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Is it Ben and Jerry's or Not? Aug 02, 2018

Show notes

Ben and Jerry's is famous for their creative and unique ice cream flavors. Today we try to make a correlation between these flavors and Ultrarunning.

Cory Reese, aka FastCory, joins 33 Shake co-founder and resident TRN European Corospondent, Warren Pole to either use real Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavors or a made up flavor to discuss interesting facts about trail and ultra running.

Be sure to check buy Cory Reese's latest book, Into the Furnace. And get 10% off your purchase of anything at 33 Shake with code TRN33

Items Discussed:

Heat Training
- Badwater training article
- Benefits of Infrared Heat Training
How Much Does an Extra Pound Slow You Down?
The 6633 Ultra - 350-mile race across the Arctic Circle

This photo is Warren Pole walking with one of the racers 1/2 way through the Yukon Arctic Ultr

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Baby It's Hot Outside- Sally McRae's Badwater Report Jul 28, 2018

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The Yellow Runner is just off her first finish at the grueling 135-mile Badwater Ultra. This year saw record-breaking heat topping the thermometer at 127 degrees F (53 degrees C)! Sally discusses:

How she heat trained
Infrared Saunas
Managing heat during the race
Crewing and pacing & setting expectations
Unique rules of Badwater
Do shoes really melt?
Hydration and nutrition during the event

Photo courtesy of CARSON VIDEOGRAPHY

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Candice Burt: Wise Ol' Sayings Jul 21, 2018

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Runner, Race Director and founder of Destination Trails Candice Burt joins as we take 'wise old says' and turn them on their heads. We examine the classic saying........ from the trail point of view.

Links below

Candice's Races

YouTube video Jocko GOOD"

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13 Things I Learned or Relearned from My Last 120km - Romain Blanchard Jul 14, 2018

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Romain Blanchard is a Frenchman living in Hong Kong running Ultras! Romain recently ran a 120K race in Italy. Like most of us, he had a wonderful experience and authored this great list of truths that he either learned or relearned. We can all relate!

Romain's article

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Grab Bag with Don & Scott Jul 07, 2018

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We didn't get a guest so we did our own grab bag....ahem....Audio Magazine?

The Black Dear from Germany:

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Western States 100 Post Race Live Jun 24, 2018

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2018 was a HOT year for Western States 100. All runners experienced ups and downs....literally and figuratively. Despite the blistering hear, 2018 had the highest finish rate since 2012, which had record LOW temperatures.

Jim Walmsley broke Timmy Olsen's fastest time set in 2012.

Courtney Dauwalter laid down the second fastest women's time in her debut.

Three of the top 20 finishers were women!

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Western States Preview 2018 with AJW and Sally McRae Jun 23, 2018

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At 5:00am PDT, the shotgun will sound in Squaw Valley unleashing 379 fortunate runners on their 100.2 mile journey to Auburn.

Andy Jones-Wilkins and Sally McRae join The Nation to review the race and teach us who to watch.

We wish all 379 the a best performance and experience that they will never forget.

Billy Yang's Video that you should watch before any of your races.

Video of pre-race meeting

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Emy LeComte from Tour de Geants to Western States! Jun 15, 2018

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French runner, Emy LeComte is toeing the line at the 2018 Western States 100. She has an impressive resume including a 2014 win at Tour Des Geants. In addition to her first trip at Western States 100, she will also be participating in the 2018 UTMB.

Don and Bob Crowley get some valuable tips from Emy as they are preparing for their shot at Tour Des Geants.

Emy is not taking any chances at Western States. She will be powered by the PEK!

Emy's web page

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Fact or Fiction: The Truth is Out There Jun 08, 2018

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Andy Jones-Wilkins and our Irish lucky charm, Donna Nì Cuarta, join us from Tahoe to plan Fact or Fiction, a fun conversation of common (and not so common) myths related to running, endurance, and health.

Andy is in Tahoe participating in a CTS Ultrarunning camp and Donna is acclimating to the area as she prepares to run Western States 100 in a couple weeks!

AJW's Coaching

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Daydreaming is Healthy for Runners - Dr. Phil Maffetone Jun 02, 2018

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"Imagination is more important than knowledge; knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution" - Albert Einstein

"Becoming aware of ourselves and our surroundings (near and far) is an important feature of a healthy brain" - Phil Maffetone

Phil joins us to talk about why daydreaming is important to our health and how it can help us become better runners. We discuss the similarities of daydreaming and visualization and if we can daydream while using other sensory inputs. We talk about how we can become better daydreamers.

Phil's article, "Interpretation of Daydreams"

We begin the podcast with a review of Chapter 26 of "The Big Book of Endurance and Racing", called, "The Pain Game and How to Control It".

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