Trail Runner Nation

We join Ultralegend Tim Twietmeyer and Ultrarunner/Race Director Craig Thornley as we discuss the "Rules of the Trail" Who knew there are 18 rules for running Western States 100? Apparently each rule is a result of a circumstance that actually happened happened during the race.

In the Northern Hemisphere, we are now approaching the heat of the summer. Make sure you prepare yourself by listening and learning from a couple people that really know how to train for heat. Jimmy Dean Freeman, SoCal Coyotes, joins us with his friend Danny Westergaard. Danny has run Badwater 6 times and done a triple crossing of Badwater (875 miles). In seven years, Danny has crossed the Death Valley 16 times! How long should it take to become aclimated? What strategies work best? What advantages will you have if aclimated?

Ian Torrence has a deep resume of trail ultras: Finished over 170 ultras and has won over 50! In 1999, he finished 16 ultras and 1 marathon and won 12. In 2002, he completed the Grand Slam of Ultras 18 JFK finishes including 11 top ten finishes He currently resides in the trail running mecca of Flagstaff, AZ where he trains and coaches for McMillan Running as their ultra-marathon coach. Ian talks to us about his experiences and how his body and training has changed over time, how he has adjusted his training to continue to race successfully and tips he feels will help you build a bonk proof body.

Gary Avery said, "Optimal Stress + Optimal Rest = Optimal Progress" Greg joins us from McMillan Running, an online resource / coaching for runners, to discuss how important REST is in our training. He explains why "the most difficult situation is to be the fittest spectator at a race". In a recent Runner's World article, "Give it a Rest", Greg explains how better we perform when we incorporate rest into our training schedules: rest during our weekly program and after a race. Closing Song: "Feeling Way Too Damn Good" by Nickleback.

To reach your athletic potential, Dr. Phil Maffetone shares the secret ingredient is in the kitchen. Nutrition is the foundation for performance and recovery. We open his Big Red Book and ask the author to connect his content to the trail. We discuss protein, fats and carbohydrates as we literally sit at the kitchen table with Dr. Maffetone. Closing Song by Dr. Phil Maffetone Title Rosemary https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-all-need/id211046312

Join Ashey and Jimmy Dean Freeman as they share their adventure at the inagural Salon Sea Ultramarathon. Heat, rain, wind, COLD, 81 miles and 9,000 feet of climbing can make for an interesting race. What can make it more interesting? This is a team sport. Grab three of your closest running partners, strap on the same bib number and run together. This is NOT a relay. Find Jimmy Dean Freeman at http://www.socalcoyotes.com/ Find Ashely Walsh at http://ashruns100s.com/ Follow Jimmy on Twitter @CoachJimmyDean Follow Ashley on Twitter @Ashruns100s

Terry Orsi, aka Barefoot Terry, recently completed his first 50 mile event. We talk to Terry about how he began running barefoot, why he advocates barefoot running and how he keeps his feet "smooth as a baby's bottom".

Bob Crowley has been trail running for over 21 years. Josh Katzman for 7 years. Both are members of the massive Trail Animals Running Club - a running club that has grown to exceed over 2500 member in the U.S.A. They join the Nation to discuss trail culture. Are we at risk of losing the unique culture that welcomed us all in? Will the culture change as the sport continues to grow? How can we maintain the culture?

Duncan Callahan lives and trains at over 7000' altitude in beautiful Colorado. He has finished in the top 10 in the last 33 races winning the prestigious Leadville Trail 100 twice! Duncan joins us to talk about: Training and racing at altitude How to mentally execute a race How making a peanut butter sandwich is similar to racing "Be the 4th Quarter guy" Cardiac Drift How to enjoy the process of transformation Learning how to balance life, work, family and running.

Change out of your spandex triathlete shorts and make sure you aren’t drinking during this podcast (you may find milk coming out your nose in a fit of laughter). Warren Pole discusses three things that have been on his mind recently: Are Ironman Triathlons for pussies? (take note of Warren Pole’s image on this post) Aren’t injuries [...]

Recount his observations while he was running the 2013 Boston Marathon His response to a recent study on barefoot running How to "live more and die less" Upcoming clinics Dr. Mark will be leading in the U.S.

Max is not only a great runner and nice person, but he is also a student of the sport and coaches athletes. We couldn't turn down the opportunity to talk to him about his training, what he commonly helps athletes improve, and what he is personally working on to improve his running.

Learn 4 key elements of race execution with Lee McKinley and Jimmy Dean Freeman

Get out your heart rate monitors! After two pretty technical, mind-blowing podcasts, we lighten things up with a nice discussion with Dr. Steve Gangemi, the Sock Doc about endurance sports and sex.

We talk to Jay about What is the right shoe for you? How many pairs should you have? His book that teaches us how to pre-screen your injury and find out the cause of the injury Rethink how you spend your training time-budget: by adding gym / strength training Should we do running drills or exercises that can help our form? What can you do new in your training that will give variety?

Dr. Tim Noakes discusses his new book, "Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports"

John Burkett interviews runners from all walks of life and discovers that there are as many reasons WHY we run as there are people, come common threads that exist with all runners and that our reasons change with the different seasons of life.

Sometimes when Don makes the schedule, there is a mix up. We recorded this one night when a guest didn't show up so we decided to just take about trail stuff. The truth is, we can't even remember what we talked about to put in this description! So listen up and find out :)

Learn how to use a heart rate monitor to train and race

Join Ashley Walsh and Jimmy Dean Freeman as we explore what we love and what we could live without on the trail. Ashley is nice. Scott is out of town and submits his list and appears as "Silent Scott" channeling his thoughts through Don. Jimmy streams organic wisdom from the trail gods. What's not to like? Apply a fresh Performance Enhancing Kokopelli to get the most out of this podcast.

Bill Katovsky: In a world that you may not feel in control, you have control to change your body and your fitness

Warren Pole turns the table on Don, Faith and Scott and ASKS the questions!

Jet-setting Anna Frost joins us from New Zealand to talk with the Nation about running around the world.

We sit down with Dr. Maffetone to discuss his book, The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing - 509 pages of endurance training methods that have helped countless athletes perform at their highest level.

Bryon Powell is an accomplished runner, placing in the top 10 of Leadville 100 and winning his age group (under 30) at Western States 100. But he is also the Runner-in-Chief of irunfar, a website dedicated to bringing ultrarunners timely news, race coverage and results, gear reviews, running advice and coaching. Irunfar was voted one of Outside Magazines "Top Running Blogs" in 2011 and a premiere web site for all things ultra. Over the years it has grown into an all-star team of runner/writers that share information to our community.

We talk to Dr. Mark Cucuzzella and Dr. Steven Gangemi about what they learned in 2012.

Pandora's Box turned out to be a bit larger than we thought. After an hour and 48 minute podcast we still have some more work to do. Join Ashley Walsh and Jimmy Dean Freeman as we discuss, "If you walk in your endurance run can you really really claim you ran the race?" Oh yeah, and JDF intro's the EPIC Bill Bradley into the mix.

Ultra Running Veterans, Dana Gard and Steve Harrold share with us stories of who mentored them and how the sport of ultra running has changed.

Is running 100 mile races for everyone? What are you getting into when you open that box to begin training for and racing 100 mile races? What sacrifices will you need to make?

We had a great virtual run with Dr. Steven Gangemi, AKA cult leader, where we talked about many different things including the recent articles stating that running was bad for your health.

We join Elite ultra runner Nikki Kimball and film director and producer Jaime Jacobsen as we talk about their new movie "Finding Traction": Nikki's quest to set a new record on the 273-mile, Vermont Long Trail.

Bart Yasso joins us to discuss his love for running. If you could describe a dream job you may find that Bart has been living that dream for 30 years. He is the worlds first Chief Running Officer allowing him to write his own job description. Perhaps no surprise that his work has allowed him to run over 1,000 competitive races on all 7 continents. Tough job, but somebody has to do it.

Dominic Grossman and Katie DeSplinter join TRN to talk about their experience at Liza Howard's recent trail running camp with Team RWB, Katie's recent win at Ozark Trail 100, How long does it take to get "race ready", Their training schedule, Two-legged Star Wars creatures.

Our favorite Brit, UTMB finisher, good friend of the Mayor of Chamonix, and journalist extraordinaire: Warren Pole joins us to discuss how ultra running can teach us to be better in our professional careers... or can it? Warren drops Aristotle-like philosophy on the Nation Membership.

Running partners can inspire motivate and help you reach your potential. Choose the wrong running partner and they may just drive you crazy. Ultra runner, Coach, Mother, and three-time member of the USA's 24-hour team and "smart aleck": Carilyn Johnson joins the nation to discuss important considerations to keep in mind when choosing who you run with.

The Trail Runner Nation's Doctor, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, is in the house and talks about 3 simple tips to think about as you are training in the coming months: don't overstride, lengthen your posture and go nip to hip!

Ashley Walsh, a multi-100 mile finisher, free-lance writer, and tough chick, talks about how to become tougher, can you lose your toughness, how to train yourself to be tougher, etc.

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Mike Morton continues to have an amazing come back. In the last race season, not only did he win every race he entered, but he set new records as well. Mike is also an Ambassador for Team RWB and will be a coach at the upcoming trail running clinic on November 9-12, 2012 in Texas.

Do you need to know if you're an ultra runner? Check out this link on run100s.com and join us as we discuss the list of reasons you may be an ultra runner.

[tabs] [tab title="Description" ] Anna Hughes, ultra runner from Germany, mother of two and full-time employee talks to us about how important mental training is to ultra running. By training your mind, it is proven, your performance will increase. Anna discusses what has worked for her in her running career. Anna is the creator of ultra-running-insights.com, [...]

Ultra Runner and running coach, Liza Howard joins us to talk about fall training and a great training camp she is hosting in Texas on November 9-12, 2012. Team RWB is a non-profit, grass-roots organization that is helping our U.S. veterans reintegrate into civilian life through a physical activity and community. There will be many high-profile runners and coaches on staff to help you become a better trail runner. You don't have to be a veteran to attend, but if you are... it's free of charge!!!

Our second interview with Adam Bradley, aka Krudmeister, a record-holding long-distance treker! The last time we talked to him he had just set a world record for a self supported Pacific Crest Trail trek. This summer Adam did a self-supported, human-powered trek over 4700 miles from Reno, NV to the Bearing Sea in Alaska. This is an amazing story of endurance. We talk "Krudmeister" about his 2 1/2 month journey through some of the American Continents most beautiful country, the wildlife he encountered, and his determination to keep going day after day.

[tabs] [tab title="Description" ] Jimmy Dean Freeman Runs the Lake Tahoe Marathon Super Triple He shows up to run 3 marathons in 3 days. How did 3 marathons turn into 124.6 miles ? We bring JDF in studio to tell his story and to help tune him up as he is the featured Motivational Speaker at the [...]

[tabs] [tab title="Description" ] STOP: Listen to Part 1 first Meet Jamie Walker, co-founder and president of Fit Approach.. She discusses her experiences at her first 100 mile race: Pine to Palm 100 Mile Endurance Run. In Part 1, TRN asks her a dozen questions regarding her expectations, race strategy and preparation. In Part 2, we review [...]

[tabs] [tab title="Description" ] Meet Jamie Walker, co-founder and president of Fit Approach.. She is preparing for her first 100 mile endurance run: Pine to Palm 100 Mile Endurance Run. In Part 1, TRN asks her a dozen questions regarding her expectations, race strategy and preparation. In Part 2, we review these same questions and [...]

We catch up to Aliza Lapierre after an amazing 2012 race season. She talks about time off, base building, cross training, listening to your body, race selection, having a coach and much more!

Is your body a Ferrari or an AMC Pacer? Do you want to teach your body to burn more fat for energy? Sunny Blende and Tim Fleming Endurance Performance Training Centers join us to talk about Metabolic Efficiency Training. Sunny takes the test and tries the Metabolic Efficiency Training program and tells about her remarkable successes.

Join us on a 90 minute run with Dr. Gangemi. He talks about NSAIDs and all things important for the health of an endurance athlete. Most importantly, we talk to him about what he is doing in this photo...

Our good friend, Warren Pole, joins us again to recount the 2012 North Face Ultra Tour Du Mont Blanc. He describes his successful finish of this world-class event. Warren explains his revolutionary strategy: "Running with the Mayor" which aided Warren to move up 1100 places before he finished!