Performance Running Gym Podcast
Welcome to the Performance Running Gym Podcast! Hosts Aaron Boike and Bobbi Van Donsel bring us voices of athletes and professionals from the local and national trail, ultra, and road running community to help you run #PRGstrong and crush your PRs!
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Matt Van Donsel w/ Coach Bobbi - The Anatomy of a Breakthrough Ultra Season
Matt Van Donsel is a trail and ultra runner from Hopkins, Minnesota and a member of Performance Running Gym’s sponsored athlete team, Team PRG. Matt has been racing ultras since 2009, where he got hi…
Kate Leis - Staying Healthy, Strong and Injury Free
Kate Leis is a trail and ultrarunner from Delano, MN and is also a Personal Trainer, Certified Nutritionist, Running Coach and the Owner of Sunrise Fitness, also based in Delano, MN. Kate has an incr…
Dr. Kailee Carlson - Ultramarathoner, Adventurer, and Doctor of Chinese Medicine
Dr. Kailee Carlson is a licensed acupuncturist and registered nurse. Shs a doctorate in Chinese Medicine with a Sports Emphasis and is passionate about shifting the focus away from “sick” care toward…
Gretchen Metsa - Winner of The 2022 Superior 100 and Arrowhead 135
Gretchen Metsa is a trail and ultrarunner from the Iron Range of Minnesota and is a familiar name to anyone who follows midwest trail running. Gretchen began running ultras in 2016 and has since rack…
Brian Corgard - Winner of the 2023 Zumbro 100 and Arrowhead 135
Brian Corgard is a Trail and Ultra Runner from Coon Rapids, MN and the most recent winner of the iconic SE MN spring race, The Zumbro 100 Mile Endurance Run. At 41 years old, Brian has been running u…
Mark Johnson - Becoming a Strong Runner
Mark Johnson is no stranger to most of you in the Performance Running Gym family. Mark founded Performance Running Gym in 2017, and without him we wouldn’t have the amazing PRG community today. Mark …
Gait Analysis for Performance and Injury Prevention w/ Coach Jacob Oak
Many of you in the PRG community know of Coach Jacob Oak. Jacob is a USATF Certified Running Coach, a Run DNA L2 gait analyst, and is also double certified from the NASM as a personal trainer and cor…
Dr. Michael Rodriguez - Training Errors, Strength Training, and Injury Prevention for Runners
Dr. Michael Rodriguez, DPT, is a physical therapist, running coach, strength and conditioning specialist, and owner of Endurance Sports Physical Therapy & Performance - based out of Performance Runni…
Kari Gibbons - Queen of Winter Ultras
Today we’re excited to welcome Kari Gibbons! Kari is one of our Team PRG sponsored athletes and is our local queen of the winter ultras, and fresh off her finish of the Tuscobia 80 miler. Kari Gibbon…
Kurt Decker - The Godfather of Trail
Kurt Decker, known by many as “The Godfather of Trail,” has been a part of the Minnesota running scene since the early 2000’s. Long before many of us knew him from the local running shop, Kurt was cr…
Jake Hegge - Midwest Trail Running Elite
Jake Hegge is one of the most well recognized names in midwest trail running and has been running ultras since 2012. Since diving into the world of trail and ultra running, Jake has placed first in a…
Jake Wyant - Crushing PR's at 51
Jake Wyant is a local trail and road runner based out of Edina, MN. He’s also a member of our sponsored athlete team, TEAM PRG. Jake is wrapping up a breakthrough season with a big marathon PR, and a…
Sara Conrad - Local Trail Crusher and Physical Therapy Assistant
Sara Conrad is a local trail runner based out of Minneapolis, MN. She has made a name for herself in the past few years with wins at many high profile midwest events including the MN Voyageur, Hixon …
Ryan Soule - A Rising Star in The MN Trail and Ultra Scene
Ryan Soule is a rising star in Minnesota in the ultramarathon community. In this episode he explains his strategy for training, getting through fatherhood and still successfully training for ultras, …
Dakotah Lindwurm - Winner of The 2022 Grandma's Marathon
This week Bobbi sat down with 2021/2022 Grandma's Marathon Champion and Professional Runner for Minnesota Distance Elite, Dakotah Lindwurm!
On this episode we talk about:
🔹 What it's like training …
John Storkamp - Owner of Rocksteady Running
John Storkamp is an ultra marathoner as well as the founder and owner of Rocksteady Running. Rocksteady Running directs some of the biggest trail races in the midwest, including the Superior 100, Aft…
Coach Jacob Oak - Training For Your First Marathon
Tune in to this episode from with an interview with Coach Jacob Oak! USATF certified coach explains how to train for your first marathon and the do's and do nots of the training.
Welcome to the Perfo…
Coach Adam Tills - Finding Passion For Running
Adam Tills is our most recent addition to the PRG Coaching Staff! Join us as we find out about how he got into running and why he loves coaching to help others achieve their running goals!
Welcome t…
Emi Trost - MN Distance Elite Athlete
Emi Trost was a statewide middle distance standout during her prep career at Cannon Falls High School. After earning state championships in cross country, 800m, and 2-mile, she decided to compete at …
Jeff Miller - Stronger and Faster Than Ever at 57
Jeff Miller is a lifetime endurance athlete, running coach, and a friend to many in the Midwest trail and ultrarunning community. He holds three grandmasters titles at the hyper competitive Superior …