Mark didn’t find running until he was 38. He transformed himself from a chain smoking, overweight partier into a endurance machine at an age when most people have already let go of their athletic aspirations.
We travel back in time to the 3rd Training Tuesday we ever recorded: Running Terminology 101! The audio quality was amateur hour, our delivery was a work in progress, but the content is just as useful now as it was 4 years ago! This re-release will give you all the definitions needed to navigate the world of running jargon.
Race stories, poop stories, embarrassing stories, and the lessons learned!
The top 5 worst runs of our entire life, described in full, excruciating detail!
Medically prevented from working out for the first three decades of her life, Joyce finally found freedom through fitness well into her thirties. Join us for her story of perseverance, endurance, and mindset.
When do we need bland, consistent training and when should we spice things up with variety and novelty?
We pick out a 4 current situations our athletes are dealing with and discuss them in depth: Should I have pushed harder? When have I raced too much? Do I pull the plug on my training or push through this injury? Am I actually healthy enough the start training again?
We all have slightly different ideas of what really constitutes Speed Work for distance runners. Let’s explore that!
3:57 miler, proud Canadian, and World Record Holder in the Beer Mile, Corey joins us to explain how a kid from Windsor came to be the fastest individual ever to run one full mile while consuming four beers and how doing so changed his place in the run world.
Warning: you will either agree with us today or you will be really upset! Stretching and mobility work are such touchy topics. Runners will happily debate high vs low mileage, threshold vs vO2max work, or Lydiard vs Daniels, but bring up mobility work and watch those smiles get turned upside down real quick! So, today is OUR take on what runners do and don’t need to worry about when it comes to flexibility, mobility, and range of motion. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
We had a great queue of listener questions this month, from footwear to focusing on time vs mileage. Enjoy!
Hybrid racing is the ultimate meeting ground for endurance and power athletes, but can they both train the same way? We break it down today!
Fresh off her finish as the 10th American at the Boston Marathon, Maura chats with us about training for an Olympic Trials qualifier while balancing the duties of a full time high school teacher and mom of three!
Everything, everywhere, all at once! That’s how many runners like to race. So let’s build out that training style today! From 1 mile through 50 miles, we’ve got you covered.
BK & KD sit down for a chat about how their training is progressing, Kirk’s upcoming race, and what they’re planning for goal races this year.
On road, off road, mountain, 50k, 50 mile? We’ve got you covered!
Fresh off his runner-up finish in the sands of Saudi Arabia, Ryan joins us to talk training theory, preparing for the arrival of his first child, his status with Spartan, and plenty more!
What mileage, workouts, weekly structure and training style are needed to run your lifetime best for the full marathon?
Matt discusses making his living in the running, OCR and Hybrid landscape, how he operates his business, what drives him and how he envisions the future of sport to look.
The 5k is the most commonly sought after PR, so let’s make sure you hit your lifetime best!
Matt Beckham
hands down my favorite podcast. education and entertainment galore
Nathan Phua
This is the best running podcast for OCR. Kirk and Brakken give you all the fundamentals and advanced concepts to understand, construct, and refine your own training.
Dean Constable
I listened to my first ever full podcast when my team mate Chris Shipley was interviewed by Kirk & Bracken earlier this year, I have listened to every one since & caught up on some of the earlier episodes, I am an OCR racer so maybe a little bias but these guys know there stuff & have got so many tips in this time. Keep up the good work lads 👌🏻
Alfred Yung
Fantastic podcast! Found this a little later but made to sure to catch up on all the previous episodes. Great insights from two elite obstacle course racers and stellar runners! Have applied many of the principles into my own training already!
Joseph Gaetz
another great episode! thanks for all the help tips!