The Running Public

Laura is current one of the leading running personalities on social media, but backs up her fame and humor with some serious chops as a runner. 

A Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, and founder of Movement Vault, Dr Wickham joins us for a conversation on joint longevity, flexibility, mobility, stretching, human movement, injury prevention, injuries, injury rehab, and recovery.

The boys catch up after Kirk’s vacation and then answer nine very good questions submitted by you all during the past month.

Rich and Brakken have a deep dive conversation about using Non Impact Cardio (cross training) as a performance enhancer RATHER than using it for only for rehab specific purposes. How can a runner use non running activities to noticeably improve their race performances?

Kirk is on vacation, so Lisa steps up and lobs listener questions for Brakken to knock out of the park! 

Eamon was the team captain, and emotional leader, of UW OshKosh’s track and cross country teams when Kirk first arrived on campus as a freshman. After a stellar individual running career, he returned as a coach and has spent the last thirteen years leading the distance programs. Today he chats old running stories, his transition into collegiate coaching, and the challenges of coaching and recruiti...

Brakken raced, and won, this weekend! What does it mean, if anything? Then, the boys answer a few listener questions.

Get to know your second favorite host through the eyes of his wife! Lisa walks us through their journey from college to full time athlete to coach/father/podcaster/husband. 

We’ve received too many good questions lately, so we’re blasting our way through them today! 

There a so many “scientifically sound” training approaches out there. Is one best? Are any better than any others for me? How do I find out?

How do I know if I’m doing enough volume/mileage? When is it time to invest in a better (fill in the blank)? How do I start dealing with crippling race anxiety?

Episode Two of our mini series! We all have workouts which would make absolutely zero sense on paper. Maybe you just love the workout. Maybe it is necessary for injury prevention or mental toughness. Or maybe it really just doesn’t make any sense and you shouldn’t be doing it!

Justin takes us through his recent experience of switching from pursuing a chilly 140 mile FKT with 36,000 feet of vert to a warm 100 mile race with 13,000 feet of vert. He discusses switching from pure steep hill training to flat, faster training, how he went about utilizing heat acclimation practices, how he fits in his massive training weeks, and what a race feels like when your gut betrays you...

Today kicks off a mini series on how to effectively train yourself for running performance. We begin things with “Boring is Best, Unless You Need Excitement.” All the best endurance athletes use simple training methods. How do you enact this without going stir crazy?

Veejay went right to the top of the OCR world on the strength of his running and obstacle abilities. With the shifting landscape in OCR no longer motivating him the way it used to, he’s decided to branch out into Hybrid Racing. Today he discusses the process of taking time off running, taking up serious weight training and learning to run while truly compromised for the first time, and how it has...

Many of us are approaching the end of our current “season”, which leads to questioning how to properly wrap things up and begin the off season. We dive deep and explore this all the way through!

How do I improve my ability to go to the pain cave in a race, as well as build mental toughness in general? How do I cultivate motivation? How long does it take to regain race fitness after rehabbing an injury? How long does it take to sharpen up for a faster, highly anaerobic race?

Daily training shoe. Short race shoe. Long race shoe. Trail versions for everything! Running shorts, socks, shirt, long sleeve, and jacket. Headphones and watch. We tell you exactly what we’d choose and why!

Corinna Coffin MS, RD, CSSD joins us for part two, and this time she fields your most pressing questions regarding sports nutrition. 

Coming down from altitude for a race. Climbers vs descenders. My coach doesn’t believe in zone based training. I can’t get my heart rate up. Preparing for races with significant water crossings/swims. What does a stress fracture feel like?  Should I use creatine? Do I need to fully warm up for quality session?

Matt spent an entire training block, en route to the Chicago Marathon, living and training with the NAZ Elite pro running team. His experience was so life changing that he set about creating the opportunity for others to go through the same process. Dream Run Camp: Train like the pros, live like the pros, eat like the pros, and recover like the pros. 

The training that worked for us as beginner/youthful runners probably can’t sustain us as we progress through our running journey. Here’s how we believe every runner should approach their training once the “noob gains” are gone.

9 weeks ago Jack broke his kneecap. Today his fitness metrics remain high despite not running a step. He tells us how he got through the healthcare system quickly and efficiently and how he kept his engine primed without running.

Finding the correct pacing strategy for long distance races can be super difficult but is also extremely important. Maximize your endurance events with this episode!

Coach, CPT, and social media guy, Eric talks how to keep living the running dream and make it work financially without being a professional athlete.