The RunningLane Podcast

We sat down with Belen Jesuit head cross country coach Frankie Ruiz, 47, a long-time fitness fixture in Miami who founded the Life Time Miami Marathon and who's also coached South Florida's best high school cross country team for 25 years, guiding the Wolverines into national relevance.

This year, Ruiz has Belen Jesuit on the verge of their first national title in school history.

But that's not the full story. Ruiz dives into his coaching history, running culture in Miami and much more.

Timeline:

1:00: How the program has grown over the last two decades

2:40: Building team culture at Belen Jesuit

7:10: Treadmill inventory at Belen Jesuit

8:10: Belen has its own team room

9:30: How Ruiz got the team to buy-in to a difficult environment in South Florida

14:00: Evolving to the changes of the sport as a coach

17:00: Coaching one of the nation's fastest runners

22:30: Ruiz dives into his experience in the event space in Miami

25:00: The Grand Theft Auto effect is coming to Miami in November

28:30: The culture of running in Miami

31:45: Miami’s claim to culture

33:15: On celebrity and running in Miami

35:15: Why Belen travels to compete against the best in the country

38:15: Belen Jesuit takes an annual training trip beyond South Florida

40:30: Ruiz's overarching goals to finish out the 2026 cross country season

We sat down with Izaiah Steury, a former All-American at Notre Dame who's now in his graduate season with Indiana University Indianapolis. Beyond his success in cross country and track and field, Izaiah is also the founder of Addisuna Coffee Company, a specialty coffee company that gives back a percentage of its profits to help fund youth education in Ethiopia (Izaiah's home country).

To learn more about Izaiah's journey and what's ahead, check in with our latest RunningLane Podcast.

Time Stamps:

2:30 — Izaiah explains why he is finishing out his career at IU Indy

6:30 — Explaining what running means in his life

8:30 — Behind former Notre Dame teammate Vinny Mauri’s rise in the marathon

10:30 — What does Vinny Mauri’s example tell you?

12:45 — A goal for January: The Houston Half Marathon

14:30 — Defining the lessons learned on multiple stops along his college journey

17:30 — The origins of Addisuna Coffee & helping Ethiopian students

22:00 — Izaiah’s long-term dream of Addisuna Coffee

24:20 — Becoming an advocate for the future of Ethiopian students

30:11 — Izaiah explains his preferred coffee brew

31:30 — We trace back to 2020 and his performance at RunningLane

34:20 — What running fast means in cross country

37:15 — Izaiah’s big dream after college

38:30 — Why Indiana remains home

Welcome back to The RunningLane Podcast, where we sit down with the nation's best high school, college and professional athletes.

This week, we caught up with Tupelo High School senior Andrew Brown, one of the country's top long distance runners and a two-time Mississippi Gatorade Athlete of the Year in cross country.

Brown is the reigning champion of the On Twilight at PR'Ville race, which is throwing down this weekend at John Hunt Park.

If you like the show and are fans of cross country and track and field, please give us a follow. We'd appreciate all the support! You can reach out to us at podcast@runninglane.com if you have any thoughts or questions.

For more, here are the show notes:

• Tupelo is the home of Elvis Presley: 2:35
• How Andrew mentally prepares for the XC season: 4:10
• Explaining a busy offseason of training: 7:30
• How online information has changed training: 9:00
• What it takes to win : 10:50
• Why regular season meets matter: 13:00
• The dynamics of a great 5K race: 14:30
• How one challenging moment changed Andrew’s career: 17:30
• Growth since his entering high school: 22:10
• Rapid-fire questions: 26:10
• Goals and final thoughts: 30:00

We sit down with BYU graduate Jenna Hutchins, an NCAA DMR champion and multiple-time All-American, who's currently amid her final semester competing for the Cougars in cross country. Hutchins was the first ever winner of the RunningLane XC Championships in 2020 and her time of 15:58 over 5,000 meters still stands today as a course record (as well as the nation's second-fastest high school time ever in cross country). Check in on our conversation with Hutchins. 1:30 -- How Hutchins sees the current XC season4:30 -- What it's like to be a veteran6:00 -- Coming out of her shell at BYU7:30 -- How her approach to XC has changed8:40 -- How BYU forged bonds in cross country10:00 -- BYU coach Diljeet Taylor's influence12:00 -- Building momentum to finish out her career13:30 -- An area Hutchins has improved in16:30 -- Early challenges Hutchins faced in running21:15 -- Little details that keep Hutchins accountable22:10 -- What Jenna would tell the younger generation23:30 -- Jenna ranks her favorite distances27:15 -- Recapping her RunningLane milestone win31:15 -- Hindsight is 20/2039:40 -- What Hutchins is most looking forward to this fall40:30 -- How 2026 will be remembered

On the latest episode of The RunningLane Podcast, Cory sits down with University of Tennessee junior Ethan Edgeworth. The Alabama native and RXC and RTC legend finished his sophomore season with the Volunteers at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5K. He ran personal best times of 7:51 for 3K and 13:36 for 5K over the 2026 outdoor season. Interview timestamps - 4:00: Dialing back on Ethan's time in HS and at RXC- 17:15: Ethan's advice for high school runners today- 18:30: Looking back, would Ethan change anything?- 20:30: Ranking his top training days- 23:00: Biggest lessons so far as a college athlete- 26:20: One thing Ethan underestimated as a college runner- 28:30: Hitting a groove with Tennessee- 31:15: Ranking energy drinks- 33:00 : Outlook and observationsPlease give a like, comment, and subscribe! It really helps build this channel.Running Coaching and Events found here: https://runninglane.com/Follow Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/runninglane/tagged/Follow on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/runninglane1

RunningLane co-founder Will Rodgers and Cory Mull sit down for the very first episode of The RunningLane Podcast. Stay tuned for new episodes monthly. Segments:

• Introductions
• What is the RunningLane Podcast?
• Is there too much technology in running?
• Describing the RunningLane Track Tour