Adventure Race Training Podcast

Nick Hurff and Jason Magness recap Nick’s race at the Magnificent 2, covering the brutal terrain and bike-whacking that pushed pure endurance to its limits. They talk about why strength and mobility were essential, the “common sense of purpose” mindset for tough sections, and practical advice on race-specific training, fueling, and recovery.

The episode also touches on training as an aging athlete and what’s coming up next for both hosts. Full of real lessons from one of the hardest races on the calendar.

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS ,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jason Magness,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠⁠⁠⁠

Finding the right teammate can make or break an adventure race. In this episode, Nick Hurff and Jason Magness dive into what it really takes to build a successful team—especially when racing with people you’ve never raced with before.

They discuss how to vet potential teammates, have honest conversations before race day, and move beyond vague goals like “have fun” or “race hard.” Instead, they explore the value of process-based goals, from managing transitions and nutrition to navigation and team communication.

Nick and Jason also share personal stories from adventure racing and climbing, including lessons on realistic expectations, handling the “pain cave,” knowing your own strengths and challenges, and communicating how you want to receive help when things get tough.

Whether you're racing with an established team or preparing to line up with new teammates, this episode offers practical strategies for building trust, improving communication, and becoming a better teammate.

Do you ever feel like you’re not a “real” athlete?
You train. You show up. You put in the work… but somehow, everyone else looks more like an athlete than you do.
In this episode, Jason and Nick unpack athlete imposter syndrome, the comparison trap, and why you might be selling yourself short.

Because here’s the thing:
You don’t need to win races to be an athlete. You don’t need anyone’s permission. You just need to show up and do the work. Listen to the full conversation and start seeing yourself differently. Because here’s the thing: You don’t need to win races to be an athlete. You don’t need anyone’s permission. You just need to show up and do the work.

Listen to the full conversation and start seeing yourself differently.

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS ,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jason Magness,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠⁠⁠⁠

On this episode, Coach Nick and Jason deep dive into strength for adventure racing. From the history of modern strength training to protocols based on muscle fiber typology, this is a master class on all things strength training for the dedicated adventure racer.

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS ,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jason Magness,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠⁠⁠⁠

Elevate your performance by dialing in your recovery. Here we deep dive into all things recovery to provide you with simple ways to enhance your recovery, maximize training adaptation, and tackle your next adventure race.

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS ,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Hurff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jason Magness,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠⁠⁠⁠

Happy New Year!!! This episode begins with some “Hot or Nots”, discusses tips for new years resolutions, touches on a listener question, and then really deep dives into the infamaous concept of bike FTP (Functional Threshold Power) - what is FTP, is FTP necessary, ways to think about FTP, and how to use to enhance your training.  See below to learn more about Nick & Jason, as well as their coaching services:

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jason Magness, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today we interview adventure racer and World Record Holder Daniel Staudigel. Daniel has won the WA360, set the Yukon 1000 World Record (1,000 mile paddle) and has raced around the world in expedition adventure races. Dan is a member of Team Bend Racing and has been featured on Amazon Prime's Eco-Challenge Fiji.

With Dan, we deep dive several topics on flat-water paddling to include technique, training, equipment, wing-paddles, feathering, cross-training, and more.

Dan was also featured on The Dark Zone : An Adventure Racing Podcast. Episode 15 Daniel Staudigel.

Daniel's Website "ORIENTEER": https://orienteer.co/ provides quality orienteering training through courses and app features for designing your own courses at home.

See below to learn more about Nick & Jason, as well as their coaching services:

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jason Magness, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠⁠⁠

Today's episode is a quick hit packs a big punch. Focused on biking specifics: Crank Lengths and Cadence! Join us as we shed light on learning about cranks, identifying your ideal crank length, the pros and cons of various sizes, cadences and why they matter, and the new MyWoosh free online bike training platform!

See below to learn more about Nick & Jason, as well as their coaching services:

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Hurff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jason Magness, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠⁠

Today's episode features our friend Jarrod Shoemaker;a former Olympian, pro-triathlete, and endurance coach. Jarrod shares his story as we deep-dive into transitioning into adventure racing, run-swim, and a variety of endurance and AR topics. There are many tips and insights here into how to train and prepare for our beautiful sport of adventure racing!

Jarrod Shoemaker

Triathalon Olympian, World Champion, & Coach

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Jarrod Shoemaker Triathalon Coaching

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See below to learn more about Nick & Jason, as well as their coaching services:

Nick Hurff, MS CSCS , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurffcoaching.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jason Magness, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, Nick Hurff MS, CSCS sits down with Dr. Rachel Popelka PT, DPT to discuss coaching ultra endurance athletes, injury prevention, strength training, the importance of sleep, and so much more. What I love about this conversation, is the passion we shared together for working with athletes. And as a side note, some of the audio is not the best on the episode, however there are so many nuggets of good information packed in here, you want listen to the entire recording. 

Dr. Rachel Popelka, PT, DPT is a physical therapist, endurance coach, and lifelong adventurer who helps runners and adventure racers stay strong, recover from injuries, and push their limits without burning out. With over 7 years of experience as a PT and a personal journey from struggling to run a single mile to completing ultramarathons and multi-day expedition races, Rachel blends science-backed rehab with real-world endurance training. Her passion is guiding athletes to not only come back from injury but return stronger, more resilient, and ready for big adventures.

Rachel Popelka aka "TrailsideDoc"

Instagram @thetrailsidedoc

Facebook rpopelka

Youtube Channel ***Great Content!!!

Rachel's Conulting & DPT Website

TAPER & RECOVERY COURSE: Joint Instructed with Jesse Tubb

Airplane Exercise Video * One Exercise to Add!

See below to learn more about Nick & Jason, as well as their coaching services:

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Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Hurff⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠nickhurff⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jason Magness, ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bendracing.com/team⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Magness⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bendracing⁠