The Defining Endurance Podcast from Lifelong Endurance

Do you have an entry, or dreams, to run the Leadville Trail 100? Coaches Hillary Osborne, Andrew Simmons, and Lexi Miller discuss the course as coaches, athletes, pacers, and crew. They dissect each section, telling tales and providing advice.

Can anyone master high performance? Renown triathlon coach, Simon Ward, sits down with Andrew Simmons to discuss what it takes to coach, or preform, to the best of your ability. Learn more about Simon. 

How much data is too much data? Coaches Andrew Simmons and Zach Baker break down the abundance of data available to athletes and go through what is helpful, and what is a hinderance. 

Andrew discusses coming back from an injured foot and a pandemic to run a 1:20:37 at the Austin Half Marathon.

Physical Therapist, coach, and athlete, Katie Carbiener discusses the physiological differences and needs of endurance athletes compared to those in more explosive sports.

Do you find yourself getting anxious before race day? Andrew Simmons has the solution for you!

Author and musician of the band Chumbawamba, Boff Whalley discusses how the Punk scene in the 1980s brought him to the sport of Fell Running. His recent book, "Faster, Louder: How a Punk Rocker from Yorkshire become British Fell Running Champion" details the community-based attitudes of his fellow punk rocker, Gary Devine, as he trained to become the champion of Fell Running. If you want to l...

CARRIE’S BIO Carrie Jackson lives just north of San Francisco, California and has been working on the performance of teams, organizations, and individual athletes and exercisers since 2002. She is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and author of the book On Top of Your Game: Mental Skills to Maximize Your Athletic Performance and co-autho...

Why are there no good recommendations for women going through the motherhood journey? Until recent years, doctors and fitness professionals have shied away from working with women during this stage of their life. However, recently, more professionals have started to acknowledge that women are not fragile during this time, and still able to participate athletically. In this episode, Lexi Miller spe...

How does your coach decide what training data is important? Dirk Friel, founder and owner of TrainingPeaks, sits down with Andrew Simmons to discuss how he worked with endurance coaches and programmers to create the ultimate data tool. 

Are you getting ready to run the Boston Marathon? Whether it is your first time lining up in Hopkinton, or you have made the Beantown journey many times, this episode is for you! Coaches Andrew Simmons, Zach Baker, and Lexi Miller take a deep dive into the course, starting with the buses in Boston Commons to the dreaded finish shoot. They discuss what they love, what they hate, and what to expect...

Does adventure stop when you have a career and kids? Not according to the pedal power couple, Chris and Marni Plesko. They discuss how they succeeded as the first team to complete the Colorado Trail Ride on a Tandem bicycle; scraping together training between raising two boys and working as teachers during the Covid 19 Pandemic.  You can follow Chris and Marni's adventures on Instagram.

Are you pushing yourself to finish on the podium, or to beat your old time in the middle of the pack? Are you bitting a sub-6 mile consistently, or happy when you run a little more than you walk? Either way, your body deserves to heal. In this episode, Andrew Simmons speaks with fellow engineer and founder/owner of Roll Recovery , Jeremy Nelson. Jeremy tells Andrew of his journey to start his own...

Hosts Andrew Simmons and Lexi Miller share there favorite moments from each other's episodes while reflecting on growth and goals. Featured in this episode, Addie Bracy, Jake Swart, Sollita Lucero, Jessica Joiner, and Bill Wright.

Have you ever wondered what it would require to successfully complete a 200 mile race? Kevin Goldberg discusses his experience of running the Bigfoot 200 three times in consecutive years (once, as part of the Triple Crown of 200s.) Kevin was coached, crewed, and paced by Andrew Simmons, who conducts this interview. Kevin considers himself an ultra distance adventure athlete and is best known for r...

Trained artist and self-propelled athlete, Justin Simoni speaks with host Lexi Miller about what it takes to go on his big mountain adventures, such as bike-backing to, and completing, all of the Colorado 14ers in a record setting time. Justin discusses the creativity needed to find adventure and how his background as an artist inspires him to push himself Justin Simoni is a 40 year old bikepacker...

Do you have a healthy relationship with food? In this episode, Registered Dietitian and professional runner, Maddie Alm talks with Andrew Simmons about appropriate fueling through your training cycle. Not only does she discuss the importance of adequate fueling in training, but also dives into the mental and emotional reasons why people have trouble giving themselves permission to eat enough. Madd...

Is the outdoor industry "male first?" In this episode, Sunny Stroeer discusses the outdoor gender gap with Lexi Miller. They discuss the expectations that are placed on women, and how representation can increase equality. Sunny discusses her work with AWExpeditions, which works to take all female trips out mountaineering. Sunny Stroeer is an accomplished professional endurance athlete, sponsored b...

What are your goals worth to you? How much time, energy, and money are you willing to spend to reach those goals and be the best version of yourself? In this episode, Andrew Simmons speaks with Dr. Jake Swart Physical Therapist and president of Athlete's Potential - a specialized physical therapy for amateur to elite athletes. Andrew and Jake discuss the art of acknowledging what value you hold in...

Welcome to Defining Endurance, the podcast from Lifelong Endurance Coaching. I am your host, Andrew Simmons, I am a  youth and adult coach based in Denver, Colorado.  I work with athletes across a range of abilities from beginner to elite. My specialty is with distance and ultra distance runners. I do not run this podcast alone; co-host Lexi Miller and myself meet with experts in the end...

Could this be the end of collegiate running as we know it? In this episode, Lexi Miller sits down with professional runner and collegiate coach, Josh Eberly. Eberly shares the beginning and growth of the Western State Colorado University trail running team. Josh Eberly has been running for 20+ years. He has traveled the World and all over the United States to train and compete in some of the bigge...

Have you ever struggled to communicate with your coach? Andrew Simmons sits down with Ali Kershner, elite coach and leader at the Art of Coaching to discuss gaps in communication. Originally from Palo Alto, California, Kershner graduated from Duke University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in evolutionary anthropology. While in Durham she spent four highly successful seasons as a member of the Du...

Suicide is up 33% since the year 1999-effecting athletes, adults, teens, and all genders. In this episode, sports social worker, Sollita Lucero, discusses what adds to the feelings of isolation and how we can work as a community towards prevention.

Do you find yourself frustrated when you don't reach your goals? 

Chef Gonzo Jimenez , owner of Miette et Chocolat tells coach Andrew Simmons how he came from Salta, Argentina to the Denver, Colorado by following his passions. Chef Gonzo might be best known for his appearance on "Bake Squad"- a Netflix reality series, however, he is also an accomplished and enthusiastic ultra runner. At the age of 17, Chef Gonzo started working in restaurants and fell in love wi...