On this week's Endurance Planet Hour we hear from a neuroscientist who is also an ultra-runner. He talks about the use of exercise as a treatment for depression and dementia. We also hear from a man you'll find on Green Mountain every day---the incomparable Tony Krupicka. Read More

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Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond Magazine. This week it’s a story by Lisa Garrone entitled “A Different Kind of Unforgettable Marathon---What happens when an obsessive-compulsive marathon runner takes a turn behind the water table." Thanks to San Diego-based broadcast journalist and Read More

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They're the words that thousands of triathletes have dreamed of hearing. They are the words that Mike Reilly has been uttering since 1989. "You are an Ironman!!" Today on Endurance Planet we hear from the selfless announcer and vice president of The Active Network. Read More

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February 25, 2010

Checking in with the Doctor

Every couple of weeks we like to check in with the doctor who not only knows medicine, but also knows endurance sports---Dr. Mark Klion. Dr. Klion is a Manhattan-based certified orthopedic surgeon, Ironman, ultra-runner and creator of the Bodyworks MD DVD series. Endurance Planet listeners post their questions for Dr. Klion on our Read More

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Endurance Planet recently had the chance to speak with Lance Armstrong’s coach and team manager Johan Bruyneel. minnesota foundation repair companies . The brief discussion was the subject of an earlier Endurance Planet article. But we thought you would enjoy hearing the full audio of Bruyneel’s responses to questions ranging from “Can vengeance fuel a Read More

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February 23, 2010

The Endurance Planet Hour

On this week's Endurance Planet Hour we talk with "The Trail Nerd of the Month"---Fast Andy Henshaw, the directors of the toughest long-distance triathlon in North America, and world-champion triathlete Rebecca Dussault. Read More

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Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond magazine. Illinois foundation repair contractor . This week’s Marathon & Beyond Monday is a story from Jeff Horowitz. Montana foundation repair companies . Jeff is a proud big-city boy who discovered he’d have to go off the beaten Read More

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Gunnison, Colorado's Rebecca Dussault is back in the states after winning the Winter Triathlon World Championships in Norway. Today on Endurance Planet, she talks with us about winning that elusive gold medal. She also shares her thoughts on the prospects of winter tri becoming an Olympic sport in 2014. And she tells Read More

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Just when you think you've traversed the worst hill there is, someone thousands of miles away does you one better. After "running" The Incline in Manitou Springs, Colorado, I get a message from someone in Hawaii who said, "take a look at this!" Koko Crater does, in fact, have a lot of visual similarities to Read More

February 17, 2010

The Incline

You'd be hard-pressed to find more difficult "hill" training than The Incline which is located on the mountainside in Manitou Springs, Colorado. A specially-designed train used to take locals up to the top where they could bask in remarkable views. Now local athletes---Olympians and age groupers alike---use this ridiculously steep trail for exercise. Read More