The Halfstep Pod is a weekly conversation between Bowerman TC runner, Grant Fisher, and collegiate runner, Connor Lane. The two ex-teammates will discuss Grant's racing, training, and life as an elite athlete as he builds for the Olympic Trials. They will also talk about other current topics in the running world. Episodes will also consist of reading Grant's insta DM's, discussing historical races they've watched, and answering listener questions. halfsteppod@gmail.com instagram: @halfstep_pod
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S3E1, We Found Our Microphones... Grant Wouldn’t Stop Setting American Records... etc...
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Welcome back to a new season of The Halfstep Pod! It's the same as the old season, but we accidentally didn't record for six months so now it's a new season!. Grant and Connor talk about Grant's 4th and 6th place finishes at the World Championships in Eugene, his two American Records since the last recording (5k & 3k), the Diamond League Final in Z…
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Does Grant Have a Signature Thing?? (US 10k Champs Preview)
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On Episode 8 of Season 2 of The Halfstep Pod, the guys are back to talk about Grant's upcoming race: the US 10k Trials this Friday Night at Hayward Field (Live on NBC). They also go deep on weather talk, Grant's signature thing, nasal strips, and (also somewhat importantly...) Grant's past month of workouts to get him ready for the upcoming US Cham…
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Interview With Sean McGorty: Achilles Surgery to World Standards in 7 Months...
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On Episode 7 of Season 2 of the Halfstep Pod, Connor sits down with Sean McGorty for a comprehensive interview about his last year of pro running. This includes the crazy moment his shoe fell of at the Olympic Trials, post-Trials achilles surgery for Haglund's Deformity, his comeback from this most recent procedure and his successes in hitting the …
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A Deep Dive on 2018 XC Nationals (Grant v Morgan)
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In Episode 6 of Season 2 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor start with a brief recap of Grant’s week of training in Portland, then start a deep dive on the 2018 NCAA XC Championship in Madison. This was the first in a series of battles between Grant and Morgan McDonald during Grant’s senior year of college. Grant provides unique commentary and a…
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World Indoors, the Shifting Bowerman Team Mindset, and How To Better Package Track & Field
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Ep 5 of Season 2 of The Halfstep Pod is a wide-ranging discussion that covers Grant's thought's about Elise Cranny's mindset she shared on last week's podcast, Marc Scott's first global medal, the shifting mentality of the members of BTC with an eye towards global medals, and -- with an eye towards an under the radar World Indoor Champs this past w…
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Elise Cranny on Her Terrific Start to the Season, Post Olympics 2021
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On Episode 4 of Season 2 of The Halfstep Pod, the podcast welcomes Elise Cranny, recent winner of The Ten presented by Sound Running (Running a 10k in just a second off the American Record in 30:14) and American Record Setter in the Indoor 5000 run at Boston a month ago (14:33). Connor and Elise talk about her massive last couple of performances, h…
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Sixty-Four point...
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On Episode 3 of Season 2 of the Halfstep Pod, Grant runs a PR of 26:33 in the 10k, a new American Record by 11 seconds. Or rather, he talks about running it this past Sunday at The Ten presented by Sound Running. The guys go deep on the race recap and all things surrounding this performance, including the importance of incredible teammates and heal…
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Band Activation, ”Poopgate,” and a Fast 10k on the Horizon
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On Episode 2 of this season of the Halfstep Pod, the guys are back talking about Grant's band activation drills which have taken the internet by storm this week, "Poopgate" the scandal which has elicited NYT articles and caused an uproar in the Flagstaff running community, and Grant's next race: a 10k on March 5th at the Sound Running Meet in South…
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Grant Runs the American Record + We’re Doing A Podcast Again
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On Episode 1 of Season 2 of the Halfstep Pod, the guys are back to recap Grant's breakthrough 12:53 AR in the 5000 this past weekend at the BU Valentine Invite, including closing the final mile of his 3 mile race in 3:58. Grant discusses what his first American Record means to him, if he knew he was ready for this performance, and much more! Season…
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Episode 24: Pre Classic Preview + Answering Listener Questions
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On Episode 24 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant reveals his plans to race the 2-mile at this weekend's Diamond League meet at Hayward Field in Eugene, The Prefontaine Classic. He gives an update on his recovery process since the Olympics, and the training he has gotten in this past week. The guys then spend the second half of this episode answering your q…
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Episode 23: "Fix My Calf, We Have Ten Minutes..."
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On Episode 23 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant joins the Pod from back home in Oregon, after completing his 10k-5k double at the Olympics last week. With two top 10 finishes in his debut experience at the Games (5th in the 10k, 9th in the 5k) Grant discusses how he managed to get through that intense week of racing, a sudden injury that prevented him fro…
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Episode 22: Give Yourself a Shot
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On Episode 22 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant joins the Pod after placing 5th in the 10k at the Olympics, the best finish over that distance for an American man not named Galen Rupp since Frank Shorter in 1972. The guys do a brief recap of the race, including the keys to Grant's composure running in the lead pack in his first Olympic race, how he mainta…
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Episode 21: Live From The Village, Tell Me About Your Bed...
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On Episode 21 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant joins the show live from Tokyo (Not live by the time you're hearing him, unfortunately). The guys go through what it's like living in the Village- from how much he is actually able to socialize, how he's getting his runs in, and what a cafeteria pumping out 40,000 meals a day actually looks like in action. G…
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Episode 20: Goodbye PC + Race Recap: El G vs Lagat 2004 Olympics
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On Episode 20 of The Halfstep Pod, Connor and Grant discuss Grant's final week in Park City as he heads to Honolulu this weekend in preparation for the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. The guys then get into their race recap of the 2004 Athens Olympics 1500 meter final. A final that came down to Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, the 4 time World Champ at t…
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Episode 19: Julia Heymach Recaps the Olympic Trials + Her Breakthrough Season
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On Episode 19 of The Halfstep Pod, Connor interviews his Stanford teammate, Julia Heymach on the heels of her breakthrough 2021 Cross Country and Track seasons. The two go through her training experiences during the COVID pandemic, and then recap her whole season starting with her first cross country meet in Florida and culminating with her 6th pla…
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Episode 18: Tokyo + The Drug Testing Scandals Across Track & Field
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On Episode 18 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor talk about the recent news that the Tokyo Olympics will have no fans in attendance, and get into a bit of a deep dive on why the games probably can't get moved this close to the start date. Grant updates everyone on his training situation, including a surprising trip he and the team have planned b…
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Episode 17: Straight Line Speed (Alt Title: Grant made the Olympics again)
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On Episode 17 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor go chronologically from Grant's return to Park City after the 10k final, all the way through the 5k final and the reaction to Grant making the Olympic team in his second event. (2nd place in the 5k). The guys get detailed on the Trials environment, the structure and difficulty of the 5k prelims, t…
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Episode 16: It's Binary
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On Episode 16 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant recaps the biggest race of his life so far: his second place finish at the US Olympic Trials 10k. Race-winner and BTC teammate Woody Kincaid comes on as a guest, too. The guys talk about everything. From how it feels to make their first Olympic teams, to throwing up on the bathroom floor the day of the race …
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Episode 15: A Week Out From The 10k, + NCAAs, Rome DL and More
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On Episode 15 of The Halfstep Pod, the guys discuss Grant's mentality a week out from the Trials 10k, how he plans to attack that race, and his mentality for his potential double attempt. They also talk about the first two days of the NCAA Championships and touch on the killer 5k at the Rome DL. They end by answering a listener question about the T…
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Episode 14: Tune Up W
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On Episode 14 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor recap Grant's victory in last weekend's Portland Track Festival from heat two of the 5k. The guys then talk about Grant's kinda-finalized plan of events for the Olympic Trials in two weeks. They also touch on Hobbs Kessler being very fast and the NCAA regional meets this past weekend. Thanks to ev…
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Episode 13: 1500m Race Recap: Out of Danger, Up the Inside
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On Episode 13 of the Halfstep Pod, Connor and Grant recap Grant's 1500 meter race at the Sound Running Track Meet in L.A. this past weekend. Grant came in 4th place, running 3:36.52. The guys talk about Grant's pre-race preparation, some things he wishes he could have another shot at in the race, and the things he executed well to bring him home in…
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Episode 12: Moh Ahmed Interview, Part 2
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On Episode 12 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant's and Connor's interview with Moh Ahmed continues with an in depth recap of Moh's bronze medal performance at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Moh's first global medal. The guys then fast forward to how training was for both Moh and Grant in the early days of the pandemic (featuring their hastily create…
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Episode 11: Giveaway Winner Revealed & 2013 Footlocker Finals Race Flashback
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On the much-delayed Episode 11 of The Halfstep Pod, Connor and Grant recap the events of the Mt. Sac meet this past weekend- including Sean's 8:20 steeple debut and DK Metcalf's 100 meter race. They also briefly preview Grant's 1500 race this Saturday, 11am PST at The Track Meet presented by Sound Running. The guys then reveal the winner of the fir…
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Episode 10: Moh Ahmed Interview, Part 1
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On Episode 10 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor interview Moh Ahmed, a 2x Olympian and World Championship Medalist and current teammate of Grant's at the Bowerman Track Club. The guys start by talking about which of them dropped the other on the long run earlier that day. Moh then opens up about his background in running, starting with his fami…
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Episode 9: Six Weeks Out, Plus Grant Ducks DK
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On Episode 9 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor immediately get side-tracked talking about Seahawks Wide Receiver DK Metcalf's entry into the 100 meter race at the Mt. Sac meet this weekend. Things then get back on track as Grant reveals he has a race on the schedule in the near future. The guys talk about the value of a 1500 for a longer distan…
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Episode 8: Improvements for Track & Field Broadcasts, Respectfully
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On Episode 8 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor quickly discuss another week up in Park City for Grant, as well as Connor's return to running after dealing with some persistent leg soreness. They then get into the main topic of the day, prompted by a busy schedule of televised races this past weekend: how to improve television broadcasts of Trac…
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Episode 7: Thoughts About Nutrition & Race Flashback #2
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On Episode 7 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor quickly discuss Grant's continued adjustment to altitude training after another week in Park City, then the guys hit some listener questions regarding nutrition. After those segments, the boys spend the latter part of the Pod flashing back to the 1990 Commonwealth Games 5000m Championship, won in s…
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Episode 6: Mountain Air, Pasta Duty
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On Episode 6 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant joins from Utah to discuss his transition up to altitude and how the first week has been for himself and the Bowerman crew. The guys follow up on last week's injury conversation and also respond to some of the feedback they got regarding Grant's plantaris. Grant talks about some of the key differences between…
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Episode 5: Secret Plantaris & Other Anomalies
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On Episode 5 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor talk about Grant's past week of training, including how he dealt with a calf muscle flare up during his long run, and his approach to the remainder of the week. This leads to a fuller discussion on injuries, including Grant's achilles struggles at a previous altitude camp in Colorado, and how a tim…
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Episode 4: Eleven Laps To a Mile
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On Episode 4 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor discuss Grant's training week back home in Portland, and then dive deep into the history books to analyze the 1983 Millrose Games Boys High School Mile, held at Madison Square Garden. They talk about racing on a 150 meter track, what it must have been like when track events sold out, and the best i…
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Episode 3: Championships Galore, An NCAA Weekend
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On Episode 3 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor recap NCAAXC and NCAA Indoor Championships from this past weekend, talking about some of the things that stood out to each of them. The guys also discuss the difficulties of navigating a season filled with so much uncertainty and restrictions when it comes to training and racing. Lastly, the boys d…
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Episode 2: Don't Think, Just Close
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On Episode 2 of The Halfstep Pod, Grant and Connor discuss Grant's 13:02 5k PR (and current World #1 time) at this weekend's Sound Running Invite. They dive into how Grant was feeling, his pre-race routine, effective pacing, and what goes through his head in the most difficult parts of races. Grant also talks about what the results of the last coup…
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Episode 1: Grant Runs The Ten
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On episode one of The Halfstep Pod, Connor and Grant introduce the podcast. They talk about Grant's debut track 10k at "The Ten" in California a couple weeks ago and how important good teammates are in facilitating great races. They also consider the shoe debate and all the reasons people are running so fast this year. They close out by discussing …
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