The Running Public

So often we hear, "I've been running for 3 years now and I'm just not getting any better. I think I've hit my ceiling." Endurance sports are the LONG game, and it is important to keep your personal progression in perspective. Brakken and Kirk walk us through their Running Progression today in order to show how difficult it can be to know what phase you're in until afterwards! They trade stories an...

We've all seen it: a guy or girl we know who is SUPER fit shows up to a competition and just gets smoked. How is this possible? What is the missing link between great overall workout fitness and great race day fitness?

Army Ranger. National Level Ultra Runner. Collegiate Basketball Player. And most impressively, the winner of the 2020 Running Public Burpee 10k! Mark is one of the best unknown racers in the US, and today will shed some light on how he got to be the man and athlete he is!

We've hit a lot of heavy topics lately, so today we're lightening things up with a rundown of our absolute favorite workouts! From track workouts and interval sessions to threshold work and long runs, we break down a ton of great workouts today.

Some really good questions came in this month! Some highlights are: How important is talent? Why does my HR go up on Easy days when I try a higher cadence? How often to hit race specific terrain? Is rucking useful to endurance racers? Active Recovery Days vs Off Days Road paces vs OCR paces

"We don't train so that the race doesn't hurt, we train to tolerate it." - Michael Scott, probably.    Far too often, we improve our fitness and then go into a competition imagining how awesome we are going to feel, only to get smacked in the face by how much racing still hurts. Today's episode deals with every aspect of that, from mindset and mental tricks, to race strategy and training focus. We...

Bailey is the newest face on the world mountain and trail running scene. She only shifted to the trails in 2019 but has already established herself as the woman to watch in the coming years. Today she details her journey from child prodigy to stagnated race times, an eating disorder, unhealthy coaches and finally to personal health and competitive excellence!

Online Coaching is one of the easiest ways for people to start making money quickly. The fitness industry is overrun with bad coaching, and the Running community (OCR in particular) is not immune to this. If anything, it is worse than most other industries. Way too many unqualified coaches are taking advantage of unsuspecting clients. Warning: Today is one giant rant. We identify the key pieces to...

Fresh off his Hyrox World Championship victory, Hunter has set his sights on the first race of the Spartan US National series. He discusses his training and mindset for being able to transition successfully between such vastly different competitions (OCR->CrossFit->Spartan Games->Hyrox->OCR). Good luck listening to this one without getting pumped up to train and compete!

We preach "the process" on this podcast (plan, periodize, execute, etc), but life isn't all about linear progressions. Races pop up, opportunities present themselves, and plans sometimes need to get changed. Kirk and Brakken are each going through that right now, so today they dive into the importance of not being held captive by your training plans. Mental flexibility is an important skill that t...

Born in Brazil. Raised in Germany and the US. Injured for years. One of the top downhill runners on the planet. Johnny takes us through his athletic journey, enlightens us on his training style, and reveals his plans to be a dominant all around endurance racer!

With the last episode of the current year we discuss what we learned from 2020. From our most asked questions to our biggest training, racing, and life lessons of the year, this episode wraps up 2020 and looks ahead to 2021!

Aaron gives us an all access look into what makes him tick. Starting with a traumatic childhood and continuing through bizarre injuries, Aaron's love affair with endurance sports has been the one constant in his life. Don't make up your mind about Aaron until you listen to this episode!

Everyone knows that their weaknesses are the major obstacle holding them back from success. The tough part for many people is actually identifying what their most important weaknesses are and how to address them. We give you the 4 important questions to ask yourself that will accurately identify your major and minor weaknesses, and then we talk about how to go about fixing them! We finish off with...

The greatest Obstacle Course Racer in history joins us for an episode about her rise to the top, her remaining goals, motherhood, and retirement. This is a fascinating look into the mindset and lifestyle of the very best of the best.

Yikes, we let the questions pile up this month! Today we hit over 90 minutes of you asking some pretty awesome questions and us doing our best to quench that thirst for knowledge! From training for the back-half of an Ultra and how to approach 80/20 for cross training to the importance of napping and stride imbalance, this episode highlights how far into their training the listeners are getting. W...

Ross's story embodies the everyman: good all around athlete who leaves his athleticism and fitness behind while focusing on his career and family. 10 years and 40 pounds later, he decided to sign up for an Ultra. He started jogging in April, training in August, and toed the start line in December. Today he shares his journey of weight loss, fitness gain, mentality change, and race day performance....

Far too often, an athlete puts in a great block of training only to underperform on race day. One of the biggest causes of this is a lack of Race Specific Fitness. The ability to analyze the specific requirements of your goal race and build workouts specifically to target those is an invaluable skill to an endurance racer! We break down how to analyze your race, what aspects to focus on, and how t...

The reigning Spartan Canadian National Series champion joins us for a chance to talk about how he has remained so successful on the OCR scene despite living in a completely flat, sea level city. Mik breaks down the training regimen and philosophy that gives him the ability to simulate mountains and compete on a world stage.

How many times have you thought, "If I just had one more month I would be so ready for this race!" THIS IS THAT MONTH! So often, the beginning of winter coincides with a huge loss in motivation. Unfortunately for runners, after winter comes spring. Spring means racing, so you cannot afford a lackluster off season. Today we discuss how to avoid the off season slump!

Winter cold, dark, slippery, and uncomfortable - but you still need to get outdoors and train! From what to wear, the mindset you need, how to adjust workouts, and all our rationale for "why", today is a winter running PSA.

Rich Ryan returns to for an Intro to Sports Nutrition. We cover a variety of basic nutrition terms, break down how to calculate your caloric needs as an athlete, and give an overview of the most common diets and nutrition plans. Enjoy!

When can I run again? How much volume can I do? When is it safe to begin speed work? How do I even know if my body is ready? Returning to running after missing time with an injury can be a scary and confusing process, so today we make it easier for you!

Endurance legend Amelia Boone joins us for a must listen episode of race stories, injuries, comebacks and her personal struggle with a life long eating disorder. A multiple time world champion despite enduring setbacks and challenges that most people would never come back from, Amelia delivers a message that we all need to hear. 

We receive more questions about Easy Runs than any other running topic, especially after the "What Should Hard Feel Like" episode. Today will address all those questions and more! From when to run Easy and how to identify your Easy effort to what Easy should feel like both physically and mentally, this episode will give you the tools to correctly polarize your training.