# Eric Avila

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This Week In Track: Olli Hoare vs. Cole Hocker At Millrose Games, Contract Silly Season, Greatest Boston Marathon Fields Ever, Paris 2024 Schedule Released

On this week's show, it's silly season in the track and field world with athletes switching teams and signing new contracts. The Boston Marathon unveiled its deepest fields maybe ever. The Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile and men's 800 fields were released. World Athletics has posted the schedule for …

Ep110 - A Very Nice Podcast with Ron Warhurst, Morgan Beadlescomb, Eric Avila, and Nathan Mylenek — In Person Episode in Chicago

We sit down for an in-person episode with the Very Nice Track Club fellas — plus the man, the myth, the legend: Ron Warhurst — after the Windy City Invite in Chicago. Morgan Beadlescomb, Eric Avila, and Nathan Mylenek take us behind the scenes of VNTC and how they all ended up in Ann Arbor. We also…

Episode 452: Eric Avila – Pro Runner for Adidas on Burnout and Finding the Love of Running

Eric Avila is an Adidas athlete. He is a US National Road Mile Champion. After years of training with the Golden Coast Track Club, he has recently shared that he is now being coached by Ron Warhurst and training with the Very Nice Track Club out of Michigan. He is a 4-time national champion fro…

Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Los Angeles

The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Los Angeles (Cambridge University Press) Editor Kevin McNamara and contributors William Mohr, Scott Bryson, and Eric Avila will read from their selected pieces in this great new anthology of local literature! William Alexander McClung and Mark Shiel,…

Mar 19, 2025 - In Conversation with Dr. Eric Avila (UCLA, History)

Join us in conversation with UCLA Professor of History and Chicana/o Studies, Dr. Eric Avila. Dr. Avila is an urban cultural historian, studying the intersections of racial identity, urban space, and cultural representation in twentieth century America. He is the current holder of the Waldo E. Nei…

Eric Avila is Still a Dodgers Fan

In this episode of Critical Currents, hosts Dani Taylor and Stella Horns speak with UCLA professor and cultural historian, Eric Avila. He is bridging the gap by documenting the history of Los Angeles’ urban design through people-centered, deeply contextual historiographical methods. Avila paints a …

From the Shadows to HOKA Festival of Miles: Chiara Dailey on Being Overlooked, Training Like A Pro, and Chasing a Sub-4:30 Mile In High School

Braelyn Combe listed five girls she expected to contend with at Festival of Miles. Chiara Dailey's name wasn't one of them. That detail sits right at the center of this conversation: not as a grudge, but as fuel. Chiara has been one of the best prep distance runners in the country for four straigh…

Eric Avila on How to Actually Get Recruited to Run in College: Why Almost Any Runner Can Earn a Scholarship, How NIL Deals Really Work, and What Coaches Are Looking For

Eric Avila quit racing, but he didn’t quit the sport altogether. The 2021 USATF Road Mile champion spent eight years with Adidas before walking away in 2024. This included a torn plantar fascia, a contract offer attached to a marathon move he didn't want, and a competitive fire that quietly fizzle…

TNSS 175: Hands-On With the iPhone XS Max - iPhone XS hands-on, playable video game museum, GLAS smart thermostat, and more.

On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, September 22, 2018, with Jason Howell and Rich DeMuro: Jason and Rich discuss Amazon's surprise Echo event where they announced 70 new products including new Echo speakers, an in-car Echo device, and a microwave. Jason tours the Museum of Art an…

Episode 647: Trackbeast

College track & field recruiting is noisy, expensive, and stacked against families who don’t already know how the system works. Most high school athletes apply blind — no real sense of where their marks make them competitive, what a program actually needs, or how NIL works in their state. Trackbea…