April 7, 2010

Racing at High Altitude

Earlier this week, Endurance Planet hosted a live, interactive webinar on Racing at High Altitude with Dr. Scott Drum. Drum is the Director of the High Altitude Performance Lab at Western State College in Colorado. He's also the founder of the Gunnison Endurance Project. Today on Endurance Planet, we're making the audio Read More

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In the days since our interview with Barkley Marathon's finisher Jonathan Basham, Endurance Planet has heard from some individuals who have wondered, "What is the big deal about Barkley?" Others who know what the big deal is, have requested that we "re-air" our podcast from several years ago we called The Marathon No One Read More

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It's hard to believe that the 22-year-old who recently blazed to a 1.14.39 win at the Bearathon Half-Marathon at Baylor University was---not so long ago---recovering from major abdominal surgery. Now Matt Ison, a cancer survivor from Waco, Texas, is set to compete in the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals. Today on Endurance Planet---a Read More

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This week’s Marathon & Beyond Monday edition was written by Zoie Clift and is entitled “The Barefoot Route.” It’s a story about runners who prefer to return to the basics of human locomotion. Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity on Endurance Planet to hear an editor’s choice from Read More

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April 2, 2010

Completing the Barkley

Each year for a quarter of a century, a race has been held in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee that most of the world has never heard of. The Barkley. The Barkley Marathons 100-mile Run puts the toughest ultramarathons to shame. In some ways the word “race” doesn’t quite fit with Barkley. Read More

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April 1, 2010

The Week in Multisport

This time around on The Week in Multisport with Barry Siff of Daily Triathlon, we hear about what happened at California Ironman 70.3, we get results and reaction on the first ITU race of the season at Mooloolaba, and we learn about a major race that saw an age-grouper grab a podium spot. Read More

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Want to learn the best way to train for a race at high altitude? What steps to take when you arrive? Pitfalls to avoid? Join Endurance Planet's Kevin Patrick and Assistant Professor Scott Drum of Western State College of Colorado and the Gunnison Endurance Project for this FREE webinar sponsored by AltoLab Read More

The Western States Endurance Run is one of the oldest ultra trail events in the world and certainly one of the most challenging. But the 100-miler scheduled for June 26th is also, essentially, a research lab. Dr. Marty Hoffman is the medical director for Western States. He’s a multiple-time finisher who has Read More

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March 30, 2010

The Endurance Planet Hour

If you’re a trailrunner or ultrarunner you know that Gordy Ainsleigh is a legend. Back in 1974---as the story goes---Ainsleigh’s horse came up lame prior to the 100-mile Western States trail ride. So Gordy did it on foot. Now the Western States 100 is the premier ultra trail-run and draws some of Read More

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My Story is an audio profile of an age-group triathlete with an interesting or inspirational story to tell. And Dr. John C. Taylor’s story certainly fits the bill. The Georgia man has been competing in triathlons for 28 years and has no intention of stopping now. What’s even more inspiring is that Read More

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