This week it's just Huw. With Alice out for work, he's taking on the listener questions solo. He's been trying something different on his long runs, and walks us through how a hot 20-miler in Texas went. Then it's on to your questions: what really fuels a passion for running, how to face a big scary goal like a first 100-miler, and dealing with DNFs in running and in life. Huw also gets asked the closest he's ever come to quitting running. Plus, a listener's daughter has some

We had some deep thoughts on cheese before this great episode! The main topic was a new study on sodium bicarbonate, showing performance benefits in a long, intense protocol. We zoom out to talk about potential connections to mitochondria... in rats (sometimes). Our theory: bicarb is driving some of the performance changes we are seeing via long-term adaptation processes within cells.And this one was full of awesome topics! Other topics: Megan’s deep thoughts on the uphill treadmill, the Toe Pro,

Rest Day Live is back tonight with Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy acting as interviewee and co-host. We'll start by discussing Joe's recent supported FKT on the John Muir Trail before tagging some other pieces of trail running news from the week.   The docket:   - Freetrail's First Retreat - Stringbean's JMT FKT Interview - Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz Breaks GR20 FKT - Mammoth Trailfest Recap & Mammoth 200 Preview - Strava File of the Week   Importantly, the show will take place an hour earlier than normal

Send us Fan Mail Back Chat’s Back (Alright) And this time we take you down memory lane to reminisce about all the great athletes we’ve met on our adventures over the years. From Crystal Palace in the 80’s to the Euro Champs in 2026 few legends have managed to escape our eagle eyes. 1930’s High Jumpers, 1940’s Sprinters, 1950’s Milers and 1960’s Long Jumpers have all thrilled us in person. They’ll be household names, Olympic Champions and a surprisingly large amount of female thr...

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Neal Palles knows the mental side of endurance sport from a few different angles. He's an ultrarunning coach, licensed clinical social worker, Certified Mental Performance Consultant, longtime runner, and former Outward Bound instructor. neal-palles In this conversation, Scott and Neal dig into what mental performance actually looks like for ultrarunners especially when the race stops going according to plan. They talk about learning through failure, why outcome goals can sometimes get in the way of

Creatine has come a long way from its reputation as a bodybuilding supplement. But with so many new claims about brain health, endurance performance, and “optimal” doses, what’s actually supported by research?In this episode, I’m joined by creatine researcher Dr. Scott Forbes, who last visited the podcast in season one. We discuss what’s changed in the research over the past four years and what recreational runners should know before adding creatine to their routine.We cover:How creatine works and

Ultrarunning gives ordinary people a rare place to feel strong, capable and tested. You don’t have to be elite, or even particularly good at it, to experience that. I know because I’ve DNF’d plenty of 100 milers, and when I finally finished Zion 100, I was the last guy across the line.Watching The Rookie with my son made me realize why that feeling matters so much. As adults, most of us lose the arenas where we get to find out what we’re made of. Maybe ultrarunning is one of the last ones we have

Fran Kilinski is all in on the pursuit of HYROX Elite 15. At 32, Fran is chasing a place among the sport’s elite while navigating the demands of training, racing, and life outside competition. He’s even left his second job to give himself more room to pursue that goal. In this episode of The People Run Podcast, we get into his journey through running and HYROX, what it takes to compete at this level, the decisions he’s made along the way, and what he’s learning as he pushes toward Elite 15. E...

First Race After Injury: Hainesport 48 Hour

Welcome to Episode 140 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.It was Ireland´s largest every Trail Running Event there last weekend in Bray Co Wicklow at EcoTrail Wicklow 2026and in this week´s episode we go behind the scenes to examine how such a race is put together aswell as highlighting the stand out performances that we were treated to from some of Ireland´s top Trail runners.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go. https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast

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Matt Zupan has built an ultrarunning career around doing a little bit of everything—from massive mountain linkups to some of the most competitive 100-mile races in the country. But his biggest lessons may have come from the races and training blocks that didn’t go according to plan.Matt gets candid about failure, ego, pacing, expectations, and the mindset shift that helped him show up to Leadville with almost everything working against him. His story is a reminder that a messy training block doesn’t

"I think one of my biggest problems is I finish every race and think, 'I think I can go faster!'" If you follow the sport, you probably recognize Alana Levy. The New York City-based runner and member of Brooklyn Track Club is seemingly everywhere these days. From local staple races like the New York Mini 10K and the Fifth Avenue Mile (where Alana just won the open division in a personal best 4:38) to major marathons, like the 2025 Chicago Marathon where Alana earned her Olympic Trials Qualifier,

“I called my shot. I’m confident in my ability to still chase the American record. I’ve already learned so much this build that it’s already been a success.”My guest today is Brooks professional marathoner and Suunto-supported athlete Clayton Young, joining us two weeks before the 2026 Chicago Marathon.Earlier this spring, Clayton finished 11th at Boston in 2:05:41 after a ten-week build that followed a significant injury and a change in sponsors. He’s spent months preparing for Chicago with a

We had one of the most passionate college coaches in the country on the pod in episode 42 with Coach Matt Roe of Butler University.Coach Roe began at Butler in 2007 and has helped coach over 50 All-Americans, countless Big East titles and sustain a program in the top 20 in the country over the last several years.Coach Roe knows it isn't easy getting the highest rating recruits to Butler and explains how their system of developing the athletes year over year has proven successful for them.Tune in to

Marcelo Mantecon has spent his whole career as the young guy. Not anymore.The Belen Jesuit senior joins Dominic for the next episode of our Fleet Feet series leading into the Brooks Cross Country National Championships, and he arrives carrying something he didn't have last December: a target. He talks about welcoming the pressure that comes with being the top returner, about what he absorbed watching Jackson Spencer stay calm on start lines while his own nerves churned, and about learning to

She has only used a porta potty twice in her entire life and on the third attempt? Threw up in the urinal while actively peeing. This episode is a dooooozey. Enjoy!

She’s been chasing a sub-2-hour half marathon for years, but her latest attempt fell apart far earlier than expected. Was it fitness, fueling, pacing… or something much bigger?Lindsey breaks down exactly what went wrong and what needs to change if you keep training hard but still can’t crack that stubborn race goal.

Episode 2: Fintan ReillyIn this interview, Conor sits down with one of the best-known figures in Irish athletics, Fintan Reilly.Fintan has seen the sport from almost every angle: as an athlete, coach, commentator, international team manager, former Chair of Athletics Ireland’s High Performance Committee and now Deputy President of Athletics Ireland.We chat about Ireland’s remarkable recent success, managing the next generation at European U18 (Rieti, 2026) and World U20 level (Oregon, 2026), why