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Hosted by Nicholas Macha · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 210 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 210 episodes published.
One hundredth of a second. That was the difference between Caleb Winders winning and going home wondering what he could have done differently. A few weeks later, he ran 1:46.85. The Bloomington North senior has spent the
Sometimes the athletes who go the farthest are the ones who never made the biggest splash at the start. Hunter Robbie didn't become a two-time Nike Cross Nationals All-American overnight. The 2026 Niwot High School gradu
This week, I'm taking a break from guest interviews to share a few lessons from my final varsity camp before senior cross country. We talk about why I decided to step away from Strava, what chasing social validation was
Andrew Brown was labeled a prodigy before he was old enough to drive. Then came the pressure, the setbacks, and the question every young athlete eventually faces: who are you when things don't go your way? The rising sen
In 2026, Oak Knoll School's Reagan Moore cemented herself as one of the premier 800-meter runners in the United States. The rising senior from Summit, New Jersey claimed her second national title this June, running wire-
In 2025, Coeur d'Alene High's Wyatt Carr stepped into a new role. The team's longtime leaders had graduated, and the responsibility of carrying one of the nation's premier distance programs now rested on his shoulders. T
In 2026, Ballard High School’s Cassidy Armstrong closed out her career as one of Washington’s defining distance runners. In late May, she delivered the defining performance of her high school career at the WIAA 3A State
She'd never raced a track meet before her junior year. Eighteen months later, she was standing among the fastest high school middle-distance runners in America. The Ursuline School graduate and future UNC Tar Heel didn't
In 2026, Indiana watched a barrier fall that had stood for generations. Noah Bontrager was the one who broke it. The Indiana standout, who is headed to Notre Dame this fall, capped off his indoor season by becoming the f
Just over a year ago, Abigail Hennessy wasn't sure she'd race again. Today, the Westford Academy graduated senior owns three Massachusetts state records and has cemented herself as one of the premier high school distance
Over three years ago, I started this show as a casual basement passion project. Now, The Sunday Shakeout has grown to be one of the top high school running podcasts in the nation. Unbelievable. A podcast, however, is onl
Some athletes make headlines with their times. Others make you pay attention because of the story behind them. Elise Corr is quickly becoming both. The Seattle Prep standout claimed both the Metro League and District tit
Before the podium finishes. Before the national meets. Before the breakthrough performances. There was just a kid who loved to run. Tahoma High School's Carson Stafford has been chasing that feeling since he was five yea
15 state titles. A national championship relay. And a runner determined to prove that Washington, DC deserves a place in the national conversation. This week on The Sunday Shakeout, I sat down with Georgetown Visitation
This week on the podcast, in addition to a guest interview, is a special episode with my best friend and teammate on the Seattle Prep Boys Cross-Country Team. Nash Howard is a rising senior on the team, along with myself
In 2026, Barrington High School's Mia Sirois cemented herself as one of the premier distance runners in the nation. The Illinois standout opened her year by winning the indoor national title in the 5,000 meters before ca
As a freshman, Kingston Shillito ran 20 miles to prove a point. Not because his coaches told him to. Not because it was on the training plan. Just because he wanted to show he could do it. That story tells you a lot abou
KINGSTON SHILLITO ON THE SHOW LATER TODAY This is one of the most introspective podcasts I have done in recent memory. Thank you all so much for listening! Please consider leaving a follow and a five-star review.
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
This 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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