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The Running Public

Kirk Dewindt & Brakken Kraker

Two endurance athletes and coaches sit down to talk all things running! We bring you high level running knowledge and present it at a practical level.

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#663
Sunday · 53 min
Episode 654: Q&A
Long runs on the treadmill, zero drop shoes, 3 workouts per week to prep for an Ultra, cross training, and stagnation in training.
#662
Thursday · 43 min
Training Tuesday: Testing Hydration Packs & Belts
The search for the best way to carry 2+ liters of hydration has been a maddening one. Some people can wear anything and not notice. Unfortunately, those people are not us…
#661
October 24 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 652: Dying to Run
After struggling with severe long COVID and losing years of running, Matt Fitzgerald signed up for the Javelina Jundred (100k) despite not being able to currently train.
#660
October 21 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 651: Race Nutrition with Alex Larson
Upon crossing the finish line of her first Ironman, Alex’s first thought was, "If I didn't have it together with my nutrition, I'd never have made it through the day." It was right then she felt her calling to help other endurance athletes reach their goals and dreams through optimization of their nutrition.
#659
October 18 · 59 min
Episode 650: Q&A
Your questions have been pouring in and we do our best to knock a few good ones out today! Do we get far too bogged down in semantics and “it depends” scenarios? You betcha!
#658
October 15 · 1 hr 34 min
Episode 649: Alyssa McElheny
Less than a year ago, Alyssa was a marathoner solely focused on preparing for the Olympic Trials. Today, she is the reigning Hyrox World Champion. Come for her story, stay for a surprise drop in from the man behind the scenes who orchestrates her training program.
#657
October 11 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 648: Our Current Training Blocks
Life is uncaring and unpredictable. We’re in two very different places with our training right now, both of which took us by surprise.
#656
October 8 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 647: Trackbeast
College track & field recruiting is noisy, expensive, and stacked against families who don’t already know how the system works. Most high school athletes apply blind — no real sense of where their marks make them competitive, what a program actually needs, or how NIL works in their state. Trackbeast replaces that guesswork with data. Former professional runners Eric Avila and Adam Dailey pair one of the most complete databases of programs, coaches, rosters, and performance marks anywhere with the tools a family needs to run their own recruiting: find the programs where an athlete’s marks fit, reach the right coaches, and track every step.
#655
October 1 · 1 hr
Training Tuesday: Listener Questions
Our most dreaded workouts, hill running for Easy Days, “super trainers”, and how much should you expect to improve?
#654
September 24 · 57 min
Training Tuesday: Running Economy
What exactly is Running Economy and how do we improve it?
#653
September 19 · 45 min
Episode 644: There Are Holes in Your Training Plan
We all have blind spots with our training. Here’s how to find yours and remedy them!
#652
September 17 · 1 hr 2 min
Training Tuesday: Mailbag!
You keep sending in questions so we’re going to keep answering them!
#651
September 12 · 53 min
Episode 642: 6 Hours or Less of Training Per Week
If you are limited to lower volume training due to time constraints, this is what we would prioritize when preparing for longer races!
#650
September 10 · 56 min
Training Tuesday: Train Low, Race High or Train High, Race High?
There was a big movement towards under fueling and under recovering during your race build and then resting up and peaking like crazy. Now, the in vogue route is to fuel for every workout and recover to the max on a daily basis. Which is superior? Is there room for both approaches?
#649
September 3 · 1 hr
Training Tuesday: Make a Decision For Life!
You have to make a choice and stick with it for the rest of your running life: Plated or Unplated, Tights or Shorts, Music or Silence, High Rep or Low Rep lifting, Roads or Trails, High or Low mileage, and more!
#648
August 29 · 54 min
Episode 639: Our Favorite Race Prep Workouts
You’re already in good shape and you decide to sign up for a race that is just a few weeks away. What should you do for your final few quality sessions? We give you our two best “get ready to race” workouts for the Mile/1500m, 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Marathon, and Ultra distance races.
#647
August 27 · 58 min
Training Tuesday: Answering Your Questions
Highlights include balancing strength training with running, fueling for a 90 minute race, barefoot & zero drop shoes, at what age can you determine whether or not you’re able to be a high level runner.
#646
August 22 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 637: Croix Sather
As a teen, Croix spent four days in a coma after being struck by a drunk driver. His family was told he would be a vegetable; if he survived. 40 years later, he is an ultra runner, speaker, and author.
#645
August 20 · 1 hr 3 min
Training Tuesday: A Line in the Sand
We kick off with a Backyard Ultra chat, briefly talk about adjusting to time zones when traveling for races, and then Brakken gives himself a race ultimatum!
#644
August 15 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 635: Our Running Education
We spent a combined 20 years dedicating ourselves to the track. Then, we spent 15 years training for Obstacle Course Racing, which in turn led us to the trails and mountains. Along the way, each version of running taught us some things we wouldn’t have learned anywhere else!

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