Episode 30 – Alison Wade – Creator of the Fast Women Newsletter
Mar 02, 2021
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We’re back with Alison Wade – the Creator and Founder of Fast-Women.org. You may be subscribed to the Newsletter or see her coverage on social media, but did you know she went to a D3 College? A graduate of Bowdoin College, Alison always envisioned running after high school. She was eager to be a part of a strong program that competed at the national level. While she didn’t have the college career she hoped for, she was still able to be the 5th runner of a Bowdoin team that finished 7th in the nation. Injuries plagued the remaining years of her college career, but she stayed involved with the team by helping time workouts, taking pictures at meets, and calling recruits. Her love for the sport never wavered throughout her time in college and she brought that love for the sport wherever she went. After college, she worked with Girls on The Run in New York City, wrote for the NYRR, and had coaching stints at Tufts, Amherst, and Wellesley. Her connections with D3 Athletes was something she always cherished and thought working with them was the peak of running. Despite leaving the coaching world, she still had connections with running by working for Runner’s World. However, she wasn’t covering Elite distance runner and in 2019 brought back to life Fast Women from 2006. She turned her coverage of Women’s Elite Distance running into a prominent voice in the running community. Her Newsletter has grown quickly and steadily since 2019 and her coverage on social media is hard to beat. We cover her days at Bowdoin, her career progression in the sport, and her views on current matters in Running. We encourage you to subscribe to her Newsletter and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. If you are able and willing, please consider Buying us a Coffee. This helps production costs and website fees. If you want to rep D3 Glory Days on your next run, check out our merch. If you’re interested in joining D3 Glory Days, read more about it. D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Strava
Episode 29 – Jeff Metzdorff – Co-Owner of Mill City Running
Feb 16, 2021
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To continue our unofficial mini series of “Life after D3” we brought on the show, Jeff Metzdorff, the co-owner of Mill City Running. Don’t you dare put “company” at the end of it. Before Jeff opened a running store with his wife, he began his D3 journey at Hamline University. A high school hockey player with one season of track experience, Jeff joined the team with a 5:09 mile PR and a laissez faire approach to running. It wasn’t until a come to jesus talk with his coach that sent him down a path of becoming more serious with the sport. That talk and a 2:00 4×800 split made him realize his potential. He left Hamline as a two time All-American, 30:19 10k PR, and the drive to continue running. He tried his hand at post-collegiate running but when he began focusing more on work, running took a back seat. However, running was always at the forefront of his mind as he would work part-time at a running store. Finally, he and his wife gave it go at their own store and opened Mill City Running. It was a fantastic conversation, and one that we think you all will find relatable. Our goal of this unofficial mini-series is to bring stories of those who are doing cool things after D3 and Jeff is certainly doing just that. Check out Mill City and Saint City Running. They have tons of cool apparel and overall a good thing for the sport. If you are able and willing, please consider buying us a beer. The funds will help with production costs. D3 Glory Days Merch D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Strava
D3 Glory Days National Replacement Meet
Feb 08, 2021
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We were bummed to hear about the cancellation of the 2021 Indoor National Championship. This marks the 4th straight cancellation of a national championship, an event that provides so much joy to the sport. We want to provide an opportunity for ALL teams to compete. With opportunities scarce around the nation, the opportunity to rally behind a common event became clear. Enter: D3 Glory Days National Replacement Meet. A two weekend experience to give an opportunity for all current D3 athletes to compete. Whether you have a meet scheduled, or you plan to run an intrasquad meet, we’ll take those times/marks. All schools are allowed to submit 1 time/mark per athlete and 1 relay time for the 4×2, 4×4 and DMR. When: The weekends of March 5th and 12th Who: All current D3 Athletes Where: Your Track More info to follow!
Episode 28 – Peter Bromka
Feb 02, 2021
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We’re joined by Peter Bromka today. His story is veers of the path that we have been telling. He wasn’t an All American nor a National Champion. While he had a solid career at Tufts, he transformed his running after college by taking his 3 hour marathon debut and cutting it down to 2:19. Peter is known for being the fastest to not qualify for the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Peter has offered great perspective on his journey and credits a lot of his mentality and will to be better from his time in Division 3. He is a big advocate for D3 running as well as promoting the sport of running as a whole. There is a lot to take away from this conversation especially the notion of letting yourself care a lot about running after you graduate. Peter has gone all in on running throughout his life and plans one more attempt at hitting the Olympic Marathon Trials Standard. We mentioned Peter’s writing. If you want to read more about his journey head to his website. He also has great short stories posted to his Instagram and is a great follow on Twitter. As always, we appreciate the support all of you have shown to the podcast. If you want to help us keep the costs down of running the podcast and are able, please consider buying us a coffee. Rep D3 Glory Days with some Merch D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Strava
Episode 27 – Deb Vercauteren and John Zupanc
Jan 20, 2021
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We have a great one today! Coaches Deb Vercauteren and John Zupanc of UW Oshkosh. Both coaches have transformed Division 3 running and have left lasting impact on the sport and division. Deb Vercauteren may sound familiar as it is the name of the Women’s Program of the Year of Award. Deb boasted an impressive Resume with 18 total titles and 43 podium finishes across Cross Country and Track during her time at Oshkosh. Not only that, Deb literally started the UW Oshkosh from scratch as she convinced her administration to start cross country in 1981. Her Husband, John Zupanc, had a storied career as well winning 6 total titles and 13 top 4 finishes in cross country and track. He was the first coach to lead their team to 3 peat in cross country. After taking 8th at his first WIAC conference, he vowed to never be that low again. And his team weren’t. Their coolest accomplishment happened in 1988 when both Deb and John led their teams to a team title on the same day. But to them, the titles and trophies weren’t the reasons they got into coaching. They enjoyed forming relationships and pushing their student-athletes to be the best they can be. We learned how they got into coaching, the early days of their programs, and what they love about the Division. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and we hope you do too. If you willing and able, you can support the podcast by buying us a Coffee. Rep D3 Glory Days D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Strava
Episode 26 – Maya Weigel
Jan 05, 2021
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Welcome back to Season 3 of D3 Glory Days. We’re thrilled to be bringing you more episodes this year. To get things started we’re joined by Maya Weigel of Pomona-Pitzer. She was a 3x All American in Cross Country, 4x All American in Track and capped her career off with a National Title in the 5k. After college, she continued to run post collegiately with Peninsula Distance Club where she has numerous PRs. Most recently, Maya went down to the Sound Running Track Meet where she ran 32:14 to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Trials. We learned how Maya got her start in running, where it flipped for her that she could be a serious contender in the D3 landscape, and what is keeping her going today. This was a fantastic conversation and we hope you enjoy. If you are able and willing, please considering supporting the podcast by “Buying us a Beer.” This will help continue to produce quality episodes and bring more D3 content to you. D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Strava D3 Glory Days Merch
2020 Year in Review
Dec 16, 2020
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Welcome to the last episode of 2020! Thank you all so much for the support and listening to this podcast. We never thought we’d get this many of you listening and engaging with us. In this year in review episode, we go over the origin story, Noah and Stu give their top 3 episode choices, and give hints as to what’s to come in the future. Thank you for sticking with us! This is just the beginning. D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Strava D3 Glory Days Merch Support D3 Glory Days
Episode 25 – Aidan Ryan
Dec 08, 2020
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Your favorite D3 Running Podcast is back with the last interview of 2020. Thank you all so much for the growing support and we’re extremely excited to bring you more in 2021. Today, we’re joined by the 2019 1500m National Champion, Aidan Ryan. Aidan would be a senior at Williams College but decided to defer his semester and used this time to train out in Boulder, CO. Aidan shed light on his progression as a runner and how Williams was always going to be his preferred school, no matter his times in High School. We talked about the impact the pandemic has had on his college career, his love for running, and hints at what’s to come when he finishes out his college career next year. Aidan was due for a stellar outdoor season as he finished the indoor campaign running 4:05 in the mile, 8:08 3k (7th all time in D3), and ran the anchor leg of a DMR that had the second fastest time in D3 History. We hope you enjoy this one. If you do, please leave a review and follow us on social media! D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Strava D3 Glory Days Merch
Chasing the Crown – Part 1
Nov 24, 2020
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Thank you to everyone who submitted workouts! If you want to be on the next part, call us and pitch your workout: 765-276-7870. We plan to release episodes scattered throughout the feed. In part one, we feature workouts from University of Mary Washington, SUNY Geneseo, and Carleton College as told by their alums, JT, Shane, and Alison. Their unique stories provides a reminder of what makes college running so dang memorable: the people you run it with. While their times and the details are interesting to hear, a common theme of what they remember about these workouts is how they felt running it with their teammates. D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Strava
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