Back of the Pack Podcast
Lace up your sneakers, grab your favorite headband, and toe the starting line! The signal has fired and the “Back of the Pack Podcast” is up and running! Are you a fan of running 5k’s just because the finisher medal looks cool? You are not alone there! Join the show that is all about the race swag and running on a Saturday morning to get the most out of your race registration. We will talk about local races in the Kansas City area. We will give you a heads up if you’re wanting to go farther outside the area to run the big races. Host Kyle Walker has fourteen full marathons, over eighty half marathons, and hundreds of 5k’s and 10k's. Take it from us, you are among friends here if you’ve gotten to the finish line to find all the bananas gone!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
2024 Garmin Kansas City Marathon Preview w/ Race Director Dave!
Our great friend and longest tenured guest Dave Borchardt is back on the podcast! Dave is the race director for THE Garmin Kansas City Marathon coming up on October 19th, 2024. Join us as we talk eve…
00:38:30 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Discipline
A picture is worth a thousand words. In host Kyle's case, two pictures were worth a thousand curse words! Like so many of us, we are struggling to make it through this summer training season enroute …
00:41:33 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
July Hot Wrap!
Just your friendly neighborhood host this week. Flying solo after all of our wonderful guests! Let's catch up a bit on a wild July. We've had races, trips, vacations, special causes, and of course...…
00:32:44 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Rexy Returns!
They're back! After long last Erica and Kristina are back from Baby Jay's Legacy of Hope and the Rexy Run! These two are on the front line in the battle against childhood cancer. They are out there w…
00:51:12 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
It's Science!
Kyle is out of town, so stepping this week is the host of the "Just Grow Something Podcast" our friend Karin Velez! Karin is here to breakdown the science behind Tempo Running. Aerobic Thresholds and…
00:17:53 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Hell on Gravel
We have not one but two special guests in this week! We welcome Kody and William both back for this weeks episode. The three of us went to El Dorado, Kansas for the Hell on Gravel half marathon. Defi…
00:50:56 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
Impostor Syndrome
This week we cover our most favorite topic. A listener requested topic! We opened the floor up to our Facebook page to see what folks had on their minds, and came up with this weeks episode. We're no…
00:37:58 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
Summer Sizzle!
It is the first official episode of Summer! Mother Nature is greeting us with excessive heat warnings. The heat is no joke and every year we go over the do's and do not's of running in the extreme te…
00:30:24 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Double Half Weekend
It was a double dip, double hot, double humid, double hilly, double half marathon weekend! We went back to back with the Clinton Historic Half Marathon and the Hometown Half Marathon. Both were some …
00:44:58 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
A Little Help Here
We are all over the place for this week's episode of The Back of the Pack Podcast! We'll discuss this weekends 5k, go over some nutrition issues that host Kyle is having and maybe you are as well. We…
00:30:01 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
The Fargo Marathon Weekend
The Fargo Marathon is now in the rearview mirror! We had a wonderful weekend up in North Dakota. This was full marathon number thirteen for the podcast. It was a great weekend of friends and running!…
00:40:19 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
Elite vs. Elitist w/ Hillary!
To continue our talk about the 2024 Boston Marathon finisher debacle, we welcome back our friend and Instagram Running Celebrity, Hillary! @running_up_that_hillary on Instagram is where you want to f…
00:33:30 |
Mon 27 May 2024
The Battle of Boston!
No race for us this weekend. With the time off we decided to jump into the big topic of the running world. The 2024 Boston Marathon and it's finish. Let us know where you fall on this issue. It has c…
00:32:41 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Running with the Cows 2024
We are ready for another year of Running with the Cows! The half marathon held in Bucyrus, KS is a historically tough race that was can never say NO to! We'll talk about the race, continue on with ou…
00:32:36 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Lincoln Nebraska Half Marathon
We're back from another road trip. This week we were in Lincon Nebraska for the Lincoln Half Marathon. An excellent course on an excellent weekend! A good time was had by all. We will break down the …
00:34:08 |
Mon 06 May 2024
The 2024 Top City Half Marathon
For the second year in a row, we had a great weekend in Topeka, KS at the Top City Half Marathon! In this episode we talk all about the race. We will also touch on some injury issues as well as an up…
00:29:54 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Cheerleader of the Pack!
Another weekend down in the busy Spring running season of 2024. The Garmin Land of Oz Half Marathon is in the books. Another beautiful morning for running! We'll talk a little about the race, then le…
00:31:18 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
2Slow4Boston Marathon
We are back from South Carolina! The 2slow4Boston Marathon is in the books. We had a fantastic weekend on the road covering this race! Tune in and hear all about it. We will even discuss some differe…
00:38:56 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Reviewin and Previewin!
We're reviewing races and previewing races this week! We'll wrap up the 2024 Rock the Parkway half marathon. A record setting race to be sure! Next up we head to South Carolina for the 2 Slow 4 Bosto…
00:31:32 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
April with your Favorite Fool
All April, No Fools! Well except for your host! It is the April Fools edition of The Back of the Pack Podcast. We are talking about our last March race and looking forward to some potential races in …
00:28:52 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
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