Fri, 4 May 2018
Brad Kearns was one of the top professional triathletes for nine years. During that time, he won 30 titles worldwide including an amazing streak of seven victories in a row. Brad just returned from the Paleo F(x) conference and chats with The Nation about
Brad's morning smoothie video Brad's cold therapy video Check out the Primal Endurance Podcast The Primal Endurance book Primal Blueprint web site |
Fri, 27 April 2018
ECEP, Andy Jones-Wilkins joins The Nation to talk about the Chip and Dan Heath best selling book, The Power of Moments- Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact. We discuss why certain experiences can jolt us, elevate us and change us—and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our running, life and work. Check out AJW's article on Power of Moments at Irunfar Meet up with Andy at one of his training camps this summer: May 11-13: Pisgah National Forest Ultrarunning Training Camp May 25-28 Memorial Day Ultrarunning Training Camp SOLD OUT June 6-10 Lake Tahoe Ultrarunning Camp July 8-14 Rob Krar Ultra Camp |
Fri, 20 April 2018
Adam Campbell spent the first 17 years of his life on the beaches of Nigeria where he developed his love of the outdoors. He now calls the Canadian Rockies home where he is an environmental & business lawyer. He is also a co-owner of Canada’s largest trail running series. He has competed in, and regularly placed on the podium at, some of the world's most challenging and competitive mountain running races and trail ultramarathons. We met Adam in 2014 at the finish of Hardrock 100 where he finished 3rd despite he and Aaron Heidt being struck by lightning on Handees peak. Our podcast with Adam after his finish. Our video with Adam. On August 30th, 2016, Adam experienced a near fatal accident while attempting the Horseshoe traverse through Roger’s Pass in BC, with runners Nick Elson and Dakota Jones. Adam talks about his experience, lessons learned and his new reality of being a trail runner. On May 9th, a movie about Adam's experience will be available to download at Arc'teryx. You can view the trailer HERE Adam will also be touring with the film screening at these Arc'teryx brand store locations:
VIDEO of Adam's Ted Talk Instagram: @adamo1979 |
Sat, 14 April 2018
"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it" - Dennis P. Kimbro
This is one of Ben Light's favorite quotes. Ben and Brittany Light rejoin The Nation to talk about how your attitude and perception can SHIFT to something better. We can
Follow Ben Great video to help motivate you to SHIFT |
Fri, 6 April 2018
THE Ultra Running Girl, Stephanie Case, joins The Nation from Afghanistan a few short days after experiencing the jaws of the 2018 running of the Barkley Marathons. Stephanie has not only run many of the world's toughest trail ultras, but has extended her comfort zone by living in some very dangerous places in the world as a United Nations Human Rights Lawyer. Stephanie shares her experiences at Barkley, her three finishes at Tour de Geants, UTMB and others. Please consider supporting Stephanie's charity, Free to Run, an organization that uses running and outdoor adventure to empower and educate women and girls who have been affected by conflict. If you can make a donation GREAT. If you can't, please find out more, follow Free to Run on social media and share with your friends: Stephanie's Ted Talk |
Fri, 30 March 2018
TRN's East Coast Executive Producer, Andy Jones-Wilkins and Ultra trend-setter, Candice Burt join as contributing authors to the sixth edition of TRN Audio Magazine. Articles include:
Register for one of Candice's many cool races Meet up with Andy at one of his training camps this summer: May 11-13: Pisgah National Forest Ultrarunning Training Camp May 25-28 Memorial Day Ultrarunning Training Camp SOLD OUT June 6-10 Lake Tahoe Ultrarunning Camp July 8-14 Rob Krar Ultra Camp |
Fri, 23 March 2018
Dylan Bowman joins The Nation to teach us about high altitude training. We talk about hypoxia training, the different types and benefits of using the gear. |
Fri, 16 March 2018
Coach Greg McMillan joins The Nation again to explain
Past podcasts with Greg: Greg's books: |
Fri, 9 March 2018
Coach Danny Dreyer joins The Nation to help us understand running economy and biomechanics. Danny is the creator of the popular ChiRunning (and ChiWalking). He teaches us that good alignment and posture will allow you to become more efficient and reduce the number of injuries. Some things we discuss:
Get 15% off a ChiRunning Hills and Trails course by using the code, "Trail15" Get Danny's book, "ChiRunning book: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-free Running" |
Fri, 2 March 2018
Richard Kresser loves a challenge. One of those has been on his radar for six years. The Arrowhead 135 is an endurance event held in Minnesota during one of the coldest times of the year. Temperatures are regularly below zero (Fahrenheit), including a record -42° in 2011. This does NOT include the wind chill! This race could be the anti-hero of the Badwater 135 and brings with it some very unique challenges including:
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