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Patriot's Day, 1976. The hottest Boston Marathon. As the world's greatest marathoners melted along the 26.2 mile path from Hopkinton to Boston, 27-year-old Georgetown Senior Jack Fultz conquered both the course and the weather. In an era without water stations, mile markers, or gps watches, Fultz ran by intuition while spectators showered him with the spray from their garden hoses. Jack claimed victory in 2 hours, 20 minutes, and 19 seconds in what is remembered as "The Run for the Hoses."
Jack joins us in Mile 232 to share the story of his Boston win, offer expert advice for executing your best Boston Marathon, and provide tips for the mental aspects of racing.
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We're considering big questions about single and double runs: Should I train once a day or twice? If I train twice how should I structure the runs? What are good run duration parameters? What about intensity? When is running twice per day too much? What are the benefits and limitations of cross train doubles?
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What if we could only use five sessions to prepare us for every event Mile through Marathon? What would those five workouts be and why? Phil and Travis pick their five, explain each, and critique each other. Plus, the nation holds its collective breath as Phil deals with an injury scare. He offers the latest on his health, and examines the occupational hazards of being America's most beloved physical therapist.
As the excitement of the Winter Olympics sweeps through the sports world for the next two weeks, we're considering the careers of the greatest runners without Olympics medals. We've put 16 legends of the sport in a bracket, and we'll tell the history of their accomplishments before choosing the best.
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With winter tightening its icy grip on much of the country we discuss how to best use treadmill sessions. Why use the tready? How can we make it a valuable training tool? What are the limitations? What are effective treadmill workouts? Before that conversation we open with a fantasy draft of our favorite American marathons.
We open with a fantasy draft of the best months for running then discuss an exceptional weekend of racing. The record book was rewritten in Houston and Travis gives a report from on the ground at World XC Championships in Tallahassee.
We're ending 2025 with a review of the year's best in training and racing shoes, training lessons, our favorite reads, and much more. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for your support again this year. We look forward to sharing 2026 with you!
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John Davis is a coach, writer, and scientist with a passion for marathon training. His new book, "Marathon Excellence for Everyone," combines practical wisdom and the most up-to-date scientific findings, creating a modern marathon training system. The book's plans are thoughtful, scalable, and digestible. It's a must add to your running library. John holds a PhD in Human Performance from Indiana University, and he regularly contributes to our body of evidence-based marathon understanding on his website: runningwritings.com
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Find out all the details about course logistics, strategy, organization, and more for the Richmond Marathon. Phil shares his insights after covering 26.2 miles at one of the best fall races in the Southeast region. And Travis chips in advice from his 8K experience. Tune in to hear if Richmond is a future marathon for you.
If you could do one strength exercise to reduce injury risk and improve running economy what would you pick? We consider from clinical, coaching, and anecdotal experience perspectives, and develop an actionable list of staple exercises to keep you healthier and stronger. PLUS, POP TART POWER RANKINGS!
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Miles Bryan returns to recap his massive personal best at Chicago and the training, racing, and life lessons learned along the way. Plus, Miles, Phil, and Travis share advice on self talk before and during a race, mental stratgies for approaching marathons, and the pieces outside of training runs that help yield race success.
Thanks for a great ride to Chicago! We look forward to another training series coming soon!
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We're giving the inside scoop on logistics, course organization, weather, strategy, and more for the Mohawk Hudson Marathon. Looking for a fall marathon option for 2026 and beyond? Travis ran Mohawk Hudson last weekend. His experience will help you decide if this event is for you. And if you run it, he'll help you get to the finish line faster.
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It's race week and we're bringing you race predictions, course tips, carb load principles, weather advice, and more! Enjoy Chicago Marathon weekend!
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T-minus 2 weeks to Chicago! Max Hoffman, who ran 2:22 last fall at CIM, joins the show for a discussion about his training block and favorite sessions. Plus, we unpack taper strategies for the final days of the cycle.
It's less than three weeks to the Chicago Marathon! Friend of the show Blake Pratt returns, and we do a DEEP DIVE into his training toward a sub 2:40 goal.
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We're inside one month to Chicago! This week we welcome Pegah Kamrani. Pegah shares her training, multi-year journey to the Chicago start line, and goals for race day. She's running big miles and has the guys from our previous two episodes in her sight!
You heard from Miles Bryan last week, now track from six to five weeks out to Chicago with his archrival, fellow 2:54 man Benjamin Byrd! Benjamin shares his past marathon experiences and goals, build, and strategy for the Windy City.
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We're back on the road to the Chicago Marathon for Season 2 of The Windy City Chronicles! It's 6 weeks to race day and we'll be welcoming a different guest each week as we unpack the training cycle and race day planning. This week it's Miles Bryan. Miles ran 2:54 at Chicago last year then followed up with a big half marathon personal best of 1:16 this spring. He shares insights from his Chicago experience, goals for 2025, and the details of his last week of training.
For many of us the long run serves a source of reflection on our place in the larger landscape of nature, humanity, creation, and existence. Author and teacher Mary Grace Mangano beautifully captures the spiritual essence of the long run in her article, "The Chapel of the Road," published last year in Plough Magazine. "The long run is a holy hour (or two, or three) that trains and shapes my heart," she writes. Earlier this week I had the pleasure of spending an hour with her discussing the shared, transcendent experience of the long run.
Mary Grace's 2024 article: https://www.plough.com/topics/faith/prayer/the-chapel-of-the-road
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In 2016 Noah Droddy rose from relative obscurity to the center of our national track and field consciousness when he qualified for the Olympic Trials 10K in Eugene. Noah was a blue collar, former Division III collegiate runner who graced Hayward Field with flowing locks, a throwback mustache, a free spirit, and genuine child-like enthusiasm for his newfound place on the national stage. He became a cult hero for thousands who toil at their craft, logging countless unseen miles with little hope for financial reward. Then he became one of America's best marathoners, clocking a 2:09 in 2020 at the Marathon Project.
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