Utah seems to be the hot spot in elite distance running these days, which makes the Ed Eyestone interview on State Of The Sport timely.

Applause to AliOnTheRun for sharing Olympic Trials reports through the eyes of insightful pros who were in the thick of it, such as Nikki Hiltz and Keira D’Amato.

Don’t miss Kara Goucher’s insightful commentary about the “cost” to the athlete and to the sport of (extremely) late recognition of people like Lashinda Demus – on Nobody Asked Us

If you tune into one podcast this week I suggest CTolleRun with guest Sandi Morris

I’m really struck by the breadth of topics this week in the podcasts we’ve been following.

Podcast interview choices this week from the newest stars to legends

Catch the incomparable Meb Keflezighi on multiple podcasts this week.

THE Elizabeth Smart?!? Yes indeed. AliOnTheRun features a wonderful interview with avid runner and child safety advocate Elizabeth Smart.

With the always-epic Barkley Marathon in the news, we point out that the Running Book Review podcast features an interview with the author of a book about the race

Don’t miss the interviews with Emma Coburn (Ali On The Run) and with Jenny Simpson (CitiusMag)