Graham and Michelle provide their insight and knowledge (or lack thereof) on all things running. That includes their unique experiences with live races, training, hard lessons learned, and some interesting stories in between. Whether you're a longtime runner or a beginner interested in signing up for your first 5K, the Tough Runs Don't Last podcast has something for everyone!
Graham recaps the hardest race he's ever participated in, the Scorchin' Squirrel 20-mile trail run in Little Rock, Arkansas. He gives kudos to his running vest, and the trail race volunteers for allo…
WE'RE BACK!!! After a 5-week hiatus, your fav running podcast hosts return with a recap of the Watermelon 5K in Hope, Arkansas. Are the watermelons that good? Graham finishes with school (for now) as…
Michelle and Graham discuss all things current in their lives. With Graham back in school for another month, he explains how he plans to find the time to squeeze runs into his busy schedule. Michelle…
Graham and Michelle ran a 1-mile race in the SoMa (South Main Street) area of Little Rock on Friday night. Listen to their recap of the race itself and their experience with it, watching the elites r…
Michelle and Graham discuss their performance at the Arkansas Runner 2-Mile race in Benton, Arkansas yesterday (Saturday, June 14, 2025), score the Italian ice they had afterwards, and even discuss w…
Michelle and Graham take a weekend trip to Memphis to eat the best BBQ, chicken, and run a half marathon at Shelby Farms. Well, Graham ran it in his usual pacing time slot for Beast Pacing, while Mic…
Graham gets a bit of a break before his next race, which is a trail race in Perryville, Arkansas, next Saturday. It's the Catsmacker (or Kittysmacker), and it'll be his second-ever trail race. After …
Michelle & Graham start the show by discussing the 2025 Boston Marathon race they somehow forgot to talk about on the last episode; then, Graham recaps his double-pacing gig last weekend in Fayettevi…
Graham can hardly get a word in on this episode, as Michelle talks his ear off (blatant sarcasm), but he is able to speak long enough to recap his experience with the Hogeye marathon weekend races la…
Michelle and Graham discuss what's next on their running schedules and inform the audience about one of the more unique running series in Arkansas: The Natural State Running Series.
On this 2-part episode, Graham talks about his back-to-back pacing weekend in northwest Arkansas, which included the Time to Paddy half marathon in Fayetteville on Saturday; then, the Fort Smith half…
Michelle and Graham recap the 2025 Spring Fling 5K in Cabot, Arkansas. One of your hosts likes hills and the other doesn't. They'll also discuss the next Grand Prix race the two of them will be doing…
Graham summarizes his experience running the 2025 Little Rock marathon, his first time running it as a pacer (his seventh LR marathon overall); then, Michelle and Graham recap their running of the Ch…
Graham capped last week's Valentine's Day 5K in Russellville with a personal record (PR) in the Run the Line half marathon on Sunday morning in Texarkana. This is Graham's 37th official half marathon…
Graham starts the 2025 Grand Prix season with a busy schedule, pacing the Time Travel half marathon the day before the One Hour Track Run in Russellville, Arkansas. Graham ran with the 8:20/mile and …
Graham and Michelle are back (to school, too) for another episode about running and life. They discuss treadmill running vs. outdoor running, and Graham gives us a preview of next weekend's events. H…
With some time off till his next weekend of racing and pacing, Graham reflects on the coldest race he's ever done (as a pacer), and why it only took him a few minutes to decide to do it again in 2025…
On this week's show, Graham and Michelle discuss what they've been up to lately (spoiler: not a lot), and talk about their experiences during the holidays, including running and (mostly) life/family …
On the 2024 Christmas episode (by default), Graham recaps his first Grand Prix season, earning second place in his age group and becoming one of four Cabot Cruisers to finish with an Iron season. Mic…
Graham capped his 2024 Grand Prix season with the 3 Bridges Marathon in Little Rock, Arkansas, solidifying his Iron Runner status in the process. He attempted a sub-4 marathon time, but his stomach h…