It is no surprise that world-class athletes couldn’t get to their level without a strong mental game. It could be argued that you need a strong mental game to push beyond your personal limits to a new plateau. Recent research reveals...
We invited Ryan Montgomery on our podcast to do a “Golden Nuggets” episode. Like some trail runs take interesting twists and turns and you end up discovery new and exciting vistas, our conversation turned to a fun and educational place...
After our Western States 100 Prognostication episode, we kept the recording button pushed and this is the discussion. We get a short race report from AJW on his Bighorn 100 race last weekend. Ambasedor Level...
Western States 100 is the first high profile race that is being held since the pandemic cancelled racing around the world. We sit down with Andy Jones-Wilkins to get his take on this year’s race. There will be 320 amazing...
This is an important episode and we are fortunate to have a friend, Cory Reese, join us to talk about depression. Cory is an accomplished ultra runner and author of three books: Nowhere Near FirstInto the Furnace Stronger than the...
The world did not come to an end at the 2021 World’s End 100K last week. Andy Jones-Wilkins experienced his first DNF after successfully completing 184 ultras prior. Read more about AJW’s race in the Tap Room at iRunFar Hire Andy as...
Heads up! We have pretty cool deal just for Trail Runner Nation citizens! Our friends at UCAN are offering free samples to Trail Runner Nation podcast subscribers— just for the cost of shipping. We wanted those of you who read the Trail Runner...
A new series of regular episodes we are going to play with is called NuggetCast. Andy Jones-Wilkins joins us to explain what is a NuggetCast and kick of this first episode.This episode’s nuggets are:– Train the mind– Throw out the...
In running failure might manifest itself as a DNF at a race or a failed workout. Many of us are programmed to believe that failure is bad. In this episode, we will challenge that fallacy and talk about how failure is part of the design process of...
We all love a good story about trail running. In Dean Karnazes’ latest book, “A Runners High – My Life in Motion”, he tells stories that you will easily draw you in and might remind you of similar situations that you might...