The Run Around Iowa

Season 6, Episode 15: A conversation with former Wartburg All-American and current Knights assistant Jack Kinzer

Jack comes on the podcast to tell the story of how he returned to the Wartburg program as a full-time assistant coach. He looks back at the 2025 cross country season and

Season 6, Episode 14: Where the Class of 2026 went with Kyle Wagner of the IATC Exchange Zone podcast

Kyle, the head cross country coach at Bondurant-Farrar, comes on the podcast to talk about where the top seniors in the Class of 2026 will be running at this fall. Kyle,

Season 6, Episode 13: A conversation with ex-Wartburg College and marathon standout Erin Moeller

Erin comes on the podcast just days after her daughter, Evelyn, committed to run for Iowa State in the fall of 2027. Erin remembers the time when Evelyn, her middle child

Season 6, Episode 12: An interview with new Kansas State assistant coach Brent Ewing and track and field coaching changes

Lance opens this mish-mash podcast by featuring two interviews from the 52nd annual Bix 7 road race in Davenport on July 25. He interviewed former Iowa State NCAA champio

Season 6, Episode 11: A conversation with former Manson Northwest Webster and Northwestern College runner Chase Bulten

Chase comes on the podcast just days after a very memorable Midnight Madness 5K in Ames. He tells why it was special. He talks about health issues that prompted his retur

Season 6, Episode 10: An interview with Adam Bohach and Flannery Cerbin-Bohach

Adam and Flannery, both former Luther College standouts, come on the podcast to talk about their recent races as part of the Grandma's Marathon weekend in Duluth, Minneso

Season 6, Episode 9: A conversation with former Pleasant Valley and University of Iowa standout Max Murphy

Max comes on the podcast to tell why he is back in the Quad-Cities after graduating with a masters from the University of North Carolina. Max talks about injuries he had

Season 6, Episode 8: A potpourri of running and personal news

Lance goes solo on this podcast and opens with the controversial 515 Run Club's feud with the city of Des Moines. Lance gives his viewpoint on the dispute. He talks about

Season 6, Episode 7: Interviews from the Drake Relays

Lance interviewed several athletes at the Drake Relays as part of his coverage for the Des Moines Register. Featured in this episode are Loras College redshirt freshman K

Season 6, Episode 6: A conversation with Valley High state record holder and current Colorado runner Addi Dorenkamp

This groundbreaking episode of the Run Around Iowa with Addi Dorenkamp features a video interview for the first time. Addi is the Iowa girls all-time leader for the 1,500

Season 6, Episode 5: A conversation with Morningside senior All-American and former Logan-Magnolia prep Courtney Sporrer

Courtney comes on the podcast less than three weeks after earning NAIA All-American honors for the 4x800 indoors. She talks about how special it was to achieve the honor

Season 6, Episode 4: A conversation with former Dubuque Hempstead and Wartburg College runner Shaelyn Hostager

Shaelyn comes on the podcast to talk about the wild Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference indoor meet that included a 5,000 title, her third NSIC title, and much more t

Season 6, Episode 3: Part 2 of interviews from the Cyclone Open in Ames

Lance continues the interviews from the Friday, Jan. 23 indoor meet at Iowa State. But first, he updates listeners on some news, including where a former Iowa State runne

Season 6, Episode 2: Six interviews from the Cyclone Open in Ames

Lance recorded an unprecedented number of interviews - 11 - from the Friday, Jan. 23 indoor meet at Iowa State. He starts the podcast with news on Cedar Falls senior and

Season 6, Episode 1: A conversation with former Atlantic and Dordt University runner Craig Becker

Craig comes on the podcast to talk about his journey that took him from Northern Iowa his freshman season to Tennessee his sophomore season to Dordt University in his jun

Season 5, Episode 26: A conversation with former Norwalk and Central College standout Angie Chaney

Angie comes on the show to talk about competing in two marathons in a span of eight days in November. In the first, the resident of rural Drakesville set a new personal b

Season 5, Episode 25: A conversation with former Pleasant Valley standout Parker Huhn

Parker joins the program to talk about the origins of the professional running team that he and Riley Coulter co-founded about a year ago. The Driftless Distance Project

Season 5, Episode 24: A conversation with "Track Guy Movie" director Andrew Snyder

Lance starts the show by putting the finishing touches on the college cross country season. He mentions three Iowa colleges who picked up team trophies during NCAA and NA

Season 5, Episode 23: A conversation with Augustana University standout and former Glenwood prep Bryant Keller

Bryant comes on the program to talk about his recent performance at the Central Region meet in Joplin, Missouri, when he and his Vikings team qualified for the NCAA Divis

Season 5, Episode 22: A commentary on Iowa State's men's cross country program after suspensions

Lance gives his thoughts on the Cyclones men's program after the suspension of multiple athletes the previous weekend. He also provides comments on the challenges that li