Trail Runner Nation

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.

Direct download: Travis_Macy_2.mp3
Category:Podcasts -- posted at: 11:09am CDT

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

Direct download: AJW_-_Mills_.mp3
Category:Podcasts -- posted at: 7:10pm CDT

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.  

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Follow the race HERE

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

 

Direct download: jdf_135.mp3
Category:Podcasts -- posted at: 2:57pm CDT

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 HEREwith some really good recipes

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

Endurance by Stephanie HERE

Direct download: Stephanie_Howe_2.0.mp3
Category:Podcasts -- posted at: 5:23pm CDT

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