The Mindful Marathon: Training and Transformation In this episode of the Mindful Miles podcast, host Jason Melvin discusses week two of his training for the Phoenix Marathon, where his target is to finish under three hours and 15 minutes. Jason emphasizes the dual aspects of running—pursuit and performance—and mindfulness, sharing how running is a form of meditation and personal growth for him. He discusses his transition from trail runs to speed work, lessons learned from previous marathons...

When Grace Myers laces up her running shoes, she's not checking her GPS watch or loading up on the latest sports nutrition—she's tapping into something more fundamental. On this episode of The Hobby Jogger, we meet a runner who qualified for Boston Marathon without using a single calorie of race fuel, who pushed strollers through training runs until the tires literally wore out, and who found her way back to the trails after surviving a terrifying assault. Grace's running journey spans over ...

Norm and Jodi your hosts of the Gotta Run Podcast recap the 2025 Lost Soul Ultra in Lethbridge, Alberta, celebrating Lost Soul's 25th year. They share first-hand accounts of the 100K and 50K races, course changes, weather contrasts, crewing challenges, tough climbs through the coulees, and the supportive volunteer spirit.Highlights include night running encounters, finisher rocks, aid station stories, and why this old-school, community-driven event remains a must-do on the ultra calendar. If you

Subscribe to the Coach Parry Cape Town Marathon Podcast here: https://runcapetownpodcast.transistor.fm/subscribeResources mentioned in this podcast:Grab your spot in our upcoming Faster Beyond 50 Masterclass here: https://coachparry.com/lkz8-Faster-Beyond-50-MasterclassAs we look ahead to Comrades Marathon 2026, Brad sits down with Stuart Mann from runningmann.co.za to unpack race-day data on pacing buses: how “sticky” they really are, who actually finishes with them, when they help (and

זהו, הגענו לשלב האחרון לפני מרתון ברלין ואורי אוזן מספר לנו על הריצות האחרונות וממה הוא שואב ביטחון לפני היום הגדול. יחד עם עם אייל הם מנתחים את הטסט האחרון שעשו כדי להעריך את היכולת של אוזן, ובעיקר לחזק לו את הביטחון, לעמוד בקצבים שתוכננו עבורו. התוצאות לא יפתיעו אתכם. אחרי שטעה בעבר לגבי השימוש לו בדבוקה, אוזן שמע מאייל מה משמעות דבוקת הרצים באימונים ובמירוצים, ומתי צריך אותה ומתי לא. ואם מעניין אתכם, איך נראה היום האחרון לפני ריצת מרתון - הגעתם למקום הנכון? מה שונה דבוקת רצים בקניה לעומת זאת

Bears, sheepdogs and snakes…oh my!When you think of Armenia, you probably don’t think of a wild long distance mountain trail. However, today’s guest, Katya Guryeva, shares stories from her 21 day supported FKT on the country’s 820 kilometers of the Transcaucasian Trail.Over the course of the record, Katya encountered a wide variety of challenges from weather and navigation, to wildlife and remoteness. Tune in to hear how she handled language barriers, planned around political security issues, and

Catching up with Holly Wootten following her course record-setting victory at the 2025 Dragon's Back Race.www.runfeetfirst.co.uk Thank You to Our Partners For Supporting Feet FirstCenturion Ultrarunning Store - use code FEETFIRST10 for 10% off your next order.Janji - use code FEETFIRST for 15% off Janji’s awesome apparelTrailSkin - use FEETFIRST20 for 20% off your next £20+ order and get £5 Store credit towards your second order.

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli talk through all the big hitters going into next weekend's World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com - Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off!

This week on The Long Run:Around the Track takes us to the Lake Mac Half, the Ironman World Champs in Nice, and the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, plus a Berlin Marathon race preview. In Ask the Coach, we tackle what sort of track session suits your sport and goals, before diving into whats Bringing the Game into Disrepute. In Runner’s Science, we break down corticosteroids—their medical uses, performance effects, and why they’re controversial in sport. We finish up with a recap of our

From the heart of Hattiesburg’s Longleaf Trace, Jed Darby has built more than a bike shop—he’s built a movement. The Cajun-born runner-turned-cyclist/coach shares how early boxing shaped his endurance mindset, why he qualified for Boston (and Kona) then chose the work over the spotlight, and what he learned from coaching greats like Rick Crawford. We dig into the science—zone 2, stress-adapt-recover, fit and position—and the culture: Tuesday Night Worlds, true no-drop group rides, Hub City Ve...

Today’s guest doesn’t just run marathons, he stampedes through them in a 25kg rhino costume. He’s a Guinness World Record holder, a conservation crusader, and the kind of guy who turns sweat, blisters, and endurance into hope for endangered species. Rhino Boy Chris has charged through over 100 races to raise awareness for rhino conservation, and somehow still finds the energy to write children’s books, visit schools, and inspire a global community of runners and wildlife lovers alike.In this

Episode 81 - Stick Out Your Tongue:On the pod this week Brett and Andy chat a leaking gully, Andy's segue from rooves to running to Paris, Brett's tongue surgery, what do you do with old race bibs and shoes?, 'Shoes News', Worcester half this Sunday, secret competition and rivalry, World Champs start Saturday, Andy's Great North Run recap, PRTRL prizes should now be with the PBers, listener comments and emails and we finish with 'The Strava Segment'. Question of the pod: Will you be watching

In Week 2 of our Stress Month series, we dive into how stress wreaks havoc on your lungs and stomach.Stress isn’t just in your head—it changes how you breathe and digest, and for runners, that can mean shorter breaths, harder workouts, and some very inconvenient pit stops. We break down the respiratory system, showing how shallow breathing, chest tightness, and even asthma flare-ups can make your runs (and your daily life) feel harder than they should.Then we move into the digestive system, where

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! In this edition of the Long Run Archives, we talk about the rise of agents in ultra-trail running, our takeaways from UTMB week, the increasing allure of the fastest known time scene, our dream co-hosts on this show, and some cool tech that has arrived at Singletrack HQ (spoiler alert: Tymewear). Chapters 00:00 The Role of Agents in Athletics20:40 The Mahoosuc Traverse, personal projects vs racing38:38 UTMB Highlights ...

Ok so we all have setbacks, from realising we are not Eliud Kipchoge to being reminded that calf muscles have an elastic limit to frankly, not being arsed to go out into the cold. In this episode we go through all that nonsense and more and give some hints that worked for us as we powered on though!

Live reactions and analysis from the World Championships: 1500m semis filled with falls and a controversial move by Cole Hawker under review, Ethan Strand’s agonizing near‑miss, and dramatic steeplechase and field event finishes. ESPN keeps calling Dave to see if he's available to announce next year's Prefontaine meet.

The team fly through a packed day of racing, throwing and jumping at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo - the 100m races delivered, there was a Jamaican carnival, and drama already in the men's 1500m - in just the heats! Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith. Please subscribe, follow and leave a review where possible - it really helps us grow the podcast, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠. This podcast is

Coaches Cathy Duffy and Andy DuBois explain how to judge whether your training is making you fitter for ultras. They contrast general health fitness with ultra-specific fitness, review common lab metrics (VO2max, threshold) and highlight the missing pieces—durability, volume, downhill conditioning, nutrition, pacing and mental experience.They give practical tips: understand how watches and training-load scores work (and why tapering can lower a fitness number), use long runs, time trials and

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Today is Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 and on this day in 1972, American Frank Shorter won gold at Olympic Marathon in Munich, less than a minute after an imposter had attempted to claim the victory as his own. In this episode, we’ll meet with Frank himself to hear his memories of that day that are way more interesting than the kid who tried to overshadow him. This episode and every single other was edited and produced by my good friend Rob Garcia, who many know by his own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast "Rob