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The HeadStart Podcast
by HeadStart Running
We started this podcast with one goal in mind; share peoples fitness stories to gather attention and humanize the fitness industry. With our podcast, there's a place and story for everyone. From interviewing couch potatoes to ironmen, boxers to lifters, the stories you live are the ones we tell!
Episodes
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S4 Ep 5: Julian Smith
In season 4 episode 5 we are joined by Julian Smith! As a senior at Ward Melville High School Julian has only begun to reach his potential. Running the school record for both the 600m, 4x400m and being runner up in the NYS championships 800m race running 1:53! Julian has committed to the…
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S4 Ep 4: Top 10 Tips To Run a Fast 5k!
In this episode Andrew and Anthony discuss their top tips to run fast in cross country season! From the little simple things to training information, we share our tips to help you perform your best in races.
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S4 Ep 3: Is High Mileage The Key To Success?
In this episode we are joined by Brian Liebowitz to talk about how high mileage can effect race results in both track and cross country season! This topic may seem simple on the surface but when you dive into the deep end with it you can see how high mileage may be what causes you too plummet in...
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S4 Ep 2: How to Make a Training Plan
In season 4 episode 2 Jonah and Andrew dive into making a summer training plan for themselves. They talk about everything from mesocycles and periodization to training fast vs slow twitch muscle fibers. Watch this episode to learn how to make your own training plan!
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S4 Ep 1: Our Summer Training Plans & Is How We Train Actually Healthy?
In the first episode of season 4 Komo, Andrew, and Anthony talk about their plans for summer training to reach their goals and maximize their fitness. We use this topic to lead into the question "is training as much as we do actually healthy?" find out how we answer this tough question!
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S3 Ep 10: How to Run at Your Best (FOR ALL RUNNERS)
In the season finale to season three we talk about treading the fine line between too high mileage and over training to training at the perfect intensity. We discuss this for high school runners, college runners, and hobby joggers!
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S3 Ep 9: James Araneo on Wrestling at Brown University
In this episode we are joined by James Araneo, on of our own hosts Andrews, brother! James talks about how he started up his wrestling journey and became one of the best in New York State. Then, he clues us into life as a D1 wrestler for Brown University and all of the day to day work he must put...
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S3 Ep 8: How I Became a D1 Runner
In this episode Jonah and Andrew interview Anthony to dive into his journey over the last year to becoming a D1 runner at the University of Maryland!
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S3 Ep 7: Ethan Winter on Club Running, Minimalist Shoes, and His Fitness Journey
In this episode we are joined by Ethan Winter, one of our teammates from high school! This podcast covers topics involving club running and how it can be a hit or miss with varying colleges, how minimalist shoes became popular from the book born to run, and why they may be good or bad, as well as...
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S3 Ep 5: Once A Runner, Now A Lifter
In this episode we are joined by James Flockhart to hear about his story of transitioning from a distance runner to a lifter! James used to run and race cross country and track but in the past months has decided to shift gears and pursue lifting as his main sport. Listen in to hear about the the...
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S3 Ep 5: Catching up with Brian Liebowitz and Jon Seafort
In season three episode five we are joined by Brian Liebowitz and Jon Seafort to talk about their successful spring track seasons as distance runners on the Ward Melville High School track team! Brian as a sophomore has run his mile PR this season in 4:36 and Jon as ONLY A FRESHMAN has run an...
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S3 Ep 4: The Story Of Robby Davidson
On today’s podcast Jonah and Andrew interviewed a long time friend and Ward Melville legend, Robby Davidson. After his first year running D3 at Cortland Robby shares with us how his view on running has changed and how his season and career as a runner have been developing
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S3 Ep 3: Play The Hand You're Dealt
In season three episode three we are joined by Ben Fasse! One of Jonahs friends from Syracuse University Ben has been training this year all alone with a goal to make the Division 1 team at Syracuse. Ben shares his story of always getting dealt a bad hand but he doesn't make excuses and is...
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S3 Ep 2: The Deep End Mindset
in season three episode two of The HeadStart Podcast we are joined by our former triathlon coach, Noah Lam! Coach Lam is currently the founder of The Lightning Warriors Youth Triathlon team and has run several marathons and even completed an ironman! In this episode we dissect Coach Lams journey...
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S3 Ep 1: Running a Marathon... WITHOUT TRAINING
For the first episode of season three we are joined by Shey McCoy to discuss his most recent marathon... WITHOUT TRAINING! Shey breaks down the process of deciding, preparing, and running the marathon to give us an in depth look in what it took to accomplish what some might say is impossible.
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S2 Ep 10: Enjoying Life Through Tri
In the last episode of season two Minseob Kim joins us to recount his first year at Boston University and talk about his academic and athletic journey that lead him to become a triathlete and what life is like at Boston University!
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S2 Ep 9: Trust The Process
In season two episode nine we are joined by Harrison Bassin! This conversation finds its way into talking about the shoes we choose to wear while running into the importance of easy days and trusting the process for the love of the sport.
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S2 Ep 8: HeadStart Trio
In season two episode 8 we are joined by our newest member to the HeadStart team, Andrew Araneo! Todays topic ranges from our current training to defining what it means to succeed vs fail. Plus we discuss our decision to rebrand as HeadStart!
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S2 Ep 7: Overconsumption of Bad Stimuli
In season two episode 7 we are joined by Ryan Mecca to talk about topics ranging from the process of habit making, the consumption of good and bad stimuli, and his own athletic career and goals.
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S2 Ep 6: Lordfatquad is... HULK
In season two episode six we are joined by Nick Marzovilla, a power lifter who currently is attending University of South Florida! In this episode we dive into how Nick got into powerlifting and how he trains to lift heavy in the Squat, Deadlift, and Bench Press. Nick trains hard with almost…
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S2 Ep 5: Millrose Games - The Story of the WM 4x400
In season two episode 5 we are joined by the Ward Melville High School 4x400m relay team David Huang, Christian Powell, Jon Busa, and Julian Smith! In this two part - one episode podcast we talk about the Millrose games trails and how they managed to qualify for the real Millrose games as well as...
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S2 Ep 4: Coming Full Circle
In season 2 episode 4 we are joined by our former high school coach, Ryan DeLuca! In this episode, Coach DeLuca reflects on his career as an athlete and a runner throughout high school and college by answering our questions and telling his own personal stories (including setting the 800m WM…
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S2 Ep 3: A Healthy Lifestyle is a Happy Lifestyle
In season 2 episode 3, we are joined by Andrew Araneo to talk about the importance of living a happy lifestyle and how fitness can play a role in that. We not only try to talk about the positive aspects of fitness but the negative mental and physical stresses that training can leave on the…
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S2 Ep 2: Leaps of Faith (ft. Riley Meckley)
In season two episode two we are joined by Riley Meckley who made the switch from playing soccer for most of her middle/high school career to running cross country her senior year! As a senior Riley is her class president at Ward Melville High School and shares with us her perspective of running...
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S2 Ep 1: Turkey Trot? Nah, Turkey Sprint!
In our first episode of season 2 we talk about our past 5k races and time trials that we ran over thanksgiving break and then dive into our plan for training in our month home from college!
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S1 Ep 10: Senior Status (ft Lexi Bell, Katelyn Giordano & Julia Bell)
In episode 10 of the HSR Podcast we are joined by friends and WM XC/TF seniors Lexi Bell, Katelyn Giordano, and Julia Bell to talk about their experience running for WM as well as how it feels to be seniors and what their plans are regarding staying connected to the sport of running after they...
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S1 Ep 9: HeadStart Boxing (ft. Jelani Dowe)
In episode 9 of the HSR Podcast we are joined by our friend and Jonahs classmate at Syracuse University Jelani Dowe where he shares his story and routines as well as what it takes to be great in his sport, boxing.
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S1 Ep 8: Growing Up
In episode 8 of the HSR Podcast we are joined by friends and former teammates James Flockhart, Paul Tommolino, Ari Zucker, and Julian Smith to talk about their last cross country race and season in high school as well as how they have adapted over their running careers to become the athletes they...
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S1 Ep 7: PAULS BALDING (ft. Paul Tommolino)
In episode 7 of the HSR Podcast we are joined by Paul Tommolino! As one of our good friends and teammates from the WMXC & TF teams, Paul joins us to give us the insight on his most recent 5k race at sunken meadow state park as well and reflect on some great memories from our past seasons as well!...
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S1 Ep 6: Why do you run? What keeps you going?
In this episode Jonah and Anthony dive into some of the core values that one might find in running or as a result of running. We relate these values to our own journeys and discuss several goals, phrased as "mountains", and the mental training state that it takes to climb those mountains.
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S1 Ep 5: New Friends! (ft. Matt Frisa)
In episode 5 we are joined by Jonah’s current college roommate, Matthew Frisa to talk about running, ROTC, and how he fits that into balance with training. We also cover some of our own personal training that we’ve completed this past week!
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S1 Ep 4: What did you learn at school today?
In this episode Jonah and Anthony talk about our recent workouts and try to connect the dots behind the different energy systems we use to accomplish these workouts! (Keep in mind we are just LEARNING the topics we are talking about and they may not be 100% accurate, they might even be 100%…
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S1 Ep 3: Good Old Days (Ft. @liebos_locker)
In this episode we are joined by Brian Liebowitz (@liebos_locker) to talk about the ward Melville team, Brian’s goals and training, and reflect on some old memories!
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S1 Ep 2: Races, Fitness & A Look Down the Road (ft. Andrew Araneo)
Jonah and Anthony are joined by special guest Andrew Araneo to talk about our past races, races in the future that we plan to attend, and we dive into what lies ahead for the future of running and racing for the three of us!
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S1 Ep 1: College Life & Running Goals
In part one we talk about pure current college experience so far and where we both hope and plan to take our running fitness/careers in within the xc season!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We started this podcast with one goal in mind; share peoples fitness stories to gather attention and humanize the fitness industry. With our podcast, there's a place and story for everyone. From interviewing couch potatoes to ironmen, boxers to lifters, the stories you live are the ones we tell!
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HeadStart Running
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