Aug 14, 2026 · 29 min · 10 segments
In this episode, Senior Anatomy teacher/Track and Cross-Country Coach Ryan Hartzel shares his passion for training young athletes in a Biblically-based manner. We invite you to hear his thoughts on…
Ryan HartzellGuestPaideia Academy Podcast HostHostSo like I mentioned previously, most of this Pidea community knows you for your trip, your coaching.
Yeah.
Initially.
Um, and so keeping that in mind, I'm just curious at what point in your life did you become passionate about training athletes? Yes.
And then as I was getting older, doing track and cross country, I realized I loved the science-y side behind it.
I wanted to learn more about sprinting, how to run faster, all the biomechanics, exercise physiology.
Okay.
That's surprising.
Okay.
Lots of different sports.
Like we're talking like on horseback.
On horses.
Okay.
All right.
That's incredible.
So that's when
So like I mentioned previously, most of this Pidea community knows you for your trip, your coaching.
Yeah.
Initially.
Um, and so keeping that in mind, I'm just curious at what point in your life did you become passionate about training athletes? Yes.
And then as I was getting older, doing track and cross country, I realized I loved the science-y side behind it.
I wanted to learn more about sprinting, how to run faster, all the biomechanics, exercise physiology.
Okay.
That's surprising.
Okay.
Lots of different sports.
Like we're talking like on horseback.
On horses.
Okay.
All right.
That's incredible.
So that's when
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.