The Better Podcast
Some episodes feature professional endurance coaches Joe Howdyshell and Matti Rowe talking about how to live a better life through endurance sport. Other episodes feature Joe Howdyshell and endurance athlete, Grace Staberg, interviewing adventurous and beloved guests in the endurance industry. Hosts will answer listener questions about endurance sport conundrums. Cut through all the B.S. out there and give you what you really need, a roadmap to be Better.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 13: Joe, Matti, and Injuries
Joe and Matti discuss injuries; everyday habits to prevent them and what to do about niggles (little pains that could turn into big injuries if not addressed properly). Also, Matti prepares for his f…
Episode 12: Joe, Matti, and The Two Week Break
As the summer training and race season comes to an end, do you need to take a two week break? Joe and Matti explore the benefits of seasonal breaks and how to spend those dreaded 14 days without trai…
Episode 11: Joe and Grace and Ram Mikulas
Joe and Grace talk to USSMA Board President, Ram Mikulas about how the sport of skimo gets to be included in the Olympics. Also, Grace dominates The Rut, Joe is back to hard workouts, and everyone ha…
Episode 10: Joe and Grace and Off Season Stoke
In this episode Joe and Grace talk about off season training, how to use poles while running, and the smoke factor.
Episode 9: EK Endurance Coaching
In this episode we sit down with Erik Kenney from EK Endurance Coaching, professional multi-sport coach based out of Boulder, CO with a focus on triathletes.
Episode 8: Nutrition with Uri Carlson
In this episode we sit down with Uri Carlson, a local dietician and badass bike racer to chat about nutrition, bike racing, documentaries, and a whole lot more.
Episode 7: The Process, with Liam Doran
In this episode we talk to Liam Doran, a professional action sports photographer.
One of the things I really appreciate about Liam is that things don’t happen by accident. He works HARD at his craft,…
Episode 6: The World Is On Fire
This week's topics include submissive urination (in dogs), the importance of setting boundaries when life and work are stressful, different ways of coping during shit times, and the joys (not) of mou…
Episode 5: What's Cooler Than Being Cool?
COVID Contemplations:
What are the best podcast?
When should you take a rest week?
Can I out-drink someone who weights 40 pounds more than me?
How does a short-term loss of coolness result in lon…
Episode 4: Sam O'Keefe
The last of our archived episodes from 2018.
Sam O'Keefe joins us in top-secret SEA headquarters.
One of my favorite things about Sam is that he doesn't take sports too seriously. And yet he's fast…
Episode 3: Jaime Brede
Another one from the vaults!
We recorded this podcast live when Coach Jaime Brede joined the squad.
We talk about her background, food, her athlete style, food, how she stays fired up after 20 year…
Episode 2: On Badassery
We talk about the definition of Badass, using performance for weight loss, and a little bit off happiness!
Episode 1: The Backstory
This podcast has been an idea for a long time. I'm recording this intro on July 4th 2020, but this episode was actually recorded on June 23rd 2018.
Matti and I have been friends for years, so we th…