Trail Runner Nation

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Ep 420 8 Things Ultrarunners Should Do to Improve Their Training - Coach Jason Koop Mar 15, 2019

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CTS Training Director, Jason Koop, joins The Nation to talk about his recent Tweet:

Check out Jason's book, "Training Essentials for Ultrarunning"

Jason Koop is the Head Coach for CTS-Ultrarunning. He is the author of 'Training Essentials for Ultrarunning' which has become the benchmark book for ultramarathon training. During his coaching career, he has managed over 100 endurance coaches and several hundred atheltes of all types, abilities and sports. He is coach to many of today's top ultramarathon athletes including Dylan Bowman, Kaci Lickteig, Timothy Olson, Stephanie Violett, Dakota Jones, Kelly Wolf and many others. He is also an accomplished ultrarunner in his own right having finishes in some of the most difficult races on the planet including the Badwater 135, Hardrock 100, Leadville Trail 100, Wasatch 100, Bear 100 and Western States 100

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Ep 419 : Candice Burt Takes a Dose of Her Own Medicine.....And LOVES It! Mar 08, 2019

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Candice Burt joins The Nation to give us a report of her 3rd Place overall title at Delirious W.E.S.T 200 Mile Ultra. Candice is arguably one of the pioneers in designing and directing the 200+ mile endurance races. Until a few short weeks ago, she had never toed the line at the distance (in a race). Listen to her experiences and stories.

In a short month she will also be beginning her attempt to break the FKT of the Arizona Trail, the 800-mile trail from Mexico to Utah through Arizona.

Check out Candice's races at Destination Trail and sign up for a race!

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EP 418 Dos and Don'ts of Race Day Mar 03, 2019

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Today was the 30th Annual Way Too Cool 50K . We sit down at the race with Victor Ballesteros and Kenzie MacPail to discuss their favorite Dos and Don'ts of race day.

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EP 417 TRN Audio Magazine - Volume 7 Feb 23, 2019

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Volume 7 of the Pulitzer Prize winning TRN Audio Magazine is now available at your corner newspaper stand.

Featured articles have been submitted by AJW and Warren Pole and include:

Ice To See You: Big Reds, Blue Balls, and Skinny Minis in Eastern Europe
What's the Point
MS is BS
This Tastes a Little Salty
The Big Sleep
The Lucky Ones
Is Running with Papa Roach The Last Resort?
Sir WM Cubitt - It Can Be Way Way Worse

Check out

AJW's Coaching
Warren Pole's Company: 33 Shake's new products and get a discount
Brad Kearns' Freezer Chest Therapy

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Ep 416 - Run for Your Life Again with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella Feb 09, 2019

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Dr. Mark Cucuzzella rejoins The Nation for the twentieth time to take a second look at his new book, "Run For Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of Well-Being and Joy". Get the book at Two Rivers Treads for free if you buy $130 in running gear

Dr. Mark's First Podcast back in 2012, "Run Faster & Farther with Less Effort"

Here is the link to Dr. Mark's experience in the centrifuge.

Make sure you watch his 8:25 Video that show the principles of natural running.

Be sure to spend some time learning at The Natural Running Center web site.

Visit Two Rivers Treads running store either in person or call them and ask them some questions!

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Ep 415 How to Continue When Things Go Wrong Feb 04, 2019

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Chadd Wright and Shawn Webber rejoin The Nation to analyze their experiences at inaugural running of The Revenant Ultra Adventure Race in New Zealand in January 2019.

You can listen their original podcast, "Training Missions"

Visit their log on Facebook

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Ep 414 Suffering? Jan 26, 2019

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Candice Burt and Tosh (Brian Chontosh) talk about suffering and this and that

Tosh's 10 minutes
Mental Vacation
Purposeful training
15/5 rule
Broad-based athletic ability

Learn more about Crooked Butterfly Podcast and Humans of Ultra Podcast

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Ep 413 The Happy Runner with David and Megan Roche Jan 18, 2019

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Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer

Ultra Runners and Coaches David and Megan Roche join The Nation to talk about their new book, the Happy Runner.

LIVING IN ALL CAPS
Embrace the process
Why talk about the bad stuff with running?
"We don't give a fudge about your result
Chaotic unpredictability and futility of results chasing
Talent as an uncontrollable initial condition
Removing comparison from evaluation

Learn more about David and Megan's coaching at SWAPRunning (SWAP stands for Some Work, All Play).

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Ep 412 What is CBD Oil and Can It Help My Running? Jan 12, 2019

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Ultrarunner, Caleb Simpson joins The Nation to discuss CBD Oil and how it might hold some benefits for you as a runner. There are many incorrect perceptions and understandings about this cousin to marijuana, but there are some key differences that may get you to consider an experiment of one.

Key facts: