Deadline for this contest is February 15th! For our Endurance Planet Facebook fans only – we’re giving a crisp, new $100 bill to whoever can make the FUNNIEST endurance sports video, using the characters from http://www.xtranormal.com! Here’s the two easy steps to make your $100: Step 1) Creatively mention Endurance Planet in your http://www.xtranormal.com video, Read More

When you’ve seen the resume of Chris McCormack it’€™s funny to think that many people considered him an underdog to win the 2010 Hawaii Ironman World Championship. But€ truth be told€ not many experts were expecting him to be the victor. Today on Endurance Planet, we talk to Macca about his big win and what Read More

There isn't a female triathlete on the planet who races long distance more often than Hillary Biscay. And it's not just that she races often -- she races effectively. This coming weekend she'll be shooting for another Ironman Wisconsin championship (It'll be her seventh Ironman of the year.) On this week's Endurance Planet Hour, Hillary Read More

Imagine covering 44 miles in 25 hours -- not running, but swimming in open water. That's what our first guest, Jamie Patrick, did this month at Lake Tahoe. His thoughts on mental preparation for such an event are something that every endurance athlete should hear. We also talk to the women's champion of the Read More

Today's Marathon & Beyond Monday edition is a tale written by ultra-marathon pioneer Gordy Ainsleigh. Gordy is the man who -- in 1974 -- took part in the Western States 100-Mile One-Day Ride ... without a horse. Since then, the story has been told and re-told, but only one person knows the full truth. Read More

Every day doctors save and improve people’s lives. But how often does a patient get the chance to return the favor? Enter 28-year-old Greg O’Keefe of Arlington, Virginia and his 41-year-old heart surgeon, Allan Stewart. Together, they have become triathletes. Their story is the focus of this "My Story" edition of Endurance Planet, done in Read More

Today we’re wrapping up our two-part edition from endurance legend Marshall Ulrich. Last week we heard the first half of Ulrich’s Marathon & Beyond article titled, “Transformation of an Adventure Runner One Runner’s Journey From the Farm to Mount Everest, Through Joyful and Scary Places in His Heart and Soul.” The first half of Read More

Two champions in one hour: that's what we have this week on The Endurance Planet Hour. We're joined by the men's and women's champion from The Western States 100 Endurance Run, Geoff Roes and Tracy Garneau. And we'll round out the show by introducing you to The Trail Nerd of the Month. Read More

Joni Van der Veen is a highly accomplished triathlete who has had the pleasure of watching her son follow in her footsteps. But the fact that Van der Veen lived to see her son grow up is a story in of itself. As a young mother, she was involved in a horrific skiing Read More

Veteran mountain runner Anita Ortiz picked the 2009 Western States 100 for her first 100-miler. And she won. Today on Endurance Planet---a Road to Western States 2010 edition---we hear from Ortiz about some new challenges she'll be facing this year. And we hear how she balances her life as a wife and Read More