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On The Run With Beards And Dun - Podcast

On The Run With Beards And Dun

Welcome to On The Run With Beards and Dun. Since 1978 we have been best friends and love to share stories of our many adventures. Our podcast will give anyone who wants to be inspired, motivated and entertained, the opportunity to connect with legendary 2:08 marathoner and storyteller Dick Beardsley and his buddy, 2:18 marathoner Mike Dunlap.

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Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
72
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Completely Booked

Completely Booked

Beards and Dun return to the mic for a jam packed episode. They fill us in on what they've been up to with Dun spending the summer back in the Midwest, and Beards spending it out on the boat. We get…

00:45:51  |   Sun 22 Jun 2025
He's Back! Bart Yasso, The Mayor Of Running

He's Back! Bart Yasso, The Mayor Of Running

Beards and Dun have the pleasure of getting together with their first "repeater", Bart Yasso. Bart joins Beards and Dun to share information about his new book "100 Runs Of A Lifetime".

00:47:11  |   Sun 11 May 2025
Jeff Benjamin - Ambassador Of Running

Jeff Benjamin - Ambassador Of Running

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun sit down and have a conversation with Jeff Benjamin. Jeff has written for more than 30 years for American Track and Field magazine along with RunBlogRun.com. H…

00:49:38  |   Sun 27 Apr 2025
Keith Brantly - Journeyman

Keith Brantly - Journeyman

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun sit down with Keith Brantly, who could easily be considered one of the most successful long distance runners in US running history. Keith is a 5 time Olympic T…

00:47:04  |   Sun 30 Mar 2025
Train Harder, Not Smarter?

Train Harder, Not Smarter?

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun sit down to talk with Jake Barraclough. Jake is a British runner who like Beards, wants to see how good he can get in marathon running. The similarities betwee…

00:43:30  |   Sun 16 Mar 2025
Running From Behind - Don Kardong

Running From Behind - Don Kardong

Beards and Dun return to the podcast this week with guest Don Kardong. Don has had an exciting running career from marathon winner, Olympian, author, Road Runners Club of America President, and race …

00:47:31  |   Sun 09 Mar 2025
Dashing Through The  Snow

Dashing Through The Snow

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun get together after a brief hiatus to swap stories about training and staying active during the harsh Midwestern winters. Beards gives us an update on his healt…

00:30:45  |   Sun 23 Feb 2025
An Update On Beards

An Update On Beards

Beards and Dun sit down together to give everyone a quick update on what's been going on with Beards and to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and donations to the GoFundMe that was set up f…

00:11:18  |   Sat 08 Feb 2025
Marathon Race Directing - A Love/Hate Relationship

Marathon Race Directing - A Love/Hate Relationship

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun sit down to talk with John Conley, Race Director of the Austin Marathon for 19 years. John has seen it all and learned (sometimes the hard way) what it takes t…

00:48:16  |   Sun 12 Jan 2025
100 Marathons After 50 - Gary Saxton

100 Marathons After 50 - Gary Saxton

Some people set a goal to run a marathon. Gary Saxton set a goal to run a marathon after he turned 50. Not only did he run one marathon (or longer) after age 50, but he ended up running 100 of them! …

00:50:53  |   Sun 05 Jan 2025
The Voice Of Running - Toni Reavis

The Voice Of Running - Toni Reavis

Beards and Dun get a chance to sit down with the the one and only Toni Reavis on this weeks episode of the podcast. Toni is a pioneer in the world of running broadcasting. From starting the Runner's …

00:44:40  |   Sun 22 Dec 2024
The Adventures of Bart Yasso

The Adventures of Bart Yasso

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun have the privilege to sit down with the real life Walter Mitty, Bart Yasso. Bart personifies to a tee, the adventurist personality type. Working for Runners Wo…

00:47:52  |   Sun 08 Dec 2024
Running With The Best

Running With The Best

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun got the pleasure of visiting with running legend Benji Durden. With modest high school and college credentials, Benji went on to become an Olympian and a Road …

00:52:33  |   Sun 24 Nov 2024
How Many Consecutive?

How Many Consecutive?

This week on the podcast Beards and Dun get to know a new friend, Mike Beeman. Mike has run the Boston Marathon an impressive FOURTY SEVEN times consecutively! Starting out as a basketball player and…

00:44:30  |   Sun 03 Nov 2024
Fire In The Belly

Fire In The Belly

Beards and Dun get together this week alongside Beards' college coach John Fulkrod. Coach Fulkrod was the men’s and women’s cross country coach, men’s and women’s track coach, and tenured chemistry p…

00:46:05  |   Sun 27 Oct 2024
Someone To Look Up To

Someone To Look Up To

Despite some technical issues Beards And Dun manage to get a conversation going with former SDSU Coach Jay Dirksen. Jay coached for SDSU from 1969 to 1977 before coaching in Illinois, Missouri, and 2…

01:06:28  |   Sun 20 Oct 2024
Always A Story To Tell

Always A Story To Tell

Beards and Dun finally get a chance to get together to record a new episode. Beards gives an update on what's going on with his knee, Dun tells about his run in with a dog, his experience with Hurric…

00:47:31  |   Sun 13 Oct 2024
Knees, Teams, And 20 Milers

Knees, Teams, And 20 Milers

Beards and Dun are back together this week for a bit of an update episode. Beards gives an update on what's been going on with his knee [content warning, squeamish listeners beware], and Dun talks ab…

00:37:53  |   Wed 18 Sep 2024
Tip Of The Iceberg with Randy Fischer

Tip Of The Iceberg with Randy Fischer

[We are sorry to say we experienced technical issues about 28 minutes into the episode, our apologies for the audio quality from that point on] Dun flies solo again this week as Beards continues to d…

00:48:06  |   Tue 20 Aug 2024
Olympic Track & Field Recap with Brad Cordts

Olympic Track & Field Recap with Brad Cordts

This week on the podcast Dun is joined by guest host Brad Cordts to discuss the Olympic Track & Field events while Beards takes a short break to address some health concerns. Brad Cordts is an SDSU a…

00:50:03  |   Sun 11 Aug 2024
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