The Running Public

“The tree of training must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of excuses and yeah-buts.” - Thomas Jefferson

Derek Rubis is the single biggest fan of running the sport has ever seen. He has been the entire running community’s most faithful supporter for the past 20+ years and it is time to return the favor. Please listen to this episode. Please share it with your running friends. And please consider becoming part of Derek’s journey in your own way!

I don’t want to overthink my training. I don’t want to mess with the hassle of periodizing my workouts. I don’t want to go all in with major training blocks that focus on one specific race. I just want to feel good, look good, improve as a runner, and be ready to jump into just about any competition that interests me.  How should I set up my training?? We’re glad you asked!

Two episodes ago we told an athlete not to give up on the sport too soon. That athlete reached out to us and we interviewed him today! 

What race to choose. When to pull the plug on a race. What race series fits my skillset? How long do I have before I start to succumb to father time? The decisions never stop, so how do you work your way through them?

We have an open mic and a backlog of listener questions, so let’s do this thing! Brakken tries to fight through training induced brain fog while also showing off his impressively bad math skills.

You’re one month out from race day and you’re not quite where you want to be, fitness-wise. What to do? We got you!

In his first episode, Nick was in the middle of the lowest point of his life due to medical issues. In Part 2, he discusses his re-emergence in the competitive race field and his improved mental game!

Kirk took down a course record this weekend while Brakken chased some nostalgia. They also answer some of your top recent, and not so recent, questions.

Get ready to laugh, cry, cringe, and learn! This is an all time episode with ultra endurance athlete Justin Hamilton, and we’re not going to spoil the story by giving a preview. Enjoy!

We’ve been receiving lots of requests for an episode describing how to approach each obstacle at a Spartan Race, so here it is! Come for the nerdy OCR talk, stay for the Bachelor in Paradise talk!

Danish National Champion. European Champion. Runner-up at World Champs. Ida is a force in any endurance sport she enters, despite not finding running until her early twenties! 

We list the shoes we use/would use/recommend for every type of race: 5k and under, 10k to Half Marathon, and Marathon to Ultra. PLUS we break it down by terrain type: road, smooth trail, technical trail, and sloppy trail. Boom.

Spring time = trails are opening. It also means the trails are at their most vulnerable. Master trail builder Adam Buck drops by to walk us through proper trail etiquette!

The good folks on the message boards over at Letsrun had an interesting question: What is the simplest plan for getting faster? We decided to answer it!

We had a bunch of our Running Public athletes racing over the past two weeks, with many of them seeking meaning after a tough race. It can be tough to analyze your races without help at times, so today we break down our own personal race lessons that we’ve learned over the past two decades!

Kirk raced again and, surprise, he’s still super fit! Today we go in depth on the things this race taught us and how you can be better for it.

The multiple time European OCR champ is in the midst of a comeback from a devastating leg injury. Hear him talk his progression as a runner, his love of training, and his painful journey back to the top!

We’ve noticed a trend of athletes practicing one stride and racing with a different stride once fatigue sets in. Let’s combat that together!

Random episode content? Yup. Great info about training and Kirk’s Bachelor days? Double yup.

Kirk raced. He learned some stuff. We tell you all about the stuff. Also, a discussion on incline intervals during race week!

Roles reverse as Kirk drops in for a running therapy sesh with the esteemed Dr Brakken Kraker!

It has been a while since some of you raced. Here’s our refresher on what to do and what not to do on race week!

Doc DeWindt welcomes Brakken and Running to his therapy couch in order to help them work on their relationship. They make some great progress in today’s session!

Cross training is the subject of so many of the messages we receive each month, and for good reason! Today we talk about the different types of cross training and how to use it for building fitness vs recovery.