#InTheMixedZone, Mia and Mariah Maxwell Talk Track with RunBlogRun!

The Maxwell twins, Mia and Mariah are two of the finest young sprinters in the country. This past weekend, at the USATF Indoor Championships, Mia took second (7.13, new U.S. high school record) and Mariah ran 7.14, in third (number 3 all time, U.S. high school record)

Mia and Mariah have caught the attention of track fans across the country.

Mariah Maxwell set an American high school record for 300 meters, of 36.24 seconds at the 2026 Virginia Showcase.

Mia Maxwell won the 200m National title at the 2025 USATF Under 20 National Championships, plus the 100 meter title at the NIKE outdoor nationals!

I met the Maxwells, in the Mixed Zone, and wanted to learn about how they train together, do they get into tussles like other sisters ( I grew up with twins, a third sister and a brother), and how they view the sport.

Mia and Mariah Maxwell were alot of fun. They will be competing in the NIKE Indoors (March 12-15, 2026) next week.

Here’s our interview!

#inthemixedzone, Mariah and Mia Maxwell, Nike Elite Program athletes. Twin sisters, Mia took second at USATF indoors, in 7.13 for 60 meters, and Mariah was third in 7.14. Mia set HS record, Mariah was third on all-time US list!

Interview by @larryeder for @runblogrun… pic.twitter.com/L2QwwKpvUo

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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