 Welcome back to Mike's the most things will be featured student athletes coaches and staff here at Stevenson University My name is Jaheem Henderson and my name is Jayden Harris I have your athletic updates men's ice hockey one last Saturday against Kings College and women's basketball takes one number three Christopher Newport University this Saturday at 4 p.m. Go be there be there be square Happy finals week everybody. Um, how's your finals week going? Um I'm very productive. I feel like I've gotten a lot done. I wrote my 20 page paper yesterday finish it Condensed it. We're all good there. I had a biofinal. When did you start that 20 page paper? I'm like a month ago Yeah, it was 35 so we had to you know, yeah How'd you get the paper from 35 down to 20? Oh, we did analyses which like kind of up the pages and then like replace the analyses with like results discussions conclusions Respect. Yeah, respect. How are your finals going? They're going Yeah, pretty good. I only have two finals this semester. So it's pretty cool. There are some like write-ups or Like closing portfolios because I'm a finance major. So yeah, yeah, I wish Yeah All right. Well today, we have a special guest with us We have our 2023 cross-country first team all conference selection and member of the track and field team senior Hayden Schindler What's going on? Hey Hayden All right, so I'm gonna start off with a fooling into interrogation Kidding. All right Hayden. So how did you get into running? So I started running my freshman year of high school and I realized I wasn't gonna make the soccer team I started to try out for the cross-country team and they accepted me and just started running from there Oh, wow. Wow. So where'd you go to high school? Pikesville high school Alright, so what is the most difficult part about running distance and how do you stay focused? Like the long distances are really difficult I didn't eight and a half mile run this morning and it was really difficult out there in the wind in the cold So definitely like the the weather can be really difficult Wow long running. So how do you like stay focused for like your eight and a half miles? Like how do you motivate yourself? I just take it one mile at a time Like I know I'm gonna be out there running for an hour But I try to focus on the bigger picture rather than just like step by step And like you stay motivated like every day. Yeah, I see you outside every day day and night Wow, they're running around campus. Wow, that's how many miles you think you're running a week. I like 60 Yeah What do you eat? Like what is your eating like chicken rice broccoli steak? Okay, so you're also a member of the track team. So what's the transition like going from cross country to tracks? I mean, it's a big difference I mean because you go from cross country running outside to indoor track, which is inside an indoor track It's a 200 meter track. So The distances are much shorter and basically the curves really difficult to run off. It's a big difference Are the shorter distances easier for you? Do you feel like they're more competitive? It's definitely more competitive because there's less time to be able to make moves to win the race So basically because there's less time you'd be more strategic with every lap Counting. Do you feel like you perform better doing longer distance outdoor or shorter indoor? Probably longer distance outdoor. Okay, because there's more time to like make moves my opponent's Really make moves when they get tired What events do you run? I do the 10k the 5k the 3k in the mile. She's yeah, I know 5k is 1.3.1 3.1 miles How long is the 3k? 3k is just under two miles. Okay. Um, you probably just walk that in your sleep, right? Difficult. Yeah. Oh, wow. Why cuz people are like well, it's really fast Even though it's like a long distance. Yeah, you're still running like for 40 minute mile page Like it's quick. So the 3k run in the 10k. I would say so. Yeah Oh snap. Definitely take it because like a 10k you can like find your rhythm and like the race is really decided in like the final minutes So like you can't win the 10k in the first three miles six mile race So like it's all about those final miles versus like the 3k you have to stay attached the entire time And then make a move at the end or try to run away in the beginning So what do you mean by like make a move like get in front of yeah So like making a move is like Everyone's following the leader, but eventually like you have to make a move to the front, you know You call a surge. So basically you pick up your pace for a little bit and you move up and you have to hold that pace Not like I'm passing. Wow Okay, so do you have any advice for a younger athlete? Just stay consistent. I mean like it's really difficult. They think it's just consistent with like the weather and you know Just like change in seasons definitely can be difficult, but you know trying to stay consistent as possible What is your biggest stress reliever when it comes to? post runs post end of the day type of deal Just hanging out with the boys Going home hanging out the boys, you know playing the game and some 2k some Madden you came on. Yeah, definitely Right, you've been having 2k tournaments all semester long the champion and 2k Minnesota Timberwolves someone can touch me. Okay. Okay. You ready here first like the confidence might have to get a little 2k tournament going on here All right So I always hear about like people that run long distance They like usually hit like a quote-unquote runners high. Yeah, do you is that it? Okay one? Is that a thing? and two You get that and how often I get it like every day like after a run like I'm just like brain dead I don't know how to describe it. It's like a different like feeling like He's got done running for like an hour and just like all the adrenaline and dopamine like it all hits you at once It's crazy. No way. So is that like? What do you stretch when you finish all that running or I do I do some quick stretches hamstrings quads calves Glutes hips before and after or just after before and after. Okay. Okay. You don't think the right way I need to start stretching. Yeah, I ran a 5k this summer with my firm that I interned at and uh, I Almost didn't make it. It's kind of rough. So I might have to take some notes from this this podcast episode for sure push out Now we're gonna Get into what do you what is your funniest story that you have that was at a track or cross-country meet? funniest story so I was running the 10k and a gout your college early March and it was me and another kid, but we were just the only runners in the race and it's at the very end of the meet and I'm running. I'm running and they're taking photos and at one point in the race I stopped and took a photo with all my teammates mid-race and They kept running and finished the race qualified for conferences. Oh you got it done Okay, yeah, it's a photo me flexing in the middle of the race. Yeah Who's idea was that? Yeah, okay, and like what point in the race was it was like the last It was like halfway through the race. Yeah, I just like stopped running Flicked up the teammates. I'm kind of running first the race. Yeah Like did anybody like pass you at that point? No, it's just me and my teammate But like I was already so like far ahead that like Wow The cool thing about the track though. Yeah, is that uh, you can run D1 D2 D3 But like a time is a time time is a time. So like that's the cool thing about it Like how do you feel about that? So when it came when you were coming out of high school and you decided to go D3 How'd you feel about that relationship between D1 D2 and D3? I mean, I didn't really look at the different levels. I mean, I knew D1 was much more competitive than D3 But I knew I just wanted to run just wanted that college atmosphere that competitiveness I just wanted to race. That's what D3 had to offer I like that Certainly turn it up out here. I'm not gonna lie All right, we're gonna go into our would you rather I have a few questions for you All right, would you rather give up air conditioning and heating for the rest of your life or give up the internet for the rest of your life? Um, give up the internet Yeah, I agree. The internet is like draining anyway. So well except for when I'm doing Definitely. So except when I'm being an academic weapon academic weapon. Amen. Okay, right here. All right Would you rather know right now? Everything you're going to know in the future or go back to five years old with everything that you know right now The first option I feel like I can't go back in time like that's just in the past like focus on the future focus on now like I like that Okay, would you rather have a knife when you need a spoon or a spoon when you need a knife? A spoon when I need a knife Okay, why please break that down. Well, I feel like a knife. I need a spoon A knife when I need a spoon, you know, I really like soup um big fan of manly crab soup cream of crab soup And a knife just ain't gonna cut it but like a spoon I feel like you're gonna leave some some kind of you know, you can work with it. It's gonna be difficult but like like I like soup. So like I'm gonna need my spoon So like what if you just drink out the bowl? Like what if you need a knife to like cut something? um See, it's okay. I'm not going to hate it. Um, I like that take uh, I feel like you can use a spoon For a certain knife, right? Definitely, but you could never use a knife for a spoon situation Definitely like you can't scoop anything with a knife with a knife It should already be in something like it should always be in something if you need a spoon I feel like drinking soup like that is crazy. Like I mean, yeah, because uh soup is hot Right down soup. I don't know. It's kind of a sipping event. No Okay Okay Would you rather have more time or more money? um More time Oh, wow. I did not like that answer. Good answer game. Definitely. I agree with that one Wow, would you rather fight a hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? One horse-sized duck. I feel like I would at least be able to like have a chance like be more strategic with my moves. I feel like What was the other option you said the um A hundred duck-sized horses. I feel like they would take me out. There's too many. Yeah, I'll kick them See, I think the question really comes down to like does the horses still have their strength when you're like Duck-sized or like do they get the duck strength? You know what I mean? I'd say it's okay It's I think that's a valid component because they're little strong ducks You're you're not gonna win but if it's a duck-sized horse You know what I mean? You only got one target instead of a hundred. Keep all the components of a horse and make it miniature Yeah, I'm I'm going with the one it would be tiny though. So like its strength would be like even more Compacted so it would decrease Oh, that's a science major for you guys. Sorry. I just worked with numbers my apologies I feel like that was a numbers thing. I don't know like We're talking about I mean like yeah, yeah talking about time versus mass equals velocity. Is that the right equation? It's all science though, no, okay, you know, you're right. I appreciate it All right, let's move on. Um, this one is for everybody. Um, let's start off with you Hayden. What's your favorite holiday tradition? Um, so I'm Jewish. Okay, so definitely spending time with the family on Hanukkah and Passover, Rosh Hashanah to celebrate different Jewish holidays for the fans. Yes, sir Oh Um We do this thing at my house where like everyone comes over and we make cookies and it's like a bunch of cookies and like everyone like decorates and like Jayden typically sits on the couch. I'm not gonna lie like I always start the process ending it Sounds about right. I eat the cookies. Do you burn the cookies if you I don't cook them really the oven does so And like my mother's watching the oven, you know, like the adults are in charge. Well, I'm in. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Yeah Go ahead. What's your favorite holiday tradition? My favorite holiday tradition will have to be I would just do a brunch usually for Christmas and that's always cool. My father cooks Uh, a little bit everything and I love bacon. By the way, that's my favorite food if anybody's wondering and I get a lot of bacon Christmas morning, so Yeah All right, that's a wrap for today. Thank you so much Hayden for joining us It's been a pleasure getting to know you for having me. Absolutely. And thank you everyone for tuning in