The Running Public

Is it weak to use the treadmill when the weather is cold? Is it okay to do speed work indoors rather than outdoors? How often should I force myself outside this winter? Do high level runners use treadmills?

Story hour? Race recaps? Training and racing advice? YUP.

You had random questions you wanted answered; we answer them! Be warned, these have very little to do with Training!

Fall Ultras are here. Spring Ultras are right around the corner. The single most overlooked factor for a successful Ultra race? The people crewing it! This episode breaks down everything you need to know in order to set your runner up for success.

Ryan talking setbacks, training, racing mindset, mental toughness, and finding passion year after year? Sign us up!

You keep sending great questions so we just have to keep answering them! There are some great ones today, enjoy!

What sets pros apart? How do I train through crazy life stress? Can I train for an Ultra and a hybrid race simultaneously? For a mixed terrain race, how do I choose the right shoe? Why do Ultra runners drink Coke on course? All that plus more!

This isn’t an episode about workout paces or race paces. This is an episode about pacing your life-training balance and pacing your season’s progression!

Tyler is a 2:12:40 marathoner working full time and training in Kirk’s neck of the woods, up in Minnesota. Hear how a mid-pack college runner transformed himself into a monster marathoner. Plus, he has trail and ultra aspirations!

It’s about that time y’all! Off season is quickly approaching and it doesn’t have to be an intimidating time of year! We break down how to approach preparing for 2023.

When ESPN and NBC stopped producing live coverage for OCR they left behind a need for someone to fill that role. Recently, Jason Dupree has been the technician and producer for many of the live race streams. Today he sheds light on what occurs behind the scenes, the challenges independent production companies face on race day, and his vision for the future of live race coverage.

Far too often we prepare our bodies for the exact demands of our competition and then race day throws an unexpected wrench in our plans and we’re left in a world of misery on course. Here’s how to avoid that!

Ean Caskey is smashing all the Iowa masters running records. Seeing as we just talked about the aging athlete, we had to find out how!

Racing more than once in a day or a weekend is a very imposing but very doable task! Here’s how to approach it.

Rich Ryan is the fastest runner to go all in on hybrid races (running + strength stations). Why he chose to, what he does, how he does it, and how the Everyman athlete can do it!

Training motivation ebbs and flows and there is no shame in that! Today we chat through some tried and true strategies for getting out the door, then we spend some time talking about how to keep yourself accountable during a tough workout.

The boys break down Ultras, hydration pack use, downhill training blocks, running where predators lurk, and more!

We break down everything a runner or hybrid athlete needs in a home gym setup and give you budget and budget-less options!

Last week we told stories of our greatest running regrets. This week we do the opposite! These are some of our best running experiences.

Father Time is undefeated. What then do we do about it?

Our biggest regrets as runners, all rolled into one chit chat story sesh. Bad gear choices, races we’d love to redo, missed opportunities, and much more!

I’ll hit this workout later. I’ll start this training block on Monday. My diet starts after the weekend. I’ll start getting up for morning workouts once I catch up on sleep. False. Later = Never.

The recent winner of the Ouray 100 mile race swings through to discuss his transformation from wheelchair to OCR to Ultra distance monster!

The boys got rolling today on these listener questions! No surface level answers here, only deep dives! Ankle stability while descending, treadmills for recovery runs and downhill work, descending for  flatlanders, y mucho mas!

Matt rejoins the show to discuss all thing pacing! His new book, On Pace, is designed to teach every runner how to run every race at their real limit. This is a perfect discussion to pair with last week’s Pacing episode!