Hello and welcome to episode #20 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the achievements of high school and collegiate cross country and track athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. Our guest today is Abby VanderKooi, an incredibly accomplished runner, and a recovered survivor of an eating disorder. Accordin…

August 12, 2024, is the official MHSAA start date for high school sports practices...so it’s time for the 2024 Blue Water Area Cross Country Preview! You can read the full article on the website with a lot more explanation/details, more athlete names, and quotes from coaches and such, but for those of you who would rather listen, I’ll give a brief …

Hello and welcome to episode #18 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. Imagine this: you're standing in the middle of Hayward Field in Eugene Oregon, looking out at the crowd as you get…

Hello and welcome to The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the achievements of high school and collegiate cross country and track athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. Today’s episode #17x2 is a bit different from our regular format. The eagerly anticipated Region 17 preview from Michigan XC Speed Ratings cam…

Hello and welcome to episode #16 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the achievements of high school and collegiate cross country and track athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. On today's episode, we will be chatting with Hannah Fisher, a 2022 Marysville High School graduate and a current member of the …

Hello and welcome to episode #15 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! Today we have an extra-special guest on the podcast: the man, the myth, the legend, Matt Armelagos, who is the analytics genius behind Michigan Cross Country Speed Ratings. According to his website, Matt looks at cross country and track from a numerical perspective, calculating ran…

Hello and welcome to episode number 14 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will hear from Thomas Westphal, a now-graduated senior at New Baltimore Anchor Bay High …

Intro Hello and welcome to episode number 13 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will talk with Sadie Dykstra, a sophomore at Yale High School. Sadie burst onto th…

Hello and welcome to episode #12 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will talk with our first freshman guest, Kai Fisher of Memphis High School. Kai has personal b…

Welcome to episode number 11 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will talk with senior Grace Clemens of North Branch High School. Grace is an incredibly accomplish…

Hello and welcome to episode #10 of The Blue Water Running Podcast, which features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. This episode features senior Morgan Newton of Croswell-Lexington High School. On May 18, Morgan qualified at regionals fo…

Hello and welcome to episode #9 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! Episode #9 is a 2-for-1 special. We will be talking with two guests: teammates Luke VanderHeuvel and Grant Gonser of Port Huron Northern High School. Both runners have set big personal bests in the 800-meter run, breaking the 2-minute mark this spring: Luke’s PR is 1:58.74 and Grant…

Hello and welcome to episode #8 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. This episode's guest is Dylan Distelrath of St. Clair High School. Dylan recently won the 3200-meter run at the Anc…

Hello and welcome to episode #7 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will hear from Claire Sniesak, a junior at Armada High School. Claire is a successful three-spo…

Hello and welcome to Episode #6 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will talk with Matthew Bacholzky, a sophomore at Almont High School. Matthew had a perfect four…

Hello and welcome to episode #5 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will be talking with Ethan Dinanath, a senior at North Branch High School. Ethan has been sitti…

Hello and welcome to episode #4 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! I’m your host, Meran, and this podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will hear from Tyler Lenn, a senior at Marine City Cardinal Mooney Hi…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to stand at the very top of the award podium at the MHSAA track and field finals and be crowned a state champion? Our guest knows exactly what that feels like and is looking forward to another chance to repeat it this season. Welcome to episode #3 of The Blue Water Running Podcast, where we feature and c…

Hello and welcome to episode #2 of The Blue Water Running Podcast! This podcast features and celebrates the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. We will be talking with Keirra Taube, a junior at Yale High School and a member of the track and field team. At the…

Hello and welcome to the very first Blue Water Running Podcast! Blue Water Running was designed to feature and celebrate the accomplishments of high school and collegiate cross country and track and field athletes from the Blue Water Area of Michigan. In this episode, we will be chatting with Camden Khon, a 2023 Armada graduate and a current freshm…