Hosted by Nicholas Macha · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 191 episodes
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The Sunday Shakeout seeks to share the untold stories of top high school, collegiate, and professional runners.The mission? To showcase the humanity and unique journeys of these athletes. Through deep, authentic conversations, I aim to inspire my audience to pursue both athletic and personal success, seeing running not just as a set of goals, but as a path of growth and transformation along the way.
Nicholas Macha hosts The Sunday Shakeout, a sports show with 191 episodes published.
At just 15 years old, Olympia High School’s Quenton Lanese has already built one of the most decorated age-group running résumés in American distance running history. The Washington freshman has spent years rewriting rec
Show notesThis solo episode is a raw and emotional. I look back on my junior year, look ahead to my junior year, and reflect upon the death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch. Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review.
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At Niwot High School, winning has become part of the standard. But somehow, they’ve found a way to keep it fun. Quinn Sullivan is a junior from Niwot, Colorado, and one of the top distance runners in the Class of 2027. H
Show notesThis week on the show is the ninth iteration of the solo podcast series of The Sunday Shakeout. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Sunday Shakeout. Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review
Show notesThis week on the show is the seventh iteration of the solo podcast series of The Sunday Shakeout. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Sunday Shakeout. Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review.
Show notesThis week on the show is the seventh iteration of the solo podcast series of The Sunday Shakeout. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES REGARDING THE SHOW. I talk all about my spring break, visiting Texas colleges, my current training,
Show notes***SOLO SERIES EPISODE #6*** Today on the podcast is the sixth iteration of the solo show series. I recorded this one from a rental car in Austin, Texas, and discuss my recent training and racing, why happiness is so har
Show notesThis week on the show is the fifth iteration of the solo podcast series of The Sunday Shakeout. I tell the second half of the story of my entire running career, from the beginning of my freshman year at Seattle Prep to n
Show notesThis week on the podcast is the fourth iteration of the solo podcast series of The Sunday Shakeout. I tell the story all the way back from the end of my 5th grade year, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, all t
Show notes***SOLO SERIES EPISODE #3*** This week’s episode is the third iteration of the new solo podcast series. I discuss an annual tradition at my high school, called Olympic Week, as well as role models, student government ree
Show notes***SOLO SERIES EPISODE #2*** This week’s episode is the second iteration of the new solo podcast series. I decided to film this as a video podcast for a fun twist. I discuss a lot of topics completely unrelated to runnin
Show notes***SOLO SERIES EPISODE #1 *** I announced on Instagram last week that the show is temporarily going on a hiatus from guest interviews. My life has many competing priorities. Despite my obsession for this podcast and the
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First kilometer. Out in front. Everything clicking. Then the race turns, and the season suddenly feels different. Malachi Schoenherr is a senior who’s built his career on patience, discipline, and trust in his process. B
Show notesThis is not a running episode. Not even close. But something so important happened in my life that I had to make an episode about it. I went on the Kairos retreat with ~90 of my classmates at Seattle Prep. Kairos is one
Show notes2026 barely started, and track and field has been turned upside down. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is the best middle-distance runner in the world, and he just has surgery. Sam Ruthe is a 16-year-old from New Zealand who just ran
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In 2025, Hermiston High’s Leroy Lozano Mejia quietly became someone the Washington distance scene could no longer ignore. The sophomore entered the fall as a sleeper and left it with authority. Built on patience and aero
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In 2025, Lafayette High School’s Xavier Richardson reached a season that had been years in the making. The Lexington, Kentucky senior didn’t rise quickly or cleanly. His path was marked by races that fell apart, progress
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In 2025, Ballard High School’s Cassidy Armstrong turned a season nearly lost to injury into one of the strongest postseason runs in the country. The Seattle senior, committed to Duke University, entered the fall coming o
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Some athletes ease into the spotlight. Carter Smith ran straight toward it... faster than almost anyone his age. The Mifflin County senior from Lewistown, Pennsylvania is still early in his distance-running journey, just
Show notesWake up, baby. We're back with the doubleheader weekends. A formal interview will be dropping later today... one of the biggest talents in high school in 2026. This episode, however, has a different tone. I open up about
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The Sunday Shakeout is hosted by Nicholas Macha. The show is categorised under sports (running) and has published 191 episodes.
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