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In the Garage With Track Guy

Mike and Jon Jay

Mike Jay is a diehard track & field and cross country fanatic, and when it comes to his garage: it’s a shrine for those sports he loves. Surrounding his grandfather’s 1963 Chevy II are walls...

Episodes

20 episodes

Paityn Noe - Two-time XC Champion and Ballard High School Prep

Paityn Noe was a two-time state cross country champion at Ballard High School. She will go after her 2nd 3,000 meter state title this spring...

22:37Jan 8, 2023

Jackson Heidisch - Two-time XC Champion and Dowling Catholic Prep

Jackson Heidisch won two state XC titles at Dowling Catholic and was 5th at NXN this fall. He will be chasing sub 4:00 mile this spring befo...

29:34Jan 8, 2023

Ford Washburn - Sub 9:00 3200 Little Hawk Prep

Ford Washburn went sub 9:00 in the 3200 last spring, running 8:59 at the Drake Relays. The 3X top 10 finisher at state XC is going to take a...

22:30Jan 8, 2023

Davis Eidahl (Legend) - 60th Year Teaching and Coaching

Davis Eidahl is 81 years young and in his 60th year of teaching and coaching. 59 of them at Pekin High School, in the same classroom. As we...

42:17Oct 5, 2022

Margaret Benjamin - 1966 Iowa High School Girls State Cross Country Champion

The first Iowa High School Girls State Cross Country meet was held in 1966, six years prior to Title IX legislation. Margaret Benjamin was t...

47:27Sep 22, 2022

Joey Woody - Iowa Hawkeyes Coach Discusses Current Season and Upcoming NCAA Championships

Mike sits down with Joey Woody to discuss the Hawkeyes' indoor season, Big Ten Championship and upcoming NCAA Championships.

41:44Mar 9, 2022

{{Meet Recap with TG}}: U.S. Indoor Meet and Various Conference Championship Highlights

Mike highlights performances of athletes with Iowa connections at various meets across the U.S. including the U.S. Indoor Championship and v...

14:36Mar 2, 2022

Erik Sowinski - Lessons From A Long Career (150 800s under 1:50)

Little habits, such as stretching before bed every night for the last 10 years, have added up to a long career for Erik Sowinski. The Wiscon...

26:06Feb 16, 2022

{{Meet Recap with TG}}: 3:50.17 Mile @ the Badgers' Windy City Invite

Mike traveled to Chicago, Illinois for the Wisconsin Badgers' Windy City Invite. With the help of Badger coach Kareem Jackson, Chicago nativ...

12:56Feb 15, 2022

{{Meet Recap with TG}}: Tiffin, Iowa to Spokane, Washington

Mike traveled to Spokane, Washington last weekend to announce the Washington State Invitational. Results

14:12Feb 8, 2022

{{Meet Recap with TG}}: 114th Millrose Games in New York City

Mike traveled to New York City last weekend to announce the 114th running of the Millrose Games at the Armory in Washington Heights.

12:50Jan 31, 2022

{{Meet Recap with TG}}: Larry Wieczorek Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa

Mike Jay recaps a great weekend of track and field in Iowa City, Iowa.

14:27Jan 24, 2022

{{Meet Recap with TG}}: Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa

Mike Jay recaps the Hawkeye Invitational, hosted by the University of Iowa, January 14-15. Results

5:23Jan 18, 2022

Lessons from two running community entrepreneurs: Jordan & Lindsey Andrews

In this episode, Mike sits down with Jordan & Lindsey Andrews, Iowa-based entrepreneurs. In 2016, they founded their first shoe store, Heart...

43:31Jan 9, 2022

Insights For Coaches and Athletes - Jeremy Sudbury -Iowa State Director of Track & Field/Cross Country

In this episode of In the Garage With Track Guy, Mike and Jon talk with Jeremy Sudbury about his running career, how it prepared him as a co...

44:34Nov 9, 2021

Alan Webb - High School Phenom to American Record Holder

In this special episode of In the Garage with Track Guy, Mike talks with American record holder Alan Webb about his transition from a high s...

35:00Oct 18, 2021

Ashlyn Keeney & Alex McKane - Iowa XC Leaders On and Off the Course

Track Guy's hosts interview two of Iowa's top senior distance runners. They share their thoughts on their careers; past, present and future.

38:47Sep 16, 2021

Shelby Houlihan - The Highs and the Lows

We are here to simply have a good-hearted conversation with Shelby Houlihan. The topics range from high school, college, professional, and h...

38:33Sep 2, 2021

Erin Kerkhoff & Jess Heims - US Paralympians

“I love that I’m finally in a place where I feel supported and never judged - but where people understand.” Erin Kerkhoff on her Paralympic...

41:46Aug 9, 2021

Karissa Schweizer - From Iowa to the Olympics

In the first episode of the Track Guy podcast "In the Garage", Mike talks with Iowa native Karissa Schweizer about her journey through the O...

41:27Jul 21, 2021