Steady State

Ultramarathon Coaches Sarah Scozzaro and Adam Ferdinandson bantering about trail news, their own lives, and weaving in takeaways for trail and ultra athletes.

How to recover from 100 miles, being a hype man, and mid race crises

Happy Fall! We get on the mic's this week to discuss the wide variability of 100 mile recovery, appropriately setting goals, the importance of having your personal life in order, and more!

09-27
35:48

Run Rabbit rundown, secret gloves, and mileage minutiae

All the juicy details of Adam's 100 mile race and the many side tangents that come with it!

09-20
42:40

UTMB circus, fancy laundry, and channeling enthusiasm

We are back from Europe and more cultured than ever! We discuss ALL the happenings out at UTMB, chat about travel woes, and discuss Adam's upcoming race at Run Rabbit Run

09-06
51:42

Peak weeks, UTMB cheering, and accidental Cardoons

Bonjour! We got together this week to do some classic ill-informed prognostication and fan-girling (or boying) ahead of UTMB. We also discuss when your "peak week" for training should be among other fun topics.

08-23
01:02:27

The life of a showgirl, single-session injury risk, and treating your training like a controlled experiment

We had fun as always this week! We discuss the takeaways from Adam's training camp, a paper on single-session injury risk, and discuss the timeline of effective coaching.

08-16
01:00:30

UTMB start list, kids at aid stations, Skratch flavors, and Korean dating shows

We got together this week to discuss who's on and who's NOT on the UTMB start list. We also talk through Adam's training camp in Steamboat Springs, throw out a hot take on kids at aid stations, and even our favorite dating shows!

08-09
44:48

Gel recommendations, Creede 100, and mastering the basics

We are back and in well-rested fashion broke 60 minutes for the episode! We had a great time rehashing recent races, talking smack about sports nutrition products, and discussing things we wish our athletes knew.

08-02
01:08:33

Honest ultra training, Coke Vs. Pepsi and Ouray 100

We caught up on all the happenings this week! Everything from Ouray 100 crewing over the weekend, big races happening this coming weekend, and dive into some specific training takeaways from one of Adam's athletes' 100 mile prep

07-26
44:29

Hardrock takeaways and Taylor Swift crash course

We chat about all the interesting and fun happenings out at the Hardrock 100 last week including what we learned from this year's race!

07-19
45:01

Running your first 100, elite DNF hot takes, and The Sound of Music

We didn't get to almost anything on our outline but hey we had a good time!

07-05
58:17

Western States delirium, immediate thoughts, Abby hype session

As promised we got on the mic raw and unfiltered to catalog our experience at Western States in the moment while it was still fresh. Join us!

06-30
39:15

Heat training hysteria, building a team, and North American bias,

We got up bright and early to discuss a new heat training study as well as what types of heat interventions are best for which people. We also discuss the importance of building a team or support network and so much more!

06-21
01:15:55

Western States hype, easy qualifiers, and living in the here and now

It's June so of course we spent most our time talking about Western States with just a little sloppy uninformed prognosticating as well! As always we talked about 20 other things too!

06-14
01:06:27

Our biggest mistakes as athletes: hyponatremia, burritos, and more

A great time reminiscing over our worst mistakes as athletes and discussing what you can do to avoid these and not be like us!

06-07
58:13

Hard work isn't enough, drop bag chaos, and rolled ankles

Hijinks abound... we discuss some hot news in the sport, Adam's experience hosting the memorial day training camp, why drop bags need to be prepped early, and more!

05-31
01:02:18

Cool sunglasses, why boring training is good, Adam's new favorite runner

Check in with us for a fun filled week update with plenty of coach insights (rants?) along the way!

05-24
42:02

Steady State: stretching, acceptable hip hop playlists, and working with the whole athlete

We went coaching centric this week! Talking about how we protect our ability to be our best selves for athletes, some not so science backed abilities, debates around REDs and more!

05-17
01:03:30

Steady State: cocodona, trail running isn't ultrarunning, and when to run hills

We had fun on this one talking about Cocodona 250 including what we think of this year's competition and why we never want to run it. As usual we get into some hot takes, coaching thoughts and fun pet peeves!

05-10
01:01:51

Steady State: race weekend recap, coffee snobs, staying in your lane, and training camps!

Shenanigans are in full effect. We catch up on the races last weekend as well as athlete shout outs among our roster and other athletes across the sport. We drop a couple pet peeves, talk about our training camps, and as always slide some coaching tidbits in along the way!

05-03
57:29

Steady State: Canyons, Ted Danson, and Leg Speed

This week we catch up on training, Canyons plans, some of our pet peeves, and hot takes!

04-26
01:01:04

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