{"podcast":{"title":"The Sunday Shakeout","slug":"the-sunday-shakeout-5901923","podcast_index_feed_id":5901923,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d0f940e0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesundayshakeout","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/34959960/34959960-1735890355909-3646d05f87ea8.jpg","author":"Nicholas Macha","episode_count":198,"summary":"The Sunday Shakeout seeks to share the untold stories of top high school, collegiate, and professional runners. The mission? To showcase the humanity and unique journeys of these athletes. Through deep, authentic conversations, I aim to inspire my audience to pursue both athletic and personal success, seeing running not just as a set of goals, but as a path of growth and transformation along the way.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T04:17:03.930545+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-shakeout-5901923"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 176 - The Greatest XC Comeback Story of 2025: From Hip Stress Fracture to NXN All-American | The Cassidy Armstrong Story","slug":"ep-176-the-greatest-xc-comeback-story-of-2025-from-hip-stress-fracture-to-nxn-all-american-the-cassidy-armstrong-story","published_at":"2026-01-11T17:39:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-shakeout-5901923/ep-176-the-greatest-xc-comeback-story-of-2025-from-hip-stress-fracture-to-nxn-all-american-the-cassidy-armstrong-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-shakeout-5901923","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesundayshakeout/episodes/Ep--176---The-Greatest-XC-Comeback-Story-of-2025-From-Hip-Stress-Fracture-to-NXN-All-American--The-Cassidy-Armstrong-Story-e3dfmk7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d0f940e0/podcast/play/113809479/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-11%2F343d6b61-690d-7bb7-8d89-75a644c4cdcf.mp3","summary":"In 2025, Ballard High School’s Cassidy Armstrong turned a season nearly lost to injury into one of the strongest postseason runs in the country. The Seattle senior, committed to Duke University, entered the fall coming off a hip stress fracture that erased her entire junior track season. Six weeks unable to walk. No running until August. No early-season races to test fitness or confidence. Armstrong didn’t race until October 31st. She opened with a second-place finish at the SeaKing District Championships. Days later, she repeated the result at the WIAA 3A State Meet, finishing just behind Mercer Island’s Sophia Rodriguez. Then the season stretched. At NXR Northwest in Spokane, Armstrong placed fifth on the new course, earning her first-ever qualification to Nike Cross Nationals. In December, on the sport’s biggest stage, she delivered again. Armstrong finished 18th at Nike Cross Nationals, securing All-American honors and closing the year ranked 24th nationally by DyeStat — the second-highest of any high school girl on the West Coast. This season asked for patience. Cassidy trained without proof, raced without momentum, and trusted that the work would show up eventually. When it did, it showed up at the biggest moments. As she looks ahead to Duke and the next chapter of her career, this season stands as proof that timing, belief, and resilience can be just as powerful as raw fitness. Tap into the Cassidy Armstrong Special. Consider leaving a follow and a five-star review. Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thesundayshakeout/","meta_description":"In 2025, Ballard High School’s Cassidy Armstrong turned a season nearly lost to injury into one of the strongest postseason runs in the country. The Seatt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sunday-shakeout-5901923/episodes/ep-176-the-greatest-xc-comeback-story-of-2025-from-hip-stress-fracture-to-nxn-all-american-the-cassidy-armstrong-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-shakeout-5901923/ep-176-the-greatest-xc-comeback-story-of-2025-from-hip-stress-fracture-to-nxn-all-american-the-cassidy-armstrong-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}