The Running Public

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Episode 495: Ian Floyd - Pt 2 Jan 11, 2025

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Ian completed two of the tougher 100 mile races in the US this past year, despite never running a race longer than 65 miles prior. Today we chat about persevering, staying the course, and putting one foot in front of the other when you absolutely do not want to.

Training Tuesday: How We Think About “Speed Development” Jan 07, 2025

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This is episode two in a series of Training Tuesdays explaining our rationale behind the way we think about and execute various pieces of our training. Today: Speed Development for distance runners. How much, when to do it, and how to know what exactly you need as a runner.

Episode 493: Setting Our 2025 Goals Jan 03, 2025

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We lay out our training and racing goals & aspirations for the coming season!

Training Tuesday: How We Think About “Warming Up” Jan 01, 2025

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We’re kicking off a series of Training Tuesday episodes explaining our rationale behind the way we think about and execute various pieces of our training. Today: the Pre-Race Warm Up. Most people do far too little. Some people do way too much. Either way, we’re not telling just telling you HOW to warm up, we’re telling the REASON we believe you should warm up a certain way.

Episode 491: Our 2024 Year In Review Dec 27, 2024

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One of us did a lot of running and racing. The other did a lot of rehabbing and dreaming about racing. We both learned a ton.

Episode 490: Austin Smeenk Dec 20, 2024

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The world record holder in the 400m and 800m, Austin competed at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, winning a gold and a bronze medal in Paris 24.

Training Tuesday: Mini Q&A Dec 18, 2024

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We discuss our recent training, team racing strategy, fueling during stage racing, and our reactions to the training principles David Roche implemented during his build to the Leadville 100.

Training Tuesday: Is Your Running Relationship a Healthy One? Dec 11, 2024

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