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Two endurance athletes and coaches sit down to talk all things running! We bring you high level running knowledge and present it at a practical level.
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Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Ryan Kempson as you've never heard him before! He gives a complete breakdown of his training & racing style and philosophy. The highlights include:
- Self-healing your injuries and imbalances
- Ryan's massive focus on recovery and rehab between workouts
- How to prepare your body for the demands of racing
- Winning mindset
- His secret sauce: Deep Water Training
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
The people have spoken and the message was clear, so here is an episode totally dedicated to Compromised Running. We fully describe our favorite, go-to workouts so you can become a master at running through fatigue and nailing your obstacle transitions!
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
The Jacksonville Spartan Sprint taught us a few important lessons about what really matters in OCR and off road racing. Kirk and Brakken analyze the race and give you the tips and advice you need in order to ensure that your 2020 race season goes according to plan! They also give an important PSA to the running community: Watch the US Marathon Olympic Trials! It will be broadcasted live on NBC and NBC Sports at 12:00p EST. You won't regret it!
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
The 2020 Spartan US National Series kicks off this weekend in Jacksonville Florida! Kirk and Brakken discuss the race course, weather, favorites & underdogs, and predictions.
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
As endurance athletes, we are always one training session away from an injury. When it does hit, we don't have to forgo the rest of our training block! Today's episode is a field guide for how to maintain maximum fitness throughout your recovery process. We touch upon:
- The best cross-training exercises
- Our favorite cross-training speed sessions and long workouts
- A sample week for an injured athlete
- y mucho mas!
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Obstacle Racing's original and most well known writer / podcaster / personality swings by to give some unique insight into the Spartan ProTest. He also covers his journey from stand-up comedian to OCR media mogul and finishes up with a chat about his current training and the Nike Vaporfly.
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Our sport is, unfortunately, filled with technical terms and jargon. Today we simplify things for you! We define the most commonly used running terms and give examples of how to incorporate each of them into your training.
- What is a Tempo Run? How about a Threshold Run?
- Lactate Threshold vs Anaerobic Threshold vs VO2 max
- Running Economy
- What constitutes a Long Run?
- What are strides and how do I do them?
- Is vertical oscillation even a thing? Does it matter?
- What's a Fartlek?
- and so much more!
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Spartan has announced that Abu Dhabi will host the 2020 World Championship. This episode covers everything you will need in order to be ready!
- travel advice
- where to stay
- what to expect
- weather
- race terrain
- training prep
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Olympian Carrie Tollefson joins us to discuss:
- The importance of the Long Run (and long workouts)
- Fitting training in no matter your time constraints
- Quantity vs Quality at different stages in life
- Her favorite workouts
- and much more!
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Olympian. Mother. Wife. Announcer. Entrepreneur. Carrie Tollefson is all of these things and more. One of the best middle distance runners in US history joins us this week for an episode that will inspire you, make you laugh, and motivate you to be your best self!