formula 1 racing, Felix Baumgartner (jumping from space as part of Red Bull Stratos) and for 9 years he partnered with Coach Pete Carroll at the Seattle Seahawks, helping them to an NFL Superbowl Championship in 2014. Michael's Business, Finding Mastery, consults to Fortune 500 CEOs and leading organisations. As host of the Finding Mastery Podcast, Michael takes you inside the minds of the world's most extraordinary thinkers and doers. And on a personal note, Michael has been extremely generous with his time, mentoring Jon Clarke (JC) and I behind the scenes with some of the frameworks we are introducing with the Manly Sea Eagles. JC joined me behind the mic for this rich, robust and raw discussion about all things performance psychology and stepping up when it matters. In this episode Andrew, JC and Dr Michael discuss:2:30 How Michael feels about his bio being read out, growing up being obsessed with wanting to be better and feeling very grateful for where he is now.6:00 How Michael was hit with imposter syndrome before going on stage at a global conference, how he managed to calm himself down through a form of mindfulness, and how that has led to his 27 year long mindfulness and presence practise.12:50 "Did I do my best to prepare for this moment?" When something really matters, you do what it takes to make it happen and how Michael leveraged some parts of his sometimes challenging upbringing.18:20 Michael's purpose is unlocking the potential that lies dormant within people, how to unlock your personal purpose and its cousins (vision and values) and the importance of having clarity. 24:05 Hacks are for hacks, confidence in your skills takes time to grow, and working with the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Pete Carrol, for 9 years.31:55 Why Michael loves working in sport, avoiding having corridor conversations, and the 3 rules that kept the culture going at Seattle Seahawks.39:15 Releasing the magic of players and how good coaching is as simple as letting someone know what they did right and speaking the language of high performance "that, yes that!"44:35 The 3 types of skills to get better at, the learnings from losing a Super Bowl, better preparing players and teams to deal with loss, and the "longbody" concept rooted in that Native American tradition of tribal members being connected.53:50 Vulnerability and courage are cousins, what JC is afraid of, and Michael's story about saving his marriage with intensive therapy and working on himself.1:07:15 Why Andrew loves working in the mental skills field and why JC loves working in sport. You can find Dr Michael at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaelgervais/Listen to the Finding Mastery Podcast: https://findingmastery.com/Listen to the podcast with John Schneider: https://findingmastery.com/podcasts/john-schneider/Watch the Interview with Willie McGinest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtS2w6XRKrYYou can find JC at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-clarke-1152a065/?originalSubdomain=au Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.

In this transformative episode, we delve into the world of healing stress and trauma with Christopher Lee Maher, a former Navy SEAL turned wellness expert. Discover how Christopher's unique journey from the high-pressure environment of the Navy to becoming a pioneer in holistic healing has equipped him with unparalleled insights into the body's intelligence.Join us as Christopher shares his groundbreaking methods for unlocking the body's innate ability to heal from stress and trauma. Learn how emotional patterns and physical pain are interconnected and explore practical strategies to release these burdens, leading to a more balanced and fulfilling life.Whether you're seeking to overcome personal challenges or simply curious about the power of holistic healing, this episode offers valuable tools and inspiration to help you tap into your body's true potential. At the age of 22, Christopher Lee Maher was a Navy SEAL, in his prime with a sleek 1.8% body fat and pound for pound, he was one of the fittest people on the planet.He was also completely unaware of the full impact that stress would eventually have on his physical, mental, energetic, and emotional wellbeing.He trained all day long, at a level on par with professional athletes. In fact, after the SEALs, he began focusing on his dream of making it to the US Olympic trials, in track and field.A lack of awareness of the impact of high stored stress loads kept him from ever manifesting his dream.He dealt with pain on a semi-consistent basis. Over time, that escalated to pain in every joint, in his feet, lower back, and neck. He was headed for a full-blown hip replacement, resorted to reading lips because his hearing was shot, and his vision wasn't much better. He barely slept and spent his days like a zombie.How could a person in peak condition be so unhealthy, and yet, so unaware, particularly when others saw him as a model of peak physical health?Piled-up stress causes severe and traumatic damage over time—what Christopher calls Strauma, a combination of stress plus time that transforms into trauma.Anyone who has been under complex stress loads or abuse has enough to cause serious emotional, energetic, and physical damage. Even if you have a tiny amount of stress every day, it eventually adds up and stunts your evolution.Through intense pain, Christopher devoted all of his energy, time, and resources seeking out answers that would alleviate his discomfort. Eventually finding relief, Christopher applied the learned techniques and worked on himself 5 to 6 hours every day for 7 years. This process led to a deep understanding of what it takes for the body, mind, energy, and emotions to perform optimally.Christopher went on to study at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and Yo San University where he learned Traditional Chinese Medical Practices and an equal amount of Western science and pathology. He has spent the last decade studying at The Universal Healing Tao System and is a Master student of Grand Master Mantak Chia at the Universal Tao Master School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He is currently pursuing his masters and doctoral degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine.From his own relentless search to evolve and heal himself, he now innately understands the correlation between the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of a being.His knowledge and experience led him to develop a comprehensive system of total physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing and integration: the True Body Intelligence technology.https://truebodyintelligence.com/https://truebodyintelligence.com/tbi-podcast/https://www.instagram.com/christopherleemaherhttps://www.youtube.com/@christopherleemaherhttps://x.com/ChrisLeeMaherhttps://www.facebook.com/truebodyintelligencehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/truebodyintelligence/Connect with the host, Kelly Kessler:https://www.optimalyouhealthandwellness.com/

In this insightful and down-to-earth episode of Mindset Matters, Patrick and Steffany dive deep into the concept of grounding—what it truly means, why it's essential, and how to consciously apply it in everyday situations. Whether you're stepping onto a stage, heading into a difficult conversation, or simply feeling emotionally overwhelmed, grounding can be the missing link to clarity, confidence, and calm. Patrick opens by reflecting on the electrical principle of grounding as a metaphor for emotional and energetic stability. Just like a home needs a ground wire to safely direct energy, we too need grounding to manage stress and stay centered under pressure. Together, they explore the physical and emotional benefits of grounding—such as improved sleep, reduced inflammation, and enhanced resilience—and even share personal anecdotes, including Steffany's unforgettable brush with lightning during a camping trip, where rubber boots may have saved her life. The duo also touch on self-worth, imposter syndrome, and how deeply-rooted limiting beliefs like “I'm not worthy” can hold us back. Steffany shares her recent experience winning a prestigious award from the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee and how old beliefs tried to convince her she didn't deserve it. The conversation becomes a candid exploration of how we react to judgment—whether from others or from ourselves—and how getting grounded can help us respond with intention instead. By the end of the episode, listeners are left with a compelling reminder: grounding is not just a tool for managing energy—it's a gateway to emotional freedom, personal alignment, and empowered action.

Hey Wildlings! Do you believe in rooting for the underdog? What about the under-eagle? 45 years ago the US Olympic hockey team didn't have a snowball's chance in heck of beating the stronger, faster Russian team — but somehow they did! Evan takes us back to the “Miracle On Ice” and reports in person from where the magic happened in Lake Placid, NY. Think you're sharp? See if you can hold your own in Concentration 64 as Evan and Nichole face off in this hand-clapping, rhythmic battle of wits. Nichole talks to educator and parenting expert Jayme Yannuzzi of Teach Talk Inspire about what it's like to be a momfluencer, and learns how easy it is to make the icky, gooey non-Newtonian liquid known as Oobleck. We learn about the Russian Revolution through Nichole's experience in the musical “Anastasia,” and in Cryptid Corner Evan finally features a creature that might actually exist, but also might be a Russian spy. Our newest segment “Animal Calls” features a particularly prickly little guy, and we serve up all your favorite recurring segments like jokes, Favorite Sound, Grandparent Story, and an ice-cold riddle that's sure to freeze you in your tracks. Let's get wild!Timestamps for this episode are available below. Parents: visit our website to help your kids contribute jokes or favorite sounds, or to send us a message:  www.wildinterest.com/submissions00:00 - Episode 12 Intro02:07 - Evan's Miracle on Ice07:00 - Riddle Clue07:18 - Anastasia13:07 - Animal Call Clue13:38 - Favorite Sound15:07 - Concentration 6419:13 - Animal Call Reprise19:34 - Cryptid Corner: Mermaid, Whale, or Spy?22:40 - Joke Time23:39 - Call for Submissions24:06 - Grandparent Stories: Vincas30:10 - Animal Call Reveal31:46 - Jayme Yanuzzi of Teach Talk Inspire41:11 - Riddle Answer41:32 - Preview of Episode 1341:43 - Call for Reviews + Word of Mouth42:00 - Credits42:22 - Blooperswildinterest.com

In 2021 Eddie Penev tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee for the third time whilst preparing for the Tokyo Olympic qualification event for team USA. Eddie first represented Bulgaria following in the footsteps of his parents who both competed at the highest level in the sport of gymnastics for their country. At the 2010 World gymnastics championships Eddie qualified for the floor exercises final finishing in 6th place. Seven years later he repeated that achievement at the World championships in Montreal however this time he wore the red, white and blue of team USA. He won multiple NCAA and national titles throughout his career as part of the Stanford university gymnastics team and later on the US Olympic training centre squad. Eddies journey has been full of challenges and is an incredible example of resilience in face of real adversity. As he approaches the final chapters of his gymnastics career Eddie is once again wearing the Bulgarian flag on his chest and hopes to compete well in 2025 at the European championships next month. And this is his story. 

Henry and Kamaru sit down with Aaron Pico, one of MMA's most electrifying talents and the UFC's newest featherweight signee.​Pico, once hailed as the greatest prospect in MMA history, has amassed a 13–4 record with 9 knockouts, showcasing his explosive power and elite wrestling pedigree honed in the US Olympic program. After a standout run in Bellator and a brief stint in the PFL, he's now set to make his long-awaited UFC debut later this year.​After 314, Pico praised Alexander Volkanovski's continued dominance in the division, but he's got his own plans, and timeline, for the Featherweight belt. At 28, Pico is entering his prime, and the world is buzzing about his potential impact in the UFC's featherweight division.​Enjoy. Make sure to subscribe and follow the show for new weekly episodes.Follow the Show on SocialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pound4pound/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Pound4poundshowTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pound4pound.podca?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcA Shadow Lion Production.

Our special 100th ICFslalom podcast episode with US Olympic bronze medallist Evy Leibfarth comes full circle to where the podcast began. Episode 1 focused on Evy Leibfarth on the banks of the course at the 2019 ICF La Seu d'Urgell World Championships. Listen again as eleven top athletes who made canoe slalom what it is today describe the then-15-year-old Leibfarth. https://icfslalom.libsyn.com/icfslalom-podcast  Host John Gregory (gregiej) chats with this incredible Red Bull sponsored athlete about the last 5-6 year journey ahead of the 2026 World Championships and 2028 Olympics at the Riversport venue in Oklahoma City, USA. We thank the 142 different guests from 24 different countries who have contributed to these first 100 episodes.         

Two weeks of international canoe slalom and kayak cross racing returned to the USA in Montgomery, Alabama, and Oklahoma City. Host John Gregory chats with Andraz Echeverria Olguin (CHI), Pedro (Pepe) Goncalves (BRA), and Casey Eichfeld (USA).  The races included ICF ranking races, the 2025 Pan American Championships, and US team selection trials. Oklahoma City is also the site of the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the LA2028 Olympics.  The next episode represents the 100th ICFslsalom podcast episode and returns to the story of Evy Leibfarth, US Olympic bronze medallist. 

In 2012 Syque Caesar made history when he represented Bangladesh at the London Olympic Games in men's gymnastics. He also captained the Michigan wolverines college team winning back to back NCAA titles in 2013 and 2014. Following his gymnastics career Syque turned his attention to coaching the next generation of US athletes, spending six years at Stanford university as an assistant coach. He then went on to coach out of the US Olympic training centre before taking on his current role at EVO gymnastics, working with some of the best talents in the country. Syque works alongside his old Michigan team mate,  Olympian Sam Mikulak who together were part of the coaching team supporting team USA who won bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. And this is his story. 

Shane Cooper is the man behind DeFeet - who've been supplying socks to the pros for over thirty years.Their latest innovation the Evojet sock, is revolutionising the peloton with a claimed 24 watt saving over bare legs - with Matteo Jorgenson and the US Olympic team wearing them to victory in the last twelve months.He joins the Odd Tandem to share another passion with Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt - the cobbled classics. Shane spent thirty days in Belgium soaking up the unique atmosphere of the region in their award nominated film Flandrien.The Odd Tandem is a produced by Mark Payne for Shocked Giraffe. The theme song was composed and written by Taylor Phinney.You can follow the podcast on social media by heading to @OddTandem on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok.Watch the video version over on our Youtube channel. Youtube.com/@OddTandemAnd to hear the ad free version of this podcast head to Patreon.com/OddTandemTo watch Flandrien head to the link below!https://defeet.com/collections/flandrien-film-products

The FRL discusses all the recent crazy news in wrestling. Send in user submissions and questions to FRLsubmissions@flosports.tv! (0:00) transfer portal, NIL, and lineup talk (39:55) who should win the Dan Hodge Trophy Award? (1:03:30) CP ruffled feathers talking about steroids last episode (1:11:51) Jayden James flips to Penn State (1:15:50) go vote for John Smith to be in the US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame (1:18:05) questions from friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week Blake and Caroline wondered which sports league would take the lead on supporting players' families, and the Women's Tennis Association said “allow me.” The WTA clinched a historic win for its players who are now eligible for 12-months of maternity leave, grants for fertility treatment, and more. In this episode of Well Played, we'll also cover: Yay or nay: the PDA between Kylie and Timothée Chalamet  Why LeBron gave lip readers everywhere something to chew on after scolding Stephen A. Smith  The one caveat behind a massive donation to all competing US Olympic athletes  Why recent NFL trades could lead to uniting Ciara and Norman + justice for gingers Josh Allen's new salary breakdown to the seconds (try not to cry) Our Send Its of the week including Bill Belichick's youthful rebrand, the highdiver who's celebrating – not shaming – her cellulite, and Grandma Kitty, Steph Curry's no. 1 fan  Caroline's Instagram: @cghendy Blake's Instagram: @blaaakkkke theSkimm's Instagram: @theskimm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/5/25 - Hour 2 Rich breaks out his NFL Power Rankings to list the top ten destinations for free agent WR Davante Adams.   Basketball Hall of Fame coach George Raveling joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new ‘What You're Made For' memoir that includes stories about the time he had to tell Charles Barkley that he was cut from the 1984 US Olympic basketball team, and how he helped steer Michael Jordan to signing with Nike when MJ was ready to cement a deal with Adidas, and more.   Rich and the guys react to WR DK Metcalf asking the Seahawks to trade him.  Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kurt Angle speaks with WrestleZone about his fundraising efforts for United States women's wrestling, the NCAA making women's wrestling a championship sport, his WrestleMania 21 feud with Shawn Michaels, the WrestleMania match from his career he'd like to talk about more. Visit KurtAngle.org for more information about Kurt's fundraising efforts.

In the early days of collegiate and competitive volleyball, organizer had one major question in mind: How to raise the popularity and visibility of the game. That's where Terry Liskevych came in. As a former collegiate and US Olympic team national volleyball coach, Terry Helped create the framework to support promising coaches and leaders in the world of volleyball.Terry explains to Janice why he has a hard time putting faith in the USA volleyball organization. And in the ongoing debate over who's needed more: great players or great coaches, Terry makes the case for choosing the players. Links mentioned: For more information go to www.side-out.org. Follow the side-out organization on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sideoutfndn/Have suggestions for the podcast? Email Janice: leaveitbetter@side-out.org

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky is joined by Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal following the conclusion of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Lookng ahead to the next major international tournament, what will the USA's roster look like for the 2026 Winter Olympics? That, and much more! Topics:  - What a tournament  - Divver explains what it was like on Thursday night  - Takeaways from the guys who were there  - What the Olympic roster might look like  - What should we expect from the Bruins?  Bruins Beat is presented by: Prize Picks! Get in on the excitement with PrizePicks, America's No. 1 Fantasy Sports App, where you can turn your hoops knowledge into serious cash. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 when you play $5! PrizePicks, run your game! Go to https://PrizePicks.com/CLNS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rusty Komori is a renowned keynote speaker and author of three best-selling books, including Superior: Creating A Superior Culture Of Excellence and Beyond The Game: Coaching For Peak Performance In Business, Sports, & Life. He has delivered impactful presentations for organizations such as Disney, Kaiser Permanente, and the US Olympic and Paralympic Association, sharing his expertise on leadership, culture, and peak performance. Rusty's Social Media Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rusty-komori-220008147/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rustykomori/?hl=enWebsite: https://www.rustykomori.com/Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09N9312N5X: https://twitter.com/rustykomoriEmail Rusty for audio books and e-books at  rusty.kamori@gmail.com.You can explore more of Hernan's work on his website, https://www.hernanchousa.com/.The music enriching our show is the creative work of Sebastian Klauer. You can reach him at klauersebas@gmail.com.

Featuring Carrie White, Vice President for Athlete Development and Engagement at the US Olympic and Paraolympic Committee.   (Recorded 1/7/25)    

US Olympic track star Fred Kerley has a run-in with the law this week down in Miami. Plus, Vikings safety Cam Bynum wants us all to get our popcorn ready as he and his team prepare for the biggest game of the season. And, Charles Barkley tears into Lakers head coach JJ Redick for some comments he made about the reasons for the NBA's decline in TV ratings. Hosts: Michael Babcock & Mojo Muhtadi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Blunck, a three-time Olympian and two-time halfpipe world champion, has left his mark on freestyle skiing. Starting on skis at just 18 months in Crested Butte, Colorado, Aaron's journey spans Youth Olympic medals, X Games podiums, and representing Team USA at Sochi, PyeongChang, and Beijing. Beyond the slopes, he cherishes memories of Team USA's triumphs and dreams of guest-starring on Yellowstone. Join us for an inspiring look at his life on and off the mountain!

I'm so excited to share this special 20 min episode stack as a highlight with a powerful message. I'm publishing this curation to help you make the most of your time. The episode features segments from the episode 067, 068, & 069 featuring Chad Ford and the following Aftercast & Solocast. https://richie.libsyn.com/paul-cardall-the-power-of-music-and-broken-miracles ====== Richie Norton interviews Chad Ford about Dangerous Love: Transforming Fear and Conflict at Home, at Work and in the World. Chad Ford is an international conflict mediator. A college professor. A senior consultant and facilitator for the Arbinger Institute. An executive board member for PeacePlayers. A writer, analyst and entrepreneur covering the NBA and NBA Draft for ESPN. Chad's work has frequently taken him out of the classroom and into conflict zones around the world. He's made nearly 50 trips to the Middle East and has worked on numerous other conflicts around the world as both a mediator and a facilitator. Chad has served as a senior consultant, speaker and facilitator for the Arbinger Institute since 2006 — working with governments, NGOs and corporations like Nike and the US Olympic team.  He's also helped Arbinger develop trainings and curriculum on conflict resolution as well as a training guide on reconciliation based on the documentary Beyond Right and Wrong. He's been able to combine his expertise on both sports and conflict by serving as an executive board member of the non-profit peacebuilding organization PeacePlayers. His work has included designing the peacebuilding curriculum used by PeacePlayers in the Middle East, training thousands of coaches, staff and participants in workshops and most recently, guiding PeacePlayers through the process of creating the Friendship Games and PeacePlayers Leadership Academy that will bring together participants from conflict areas around the world.  The book Dangerous Love weaves Chad's experiences from those five lives into a deeply personal exploration of how we transform fear and conflict. Chad's work with young people in the classroom, athletes on the basketball court, struggling families in the living room, executives in the boardroom, and divided communities in some of the most challenging conflicts in the world gives him a unique perspective and voice to the conflicts that plague our families, our organizations and the world.   Learn more at www.dangerouslovebook.com Want to continue the conversation? Join us! RICHIE NORTON SHOW COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/richiepodcast   RICHIE NORTON SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: http://www.richienorton.com/   RICHIE NORTON SOCIAL:   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/richie_norton LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardnorton FB: https://www.facebook.com/richienorton TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/richienorton

Female biathletes are coming forward, after an AP investigation unveiled rampant sexual abuse that was ignored by Olympic coaches. AP correspondent Jennifer King has more.

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“Ultimately, for that Orlando race, that was more about getting my feet wet a little bit and seeing how the distance felt. Now that I know how it feels, I know that I can push harder.” My guest for today's episode is Amanda Vestri. She's a professional runner for Brooks who trains with Zap Endurance. She's a rising star on the U.S. distance running scene who just made a stunning half marathon debut at the Orlando Half this past weekend with a blazing 1:18:12 performance that puts her at No. 13 on the U.S. all-time women's half marathon list and sets the stage for what could be an incredible road racing career ahead for her. Amanda's path to this milestone hasn't been smooth after an injury disrupted her training just weeks before her debut. She pivoted her plans and showed remarkable adaptability and determination to test herself in Orlando. The positives for 2024 outweigh the negatives. She ran a 31:10 personal best for 10K on the track. She was the top American at the NYRR Mini 10K. Over the summer, she signed a pro contract and then took fifth at the US Olympic trials 10,000m final on the track. In this episode, we discuss her breakthrough 2024 season and unpack some of her aspirations for Houston and beyond. We also look back at what spurred her passion to someday become a professional runner and then follow her long term vision of making the U.S. Olympic Marathon team for Los Angeles in 2028.  Host: Chris Chavez | ⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram Guest: Amanda Vestri | @a_vestri Time stamps: 4:20 - Reflections on her 2024 season 7:21 - How her training has evolved throughout the year 9:58 - Details on her training group (Zap Endurance) 14:33 - Plans on chasing standards + U.S. teams 17:44 - Thoughts on racing the 10K 19:52 - Her transition to the roads 24:46 - Her path to elite running  27:32 - Reflections on her college career at Iowa State + Syracuse 34:33 - How she handled getting COVID leading into the Olympic Trials 36:51 - Signing with Brooks during the Trials 40:24 - Breaking down the Olympic Trials 10,000m 45:29 - Half marathon being an underrated distance 51:13 - Details on some of her workouts + long runs  54:36 - Breaking down the race 56:33 - Goals for the Houston Half 59:34 - Fueling during the race  1:02:21 - Thoughts on moving up to the marathon  1:06:51 - Goals looking ahead to 2025 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS WAHOO: KICKR RUN - a new revolutionary treadmill offering the freedom and form of outdoor running at home, from Wahoo Fitness. Run hands-free and focus solely on the joy of running with the innovative RunFree Mode - which adjusts to your stride and pace automatically. For the first time, runners can now fully benefit from indoor training apps such as Zwift Run and the Wahoo app for an immersive training experience that delivers unmatched realism and results. Learn more at WahooFitness.com OLIPOP: For the past year, we've redefined Olipop as more than just a healthy drink known for its gut microbiome with a low sugar content and a much better alternative to regular soda. You know there are more than 16 flavors, including classic root beer, cherry cola, and lemon-lime. You know it as The Runner's Soda. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get 25% off your orders by using code CITIUS25 at drinkolipop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Except in the Cross of Jesus Galatians 6:1-18 by William Klock Everyone who knows me, I think, knows that I am no fan of Sportzball—of any kind.  That goes for Sportzpuck, too.  I have poor depth perception, so I've always been absolutely no good in any sport that involves flying or otherwise fast-moving objects.  I joined the swim team instead and—to this day—thorough enjoy it.  As a kid my favourite was to swim in the medley relay swimming backstroke.  I was really good at that it was fun to contribute that effort to a relay team.  You might not think it, but even on the swim team, as much as it might seem like everyone's competing individually—except for the handful of relay events—even on the swim team, we all had to pull our own weight, we all had to look out for each other to win.  I struggled with backstroke for a long time, but in high school one of the upperclassmen who would go on to the US Olympic team, not only encouraged me, but took me aside and worked with me to better my stroke.  Because that's what you do when you're on a team. But here's the thing.  We all know this.  It's a no-brainer.  A team won't win if it doesn't work together, if people don't show up, if everyone doesn't pull his own weight.  It's a no-brainer in sports.  But then there's the church.  In the average church about twenty per cent do eighty per cent of the work.  Compare the membership to average Sunday attendance and in the average church there's a significant difference between those two numbers.  I've been in churches where average Sunday attendance was less than a third of the actual membership.  And, it's been my experience, that instead of coming alongside to help each other when we see problems, too many of us stand on the sidelines and complain amongst ourselves.  We've seen a version of this in Galatians.  The team was being pulled apart: Jewish believers here, gentile believers there.  They were, as Paul puts it, biting and devouring each other and on the verge of blowing the whole thing up, when they should have been bearing with each other in love.  We're supposed to be focused on Jesus and walking by the Spirit, but all too often we end up focused on ourselves and walking according to the flesh.  So as we come to Chapter 6, the closing chapter of Paul's letter, he's made his arguments, but before he sums it up in closing, he visits a couple of relevant points about the unity of the church and what life—what teamwork—in a church characterised by the fruit of the Spirit looks like.  So, first, Galatians 6:1-5. Brothers [and Sisters], if someone is found out in some trespass, then you—the spiritual ones—should set such a person right, in a spirit of gentleness.  Watch out for yourselves: you too may be tested.  Carry each other's burdens; that's the way to fulfil the Messiah's law.  For if you think you're something when you're not, you deceive yourself.  Every one of you should test your own work, and then you will have a reason to boast of yourself, not of somebody else.  Each of you, you see, will have to carry your own load.   This is what it looks like to build a community around the fruit of the Spirit instead of the works of the flesh.  This is what it looks like to live in love and humility, instead of rivalry and jealousy.  Stuff will go wrong.  We may be walking by the Spirit, but we're not perfect.  And Paul says that when that happens, we need to set each other right in a spirit of gentleness.  You who are spiritual, he writes.  He might be saying that this is what spiritually mature believers do, but I really think he's writing this as a rebuke to the Galatians.  They think they're spiritual, but instead of dealing with each other in gentleness, instead of setting each other right, they're biting and devouring each other.  I really don't think this is Paul's instruction to the spiritually mature; it's his instruction to everyone to whom Jesus has given his Spirit—and that's all of us—everyone who is in Jesus the Messiah.  Brothers and Sisters, when Paul, in Chapter 5, says to walk by the Spirit, I think out tendency is to picture ourselves walking—each of us alone, each of us doing our own thing in line with the Spirit—but Paul's point here is that we don't do this as individuals.  The Spirit joins us into Jesus' one body and we walk by the Spirit together, as a community.  That means helping each other when we struggle or fall or stray.  And helping means being gentle in the sense that the end goal is restoration and the wholeness and unity of the community.  Remember, we follow Jesus who, as Paul put it earlier, “loved me and gave himself for me”.  We ought to feel the same way towards each other. It's easy to become prideful.  It's easy to look down on a brother or a sister who stumbles—as if it could never happen to us—so Paul warns: Watch out.  Someday you might be tested.  Instead, we need to be carrying each other's burdens.  And now he comes back full circle to this whole debate about the place of the law.  He says that it's as we bear with each other in love, gentleness, and humility, it's in this that we actually fulfil the law.  We can never fulfil the law through circumcision or diet or keeping the Sabbath, but by being this community that bears and that lives out the fruit of the Spirit—for each other and for the world. Then, on the other side of the scale, Paul stresses our work, our vocation within this community.  He's been warning about these circumcision people who want to “boast” in their circumcision.  What he's getting at is that when persecution comes, they'll point out that they're circumcised and can therefore claim the Jewish exemption from pagan worship.  Paul says, no!  God's given you gospel work to do and he's given you his Spirit to make it possible.  “Boast” in that.  When your neighbours or the civic officials come to arrest you for being anti-social or anti-patriotic or anti-religious appeal not to your circumcision, but to the gospel, to the kingdom work you and your brothers and sisters have done.  In other words, be the “on earth as in heaven” people Jesus and the Spirit have made you and leave the pagans nothing bad to say about you.  Don't glorify your flesh; let God be glorified.  And with that in mind he tells them—and us—to get to work.  Carry your load.  In other words, do the work of the kingdom that God has called and equipped you to do.  Don't sit around waiting for that committed twenty per cent to do it; do what God has called you to do.  Is there something that needs to be done?  Are you equipped to do it?  Then don't complain about it.  Go do it.  Visit that brother or sister in hospital.  Mop the kitchen floor.  Find an opportunity to talk to your neighbour or your co-worker or your grandchild about Jesus and the gospel.  “Each of you,” Paul writes, “have to carry your own [part of] the load.” And then, speaking of the loads we each bear within this Messiah community, Paul writes in verse 6: If someone is being taught the word, they should share with the teacher all the good things they have.  Don't be misled; God is not mocked.  What you sow is what you'll reap.  Yes: if you sow in the field of your flesh you will harvest decay from your flesh, but if you sow in the field of the Spirit you will harvest eternal life from the Spirit.   So speaking of everyone doing their part of the work…  I'm always impressed by Paul's ability to talk about money without mentioning money.  But here it is.  There is one job in the church that needs to be paid and I suspect this is Paul's way of saying to the Galatians, “If you'd been doing this, you probably would have avoided the situation you're in.”  Brothers and Sisters, those who preach and teach in the church need material support so that they can devote themselves to their work.  We see this in Acts.  There were a lot of things that needed to be done in the Jerusalem church.  Good things.  Godly things.  But the apostles realised that they needed to devote themselves to preaching and to prayer, so they appointed deacons to do those other things.  And this means a lot coming from Paul.  Paul supported himself making tents.  He didn't take money for himself from the churches he served, and yet he's always clear that that's not the norm.  He knew that the ministry of the word is absolutely essential to the church and he knew that it's time-consuming work and the church needs to do its best to make sure those who preach and teach actually have to time to minister the word well. Brothers and Sisters, you want to see revival?  Revival is always preceded—whether we look at the history of Israel or the history of the church—revival is always preceded by a passion for the teaching and preaching of God's word—by preachers who are passionate about proclaiming it and by people who are desperately hungry to hear it.  And that same history shows that when the church is at its lowest, there is a famine of the word.  Many of us left Mainline churches that were preaching heresy and people wonder how it happened.  Brothers and Sisters, it happened because the expositional preaching and the confidence in the inspired word of God that were our heritage, gifted to us by the Reformation, were lost.  As John Stott once said, “Sermonettes make Christianettes”.  It happens in theology liberal churches.  It happens in sacramentalist churches.  It happens anywhere the glory of God's word has been eclipsed by other priorities.  Poorly taught people who don't know their Bibles are prey to heresy and immaturity and that's precisely what's happened.  It's what happened in Galatia.  And so Paul warns them that they need to support the ministry of men in their churches to give the word of God its due, so that they preach it faithfully and powerfully, so that the churches will grow in the Spirit, know the truth, and recognise error when they see it. And Paul is then clear: If you think you can do without serious Bible teaching in your church and still steer your way through the false teachers and heresies of the day unscathed, you are fooling yourself.  God is not mocked.  He has spoken.  He has given his word because he loves us, because he wants us to know him, because he wants us to know his promises and his faithfulness so that we can live in hope, so that we can each go out to proclaim the gospel faithfully and so that the church can be what he wants it to be.  Brothers and Sisters, faithful Christians should have a natural hunger for that word and to hear it proclaimed fully and faithfully.  Our forebearers back in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, after a millennium-long famine of the word, were eager to hear it.  They'd listen to an hour-long sermon Sunday morning, then come back in the afternoon to hear another two or sometimes three preachers proclaim the word—not pop-psychology, not self-help, not sermons where a verse is just a springboard for the preacher to jump into his own ideas, but to hear God's word explained and applied.  Because they were hungry to hear God speak. Paul says: You reap what you sow.  There are exceptions.  Sometimes you pay a preacher and he turns out to be useless and there are some underpaid preachers who are brilliant, but as a general rule—and one borne out in the history of the church—if you don't take preaching seriously and if you don't invest your church's resources in good preaching, you will end up with a shallow and half-baked pulpit ministry, a famine of the word, and ultimately all sorts of false teaching and heresy. And still talking about money—again without actually using the word—Paul carries on in verses 9 and 10 with this image of sowing and reaping. Don't lose your enthusiasm for doing good.  At the proper time you'll bring the harvest in, if you don't give up.  So then, while we have the chance, let's do good to everyone and particularly to the household of the faith.   If we have crucified the flesh and its works and have put on Jesus and are bearing the fruit of the Spirit, good works should naturally follow, but I think Paul has something more specific in mind here, because I can't see any reason he would be concerned that we'd lose our enthusiasm—literally he writes don't weary—of bearing the fruit of the Spirit.  What we are prone to losing our enthusiasm for is the sort of works that we do to build up the church or to carry the gospel and the kingdom to the community around us.  That can get very tiring sometimes—especially when you give and give or work and work and nothing seems to come of it or no one seems to appreciate it.  I think that's what Paul has in mind.  There was a culture of benefaction in the ancient world.  Wealthy people would often try to outdo each other in gifts and investments in their towns and cities.  They did it for selfish reasons.  They wanted to make names for themselves.  And I think given that context, Paul's idea here is that Christians need not only to be benefactors within their own churches and supporting their own ministries, but that Christians should also be known as benefactors in their own communities—not for their own sakes, but in order to make the name of Jesus known and as a natural outflowing of the grace of the gospel.  We witness God's generosity with us by being generous to others.  It's one of the ways we lift the veil on God's new creation.  The pagans will accuse Christians falsely in all sorts of ways.  Don't weasel out of it by trying to be Jews, exempt from pagan worship.  Instead, use your generosity to display the love and grace of mercy of the gospel. And that then brings Paul full circle, back to this issue of circumcision and torah.  In verse 11 he gives us a sense of just how passionately he feels about all of this.  Letters were normally dictated to a scribe, but here Paul takes the pen in his own hand and writes, Look at the large-size letters I'm writing to you in my own hand.  This is personal.  Papyrus was expensive and maybe he wanted to stress how important this all was by showing how willing he was to use more of it.  Maybe he wanted someone to be able to hold the page up and for the congregation to be able to read it for themselves at a distance.  Whatever the case, he comes back to the main issue and stresses how vital it is to their lives as a Christians and as a church.  He writes: It's the people who want to make a fine showing in the flesh who are trying to force you into getting circumcised—for this purpose only, that they may avoid persecution for the Messiah's cross.  You see, even the circumcised ones don't keep the law; rather, they want you to be circumcised, so that they may boast in your flesh.   The circumcision people are afraid.  As long as the church was just Jews everything was fine, but now these formerly pagan gentiles have heard the good news about Jesus and have believed and when they did, they stopped going to the temples, they stopped making offerings to the gods, they smashed their home altars and threw out their household gods, they've stopped offering that pinch of incense to Caesar that he demanded.  In doing that, these gentiles converts have angered their friends, families, neighbours, and the civic authorities and so they claimed the exemption that Caesar had granted to the Jews.  Except these gentile Jesus-believers, they weren't Jews.  They weren't circumcised, they weren't fussy about what they ate, they didn't even keep the Sabbath.  And so now the Jews were mad.  And they were afraid: What if the authorities revoke our special status and force us to worship pagan gods?  That's what all this talk about a show in the flesh and boasting is all about.  They wanted to avoid being persecuted for the sake of Jesus and the gospel by putting on a show—a sham of being Jewish.  But that sham meant denying the power of the cross.  That sham meant denying that in Jesus, God's new world has been born.  And so Paul goes on in verses 14 to 16: As for me, God forbid that I should boast—except in the cross of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, through whom the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.  Circumcision, you see, is nothing; neither is uncircumcision.  What matters is new creation.  Peace and mercy on everyone who lines up by that standard—yes, on God's Israel.   Brothers and Sisters, the cross should be our everything.  It was for Paul.  When the authorities came for these circumcision people, they were going to “boast”—meaning they were going to appeal to their circumcision, to being under the law.  But Paul's saying, when they come for me, God forbid that I should boast in anything other than the cross of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.  Think of Philippians 3, where Paul lists all the things he had a right to boast in.  If anyone had been faithful to the law, he had.  And yet there he swept it all aside as trash because of the Messiah, knowing him, gaining him, being found in him, knowing him and his power, and sharing in the companionship of his sufferings.  For Paul, to be persecuted for the sake of Jesus was confirmation of his union with and of his life in the Messiah.  Jesus had swept him off his feet and given him a new identity and called him into this cross-shaped life that was the fulfilment of Israel's hope and at the same time the overturning of all his earlier expectations and aspirations.  This is what Paul means when he says that he has been crucified to the world.  Everything about who he had been as a Jew, a Pharisee, none of it mattered anymore.  His old self was dead and buried—crucified with Jesus the Messiah who had fulfilled it all and then launched God's new world.  That new life, that new world, Jesus and the Spirit—that's all that mattered to Paul anymore.  The cross of Jesus fulfilled and changed everything.  And so he sums up everything he's written so far: Circumcision and uncircumcision are nothing—they don't matter—because Jesus has inaugurated God's new creation. Think of Paul's statement in 2 Corinthians 5:17, where he says that if anyone is in the Messiah…new creation!  New creation.  He just blurts it out.  If you're in Jesus the Messiah.  If you have trusted him and given him your allegiance.  New Creation!  God has begun to set us and to set his world to rights and that's what we need to line up with.  God's given us his Spirit to get us there.  Like a compass, the Spirit draws the line on the map and that line ends in our resurrection and the restoration of all things.  But, Brothers and Sisters, you've got to walk that line by the Spirit.  Don't stray left or right.  Don't let the flesh back.  Walk by the Spirit, because God's new creation is all that matters.  So peace and mercy, Paul says, to everyone who lines up by that standard—yes, he says, on God's Israel.  Again, he stresses, circumcision isn't the answer.  You can't go back to the old Israel of the torah.  The way forward, is in Jesus and the Spirit—those who are in the Messiah, who walk by the Spirit, they're God's Israel, they are now God's people. And then finally, verses 17 and 18: For the rest, let nobody make trouble for me.  You see, I carry the marks of Jesus on my body.  The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with your spirit, my brothers [and sisters].  Amen.   They wanted to mark out their flesh with circumcision.  Far more important for Paul were the marks of persecution that he bore on his body for the sake of the Lord Jesus.  He wrote earlier of each of us bearing our own loads.  This was his.  Eventually it may have been the load borne by some of those Christians in Galatia when persecution came.  Paul likens those marks to the branding of a slave.  Those cuts and bruises and broken bones marked him out as belonging to Jesus as assuredly as his baptism did.  He belonged to Jesus and he would serve Jesus to death and one day he would be raised to new life in God's new creation and there those marks will be badges of glory.  And so Paul closes: Grace to you.  The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.  Because nothing else matters.  May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with your spirit—not your flesh he stresses even as he writes the last words, not your flesh, but with your spirit.  It's interesting the way Paul puts it: “your” is plural but “spirit” is singular as if to stress again the importance of the life of the Spirit as the cornerstone of these little communities of Jesus-followers.  If you are in Jesus the Messiah, walk by the Spirit.  Give no quarter to the flesh.  Don't be afraid of the Jews or the pagans.  Just be faithful to Jesus.  Walk the path the Spirit has set for you and he will not only lead you to God's new creation, but along the way he will make you a witness of that new creation to the world. Brothers and Sisters, that's it.  Cut through all the issues with torah and circumcision and the problems between Jews and gentiles that we see in Galatians, cut through all that and at the heart of it all is Paul's firm belief that the death and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah was the turning point in the history of the world—of the history of whole cosmos.  I was talking with the woman cutting my hair this week and she asked me, “It's been a long time.  When will they write a New New Testament?”  I said they won't.  Because there's no need.  Because Jesus, once and for all changed everything.  It won't happen again because it can't happen again.  It's done.  We're just waiting—and working towards—the fulfilment of what he started.  I don't think she really understood.  And I think a big reason for that—and a big reason why so many people out there (and sometimes even in the church!) don't understand is because we're often so bad at living as new creation people.  Our problems aren't the problems of the Galatians, but the results are often the same.  In our disunity we undermine the unity that Jesus established for his church, for his family.  Some Christians even use the Lord's Supper, which Jesus gave to bring us together, some use it as a means of emphasising our divisions and of excluding fellow Jesus-followers.  Instead of walking by the Spirit, we have our contemporary ways of using our freedom in Jesus as a base of operations for the flesh.  Like the Galatians we, too, often allow our fear to undermine our gospel witness.  Out of fear of opposition or in hopes of winning over the pagans of our own day, we water down and compromise the gospel or we weave into it the secular philosophies of our own day.  We end up proclaiming a message without any power because we've stripped it of the offense of the cross, of Jesus, of the life of the Spirit, of God's new creation.  This is epitomised by the website of a local church I was looking at recently.  They stripped out any references to A.D.—anno domini, the year of our Lord—replacing them with C.E., the “common era”—I guess, lest the world be offended by the announcement that Jesus is Lord and that he has changed history and the world. Brothers and Sisters, we need to take a lesson from Paul.  We need to keep Jesus at the centre of who we are.  Jesus defined everything for Paul.  Jesus called him in the first place.  Jesus' cross defined who Paul became and it shaped the good news he proclaimed.  Jesus was the fulfilment of everything that had come before and the one who had set his people free from sin and death.  Jesus is the Son whose being sent defines even what we mean by the word “God”.  And it's now Jesus' Spirit who has caused God's new creation to be born in us so that we can live as renewed human beings and so that we can live as the beachhead, the advance guard of that new creation as it breaks into the old.  Jesus' death and resurrection marked the end of the old world and the birth of the new.  Jesus is the one “who loved me and gave himself for me.”  And, Friends, if we are to be faithful, we will be a church with this Jesus at our centre—not just in our theology, but also in our teaching and preaching and in our shared life together.  We have been called by love.  May we be a church shaped by love and that does everything it can to live by love—the love shown to us by Jesus. Let's pray again our Collect: Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

Bela Karolyi, the Romanian-born US Olympic Gymnastics coach, has died at the age of 82. Listen to his conversation with Michael from January 2008, he was in studio ahead of the US Summer Olympic Trials coming to Philadelphia that year. Original air date 31 January 2008.

Riley Tejcek is a force of nature. She's on active duty serving in the Marines, training to be on the US Olympic bobsled team and ocassionally sleeps. Bobsledding is one of the most expensive and physically demanding winter sports and was the most watched competition in the last Winter Olympics. I talk to her about her mindset, secrets to success and more in this incredible interview.Our government is one of the few that does NOT pay Olympians and bobsledding is the most expensive of the Winter Olympic Sports. Because of this, most of them live at the POVERTY line. So why do they do it? I talk about why in this and ask that you throw some financial support to an incredible patriot and athlete!Connect With MeHeroes! Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify if you love the podcast to help it grow and enable me to get bigger guests on the pod!If you want to join my wealth-building and productivity focused newsletter that takes 5 minutes to read every week, then go to my website. LinkedIN YouTube About the Podcast If working a 9-5 for 60 years so you can retire with a little money and die a few years later is what you want to do, then this is not the podcast for you. This podcast is about contrarian investment strategies around time, energy and money to build the 4 types of wealth and utilize lifestyle design to create the life we want. The interviews are with hi-earning individuals on how they make money so you can copy us and grow wealth too! Reaching that first $100k milestone is crucial and then the game changes.Learn how the wealthy view time, energy and money so you can apply these proven strategies to your life.

THE EMILY SISSON SPECIAL  Emily Sisson is one of the greatest US Distance Runners of all-time, and she still has her best running ahead of her. At every level, Emily has been ABSOLUTELY dominant.  In high school, Emily qualified for the prestigious Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships all four years, a feat that has barely been replicated throughout history.  In college, at Providence College, Emily was a two-time NCAA champion, winning titles in the 5000m at both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships in 2015. She also set a collegiate indoor record for the women's 5000m with a time of15:12.22 at the Big East Indoor Track & Field Championships.  Emily turned pro in 2015 with New Balance and continued to train under her college coach, Ray Tracey, and has all the way up to the present day.  As a pro, Emily has set multiple American Records, including the American Record in the Marathon, which stands to this day. It was set at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, where she ran 2:18:29. Emily made the US Olympic team this past summer in the Marathon after placing 2nd at the US Olympic Trials in Orlando in February.  In today's conversation, Emily takes me through the biggest lessons and learnings from her successful career, her years in high school and how she's always fallen back on her love for the sport, her ambitions for the future, and so much more. I absolutely loved this conversation and the opportunity to pick Emily's brain on so many topics. This one is packed with wisdom! Take the time to listen to it.  Tap into the Emily Sisson Special.   If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it.  If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend!  S H O W N O T E S -REGISTER FOR FOOT LOCKER REGIONALS: http://footlockercc.com   -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ -My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -My Newsletter: https://therunningeffect.substack.com 

In this engaging conversation, US Olympic hurdler Freddie Crittenden sits down with JT to reflect on his inspiring journey to the Olympic finals, where he achieved an impressive sixth-place finish. From his rapid ascent in high school athletics to joining one of the most talented teams in the world, Freddie has emerged as a remarkable ambassador for track & field. His passion for the sport and dedication to excellence make for a compelling story worth hearing.

NCAA XC star Rocky Hansen joins us at 75:03 to discuss his breakout freshman year, training, NILs and a lot more. Yomif Kejelcha hammered from the front once again and this time was rewarded with the world record in the half marathon as he ran 57:30 in Valencia to break Jacob Kiplimo's record by 1 second. Kejelcha won near universal praise on the LetsRun forums, but are supershoes diminishing the world records? Kejelcha also holds the indoor mile world record. Agnes Ngetich impressed on the women's side running 63:04 and Olympic triathlete Morgan Pearson was the first American. Should he pull a Gwen Jorgensen and try and make the US Olympic team in the marathon? Show notes below. Join the Best Club in Running, the LetsRun Supporters Club at 50% off 1st Year with Code GOAT50Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Spanish audio 01:11 Start 07:48 Yomif Kejelcha's gets his due and breaks half marathon world record 13:55 Post of Week 19:25 Edward Cheserek 61:28 24:28 Hilary Bor 61:20, Triathlete Morgan Perason 1st American 28:30 Should Morgan pull a Gwen Jorgensen? 29:59 Grand Slam Track of Triathlon 32:57 Have supershoes diminished world records? 34:58 Agnes Ngetich 63:04 after 29:18 1st 10k 39:47 Ngetich's return to racing 42:22 How can US women medal again? 49:36 US distance runners don't suck 50:30 SEC could cap XC rosters at 10 and track at 35 01:03:16 Ed Eyestone likes having a big roster 01:07:01 New York City Marathon Preview- Tamirat Tola the new world #1? 01:15:03 Interview with Rockie Hansen 01:25:36 Goal for nationals 01:28:16 Freshman year 01:33:34 Training philosophy 01:44:59 Track 01:49:14 Going to the Olympic Trials with On 01:51:17 Why Wake? 01:54:37 NIL with On Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Jim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to improve on speed and technique, perfecting what's now known as the Abbott switch. While pitching, Jim would balance his glove on his right wrist, where the arm ends, pitching with his left arm. When fielding, he'd quickly switch the glove to his left hand. Despite having offers to play professionally out of high school, Jim opted to attend University of Michigan where he earned the Golden Spikes Award. 1988, Jim's junior year at University of Michigan, proved to be an exciting one as he won Big Ten Athlete of the Year, signed with the Angels, played in the Pan American games, defeating Cuba in the finals, AND helped lead the US Olympic baseball team to gold at  the summer games in Seoul, South Korea. After playing with the Angels for four seasons, he was traded to the Yankees, where he and his wife navigated big city life as a young couple. In 1993, Jim famously threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians, and the season was halted the following year due to the MLB strike. He eventually signed with the White Sox as a free agent and then re-signed with the Angels in 1996. Jim discusses his struggles through his professional career and how he had to meet some deeply-buried fears head-on to realize and appreciate that there's much more to him as a person than playing in the MLB. Jim retired from baseball in '97 and unlocked his passion for sharing his story to encourage others to persevere and overcome seemingly impossible challenges. mentordna.ioLinkedIn

Jim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to improve on speed and technique, perfecting what's now known as the Abbott switch. While pitching, Jim would balance his glove on his right wrist, where the arm ends, pitching with his left arm. When fielding, he'd quickly switch the glove to his left hand. Despite having offers to play professionally out of high school, Jim opted to attend University of Michigan where he earned the Golden Spikes Award. 1988, Jim's junior year at University of Michigan, proved to be an exciting one as he won Big Ten Athlete of the Year, signed with the Angels, played in the Pan American games, defeating Cuba in the finals, AND helped lead the US Olympic baseball team to gold at  the summer games in Seoul, South Korea. After playing with the Angels for four seasons, he was traded to the Yankees, where he and his wife navigated big city life as a young couple. In 1993, Jim famously threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians, and the season was halted the following year due to the MLB strike. He eventually signed with the White Sox as a free agent and then re-signed with the Angels in 1996. Jim discusses his struggles through his professional career and how he had to meet some deeply-buried fears head-on to realize and appreciate that there's much more to him as a person than playing in the MLB. Jim retired from baseball in '97 and unlocked his passion for sharing his story to encourage others to persevere and overcome seemingly impossible challenges. mentordna.ioLinkedIn

In this week's episode, Elena and Katie welcome Megan Chacosky to the show. Megan is a performance dietitian and chef extraordinaire who has built a career blending her expertise in sports nutrition with her love of cooking and her passion for supporting athletes as humans. Megan served as a Performance Chef and Sports Dietician for the US Olympic and Paralympic committee before moving to Vermont to do the same at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for the Green Racing Project's athletes. We cover Megan's journey into her current position, common nutrition struggles for endurance athletes, how athletes can make fueling both easy and enjoyable, how nailing the more mundane elements is the best path to longevity in sport, how athletes can build healthier relationships with food, and a whole lot more. Check it out!  View extended show notes for this episode here. To share feedback or ask questions to be featured on a future episode, please use ⁠this form⁠ or email: Katie@TheEnduranceDrive.com.

Bob Bryan is a 23-time doubles grand slam champion (16 men's, 7 mixed), and Captain of the US Olympic and Davis Cup team. Bob and his brother, Mike, known as the Bryan Bros, are widely regarded as the greatest doubles team of all time.In this conversation with Bob, you'll hear us discuss potential rule changes that could help doubles, how he's transitioned from player to coach, his experience captaining at the Olympics where his US doubles teams beat Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray, and won Silver and Bronze Medals, and more.Bob also shares how the game has changed over the last 20+ years and how he would train differently if starting his doubles career tomorrow. At the end, he shares one of his and Mike's favorite doubles strategies that club-level players should absolutely use.I hope to have Bob (and Mike) on more in the future as the show continues to grow and we try to help grow doubles. They've done more for doubles than anyone and it's inspiring to see them continue to be involved in our sport.-----**Join the #1 Doubles Strategy Newsletter for Club Tennis Players** New doubles strategy lessons weekly straight to your inbox**Doubles Strategy Courses** These video courses will help you play smarter doubles and make winning easier.Net Play Strategy for Doubles - The Masterclass25 Winning Doubles Tactics Video CourseMental Game MasterclassLeague Doubles Training Masterclass Video Course**Doubles Ebooks** These guides offer proven advice to improve your doubles strategy.25 Winning Doubles TacticsReturn Strategy for DoublesServe Strategy for DoublesNet Play Strategy for Doubles

Dr. Katy Stanfill is a licensed clinical psychologist and a performance and sport psychology coach, consultant, and facilitator. Her vast experience and expertise in the research and application of psychological principles benefits individuals and teams seeking to use mental performance skills to accelerate & sustain the highest levels of performance as well as to recover from stressful and intense events. Katy works with clients across several industries which include sport, first responders, military & veterans, and business. Sport and performance clients include US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, USA Volleyball & Red Bull. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 Amazon.com: www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Use code EmilyBakerClass at https://www.GreenChef.com/EmilyBakerClass to get 50% off, plus 50 free ClassPass credits!Visit https://thrivecausemetics.com/LAWNERD for 10% off your first order.Go to https://shopify.com/lawnerd now to grow your business – no matter what stage you're in.U.S. Gymnast, Jordan Chiles, was stripped of her floor exercise bronze medal in the 2024 Olympics. I break down the law behind the Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling and some things that don't add up.I also review the statements made by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and the International Olympic Committee.The Young Thug RICO trial has resumed with Kenneth Copeland's testimony. He told prosecutors under cross-examination that he lied to the detectives so that he would not be held in custody. The court denied the defense's motions to dismiss so the defense attorneys have taken a writ.As of Monday, August 12th, Tom Girardi was on day four of his trial. I went over the witness covered right before I began filming the podcast. The prosecutors are already done with half of the witnesses on their list, so this should be a fast trial.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

We're talking hockey movies again today! On this Tuesday Reviewsday, we're discussing the story of the 1980 US Olympic team, MIRACLE! Plus, a continuation of yesterday's Owen Tippett conversation, a look at the St. Louis Blues offer-sheeting a pair of Edmonton Oilers depth players, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode of Good Bodies, Emily and Lauren are fangirling over US Olympic super stars Ilona Maher and Simone Biles. Is this patriotism we are feeling? What is happening?! And as you know, our girls love a documentary so they're thrilled to review Netflix's “Simone Biles Rising” for you as well! They chat about the specific factors surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where Simone famously stepped down from competing mid games due to a case of the twisties. How big of a role does community and social health play when it comes to our physical and mental health? Simone may be the literal G.O.A.T. but she's also a human sack of flesh with feelings and needs just like the rest of us; a relatable queen indeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emails, Your Guess is as Good as Mine Categories: The Smartest US Cities & The Summer Olympics! Plus Headlines Mike is NOT working on!

Comedian Chris Redd talks new Netflix series, "Resurrected Rides"; VP Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate; US Olympic swimmers talk success in Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8-6-24 Morning Rush - Bachelor Clayton Echard Trial Update - Prosecutors Publicly Share They Are Investigating Laura Owens & Wild Bachelorette Arrest News Story & US Olympic Updates & Bachelorette Recap! Donate to the teacher wishlist today! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vgkLClaRlZQkMwWemlfTe-jXj0t6ur2uwcf3n807h9k/edit?gid=0#gid=0 On this morning's rush hour podcast we have shocking news out of Maricopa County Arizona as prosecutors publicly admit they are investigating Bachelor Clayton Echard's ex for various crimes. Also, the bizarre finish for US Women Gymnastics & former Bachelorette star facing serious crimes, Ill be sharing the bizarre and creepy accusations of assault, plus a short recap of last nights episode of the bachelorette. Also new info on Zac Efron's swimming pool injury.go to patreon.com/daveneal for more bonus content!

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I'm so excited to have Steph Garcia joining us on the podcast. Stephanie is a retired steeplechaser for New Balance. She competed in the 2011 and 2015 World Championships for Team USA. In 2016, she placed fifth at the US Olympic trials. She was part of Furman Elite after college and then went on to ... more »

With 346 events over 17 days at this summer's Paris Olympics, how do we zero in on the most important events, storylines, and takeaways? CEO of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Sarah Hirshland, returns to Rapid Response to provide an insider's guide, including a preview of Team USA's strategy. Hirshland also talks about the latest Chinese doping scandal, how changes to the NCAA put the future of collegiate sport in jeopardy, and plans for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Subscribe to the Rapid Response podcast feed: https://listen.rapidresponseshow.com/SubscribeFor more info, visit: www.rapidresponseshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, Pacman Jones, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the Oilers making the Stanley Cup Finals interesting after Connor McDavid put on another masterclass as they head back to Edmonton for game 6, Joe Burrow and other members of the Bengals being in Paris for fashion week, the fallout from the NFL/DirecTV lawsuit, and everything else happening around the sports world. Joining the progrum to chat about the Detroit Pistons shocking firing Head Coach Monty Williams with more than $65 million left on his contract and everything else we need to pay attention to in the offseason is NBA Insider for The Athletic and FanDuelTV's Run It Back, Shams Charania (12:17-24:07). Next, Stanley Cup Champion, 3rd overall pick of the 2005 NHL Draft, and current Defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche, Jack Johnson joins the show to break down everything about the Stanley Cup Finals, and how you bottle up Connor McDavid if you're Florida, and if playing game 6 in Edmonton might be beneficial for Florida with limited distractions (38:20-54:10). Next, the greatest Olympian of all-time, 23x Gold medalist, 28x Olympic medalist, Michael Phelps joins the show to chat about the US Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis (1:13:20-1:15:20). Lastly, 6x All-Star, World Series Champion, Cy Young winner, CC Sabathia joins the show to chat about tonight's charity softball game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama honoring Willie Mays after his passing and the Negro Leagues and if it's going to become an annual thing, if Paul Skenes can maintain his incredible start, and what he expects out of Gerrit Cole making his first start of the season for the Yankees tonight (2:00:07-2:14:32). Make sure you subscribe to YouTube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We'll see you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices