"The Dirt" Trailrunning Podcast
Ornery Mule Racing - The OMR team shares coaching, community and race recap shows about the run, trail and ultra distance community. There is something for everyone!
Coaching- Coach Loretta Tobolske-Horn & Coach Lindsay Phenix discuss training every Thursday
Community & Race recap- occasional shows by the OMR crew
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Coach Lindsay Phenix
Join OMR Coaches Loretta & Reese with special guest, Coach Lindsay Phenix!
Coach Lindsay has a robust and lengthy resume, including Badwater, Angeles Crest 100, and Tunnel Hill (to name a few).
Liste…
All Things Hennepin Hundred
This week on “Coffee with Coaches” - a thorough look the Hennepin trail races. What will the course be like? What gear should I use? How do I visualize the distance? Who will I be racing with?
All qu…
Tips for Training and Running a 200 Mile Race
Gather around your listening player of choice, we have OMR coach Katie O’Connor sharing her wisdom about ultras, coaching, being coached, & about her recent Bigfoot 200 mile race.
Having coached with…
Get the Dirt on Ornery Mule Run Coach Jacob Moss
In this episode, Coach Loretta and Coach Reese chat with our newest coach, Jacob Moss. Jacob is a professional runner and coach. He shares about his experience running and his philosophy on coaching.…
Strength and Mobility for Runners
In this episode, Coach Loretta and Physical Therapist, Dr. Liesle Elsey explore and share tips about mobility and strength training for athletes. You'll hear both a coach's and physical therapist's p…
Are you recovering or adapting?
In this episode, Coach Reese and Coach Loretta share about recovering, adapting and super compensation. Coach Reese shows a super cool super compensation graph. Take a listen and gain great pieces of…
How to Reflect on Running Workouts
OMR coaches Loretta & Reese share their thoughts on how to view your workouts when determining success in training. They also share tips on structuring your watch to run you through your more complex…
High School Ultrarunner: Marek's Story
Join OMR coaches Loretta & Reese for a conversation with Marek Butkewickz - a high schooler turned ultra aficionado. They talk about Marek’s past & up ringing with running, how he balances XC, travk,…
Western States 100 - Race Recap
Michele rode with Craig Thornley (WS100 RD) then helped at the finish line for a front row seat to the race! Nicki, Sid and Kyle went to aid stations to spectate. We talk about our experience on both…
ITB Solution
In today's episode Coach Loretta walks through with Coach Reese his training build after Kettle 100 and his current "flare up" of his ITB. Through reflection, Reese shares what the possible cause was…
Coaches Make Mistakes too!
On this episode of Ornery Mule Racing’s ‘Coffee with Coaches’, Loretta & Reese ramble on their current lives & cross-training adventures. Then, they get to the meat of the episode with a good discuss…
Lloyd Hardman- Kettle Moraine 38 mile fun run
Lloyd Hardman is a Chicago police officer that has found a love for trail running and connected with the trail running community. Lloyd finished Kettle Moraine 38 mile Fun Run. We chats about how tra…
Are you preparing for your first 50 mile race?
Are you preparing for your first 50 mile race? Are you stepping up from the 50k distance & wondering what it will take to tackle your biggest athletic challenge to date?
In this episode, OMR coaches …
Success & Failure in Ultrarunning
Ultrarunning is clean-cut & black & white, right? Wrong. There’s nuance, there’s struggle, there’s success & failure in every race - whether we hit our goals or not. In this episode, OMR coaches Lore…
Galena Sky '23 Race Recap - Part 1
Kyle Braund joins OMR crew to talk about running his first Galena Sky Trail race. He crushed the 4 hour race with 28.59 miles to finish 2nd overall. Right behind Reese Slobodianuk who set a course re…
Crewing an Ultramarathon
Crewing an Ultramarathon! What is crew? Who are crew? When can you use crew? What should you consider for your crew?
Today, OMR Coach Loretta schools coach Reese on the ins & outs of what it means …
Galena Sky Race from Coaches View
This week brings you another discussion between coaches Loretta & Reese about Galena Sky Race! Get a taste of what you’ll encounter during this looped course & how you can prepare for the event! The …
Sarah Krebs Upcoming Thru-Run on the Ice Age Trail
What does it take to run for a cause, prepare for a journey, & attempt the 1,200 mile Ice Age Trail? This week, coaches Loretta & Reese have an in-depth conversation with Sarah Krebs before she embar…