the middle of the official Western States Endurance Run training weekend, we relax with Ian Torrence Emily Harrison Dominic Grossman Katie DeSplinter We chat about the weekend training Is trail running an activity or a way-of-life Mental Taper How...
if you get a chance to have a running discussion with Ann Trason and Andy Jones Wilkins at mile 55.7 on the Western States 100 Trail, what would you ask? We throw the kitchen sink at them both and came up with a jumbolia of topics that will make you...
. Mark joins us again to cover some interesting topics: America College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the world’s authority on exercise and health, just released an article, “How to Select a Running Shoe“, refining their position. Should...
member, Candice Burt joins us to discuss a recent lighthearted blog post she wrote on how ultra runners take things to excess. DUH! That’s who we are. Fun article about people that make up excuses for not racing well. Here are some of the...
Trail Running is distinctly different in culture and mental preparation than other running or endurance sports. Veteran Trail Ultra Runner, Bob Crowley, visits with the Nation about what is unique about this sports culture. Is there a difference...
I retired from the Marines in 2005 and immediate quit running. I’d decided to never run again. So fast forward to last summer, I helped a young lady accomplish a 200+ mile ultra. As her escort (on bicycle) for the middle 60 miles…her...
out your dictionary and slow down the playback on your MP3 player! Ben Greenfield, fitness expert and top ranked Iron-Man triathlete teaches about Cold Thermogenisis Exercise throughout the day How Fasting can help you turn your body into a fat...
if there was a nutrition training program that is NOT a calorie-deficient diet, NOT low-carb / Atkins-like, NO need to count calories, and requires NO special foods or supplements? Our favorite nutritionist, Sunny Blende, teaches us how to train our...
Runner Nation’s Southern California corespondent, Jimmy Dean Freeman, joins the Nation to discuss new year’s resolutions and goal setting. Stuff we referenced: Vanessa Rodriguez wrote for Active.com, “7 Ultrarunning Myths That...
over 20 books written for the endurance athlete, Matt Fitzgerald is one of the sport’s leading authors. Some of his other best sellers are: Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance Iron War-Dave Scott, Mark Allen, & the...
