Podcast Episodes

EP 762: From Webster to Singletrack: The Trail Runner Dictionary Game

Episode 762

Today's episode is all about having some fun on the trail. We are joined by Andy Jones-Wilkins and Katie Asmuth, and we're playing the classic "dictionary game" — taking random words from a 1931 Webs…

Published on 21 hours ago

EP 761: Take This 33-Question Test to See What Kind of Trail Runner You Really Are

Episode 761

In this lighthearted, game-show–style episode, we try and answer the age-old question: Am I really a trail runner?

Audience participation is a must as we work through 33 humorous and painfully relata…

Published on 6 days, 23 hours ago

EP 760: No Bib, No Finish Line: Iron Mike Wardian's Wildest Running Adventures

Episode 760

Iron Mike Wardian returns to Trail Runner Nation for a conversation that celebrates running beyond race bibs and finish lines. From running across the United States to circumnavigating islands and tu…

Published on 2 weeks ago

EP 759: Stop Running Yourself Into the Death March (Do This Instead)

Episode 759

In this episode, we explore one of the most overlooked performance tools in ultrarunning: not running. Coach and elite ultrarunner Ian Sharman explains how active recovery, power-hiking, and weight-v…

Published on 3 weeks ago

EP 758: Ox Blood to Aid Stations: The Wild Evolution of Endurance Nutrition

Episode 758

In this episode, we talk with exercise scientist Dr. Nick Tiller, author of the Ultrarunning Magazine article "Protein While Racing, Training Runs to Predict Performance & Progressing to Ultra." Star…

Published on 4 weeks ago

EP 757: Thanksgiving on the Trails: Entrees, Sides & Sweet Treats of Running

Episode 757

Today we're cooking up something a little different—a Trail Runner Nation–style feast inspired by the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving. Just like families gather to celebrate gratitude and good food, we'…

Published on 1 month ago

EP 756: Aging as an Athlete- Smarter, Stronger, Longer

Episode 756

In this seventh installment of Aging as an Athlete series, Scott, Don, and Krissy sit down with elite ultrarunner and longtime coach Ian Sharman to explore what it really means to run well as the yea…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

EP 755: The Breakthroughs Hiding in Plain Sight

Episode 755

In this episode, we sit down with the new book Running Breakthroughs author Floris Gierman to explore what truly drives joy, consistency, and long-term progress in running. Floris shares the patterns…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

EP 754: Aging as an Athlete: The Power of Adaptation

Episode 754

What does it take to keep running strong from your teens into your 90s? In this new episode of The Aging Athlete series, Krissy Moehl co-hosts as we sit down with Shawn Cheshire to talk about her jou…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

EP 753: Point–Counterpoint: Trail Truths Debated

Episode 753

In this "Point–Counterpoint" episode, we are joined by coaches from two teams—Sharman Ultra (Ian Sharman & Ellie Greenwood) and Giddy Up Ultra (Jeff Browning & Trish Arends)—to debate hot-button trai…

Published on 2 months ago