The Running Public

Training Tuesday: Comeback Season?

Brakken raced, and won, this weekend! What does it mean, if anything? Then, the boys answer a few listener questions.

Episode 377: Lisa Kraker

Get to know your second favorite host through the eyes of his wife! Lisa walks us through their journey from college to full time athlete to coach/father/podcaster/husband. 

Training Tuesday: Listener Submitted Q&A

We’ve received too many good questions lately, so we’re blasting our way through them today! 

Training Tuesday: Training Yourself - The Best Scientific Approach vs The Best Approach for You

There a so many “scientifically sound” training approaches out there. Is one best? Are any better than any others for me? How do I find out?

Episode 374: Three Important Questions!

How do I know if I’m doing enough volume/mileage? When is it time to invest in a better (fill in the blank)? How do I start dealing with crippling race anxiety?

Training Tuesday: Training Yourself - Workouts You Do Which Make No Sense

Episode Two of our mini series! We all have workouts which would make absolutely zero sense on paper. Maybe you just love the workout. Maybe it is necessary for injury prevention or mental toughness. Or maybe it really just doesn’t make any sense and you shouldn’t be doing it!

Episode 372: Justin Hamilton

Justin takes us through his recent experience of switching from pursuing a chilly 140 mile FKT with 36,000 feet of vert to a warm 100 mile race with 13,000 feet of vert. He discusses switching from pure steep hill training to flat, faster training, how he went about utilizing heat acclimation practices, how he fits in his massive training weeks, and what a race feels like when your gut betrays you.

Training Tuesday: Training Yourself - Boring is Best

Today kicks off a mini series on how to effectively train yourself for running performance. We begin things with “Boring is Best, Unless You Need Excitement.” All the best endurance athletes use simple training methods. How do you enact this without going stir crazy?

Episode 370: Veejay Jones Branches Out

Veejay went right to the top of the OCR world on the strength of his running and obstacle abilities. With the shifting landscape in OCR no longer motivating him the way it used to, he’s decided to branch out into Hybrid Racing. Today he discusses the process of taking time off running, taking up serious weight training and learning to run while truly compromised for the first time, and how it has made him more serious about getting faster than he’s been in years.

Training Tuesday: How to End Your Running Year (and start your next season correctly)

Many of us are approaching the end of our current “season”, which leads to questioning how to properly wrap things up and begin the off season. We dive deep and explore this all the way through!