We are joined by Coach Jason Koop, director of coaching for Carmichael Training Systems living out of Colorado Springs, coach to elite ultrarunners, and an ultrarunner himself. Jason has coached and supported the likes of Dean Karnazes, Dakota Jones, Kaci Lickteig, Dylan Bowman, Timothy Olson, and more. Jason has a new book titled “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning: Read More

On this show: Who is Peter Defty? GM of VESPA, nutrition expert and ultra athlete who developed a safe, healthy approach to fat adaption for endurance athletes called “Optimized Fat Metabolism” (OFM). Peter got into running circa 2000, going from carb burner with poor results to a fat burner with success in racing. He’ competed in the Read More

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Check out our Shop page and ramp up your supplement supply to support an invincible body in 2016. We love the supplements and trusted formulas by Exos Performance Nutrition including their AM/PM Multivitamin, L-Glutamine and Creatine. Ben Greenfield joins SN 229 for a special kick off to the year discussing how to reboot your health and ramp up immunity during the Read More

We are joined by biomechanics expert and functional guru Jay Dicharry, PT, to develop your offseason and ongoing functional strength program for better endurance sports performance and injury resilience. Jay is based out of Bend, OR, and works with athletes at his facility, REP Lab. On this episode we dive into how endurance athletes (runners, Read More

We’re joined by ultrarunner Travis Macy, who recently released his first book The Ultra Mindset, a great read for any endurance athlete out there. Grab your copy here. Also, entering offseason? Check out PerfectAmino for your No. 1 amino acid supplement to take as you ramp up your offseason strength-training. More good stuff on our shop Read More

In today’s podcast, Tawnee chats with Cherie Gruenfeld, 70, legendary triathlete who will race the Ironman World Championships for the 20th time this year. She has 16 Ironman titles, and 11 of those are at Kona. She’s the founder and director of Exceeding Expectations, a program that uses the sport of triathlon to positively re-direct Read More

Lucho and Tawnee answer your questions on: -What are a good ways to reintroduce some hard efforts or speed work into runs after offseason and/or a long base phase -Good books and movies about ultrarunning -How should one train for the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run; are track workouts good or bad, should all focus be on hiking Read More

Ben Greenfield joins to answer your questions: -Taking Vitamin D or D3 in the winter as a supplement -Developing an intolerance and inability to eat eggs in the morning — why and what are good low carb breakfast ideas for an endurance athlete -Weight loss and doing it fat adapted — do’s and don’t and Read More

Lucho and Tawnee answer your questions on :   -Quad cramping on runs after a bike -Can’t get HR up on bike, and HR differences in bike vs. run -concepts of Lydiard’s training and comparing that with MAF -losing extreme fitness in offseason and how to mitigate those losses -a few training partners who’ve inspired Read More