Most Pleasant Exhaustion

This week, we talked a bit about the Lookout Mountain 18-miler and the . . . interesting . . . experience that George had there. We also updated our CIM and Olympic Marathon Trials coverage, and we discussed the new standards released by World Athletics for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Are we a triathlon podcast now?? This week, we discussed three big pieces of news in the world of triathlon: the retirement of Mike Reilly, the location of the 2023 Ironman World Championship, and the return of Gwen Jorgenson. Just to assure everyone that we're still runners, we also discussed some strangeness related to the USATF's awarding of the 2024 Marathon Trials to Orlando.

This week, we discussed a variety of news items from the world of running, including the non-ratification of Camille Herron's 100-mile WR, Eliud Kipchoge's announcing that he'll be in Boston on Patriots Day, and the US Marathon Championship at the California International Marathon.

This week, we discussed what Spotify told us about our listening habits in 2022, and we talked about what Katelyn Tuohy's new Name/Image/Likeness contract with adidas may mean for collegiate distance running.

After reviewing our Thanksgiving races and giving a few updates to the topics we discussed last week, we spent a lot of time this week discussing the items that would be great for you to get for the endurance athletes on your holiday gift list!

This week, we got back to our roots a bit as we discussed research on music while exercising. In particular, we looked at the power of "beats per minute" and its ability to motivate--or distract?--us during hard workouts. We also talked about some recent research on how men's and women's physiological responses to exercise differ depending on what time of day they work out, and we talked about how...

This week, we heard all about George and Michelle's experience at the Shut-In Ridge Trail Run in Asheville, NC. The race had over 5000 feet of climbing over the course of about nineteen miles, and featured lots of steep drop-offs and slick leaves.

This week, Erik told us all about his experience at the Delirium 24 ultra race. He had a good race, but he learned a lot of lessons from falling just short of his goal. Join us to hear about how it went, what his big takeaways were, and what's next for him.

Kilian Jornet recently released a detailed look at his training over the last several months leading up to his record-breaking win at UTMB. This week, we discussed what we can take from Jornet's description of his training and racing. Believe it or not, there are things that we can apply ourselves!

This week, we discussed our takes on this quarter's Book of the Quarter, How She Did It by Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery. It was interesting and important, and we believe that there's something for everyone in it. We also talked about Michelle's recent trip to West Virginia and Erik's final prep for the Delirium 24 next weekend, as well as the Backyard Ultra World Championship, Tim Tollefson's ne...

This week, we discussed George's run at the London Marathon, plus the pro performances there, the new WR at the Berlin Marathon, and Day One of the Ironman World Championship in Kona.

This week, it was all about George! His departure for the London Marathon is eminent, and this race has been a long time coming. We discussed how he qualified for the World Marathon Majors Age Group World Championship, the workouts he did along the way, the changes he made to his diet, and most importantly, the clothes and shoes that he'll be wearing for the big race. Along the way, we got to hear...

Of course, we had to take a little bit of time this week to talk about our experience at the 2022 Blue Ridge Relay this past weekend. We also discussed Eliza Fletcher a bit, and we teased a future episode about Killian Jornet's new training document.

It's less than 48 hours to the start of the 2022 BRR! This week, we talked a bit about our final preparations, and we debriefed our interview with the race director, Ken Sevensky.

This week, we spoke with Ken Sevensky, the founder and owner of Blue Ridge Endurance and the director of the Blue Ridge Relay! Ken talked about how the relay came to be, the challenges he faces as the director of the race, and what we can expect from the 2022 edition, which kicks off on September 9th!

This week, we talked about Michelle's mission to re-take a local legend title on one of her favorite Strava segments, her rekindled love for Crocs (in sport mode, preferably), and the end of her tortured relationship with Coros watches. There are good lessons in all of this--or at least in the last one--for all of us. We also discussed a recent obstacle to Erik's training, and we reviewed George's...

This week, we talked about the recent piece that Malcom Gladwell wrote on his blog calling for a change to the way that we do high school cross-country in the United States. We also heard about Erik's (and Grace's) new ultra focus, and we talked a bit about the incredible performances at the Monaco track meet. Only four weeks to the Blue Ridge Relay!

July is always the best month of the year, and this week we talked about our favorite things from that month: the World Track Championship, both Tours de France, and Michael Wardian's run across the United States.

This week, we discussed our Book of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2022, "Out of Thin Air" by Michael Crawley. Crawley spent fifteen months living and running with high-level athletes in Ethiopia, and he shed light on their beliefs, training practices, and motivations. In the process, he reconsidered his own running habits and reasoning. While only two of us really loved the book, we all th...

This week, we caught up on the first few stages of the Tour with its newest mega-fan, Michelle! We also shared some reflections on the USA Track Championship that we previewed a couple of weeks ago, and we talked about our experience with this year's Peachtree Road Race!

It's that time of year again! Justin Dugan and Justin Schmidt joined George on the podcast this week to talk about the 2022 Tour de France for men. (They'll be back in a couple of weeks to talk about the new Tour de France Femmes!) We reviewed the key stages, discussed the riders to watch, gave our picks for the win, and even answered a few questions about cycling from Michelle.

This week, we talked about the two big events of the weekend: Western States and the USA Track Championship in Eugene! We talked favorites, conditions, and a few extra people to look out for. Enjoy this massive weekend of running!

This week, we talk all about P.I.S.S.--our acronym for staying safe in hot weather. Spoiler alert: staying hydrated is only one part of it! Also, since we haven't been together for a couple of weeks, we took a lot of time to catch up with each other and the latest happenings in the world of running.

Grace Hall was back on the podcast with us this week to tell us all about her second 100-mile race, the Keys 100. She has learned a lot since she told us about her first 100-mile finish back in Episode 187, and she would need all of that--plus a determined crew and a lot of chocolate almond butter sandwiches--to get her through the southern Florida heat and to the line as the fourth woman and nine...

This week, we caught up with some of the news in the endurance sporting world, including a few notes from the Maasmarathon, the Flying Pig Marathon, and the Wainwrights. We also reflected on our favorite parts of our interview with Allison Mercer, and we heard about George's win at the New River Marathon.