Switchbacks and Sweat Stains

We're back! We start 2023 off with Pinhoti expert and Birmingham native, Robert Pless. A good friend and mentor to Charlie from his first week at the bank to today. He shares his love for the Pinhoti trail and the races that help make that trail even more beautiful. We also discuss the Cahaba River and the organization that cares for it.  https://cahabariversociety.org/ http://www.pinhotitrailalliance.org/home..html http://www.pinhotitrailseries.com/

We give a brief introduction to who we are and what the podcast will cover

We kick off a new series titled Why We Run where we interview folks and hear what their "Why" is. We all have our reasons for putting on our shoes and getting out on the road or trail, but hearing others whys are a great way to draw on other's stories and inspirations for our own journey. In this episode, Charlie interviews his mom, Cary, and hears what inspired her to take up running and continue it through all of her life stages and surgeries that kept her from enjoying the sport she loves so much. Strava route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2968605084165850264 Contact us about the Chatt Rabbit Runners group: https://www.instagram.com/chatt_rabbit_runners/ charliehaney28@gmail.com

Lea and Charlie intro a couple segments (Route of the Week, Who Done It?) then reflect on their experiences with COVID-19 and the pandemic and how it lead them to today. https://strava.app.link/CqjLWO7I0pb

Hosts Lea and Charlie discuss with friend and special guest Will Sickenberger the expectations, reality and takeaways from the Canyons 100K in Auburn, California

On-loop podcast with founder, Mac Dean and others! Also, BIG Announcement at the end, so listen all the way through!

Last pod of 2025! We recap Lookout 50, 2025 as a whole and project forward to 2026. Thanks for listening this year! Big plans in store for 2026, so stay tuned!

Special pod where we record with one mic in Will's office. The pod reviews Big Daddy Week, shines a light on the Western States Lottery and definitely doesn't decide on a race for next year. We answer our own hypothetical question and there's plenty of banter. One might argue that it's all banter.

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The podcast crew talks about ways to approach offseason training and construct a race calendar. Speaking of training and planning, Mike, Charlie and Lea the best people to help get you through winter training and put together a plan for your big, fun goals in 2026. Reach out to Charlie @coachcharliehaneyhttps://www.instagram.com/coachcharliehaney/and Mike and Lea @woodland_crtrs_endurancehttps://www.instagram.com/woodland_crtrs_endurance/

Lea, Mike and Charlie cover local race news and discuss everything that goes into choosing, training and finishing a 100-mile race. Follow us on Instagram for Upchuck updates and news around Big Daddy Week 2025!

Sorry this is late! But the gang's all here this week! We bring our regularly scheduled news and banter, but we interview Mike about his amazing performance at the Javelina Jundred 100-miler. Stick around until the end for important news about Big Daddy Week and a surprise at the very end that is not a pretend listener question.Stay up to date on Big Daddy Week by following us on Instagram @switchbacks_sweatstains_pod!

We're back and with a special guest! Not it's not Will (he was there though) it's Signal Mountain native and local LEGEND Skyler Baker. We maintain our usual banter, go over local race news, and review our performances at Kodiak by UTMB and the Wild Trails Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race.

Just the coaches on this episode! We cover the usual banter, news, but most of the episode is the tidbits we claim to cover in our intro. Mike and Charlie discuss their takeaways from Evoke Endurance coach Scott Johnston's interview on Freetrail. They discuss how they might apply Scott's training methods to themselves and their athletes and where his methods might not work for every athlete. Lea is on the pod, but steps away for a coaching call after some banter.Link to Freetrail episodehttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3rTXzJ92QAA6vJE2oPUTi6?si=bb9a1d350a394016Link to Training for the Uphill Athletehttps://open.spotify.com/show/3SAFiUYOXrgs93SMm1cI9v?si=8e284f69a0244430DM us questions to answer on future episodeshttps://www.instagram.com/switchbacks_sweatstains_pod/

After some high-quality banter, we answer as many of your questions as possible. Please keep sending us questions and topic suggestions! You can DM us on Instagram @switchbacks_sweatstains_pod with questions or even voice messages (no guarantee that technology will let us play it). Want coaching?Reach out to Charlie, Mike and Lea anytime! @coachcharliehaney @woodland_crts_endurance

We're home! Back in studio but still have sound issues. We cover the Oli Kai and Oli Via races, preview trail season in the Chattanooga area, and FINALLY answer (some) listener questions. Follow us on instagram @switchbacks_sweatstains_pod and send us questions to answer on the pod next week!

We're back with another interview from Colorado! This week we cover the Telluride Mountain Run and The Grand Traverse 40-mile races.

We're back! Live and mostly from Leadville, the gang relives Lea's incredible day at the Leadville 100.

A successful virtual pod. Lea and Mike phone in from Tahoe to recap Broken Arrow, and we all prognosticate on Western States. We finally answer a listener question and get stoked about a Double SCAR FKT.Interested in coaching? Reach out to Mike and Lea at Woodland Creatures Endurance or Charlie at CT Endurance to get to your next start line ready to crush your goals.https://www.woodlandcreaturesendurance.com/https://www.instagram.com/coachcharliehaney/

Lil bit of everything on this one:Mike signs up for a race, we recap a myriad of recent events in the area, and Will talks about his FKT attempt and his hatred of golf and baseball. We also answer listener questions and challenge the Boulder Boys to the 2026 Stump Jump.