In track and field, the common narrative is that age brings decline; that the older you get, the slower you become, the less valuable you are to the sport, until you eventually fade out. But some veterans are rewriting that story. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (38), Emily Infeld (35), Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith (36), and Dalilah Muhammad (34) are proving that experience, resilience, and consistency still win at the highest level.

Emily Infeld brought the Hayward Field crowd to it's feet at the 2025 USATF Championships on July 31.With multiple rallies late, Infeld defeated Elise Cranny, Taylor Roe and Weini Kelati to win the 10,000m Championship.

Many of the very best distance runners in the U.S., and in many cases the world, share a common thread: they have been coached by Jerry Schumacher on the Bowerman Track Club. The elite of the elite American distance training group has churned out droves of international superstars over the years under the watchful eye of Schumacher, who is widely regarded as one of the best distance coaches in the world.

Newly crowned US Cross Country champion Emily Infeld joins Jojo and Kevin to discuss her first US title, her ambitious goals for the 5000m and 10,000m this season, trying to look cool when she first met Shalane Flanagan and training with triathlon star Gwen Jorgensen. 

It might be February, but cross country is still in season! The USATF XC Championships go down this Saturday in Tallahassee, Florida, with 10K races for both men and women. There's no world cross to qualify for this year, so the event is simply a fun way to kick off the track and road racing season for this slew of diverse athletes — with, of course, a national title on the line.