The Running Public

One simple question about a race decision spawned 90 minutes of deep dive into why Brakken is the way he is, what the guys want out of running this year, and why sustainability matters so much in you…

We kick off a mini series on the different types of training cycles runners can employ. Today we dig into the most popular option: the 7 Day Cycle. 

Tom works on the industry side of running events in the UK. From positions on the Mass Participation World Global Council and the Running Industry Alliance Board, to his current postings as Head of P…

We look back on the characteristics, patterns, and trends of the athletes we’ve worked with who have experienced the most success. We break down how they think, act, and train, and hopefully give you…

The title is self explanatory! Do you try racing every weekend? Do you find yourself signing up for competitions that have no fitness relationships to each other? We got you!

In the past year, Dave went through a tibial stress fracture that cost him 16 weeks, lower back issues, and an implosion at the Hyrox European Championships before rebounding to win the North America…

Cassie picked up running during Covid and immediately tried an ultramarathon. Since then, she’s been hooked and recently trained through her first pregnancy. Now, she prepares to rebuild for another …

We’ve all seen an amazing runner post one of their “key race workouts” online. We invariably want to incorporate that workout into our training in some way. But should we do that exact workout or mod…

Does Double Threshold Training have any use for an athlete who can’t fit doubles in their week? Should I practice fasted long runs? Am I training correctly for WTM? What would our last meal be? My ca…

Brakken is back in the US and mostly recovered from jet lag! The boys catch up, talk Kirk’s race from this weekend, and sprinkle some training talk around as well.

Glenn just ran 15:58 for a 5k at 43 years old. Not bad a guy training for OCR and hybrid racing! We chat about how he is staying fast, healthy, and balanced as a masters athlete. 

Tyler Jermann joins Kirk for today’s Training Tuesday! They dive into half marathon and marathon training, float style intervals, breaking through plateaus, and some of Tyler's favorite training sess…

Dr. Fred Clary drops one hard truth after another in todays episode. We talk raw power for endurance athletes, nervous system training & recovery, systemic inflammation & countless other topics. Hang…

Kirk is joined by Veejay Jones for todays training Tuesday! Kirk & Veejay get caught up on current life happenings & then dive into Veejay's training progression under different coaches & chat throug…

Henry Ward: recovering alcoholic and addict, ultra runner, and author of Running Without the Devil. Today we chat w/ Henry about his journey from hitting rock bottom to ultimately finding running, fi…

Kirk is back and Brakken is about to head out of country, so today is spent hashing out our goals and vision for racing in 2023.

Rich Ryan joins Bk in order to nerd out on the hot new style of training sweeping the globe right now: Double Lactate Threshold Sessions. Strap in for two hours of science, theory, and plenty of BSin…

Brakken describes two of his most effective workouts for Speed (30/30 Advanced) and Compromised Running (Katie E). He walks you through why and how to implement these, how to make them flat or hill b…

With Kirk gone, there is nothing to prevent Brakken from spending 70 straight minutes breaking down everythIng no one ever knew they needed to know about super shoes. What makes a super shoe? Are all…