Parker Wolfe Talks US Cross Win, Training w Nico Young & Life at Swoosh TC

2025-12-15

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Fresh off his victory at the US Cross Country Championships, Parker Wolfe joins the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast. The 2024 NCAA 5,000m champion and now US Cross Country champion discusses his transition to professional running with Nike's Swoosh Track Club in Flagstaff, training alongside Nico Young, his goals for World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, and the incredible depth of American distance running. Plus: teammate trash talk with Ethan Strand, the injury that cost him his NCAA title defense, and why he thinks Team USA can medal at World Cross.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Aletheia Run
00:20 Gift the gift of LetsRun.com
00:48 Aletheia Run - Run Smarter, Try for Free with code LETSRUN10
02:06 Introduction: Parker Wolfe, 2024 NCAA Champion & US Cross Country Champion
04:28 Training approach: Strength-based, minimal sharpening
06:08 Winning the National Title - Was he surprised?
08:51 Training with Nico Young at Swoosh Track Club
12:02 Future pro rivalries - Competing with teammates for team spots
14:57 Teammate trash talk with Ethan Strand
17:33 Life in Flagstaff - Roommates with Ethan Strand and Liam Murphy
19:23 What he didn't love about college teams
22:01 Moh Ahmed update - Training with the Canadian star
23:05 World Cross Country goals - Team medal potential
25:55 Make the case: Why fans should go to Tallahassee
28:17 The comeback: Six weeks of training to USAs
29:37 Fifth Avenue Mile - The perfect way to end the season
30:36 Physical therapy family - Both parents are PTs
32:27 The altitude-born advantage - Denver native
34:13 ACC Championship incident with Rocky Hansen
36:17 Turning pro with Nike - Why he chose Swoosh Track Club
38:21 Coach Mike Smith's creative training approach
39:21 Video games & free time - Madden, Fortnite, and movie nights
41:34 Bill Belichick at UNC
43:04 2026 Season Strategy - Millrose two-mile, fast 5K
44:02 World Ultimate Championships consideration
46:39 Depth of US distance running - Grant Fisher, Nico Young, Cole Hocker, Graham Blanks
48:22 Americans winning Diamond Leagues - The new normal
50:35 Parker Wolfe t-shirts plug
51:11 Aletheia Run outro
52:06 Give the gift of LetsRun