The Extramilest Podcast

Thanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video! Head to http://DrinkLMNT.com/FLO   to get your free sample pack with any purchase. Astrid Feyer is a 47-year-old mother of two, currently living in Australia. She has experienced her fair share of injuries and discovered MAF low heart rate training, as a way to ease back into training and gradually increase training volume. In 2020, she joined my Personal...

Thanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video! Head to http://DrinkLMNT.com/FLO to get your free sample pack with any purchase.   Ryan Hall is the fastest American to run a marathon in 2:04:58 and half marathon in 59:43. After retiring from pro running, Ryan took up weightlifting & running coaching.   Watch the full YouTube interview at https://youtu.be/5EugD_uoBzw   CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro Ryan Hall 2:59...

Kara Collier from Nutrisense about Nutrition For Runners, Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and Optimizing Health.    Watch the full YouTube interview at https://youtu.be/Rhn0HMXy-bM Brought to you by PATH projects running apparel https://pathprojects.com/ and my Personal Best running coaching program https://www.pbprogram.com/.   If you'd like to try NutriSense, the code EXTRAMILEST25 will give...

This is my 2nd interview with Kilian Jornet, the greatest mountain and ultra runner of all time. We discuss ways for athletes to improve in training & racing, recovery, nutrition and  UTMB 2022.   Full YouTube interview:  https://youtu.be/cU7cNo7ZwUk     Chapters: 0:00 Start 3:42 Recovery from UTMB 5:42 Kilian's thoughts on recovery tools 7:10 Sleep and rest 8:32 Does Kilian work with a physical t...

Kilian Jornet is the greatest mountain and ultra runner of all time. We discuss how runners of all levels can improve in training and racing. This applies to trail, ultra, mountain and road running.  Full YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/OJZO-t6O5Bk Chapters: 0:00 Intro Kilian Jornet 3:28 How Kilian trains to prep for races 5:45 Two a day workouts 6:58 How Kilian measures training intensity 10:...

"You don't have to go that hard every day in training with the high intensity sessions. You're building the cake, but racing is eating the cake. You have to balance that. If you eat the cake too much, then you're going to be in trouble…" - Stephen Seiler PhD Video version of this interview . Dr. Stephen Seiler ( Twitter ) is a well known Exercise Physiologist, located in Norway. You might have hea...

Danny Huibregtse from The Netherlands, improved his marathon times from a 3:59 to a 2:34, using heart rate training. In his last marathon alone he ran a 34 minute PB from 3:08 down to 2:34, that's incredible!!    We discuss his approach to training and racing, how he improved so much and recommendations for other athletes looking to improve.    Danny and I first connected the summer of 2019. Danny...

Sally McRae is a professional ultra/mountain runner. This summer she won the Toughest Footrace on the Planet, Badwater 135 miler.    She is one of the most real, inspiring and positive people I have ever met. Sally is a trainer, coach, and mother of two active kids.   She is sponsored by Nike, COROS, Leki, Spring Energy, UltrAspire, Igloo, Sidekick, and LyveCap.   We discuss mental training, pushi...

Eliud Kipchoge is the greatest marathoner of all time. He is the marathon world record holder and only person to ever break the 2 hour barrier for the marathon.    This episode is not available in podcast format, and can only be found on my YouTube channel in video format   https://youtu.be/7E6TNeoOC3Y   The reason is that this episode is subtitled for clarity and also includes lots of visuals, ph...

Ben Edusei is a close friend from New Zealand. He is a mobility, Strength & Conditioning and running coach.  We have really gotten to know each other very well over the past 18 months, when we talk 1 on 1 about a variety of topics. Ben is also one of our coaches in our Personal Best Training Program, where he has created several follow along workout routines. He is a father, ex-elite footballer, s...

Ash Lewis, 37 from Jersey UK, has an incredibly inspiring story to share about overcoming challenges.    At age 28 he had a staph infection that resulted in being paralyzed from his waist down. This spinal injury resulted that he was in a wheelchair and had to completely learn how to walk again.    Fast forward 9 years and Ash just completed his 2nd marathon in 3 hours and 7 minutes.    We discuss...

Walter Liniger, 69 years young is a strong runner from Switzerland. He ran his first race at age 7, his marathon PR was set at 2:38 in 1988 in Basel. For many years he trained mostly at a high intensity, often out of the door and … full throttle. In his late sixties he wanted to find a different approach to training and racing. He discovered the approach of MAF training.  His goals changed now not...

"If you're doing stuff which is longer, if you're doing stuff which is hotter, you need to understand your physiology in order to get things really right for you and invest the time in that investigation, to get the best out of yourself." - Andy Blow Andy Blow is a leading figure in the world of sports hydration. He is a sports scientist and an expert in sweat, dehydration and cramping. In his you...

Tawnee is a holistic health and endurance sports coach, mother, multi-sport athlete, writer and speaker. She has a master's degree in exercise science, a bachelor's in journalism, is a certified sports nutritionist (CISSN-ISSN) and certified strength and conditioning coach (CSCS-NSCA).  Tawnee faced her share of health struggles behind the scenes. For 10 years, she experienced disordered eating an...

Watch this conversation on YouTube here . Nate Helming ( Strava ) is a founder of The Run Experience , one of the largest YouTube running channels and online running coaching programs. In this show, we discuss running injuries, mobility, flexibility and strength training. We dive into topics like stretching, foam rolling and running form. Nate has a tremendous amount of knowledge in these areas an...

"During recovering is where the real adaptations of training are happening. That is not during the workout stress that you are putting on your body. That's why I like this more holistic training approach, not just looking at the running component, but also at your stress levels, sleep, recovery, nutrition, hydration, all of these other elements that come into play to become an overall healthier at...

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/DyE2J5pcWcA In this show, we welcome back Dr. Phil Maffetone. Many listeners to the podcast are already familiar with his work. He is a recognized researcher, coach and clinician in the area of food and nutrition, exercise, sports medicine and biofeedback. He is also the author of more than 20 books, including the first on heart rate monitor training in...

"If you think something's impossible, just know that you could well be wrong and so it's best just to assume that you can just keep getting better." - Matt Fitzgerald. Matt Fitzgerald is an author, coach, nutritionist and athlete. Fascinated by elite performance and mindset, Matt draws parallels between elite and recreational running, in everything from dealing with injury to going after big goals...

Watch this full interview on YouTube here   https://youtu.be/BN6npli_6Kg In our recent conversation, Julianne Dickerson ( Strava ), Bill Callahan ( Strava ) and Andy Hooks ( Strava ), who are no strangers to a challenge, discuss how 2020 has been for them; how the pandemic has impacted their race plans, what adaptations have been made as a result of cancelled events and what possibilities that hav...

Full video is available here : https://youtu.be/v9JNb3RavLM Albert Shank (https://www.strava.com/athletes/26803675) has 25+ years of running experience. He has learned many things over the years about ways to become a stronger, healthier and happier athlete. Recently he celebrated his 52nd birthday by running 52km in the Grand Canyon, pure joy. In this conversation we discuss many of his learnings...

Kathryn and Jennifer Geyer have experienced their fair share of challenges and frustrations with MAF low heart rate training. On their first MAF test, they had to slow down to a 13:21 min / mile (8:04 min / km) at a heart rate of 142. This was much slower than their previous running paces. It is very common for athletes to question if this training approach is right, because initially the pace to...

" I was holding on to a light pole, because with every movement I would cramp. Literally my ear was cramping. " - Duc Trần This full video interview with running clips is on YouTube at https://youtu.be/f8hbzN6v_8I Duc Trần ( Strava ) doesn't seem to do things by halves. From entering his first triathlon and first marathon within an Ironman competition, to a full-on CrossFit background, he had made...

Mike Ko, aka Kofuzi ( IG | YouTube ) is in his own words "a non-elite road runner who vlogs about marathons, half marathons and being a non-elite". He is a father of two young kids, based in Chicago. Kofuzi shares his journey with MAF low heart rate training, the world of vlogging, some of his favorite training and racing tools, as well as family life and adjustments made around the current Corona...

" People train too hard on their easy days and not hard enough on their hard days. " Taren Gesell aka Triathlon Taren ( IG | YouTube ) started out playing baseball, skateboarding and Curling competitively. After finding Triathlon at University he went on to become an All-World Ironman triathlete, IRONMAN U Certified Coach and ISSA Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition. In this interview, Triath...