Keep Going
Two guys - a shoe designer & a coach - talk shit about running, mostly. This podcast is our therapy & fills a critical need for human conversation in our lives. Welcome along for the ride.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 101
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Olympic Trials: The First Half
This is a special episode discussing/analyzing the first half of the Olympic Trials this past week in Eugene.
Training Data for Runners: A Conversation with Coros' Darian Allberry
In this special edition of Keep Going, Michael & Steve interview Darian Allberry, Head of User Experience or "Product Translator" at Coros. They discuss smartwatches, GPS & data & their uses in our t…
Training As Transformation
This episode ends up being a continuation of last week's discussion around the important aspects any runner should be considering when starting a training plan. We covered so much ground last week bu…
🎶Start At The Very Beginning…🎶
Last time around we covered the essentials of a quality session. This time around we attempt to cover what to consider when starting a training cycle. Jury is out on whether we succeed or not. What w…
Form Ever Follows Function: Crafting Quality Workouts
What makes a workout something other than just a run? In this training deep dive, Michael & Steve describe the architecture of a workout. The two categories we use are form & function - following the…
The Exquisite Suck: Processing Challenging Races
In essence a Part II of episode 54 - The Privilege, in this episode we unpack Michael’s IM Woodlands race experience. We cover how we can think through race results that go wrong & so much more.
How To Become A Track Fan: The Women's 10,000m & 5000m
The Women's 10K/5K History
The 10K wasn't even added into the WC or Olympics until 1988.
Again, the domination by the East African countries, especially Ethiopia & Kenya has been total.
I'll mention …
The Privilege: Meditations on Racing
Where we start with X - & weak sauce social media takes, move into Michael's pre-race thoughts around IRONMAN Texas on April 27th (no pressure, dude!) & finish with privilege of celebrating the human…
How To Become A Track Fan: The 10,000m
In this episode Steve takes a deep dive into the 10,000m track event in our series on trying to make Michael into a track & field fan in anticipation of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. For the notes Stev…
How To Become A Track Fan: Introduction
In this episode we introduce a series in which we endeavor to educate & inspire Michael to become a track & field fan as we approach the 2024 Paris Olympics. As the series unfolds, we'll go through e…
From Beer to Vodka: Some Thoughts On Strength Training
In this episode Steve critiques Michael's strength training regimen. We cover four domains that should be considered when spending any time working on developing strength.
Some links to resources dis…
Roots of the Local in a Global Society
In this episode we discuss the roots of being local. In Austin, we have a local business support rallying cry that has become the de facto Austin vibe: Keep Austin Weird. We spend a lot of time wrest…
David vs Goliath: The Leo Manzano Interview
What an awesome opportunity Michael & I had last week to interview the legendary Leo "The Lion Manzano. This is a personal & wide-ranging discussion around his experiences in the sport & industry of…
Running & Purpose: Towards a Natural Style
We have been dancing around the edges of capital P "purpose" in many of our discussions over the past year, but in this episode Michael & I dive in deeper. We consider if purpose should be considered…
Our Chosen Family: Ryan Yambra on Running Community
One of the core opportunities every runner needs to experience is getting embedded in a running community. Having others do the work along side you significantly nehances the running experience. In t…
The Grind: Varieties of Training Experience
There are so many varieties of training experience: the easy run, quality sessions, long runs, VO2 max, threshold, etc. The list is very long here, for sure One very specific varietal is commonly ca…
Some Thoughts on Mental Training
We have all experienced the existential dread around the 48 hours prior to a command performance: bubble-guts, lack of ability to focus or relax, the feeling that wish the race would not happen or th…
Wrestling with the Angel of Risk
Love & light are not all there is. While at some foundational metaphysical level, perhaps all is emptiness or bliss or any other altered state of consciousness. But in the day to day operations of be…
Your Life Is Here For You Right Now: 2023 Reflections
The nature of human endeavor is to keep moving, to keep pressing forward. What is it about the human condition that looks forward & plans? We've all nodded knowingly when someone quotes, "Man plans; …
On Japan & Journeys: Personal Reflections on Running Culture
This is an episode that has a lot really personal revelations. I felt maybe it was a little too personal, entering TMI zone from my perspective, but Michael's trip to Japan has become so important to…