Episodes

22 minutes ago
Training Tuesday: Avoiding Common Race Mistakes
22 minutes ago
22 minutes ago
From pre-race anxiety and cramming in too much last minute work to starting out too fast, we cover the most common ways people screw up their races!

5 days ago
Episode 527: Current Trends in Running
5 days ago
5 days ago
Some might be considered “hot” takes, others are decidedly lukewarm. But these are the trends we’re noticing (and not always loving) in running right now!

Wednesday May 28, 2025
Training Tuesday: Overtraining
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Don’t skip past this one just because you aren’t running 100 mile weeks! Overtraining can happen to anyone, regardless of training volume. Here are the signs, symptoms, and causes, with some fixes and preventions thrown in for good measure.

Friday May 23, 2025
Episode 525: May Q&A
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Your questions have been stacking up so we’re diving into them today! Highlights include:
- Supershoes
- Marathon Prep
- When to “retire”
- Why warm ups matter!
- Pre-race excuses

Wednesday May 21, 2025
Training Tuesday: Handling the Heat
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
The heat and humidity has arrived. How should we go about accounting for this in training?

Wednesday May 14, 2025
Training Tuesday: How to Build a Training Plan (for Brakken)
Wednesday May 14, 2025
Wednesday May 14, 2025
Last week we decided that Brakken needs to suck it, sign up for a race, and start training seriously. Today, we build him a 16 week training plan designed to address all the deficiencies he’s developed over the past few years of half-assed training.

Wednesday May 07, 2025
Training Tuesday: BK is Overseas and Just Really Needs to Race
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
After completing just 2 races in the past year, it is time for Brakken to sign up, show up, and get back to racing!

Friday May 02, 2025
Episode 521: Rich Ryan
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
For the past 25 years, Rich has never stopped pursuing his goal of becoming the best runner and athlete possible. Why has he now, at the age of 39, seemingly reached new heights of fitness?

Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Training Tuesday: The Best Long Runs (for most people)
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
The Long Run is a staple of life for many distance runners. It is also pretty demanding on the body. Here are our favorite “bang for your buck” options!

Friday Apr 25, 2025
Episode 519: Darla O’Connor Pt 2
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Darla returns to talk injuries, rehab, holding on to fitness through cross training, and refusing to ever give back or back down.