Trail Runner Nation

Latest Episodes:

Running For Happiness and Health with Jason Fitzgerald Sep 05, 2016

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USA Track & Field certified coach, elite athlete, and author of "Running For Happiness and Health: A Beginners Guide to Faster Pain-Free Running", Jason Fitzgerald joins The Nation to discuss some of the basics of running. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned veteran, Jason's book will give you practical advice and drills that can help you become a more fit, faster runner while reducing the chance for injury. We discuss:

How to prevent injuries
Strength and core workouts
Goal oriented motivation for fun
Discipline vs. motivation
Is the 10% rule for everyone?
Consistence is the "secret sauce"
From from the beginning
Short Hill repeats are the secret for injury prevention
What are Strides? and how can they help you?

Visit his Website Strength Running or visit his blog

Contact Jason HERE

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"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out" Sep 03, 2016

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That is one of John Wooden's quotes. He would have been a great ultra running coach.

John's great niece, Kelley Puckett, joins The Nation to discuss Jimmy Dean Freeman's race report from the 2016 Badwater 135 mile race.

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Why Would You Consider an Ultra Event? Aug 27, 2016

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Lee McKinley, a well-accomplished ultra runner and tri-athlete, lends his wisdom to the podcasts as we discuss why we choose to go to the next level. Lee is competing in his third Ironman Kona in this October and talks about how his training has changed over the years. We also pressure Don into signing up for the Tahoe 200 mile race in September.

Race Director of the Tahoe 200 Candice Burt joins the discussion. Running 200 or Directing 200 which one is easier. You will have to decide after listening.

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Spitting in the Soup - A doping discussion with Mark Johnson Aug 18, 2016

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Mark Johnson has been around the endurance community as a participant and as a reporter and photographer.

He shares with The Nation his new book, "Spitting in the Soup - Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports".

In this book, Mark teaches us about the history of performance enhancing drugs in sports. Doping has been around for a long time, for many reasons, but only recently banned. Take a listen to this podcast and then go read the book. It will give you a much more informed perspective about drugs in sports.

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Pacing: How to Be the Best Pacer with Victor Ballesteros Aug 04, 2016

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Victor Ballesteros is an accomplished trail runner that has evolved into starting his own business, Victory Sport Design.

Victor has developed some strong opinions on how to be a good pacer from his experience as a racer and pacing many of his friends. A few years ago he penned a great article on pacing, "The heART of Pacing". He joins The Nation to discuss his experiences and wisely teaches us how we can prepare to help our runners perform at their best.

Check out Victor's Band, Voodoo Switch! This podcast closes with one of their songs. FUNK OUT!

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Ultra Mindset for Life - Travis Macy Jul 29, 2016

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Endurance athlete and coach, Travis Macy, rejoins The Nation to expound on his book, Ultra Mindset. We take the lessons learned from ultra running and translate them in to life: business, relationships, parenting, etc.

Our original podcast with Travis

Check out the course, Ultra Mindset For Endurance Athletes. The cohort begins on October 29, 2016

The book is available at most book outlets including Amazon and available to listen on Audible.

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2016 Hardrock 100 Race Review with AJW and Scott Mills Jul 23, 2016

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Andy Jones-Wilkins and Scott Mills join The Nation to talk about their 2016 finishes at Hardrock 100. This was AJW's second finish and Scott Mills' ninth finish. They talk about their different training strategies and race day strategies and how it unfolded:

Training:

How to avoid overtraining
Pain vs. aches
Heart Rate training
Breathing training
Altitude training

Race Day:

Phases of a race
Avoiding the negative chatter
How to pull yourself back from a DEEP funk
Strategies for steep climbs and descents
Trekking poles

Andy's Race Report in the Tap Room

Scott Mills is the Race Director for the San Diego 100 Mile Endurance Run

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"The World's Toughest Foot Race" with Jimmy Dean Freeman Jul 15, 2016

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Coach Jimmy Dean Freeman, founder and coach of the SoCal Coyotes running group, joins The Nation to do a preview of the 2016 running of the Badwater 135 mile race. JDF talks through the history of this race that routes from the lowest elevation to the highest elevation in the contiguous U.S. This will be Jimmy's second running of the grueling run. He teaches us about his training plan and his crew and pacer strategies.

Follow the race HERE

Check out JDF's podcast, "Do Inspiring Sh*t"

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Stephanie Howe Violett Shares Her Simple Rules Jul 07, 2016

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Dr. Stephanie Howe Violett recently finished her PhD in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology at Oregon State. She has taken her passion of running and transformed it into a career as an exercise physiologist, coach and sports nutritionist. She joins The Nation to discuss

How to fuel during a run or race
Apetite hormones
Pallet fatigue

She then shares her Simple Rules:

Eat real food
Chill out the day before a race
Be nice

Check out her blog HERE: with some really good recipes

Check out her new Web Page HERE: posts about nutrition and coaching

Endurance by Stephanie HERE

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Jim Walmsley 2016 WS100 Race Report Jun 28, 2016

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Jim Walmsley was attempting his first 100 mile race at Western States in 2016. Shortly after the start, he captured and maintained the lead for the first 92 miles extending his lead by nearly 50 minutes AND on pace to break Timmy Olsen's course record. But then the unthinkable happened, he missed a turn and ran 2-1/2 miles in the wrong direction. Jim joins The Nation to talk about his preparation for the race, his strategy, his execution and how he finished the race.

His splits (courtesy of John Medinger)

Red Star to Robinson Flat, 1:54 - Fastest ever

Robinson Flat to Last Chance, 1:35 - Fastest ever

Last Chance to Devils Thumb, 0:48 - 3rd fastest

Devils Thumb to Michigan Bluff, 1:14 - 2nd fastest

Michigan Bluff to Foresthill, 0:51 - Fastest ever

Foresthill to River crossing, 2:10 - 3rd fastest

Photo courtesy of Gary Wang

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