Miss us? That’s right, we return with a real back of pack bad ass, Randy Latza (aka IronFan), who has the distinction of being the final finisher in last year’s Ultraman here in Florida. What is Ultraman? It is 6.2 miles of swimming, 263 miles of biking, and 52.4 miles of running mover 3 days: Day […]

When we started this podcast two years ago, initially as Ironman: Year One and then Back of Pack Endurance, it was our intent to share our stories, to connect with others having the same frustrations and challenges, and to talk with interesting people, both famous and not, that could help us, and in turn you […]

Marcus has been on our show before as a part of the Sub 30 Runners world gaggle. His story was so close to ours that we knew we wanted to have him on by himself. It took us a while but here he is finally. Marcus has a great attitude toward weight loss and what […]

John and Andrew are back after a few weeks hiatus getting their minds right and working through the holiday. In that time Andrew got a dog, John is biking getting ready for Tahoe and signing up for the Wine and dine Weekend in November, and more more. Sign up for Andrew Race, The Hardest Half […]

We are proud to have on our show this week Mr. Kurt Morgan. For you that have followed our show you know that we talked a great deal about the TV Show “My Diet is Better Than Yours” and especially about Kurt and his trainer, the Fat Burning Man Abel James. Kurt’s journey felt all […]

Laura Ingalls returns to the show, this time to talk about her recent book “F#@k Skinny: How I Quit Dieting & Found My Health” now available on Amazon for a great price on Kindle. Laura shares with us a few stories on how she came to write the book and why she decided to make […]

John returns and hilarity ensues … Not really … Just the guys tonight catching up with the training issues, the diet issues, and the normal sidetracking into music, politics, and movies. IronFire completed by both of us, with Andrew actually finishing an Ultra version. Thanks again to the guys over at Octane Athletics for putting […]

John is taking a short break this week, so our superfan and friend of the show Meaghan Nana-Sinkam sits in as co-host. Andy’s race The Hardest Half is opening on Friday. Get in early for great pricing. Use coupon code BOPEPODCAST for $5 off, starting Feb 6. We welcome back our podcasting godfather, America’s Angriest […]

In 2016 Lisa Smith-Batchen will attempt something only a few have been able to accomplish. In April, she will begin a 3,100-mile run from Los Angeles to New York City. She plans to complete the run in 46 days by averaging 50 – 68 miles. If she completes it in this time period, she will break […]

Just the guys tonight as we go through our current progress in the IronFire Challenge from Octane Athletics, John’s recent Half Marathon at Disney, and the most current entry into the diet/weight loss TV show arena, “My Diet is Better Than Yours“. Is it real?? Or is it Oleo?? Read Andrew’s Review of “My Diet […]