Most Pleasant Exhaustion

This week, we talked to Blue Ridge Relay veteran Lee Ragsdale. Lee has run the 208-mile relay through Virginia and North Carolina several times, and he had a lot to offer about how to approach the logistics, how to train, and just why someone would want to do a major relay like this one.

What a weekend! We got to see someone run a sub-two-hour marathon for the first time on Saturday morning, and then we watched a new world record in the marathon be set on Sunday! We could not let the weekend end without putting out a few thoughts.

This week, Patrick, Michelle, and George are all here for an in-depth discussion of the four-year suspension given to Olympian and famed coach Alberto Salazar for doping violations.

This week, Michelle Frank came on the podcast to discuss a wide variety of endurance-related news, including the races at the Berlin Marathon, Boston Marathon qualification standards, the new 100-mile world record, our interview with Cat Bradley, and several other topics. Thanks for listening!

This week, we traveled to the SlayRX lab in west Atlanta to undergo testing. We each spent a hard hour in a hot and humid room, and afterwards, the team at SlayRX analyzed both the volume of our sweat and its electrolyte content. The results were interesting and very informative! We recorded the entire process and then we debriefed it afterwards, so you will get a clear sense of how the process wo...

This week, we had the opportunity to interview pro ultra-runner and 2017 Western States Endurance Run winner Cat Bradley! Cat had a lot of really interesting things to share about her experiences training and racing some of the biggest and baddest ultra races in the world. Thanks for listening!

This week, we talked to Stacy Perlis from Wahoo Fitness. Wahoo is an Atlanta-based company that has international reach; athletes like Jan Frodeno, Peter Sagan, Heather Jackson, Chris Froome, and Egan Bernal use their computers and indoor cycling hardware. Stacy told us about the latest things that Wahoo has been working on, including their recent acquisition of Sufferfest and the release of the K...

Did you notice that we left off the outro at the end of our conversation with Katie Ferguson? Well, we did! But here it is. Thanks for listening!

This week, we had a great conversation with Katie Ferguson, an accomplished athlete and coach from Atlanta. She shared a lot of fresh and interesting perspectives on running, coaching, marriage, and motherhood.

Building off our podcast a few weeks ago on dealing with hot weather, we take a deep dive this week specifically into hydration and dehydration and their significance for endurance athletes.

In this installment, we talk about the Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta gaining Gold Level status, the retirement of Leo Manzano, Allyson Felix's new contract with Athleta, and research on what causes injuries and whether you should focus on intensity or duration.

Today, we talk a bit about what the research says about how best to acclimate or acclimatize to the heat before a big race. We also look into the research and Tour de France results of cycling teams who supplemented with ketone body drinks.

This week, we revisit a topic that we have discussed a couple of times before, but it bears repeating here in the middle of the summer. If you've been struggling through hot and difficult training sessions, listen to what we have to say about how to deal with the heat and humidity of summer.

This week, we interview Thomas Odom, the sixth-place finisher and first American at the 2019 Race Across America, and Jesse Turk, the crew chief for the team. Thomas and Jesse tell us all about the challenges that RAAM presented, how they prepared, and why they did it.

We couldn't let the whole race go by without an update, so today we have a mid-race check-in on the Tour de France. We also talk a bit about the new women's mile world record, courtesy of Sifan Hassan.

We have a new sponsor, and this week, we got to know them a lot better in this week's podcast! Kara, Harvey, Sri, and Chuck from SlayRX joined us to tell us about their unique hydration products. SlayRX hydration products come in a variety of electrolyte levels, and they even offer lab testing that will help you determine which product (and how much of it) is right for you!

This week, we talk about the 50th Peachtree Road Race, the start of the 2019 Tour de France, the recent change to Kona start times, the IAAF's recent report on running participation, and whether folks are qualifying for Boston under the new standards.

In which we reflect on our interviews with Ben Holliday and Alex Hutchinson, discuss RAAM, recall the life of Gabe Grunewald, and share research on using gelatin to promote tendon growth.

In this edition, we look back on our biggest takeaways from the research and conversations that we've had over the last few years during our first 100 podcasts. Thanks for listening!

In which we interview runner, author, and journalist Alex Hutchinson. Alex is a National Magazine Award winner, and his latest book, Endure, explores the role that the brain plays in elite performance.

In which we discuss training for and racing the Cruel Jewel 50-mile trail race--a race with 17,000 feet of climbing and descending that offers four UTMB points--with local endurance athlete Ben Holliday.

In which we talk about training and racing the 5K--including why long-course athletes would want to race a 5K--just in time for summer.

In which we discuss the case of Caster Semenya, Eliud Kipchoge's fall plans, the carbon plate arms race, and research about caffeine detoxing and the differing ways that swimming and running restructure the heart.

In which we talk to runner and triathlete Izumi Yamashita about her recent experience with the Boston to Big Sur Challenge, which involves running two well-known marathons on opposite coasts over the course of two weeks.

In which we talk about the impressive performances at the 2019 London Marathon, and we discuss one piece of recent research that suggests a new link between sitting and exercise and another piece of recent research that sheds light on the way that drivers see cyclists.