Two endurance athletes and coaches sit down to talk all things running! We bring you high level running knowledge and present it at a practical level.
Aerobic Threshold. Anaerobic Threshold. Lactate Threshold. Ventilatory Threshold 1. Ventilatory Threshold 2.
So many threshold terms. So much confusion!
Let’s break it all down!
Kirk raced this weekend, so we begin with the recap before moving into what we all love about training: The Quality Workouts!
Rich Ryan makes Running Public history with his 4th appearance on the show! As always, he brings a wealth of information for runners and strength athletes alike. Have the notebook ready!
Brakken hobbles to the mic to recap the Tennessee Mile, then the boys break down the Spartan World Championship.
When it comes to knowing the ins and outs of how the human body responds to both endurance and strength training, Alec Blenis is as good as anyone. Grab a pen and pad, and get ready for a few hours o…
The Mid Week Long Run, or Medium Long Run, is one of our favorite types of runs. Get pumped to dive into this little rascal!
FYI, we start with a chat about Brakken’s upcoming Ultra before breaking d…
Steeplechase national champ, 2:21 marathoner, high school coach, and author Joey Keillor joins the Philosophy of Training series this week. If you’ve ever struggled with underperforming or overtraini…
Long Runs should be a staple of most runners’ programming, but we often let these slide out of use. Let’s refresh to ourselves why they are so important!
We talk a good bit about Brakken’s race, s…
Kirk and Brakken each take on the same questions they’ve been asking other coaches during the past few Philosophy of Training episodes. Let’s see how they hold up under the pressure!
New series alert! We’re getting back to the basics on Tuesdays, focusing on the Fundamental pieces of running. Today we break down the principles of Easy and Recovery runs. They are very simple and v…
Acclaimed author and coach Matt Fitzgerald joins us to chat through his philosophy of training. Along the way we delve into his evolution as a writer, his experiences living and training with a pro r…
We’ve received a lot of questions regarding the TRP Plan on Training Peaks recently, and with our off season build beginning this week it is a good time to give a complete breakdown of what’s in stor…
We take a break from our Coaches Series to clean house. We have so many listener questions unanswered that we just need to get through them. We start with Black Friday gift guides for runners, then g…
The boys get chatty about life and running, but they manage to answer a few listener questions along the way!
Week Two of our series brings us Ian Hosek. Ian learned his craft while working at Nike and continues to apply his training principles today, with an emphasis on racing the trails and in the mountain…
We begin with chit chat, move to a breakdown of the Richard Diaz Flow Training episode, then finish up with some tough love and motivation!
Today begins a mini-series focusing on the different philosophies of endurance training. As people approach their “off season”, it is the perfect time to learn and evolve! We will have a different en…
We all take at least one “off season” per year, and now is the time many people are looking to start theirs. Today we walk you through how to build and prioritize what should occur for you!
This is one of the most difficult topics to address with people, and runners are no exception. We’ve put off this episode for long enough; it is time to dive into how and why an athlete should approa…
Warning: Spoiler alert for Boston, Chicago, and the Spartan 24 Hour Championship!
The racing tactics of the pros this past weekend illuminated a flaw in how us mere mortals approach the majority of o…