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PODCAST

Performance Running Gym Podcast

Performance Running

Welcome to the Performance Running Gym Podcast! Hosts Aaron Boike and Bobbi Van Donsel bring us voices of athletes and professionals from the local and national trail, ultra, and road running community to help you run #PRGstrong and crush your PRs!

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00:35:14

Dakotah Lindwurm - From Underdog to Olympian

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2024/03/19

Just over one month ago Dakotah became the first minnesotan to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after an incredible 3rd place finish with a time of 2:25:21. Although Dakotah came on the radar for many in the running community after the trials, she is no stranger to the podium. Dakotah has two Grandma’s Marathon wins to her name from 2021 and 2022, as well as placing 2nd in the 2019 Twin Cities Marathon. For those trail nerds like me, she also won the Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon an incredible

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00:42:34

Chris Lundstrom - Coach of Minnesota Distance Elite

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2024/03/05

Chris Lundstrom, or “Coach Lundo,” as he’s known by our local running community, is the Head Coach of MN’s premier elite running team, Minnesota Distance Elite. He is responsible for recruiting, retaining, and developing this team of 10-12 professional distance runners in events ranging from 1500 meters up to the marathon. Since this February’s Olympic Trials, Chris has been thrust into the spotlight as the leader of a team who produced 7 athletes who qualified for and ran the trials (a massive feat

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00:44:04

Fran Wilson - Endurance Training and Your Cycle

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2023/11/27

Francesca Wilson is a strength coach and personal trainer at Performance Running Gym with over a decade of experience. She specializes in working with women of all ages to help them perform their best and reach their fitness and performance goals. Francesca has a BA in Exercise Science, is a certified trainer and certified women’s conditioning specialist, a Precision Nutrition Certified Nutrition Coach, and is also a Stott Pilates Trained Instructor. On today’s podcast we will be focusing on

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00:32:54

Jacob Oak - Navigating Your Offseason and Winter...

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2023/11/09

Jacob is a USATF Certified Running Coach, a Run DNA L2 gait analyst, and is also double certified from the NASM as a personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist. Jacob has helped dozens and dozens of athletes in the Performance Running community reach their potential through his training and coaching services, as well as his gait and athlete development services with his own company, Oak Endurance. Today our topic is Winter and Off-Season Training. In this episode, we dive into how to

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00:42:23

Andrew Warg - Bringing Grit, Resiliance, Fun to Trail...

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2023/10/17

Andrew Warg is a 34 year old trail runner, tech industry account exec, and family man from Hastings, MN. Andrew first came on my radar after a podium finish at the 2022 Superior 100. This year, he did it again, besting his previous time by an hour and again coming away with a 3rd place podium finish among one of the most competitive fields in the history of the event. Andrew is known by many as a “smart,” yet laid back runner, having a knack for consistency, grit, and an infectiously positive

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00:57:46

Matt Van Donsel w/ Coach Bobbi - The Anatomy of a...

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2023/10/04

Matt Van Donsel is a trail and ultra runner from Hopkins, Minnesota and a member of Performance Running Gym’s sponsored athlete team, Team PRG. Matt has been racing ultras since 2009, where he got his start in trail running on the rugged trails of Appalachia country in his previous home state of Virginia. Since then, he’s completed over 20 races at or beyond the marathon distance, including five 100 milers on some of the toughest trails in the US. Matt is coming off a breakthrough season, setting

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00:47:37

Kate Leis - Staying Healthy, Strong and Injury Free

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2023/08/10

Kate Leis is a trail and ultrarunner from Delano, MN and is also a Personal Trainer, Certified Nutritionist, Running Coach and the Owner of Sunrise Fitness, also based in Delano, MN. Kate has an incredibly impressive running resume, and she has completed over 50 races at or beyond the marathon distance since she started running in 2003, including the notorious Superior 100 7x, the iconic Western States 100, Never Summer 100k in Colorado, multiple Ironman Triathlons and many more. In this episode we

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00:40:16

Dr. Kailee Carlson - Ultramarathoner, Adventurer, and...

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2023/06/26

Dr. Kailee Carlson is a licensed acupuncturist and registered nurse. Shs a doctorate in Chinese Medicine with a Sports Emphasis and is passionate about shifting the focus away from “sick” care towards “health” care. Her mission is to empower her patients to live up to their full potential by providing necessary tools for them to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. Kailee is also an ultra-endurance athlete who has completed numerous ultra-marathons, triathlons, and big multi-day hiking adventures

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00:49:54

Gretchen Metsa - Winner of The 2022 Superior 100 and...

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2023/06/01

Gretchen Metsa is a trail and ultrarunner from the Iron Range of Minnesota and is a familiar name to anyone who follows midwest trail running. Gretchen began running ultras in 2016 and has since racked up 16 race wins at high profile events such as The Superior 100, Marquette 50k, Arrowhead 135, Wild Duluth 100k, and the The MN Voyageur 50, just to name a few. Gretchen is also a Mother of three and a type 1 diabetic, who has become a local resource to many looking to learn how to better manage the

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00:38:56

Brian Corgard - Winner of the 2023 Zumbro 100 and...

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2023/05/04

Brian Corgard is a Trail and Ultra Runner from Coon Rapids, MN and the most recent winner of the iconic SE MN spring race, The Zumbro 100 Mile Endurance Run. At 41 years old, Brian has been running ultras since 2016 and is no stranger to the podium. Brian has wins to his name at many races including The Arrowhead 135, The Savage 100, The Tuscobia 160 Mile and 80 Mile Winter Ultras, Actif Epica 162k, Last Dot Standing and even briefly held the unsupported Superior Hiking Trail FKT in 2020. Beyond his

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00:48:12

Mark Johnson - Becoming a Strong Runner

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2023/04/07

Mark Johnson is no stranger to most of you in the Performance Running Gym family. Mark founded Performance Running Gym in 2017, and without him we wouldn’t have the amazing PRG community today. Mark passed the torch to my Wife, Isabel and I in 2021, and we’ve been carrying on and growing what he started ever since with the help of our awesome team of coaches, trainers and therapists. What many of you don’t know is Mark’s story of overcoming a cycle of injury and even a major surgery with the help

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00:54:41

Gait Analysis for Performance and Injury Prevention...

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2023/03/28

Many of you in the PRG community know of Coach Jacob Oak. Jacob is a USATF Certified Running Coach, a Run DNA L2 gait analyst, and is also double certified from the NASM as a personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist. Jacob has helped dozens and dozens of athletes in the Performance Running community reach their potential through his training and coaching services, and recently he began exploring a new business venture with Oak Endurance. Oak Endurance will be working with PRG to provide

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00:33:49

Dr. Michael Rodriguez - Training Errors, Strength...

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2023/02/16

Dr. Michael Rodriguez, DPT, is a physical therapist, running coach, strength and conditioning specialist, and owner of Endurance Sports Physical Therapy & Performance - based out of Performance Running in St. Louis Park. He is also a researcher and associate faculty at U of MN in the Physical Therapy Dept. A native of Chanhassen, Michael attended Drake University where he was an NCAA Division I long distance runner on the cross country and track teams. He continues to compete regularly in

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00:44:12

Kari Gibbons - Queen of Winter Ultras

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2023/01/26

Today we’re excited to welcome Kari Gibbons! Kari is one of our Team PRG sponsored athletes and is our local queen of the winter ultras, and fresh off her finish of the Tuscobia 80 miler. Kari Gibbons is a Minneapolis local that has been tearing it up on the trails since 2014. With 40 race finishes at or beyond the marathon distance to her name, including 10 finishes at races farther than 100 miles, she’s showing no signs of slowing down. In the past two years, Kari took 1st place at the iconic

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00:53:11

Kurt Decker - The Godfather of Trail

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2022/12/16

Kurt Decker, known by many as “The Godfather of Trail,” has been a part of the Minnesota running scene since the early 2000’s. Long before many of us knew him from the local running shop, Kurt was crushing it in the local trail scene, even racking up a big handful of podium finishes in his career. For the past 15 years, he has been the General Manager of Twin Cities Running Company, who operate two awesome shops in Eden Prairie and Maple Grove. Kurt now is an avid gravel bike enthusiast, but remains

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00:47:04

Jake Hegge - Midwest Trail Running Elite

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2022/11/21

Jake Hegge is one of the most well recognized names in midwest trail running and has been running ultras since 2012. Since diving into the world of trail and ultra running, Jake has placed first in a total of 18 races; including high profile events like the Superior 100 miler and 50 miler, Arrowhead 135, Voyageur 50 miler, Moose Mountain Marathon and Marquette 50. Most recently, Jake won the Superior 100 in tough conditions, taking home his second victory at that event. Jake is also a physical

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00:29:58

Jake Wyant - Crushing PR's at 51

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2022/11/08

Jake Wyant is a local trail and road runner based out of Edina, MN. He’s also a member of our sponsored athlete team, TEAM PRG. Jake is wrapping up a breakthrough season with a big marathon PR, and an all time distance PR. In this episode, we learn about how Jake returned to running and combined road and trail miles, strength training, and a focus on nutrition and overall wellness to get into the best shape ever at the age of 51!

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00:31:10

Sara Conrad - Local Trail Crusher and Physical...

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2022/09/29

Sara Conrad is a local trail runner based out of Minneapolis, MN. She has made a name for herself in the past few years with wins at many high profile midwest events including the MN Voyageur, Hixon 50k, Afton 50k,and Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon, among others. Her involvement with local running doesn’t end with crushing races, however. Sara is a seasoned Physical Therapist Assistant, specializing in working with runners, including the local elite team, Minnesota Distance Elite.In today’s discussion

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00:25:32

Ryan Soule - A Rising Star in The MN Trail and Ultra...

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2022/08/30

Ryan Soule is a rising star in Minnesota in the ultramarathon community. In this episode he explains his strategy for training, getting through fatherhood and still successfully training for ultras, and what races he's looking forward to upcoming. Welcome to the Performance Running Gym Podcast! Hosts Aaron Boike and Bobbi Patrick bring us voices of athletes and professionals from the local and national trail, ultra, and road running community to help you run #PRGstrong and crush your PRs!

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00:27:03

Dakotah Lindwurm - Winner of The 2022 Grandma's Marathon

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2022/08/16

This week Bobbi sat down with 2021/2022 Grandma's Marathon Champion and Professional Runner for Minnesota Distance Elite, Dakotah Lindwurm! On this episode we talk about: 🔹 What it's like training in Minnesota with Minnesota Distance Elite. 🔹 How she felt after her second Grandma's Marathon win. 🔹 What kind of workouts she is doing to prepare for the New York City Marathon. 🔹 Her advice on preparing for your next marathon!

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