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The Duluth Rundown

A podcast focused on the local Twin Ports running scene.

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TDR Podcast #81 – Shannon Hogan Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2025/04/27

Shannon is a Twin Ports runner who started with road half marathon running and racing as a way to be productive with fitness, and has steadily increased her distance focus to several 100-mile finishes and sights set on even longer! Tune in with Mike and Tony to hear about Shannon’s running story and experience with ... Read more

24:10

TDR Podcast #81 – April 2025 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2025/04/27

Race results from a couple local 5k road races are discussed, and the upcoming race calendar is filling out into May with a variety of road and trail running events of many distances. This month’s Trails Report is a fickle subject, with Duluth area trails being announced as “open for the season” but with rain ... Read more

26:46

TDR Podcast #80 – March 2025 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2025/04/07

Race results are in from the first YAF series race, the Fennessey 4k, from Grandma’s Marathon. Upcoming races include another YAF race, Fitgers 5k on April 12th. The Victory 5k in Hibbing is on April 26th, and the NMTC Spring Trail Race Series begins on April 30th. Trail Conditions: Closed. If it’s below freezing they ... Read more

1:23:02

TDR Podcast #79 – Eric Nordgren Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2025/02/28

Eric is a previous TDR Podcast interview subject, local Duluth runner/gravel cyclist/nordic skier, and had a tremendous race season in 2024 as a fresh 40-year-old. Eric had a foot surgery, and finished both the Day Across Minnesota 240-mile gravel bike race and Superior Fall 100 Mile trail run, all within 6 months! Listen in to ... Read more

20:03

TDR Podcast #79 – February 2025 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2025/02/28

Race results are fresh off the press from the Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run 5k/10k, Duluth Winter Trailrunning Series races Hartley 10k and Frozen 4 Hour/5k, and the infamous Arrowhead 135. The single early-season race we could find locally is the Saint Fennessy 4k in Hermantown on March 15, 2025. Registration is open! Trail conditions are ... Read more

57:06

TDR Podcast #78 – Steve Sandberg Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2025/01/14

Steve Sandberg might have an unlikely path to finishing five Boston Marathons in a row, going for 10! A local Duluth runner, Steve ended up in the area after living in many locations and engaging in various outdoor pursuits. Initially turning to the marathon to give his life a little discipline and purpose, decades later ... Read more

32:16

TDR Podcast #78 – January 2025 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2025/01/14

Race results are in from the Gobble Gallop, and the Duluth Winter Trailrunning Series. There are two races left in the Series: Hartley 10k on 1/25 and Frozen 4 Hour on 2/15. Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run in I-Falls is 1/18, and dot watchers can enjoy Arrowhead 135 starting 1/27. Trail Conditions have been utterly ... Read more

1:00:08

TDR Podcast #77 – Karey and Dan Blascyk Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/11/12

This month, Tony and Mike interview local runners, husband and wife Dan and Karey. They both grew up in in the Twin Ports area, moved away, and have relocated in Duluth a few years ago. These two have pretty drastically different stories about how they got into running and racing, and their different styles or ... Read more

38:25

TDR Podcast #77 – November 2024 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/11/12

Race results are coming in hot from the Superior Nightmare 5k, the season finale of the NMTC Fall Trail Race Series which was at Hawk Ridge, and the North Country Trail Races “15x”. Upcoming races include the Gobble Gallop on Thanksgiving morning, and the Duluth Winter Trailrunning series kickoff at the Chester Rim 5k mid-December. ... Read more

46:19

TDR Podcast #76 – Ben Cogger Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/10/23

Ben is a Duluth resident who grew up in Northern Wisconsin, ran for the UMD Bulldogs, and has since been dominating local trail running races such as Voyageur 50 Mile Trail Ultra, Wild Duluth, and the NMTC Spring and Fall Trail Race Series. Join in as Ben talks about how running and nordic skiing became ... Read more

40:29

TDR Podcast #76 – October 2024 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/10/23

A hefty dose race results came in from around the region over the last handful of weeks as the upcoming race calendar slows down a bit with a pair of 5k races in the Twin Ports area on October 26, and the Gobble Gallop coming up in November. Trail conditions are great, although there are ... Read more

50:35

TDR Podcast #75 – John Vallez Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/09/23

John Vallez is a local Duluth runner specializing in trail ultramarathons. A former soccer player, as well as high school and collegiate track and cross country runner, John has been living in Duluth and running on area trails for 10 years. A self-proclaimed “grinder”, John has embarked on several long-distance trail races up to and ... Read more

50:50

TDR Podcast #75 – September 2024 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/09/23

Race results have come in from: Iron Range Half Marathon, Summit North Trail Races, Minnesota Mile, Superior Fall Trail Races, NMTC Fall Series, and the NorthShore Run. Upcoming races include NMTC, Duluth Women’s 10 Mile, Ely Marathon, Aruna Run 5k, Grand Traverse, Twin Cities Marathon, and Whistlestop. Trail conditions are prime, and Tony talks about ... Read more

30:29

TDR Podcast #74 – August 2024 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/08/04

Incoming results are from a variety of races including: Carlton Daze 5k, Buzz Ryan Sprint Triathlon, Chief Frantz Red Run 5k, Voyageur Trail 50 Miler, and Brewhouse Triathlon. Upcoming races include Ragnar St. Paul to Duluth Relay, the inaugural Summit North Trail Runs, and the NMTC Fall Trail race series, which starts up on August ... Read more

46:25

TDR Podcast #73 – June/July 2024 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/07/31

Tony and Mike run down races from June and July. Racers, race directors, running race enthusiasts out there – message us if we should know about a local race upcoming or with results via email at theduluthrundown@gmail.com! Trail Conditions are discussed – generally open, might be overgrown. Warmer, drier weather helps keep natural surface trail ... Read more

TDR Podcast #72 – May 2024 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/05/27

In the May episode of The Duluth Rundown, Tony and Mike mention lots of race results, and several upcoming races. Trail conditions are day-by-day if not hour-by-hour. Is it raining? Probably don’t go. Has it not rained for a few hours or days, and is it sunny and maybe windy? Chances are trails are in ... Read more

1:13:35

TDR Podcast #71 – Randy Back Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/04/30

Superior, Wisconsin resident Randy Back has been running in the Duluth area for about 45 years, completing over 100 marathon or longer running races, several Ironman triathlons, and lots of other events in between. Listen in to hear a small sampling of endless stories from being present in the Twin Ports running scene through the ... Read more

1:20:49

TDR Podcast #70 – Matt Evans Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/03/17

Matt is a long-time figure in the Duluth running scene as a race participant, event organizer, and community activist with a goal of bringing people together through movement, camaraderie and stories. Matt has finished a variety of local races including the Brewhouse Triathlon, Timberman Tri, and Grandma’s Marathon every single year for nearly 40 years! ... Read more

22:43

TDR Podcast #70 – March 2024 Rundown

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/03/17

Race results from the Saint Fennessy 4K are broken down, and another Grandma’s Marathon/Young Athletes Foundation race is coming up with the Fitger’s 5k on April 20th. The very next weekend is an inaugural race on the Iron Range, the Victory 5k in Hibbing on April 27th. In the Trails Report segment, Tony and Mike ... Read more

1:00:10

TDR Podcast #69 – Ivie Brooks Interview

The Duluth Rundown ·

2024/02/19

Ivie is a born and raised Duluthian who started running as an avid soccer player and ultimately gravitated towards marathon running once her highly-competitive collegiate soccer career came to an end. Listen in to hear Ivie talk about training for and running in the Boston Marathon, her journey with dialing in nutrition on and off ... Read more

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