Heartland Running

By Crystal Clark-Andy Cloud-Chandler Lee

What's Heartland Running about?

Covering the running community in the Heartland and Beyond.

The Midwest of the United States offers some of the best trail and road running on the planet. Join Crystal, Andy, and Chandler as they geek out about all things running related.

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Heartland Running episodes:

05.04.2018
EP 71: Everyday Running Legends
This week Heartland Running goes Down Under. Crystal has the chance to hang out with Brodie Sharpe. Brodie is the host of an Australian running podcast called Everyday Running Legends. We have a fun conversation about his experience here in...
04.27.2018
Georgia Death Race Report
On this episode Crystal and Andy talk to David Hale who recounts his experiences at this year’s Georgia Death Race. He teaches us how to underprepare to overachieve; how to not get flagged for explosives at the airport, and the...
04.13.2018
EP 69: Ask A Sports Nutritionist
Crystal is back with another “Ask the Expert” episode. This week she talks with sports nutritionist, Meredith Terranova who answers questions from our listeners. Meredith has a B.S. degree in Human Nutrition and has been helping her clients reach their...
04.06.2018
EP 68: Amy Clark on Crewing & Pacing
Crystal and Andy sit down with Amy Clark to talk about crewing and pacing for ultras. If you have considered volunteering your time or have new crew members this is the episode for you. Amy Clark is a freelance...
03.30.2018
EP 67: Triathlon for Runners
Have you ever considered trying a tri? If so, this episode is for you. We were fortunate enough to pick the brain of athlete and coach, Brett Daniels. Brett has competed in over 100 triathlons ranging in distances from Sprint...
03.23.2018
EP 66: Dynamic Running Therapy
In this episode Crystal talks with William Pullen. William is a London based psychotherapist who developed a technique called Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT). He practices this in-person with his patients but has also written a book titled “Running with Mindfulness...
03.16.2018
EP 65: Brokeman's Running
Our guest for this episode is Katie Cordova. Katie is the owner and founder of Brokeman’s Running Company. Her goal is to go against the “big ticket” trend and provide affordable, community races - from the beer mile upto ultra...
03.09.2018
EP 64: Choose Joy
In this episode Andy and Crystal talk to Amy Napoli. When Amy’s nephew, Danny was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy the family decided to come together as team run a half marathon as a fundraiser - despite not being runners....
03.02.2018
EP 63: Trail Running 101
In this episode Andy and Crystal get the opportunity to talk to Sarah Lavender Smith and she answers listeners’ questions on trail running. Sarah is a long-distance runner, coach, writer and mom of two teens. In 2017, she released her...
02.23.2018
EP 62: Endure
In this episode Crystal, Andy, and Chandler are joined by journalist and author Alex Hutchinson. Alex wrote for Runner’s World from 2012 - 2017 and is currently a contributing editor and writer of the Sweat Science column for Outside. This...
02.16.2018
EP 61: Ask The Coach
Coree Woltering joins Crystal for this episode to answer listeners’ questions on coaching and training. We talk about Coree’s coaching philosophies, marathon training, speed workouts, building mileage, recovery, and more. Coree mentions two good videos from his coach, David Roche:...
02.09.2018
EP 60: From Start to Finish
In this episode we had a chance to catch up with Chris Miller after completing his transcontinental run. We first spoke to Chris back in May of 2017 (Episode 24 ) as he planning and preparing for this run across...
02.02.2018
EP 59: Adam Popp
Learn how to cherish the things you take for granted. In this episode Andy talks to Adam Popp. Adam was a member of an Air Force unit that disarmed improvised explosive devices. In 2007 Adam was on patrol in Eastern...
01.26.2018
EP: 58 Adventure Race with Jeff Watterson
In this episode Jeff Watterson gives Crystal, Andy, and Chandler lessons on Adventure Racing 101 for dummies. We learn about tipping canoes at 3:00am, running through stinging nettles, riding bikes through soup, and how bug spray can be a gift...
01.19.2018
EP 57: Strength Training for Runners
In this episode Chandler and Crystal talk to personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist Ren Jones of Fitness Jones Training. Ren helps answer listeners’ questions related to running and strength training. Topics include: The benefits of strength training The...
01.12.2018
EP 56: Geek Speak
Get ready to geek out on what happens behind the scenes of some big races. In this episode Crystal and Andy talk to Brandon Wilson. Brandon a USATF official, a grand poobah course certifier, one of the premier race timers...
01.05.2018
EP 55: Sleep for Athletes
Dr. Amy Bender of the Centre for Sleep & Human Performance joins us to talk about all things sleep related for athletes. Dr. Bender’s current research focuses on the relationship of sleep and recovery on athletic performance in Canadian National...
12.29.2017
EP 54: Goodbye 2017 / Hello Chandler
This is our final episode of 2017. We officially welcome Chandler Lee as the third host of Heartland Running and learn more about him. We also wrap up the year and look ahead to 2018 by answering questions from the...
12.22.2017
EP 53: Jordan Hasay
In this episode we talk to the one and only Jordan Hasay. In 2017 Jordan had her marathon debut at Boston where she finished third in 2:23:00, the fastest marathon debut by an American woman by almost three minutes. She...
12.15.2017
EP 52: Camille Herron & Steve Durbin
On November 11, 2017, Camille Herron set the 100 mile world record in a blazing 12:42:39 at Tunnel Hill and crushed the old world record by over an hour. In this episode Crystal and Chandler have a chance to talk...
12.08.2017
EP 51: Traci Falbo
While in Vienna, IL for Tunnel Hill 100, Crystal had the chance to sit down and talk to Traci Falbo. Traci has an incredible story. She went from being 80 pounds overweight to setting the 48 Hour Indoor Track...
12.01.2017
EP 50: Ellie Greenwood
Andy, Chandler, and Crystal had the opportunity to talk to ultra legend, Ellie Greenwood. They discuss Ellie’s amazing race history including her wins at Western States, Comrades, and the 100K World Championships. They also have a chance to talk about...
11.24.2017
EP 49: Talkin' Turkey
We invited the guys from The Negative Splits Podcast to join us for Thanksgiving. In this episode we play a clip from Paul Hambrick who tells the story of how Stephen got into podcasting. Paul was a guest back...
11.17.2017
EP 48: Yoga Fixes Everything
While in Mansfield, MO for Stephen’s memorial Crystal checked out Stephen’s favorite bookstore, A New Chapter. Here Crystal had the chance to sit down and chat with Stephen’s bad ass yoga guru, Shelby Koop. Shelby shares a lot of useful...
11.10.2017
EP 47: Marathon Maniac #3 - Tony Phillippi
In this episode Andy & Crystal get a chance to sit down and talk one of the original founders of the Marathon Maniacs, Tony Phillippi. We talk about how the club started and how it has grown and changed...
11.03.2017
Quick Sprint Episode with Chandler Lee
In this “Sprint” episode we take just a few minutes and sit down with Chandler Lee, the oldest son of Stephen Lee. We talk about the future of the podcast and Chandler shares some stories about his dad. Where...
10.27.2017
EP 46: Bourbon Chase Recap
EP 46: Bourbon Chase Recap In this episode Andy and Crystal get together with the Ultra Team Sword members who ran the Bourbon Chase. We discuss the unfortunate and untimely passing of our dear friend, founder, and co-host Stephen...
10.20.2017
EP45 Joel H. Cohen
Joel Cohen is both an Emmy-winning writer for the “Simpsons” and a slow, graceless runner. Between sweaty bouts of gasping for breath, he wrote the book “How to Lose a Marathon” - available everywhere now (well, not at some gas...
10.13.2017
Gary Dudney Ep44
GARY DUDNEY has been publishing articles on running, trail running, and ultrarunning for the past 20 years. His work has appeared in all the major running magazines, such as Runner’s World, Running Times, Trailrunner, and Marathon & Beyond. For Ultrarunning...
10.06.2017
Tina Muir EP43
2016 was a big year for Tina Muir. In March she fulfilled a lifelong dream of representing Great Britain in the Half Marathon World Championships. A few weeks later in April she ran the London Marathon in 2:37 which was...
09.29.2017
50 Mile Hawk Recap Hijack EP42
EP42: Hawk Recap Hijack In this episode, friend of the show Todd Chandler hijacks the podcasts and refuses to let Stephen and Crystal free until they reveal what really went down at the Hawk 50 miler. We are also...
09.22.2017
Charity Fick EP41
Charity Fick is an active participant in the online running and OCR communities, and continues to write articles, race reviews, and human interest pieces exclusively for Mud Run Guide. She is currently a member of several communities including the Mud...
09.20.2017
How to Make Your Race Day Perfect
BONUS EPISODE - How to Make Your Race Day Perfect Part of the MUT Syncrocast Series We welcome our special guest co-host Eric Whittington to the show. Eric is an Army veteran of 10 years, an avid triathlete...
09.15.2017
Sub Thirty Club EP40
Welcome to the show Andy Aubin,Therese Schweyer,William Baez from The Sub 30 Club. The Sub 30 Club was originally started in April of 2012 when Ted Spiker, contributor to Runner’s World and the man behind The Big Guy Blog on...
09.08.2017
Kelly and Harvey- EP39
Superman Harvey Lewis has been with us previously on the podcast. (Episode 25) Since that time he competed in his 4th 24 Hour World Championships representing Team USA, had a dramatic podium finish at Badwater 135, and visited a few...
09.01.2017
Mikkel Becker-Gone to the Dogs EP38
Mikkel Becker is the lead animal trainer for fearfreepets.com and was the resident trainer at Vetstreet.com. Mikkel is the co-author of six books, including the upcoming book From Fearful to Fear Free. She specializes in reward-based training and behavior modification...
08.25.2017
Gary (Laz) Cantrell, Steve Durbin, & Naresh Kumar EP37
Gary (Laz) Cantrell, Steve Durbin from Durbin Race Management, and Naresh Kumar join us for our 1 year anniversary! What was suppose to be an in-depth interview turned into a good old fashion B.S. session. So sit back, grab your...
08.18.2017
Dr. David Jones Mental Health and Running EP36
Dr. David B. Jones has been in private practice as a counselor for over 30 years and has been a runner for over 40 years. He is a consulting therapist with Three Oaks Behavioral Health, a partial hospitalization program treating all...
08.11.2017
Coree Woltering From Track to Trails and Everything in Between EP35
Coree Woltering is a professional trail/ultra runner for inov-8 and Down To Run. He enjoys racing any distance on any surface. 2016 was a breakout year for Coree, running personal records from 5k to 50 miles. With the biggest highlight...
08.04.2017
Nathan DeWall-From Unfit to Badwater EP34
Nathan DeWall is Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, an author of a best-selling Introduction to Psychology textbook series, a regular contributor to the New York Times and other national publications, and an avid ultramarathon runner. He has...
07.28.2017
Josh Sprague-Orange Mud EP33
Orange Mud founder and CEO Josh Sprague returns to the show. We dive right in talking about Josh going after the Leadman badge of honor by completing several Leadville cycling and running events this year. Next up we get into...
07.21.2017
Catching Up EP32
No guests co-host this episode. Crystal, Andy, and Stephen take some time to catch-up on their upcoming races, training, and some gear updates. Heartland Running: Heartlandrunning.com Facebook Group Instagram Strava Club Save 20% on SWORD Performance Products by using discount...
07.14.2017
Denise Bourassa (making the boys cry) EP31
We got to meet Denise (aka tinydbo) at Run Under The Stars . She was a machine and won the women’s race and set a new course record with 66 miles in 10 hours. And by the way she did...
07.07.2017
Run with the Heard EP30
Last Horse Runners is a community of runners from all paces and places - including the runners in the middle and the back of the pack. There are others who will cater to the elites, cater to crazy gains, cater...
06.30.2017
PT2 A Story Worth Telling EP29
Part 2 of a 2 part recording with the amazing Naresh Kumar. Naresh was born in a very poor area of India and fought to get a scholarship to university. After graduation he came to the United States for a...
06.23.2017
Feed Your Run with Meredith Vieceli EP28
On this episode we welcome Meredith Vieceli to the show. Meredith is an athlete, coach, foodie, wife and mom to two little boys. She is the creator of the revolutionary 'Strong and Sexy Runner' , 'Swim Bike Fuel' and 3HU...
06.16.2017
A Story Worth Telling PT1 EP27
Part 1 of a 2 part recording with the amazing Naresh Kumar. Naresh was born in a very poor area of India and fought to get a scholarship to university. After graduation he came to the United States for a...
06.09.2017
ElliptiGO "Earn Your Patch" EP26
Bryan Pate the co-founder and CEO of ElliptiGO joins us to talk about their unique line of elliptical cycles. Bryan was a former runner, triathlete, and Marine. After his body could no longer take the requirements of distance running he...
06.02.2017
What Would Harvey Do? EP25
In this episode we welcome the one and only Ultra Running Legend Harvey Lewis to the show. Harvey does not consider himself a professional runner but a passionate runner. A public school teacher, Bad Water champion, and member of Team...
05.26.2017
Chris Crossing the Nation EP24
It’s a full house this episode. We welcome Chris Miller, Mike Dusman and returning from SWORD Performance Products Dr. Scott and Dr. Shawn. Chris will be running across America this year to raise awareness for drug and alcohol abuse and...

What's Heartland Running about?

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Heartland Running episodes:

EP 71: Everyday Running Legends

Georgia Death Race Report

EP 69: Ask A Sports Nutritionist

EP 68: Amy Clark on Crewing & Pacing

EP 67: Triathlon for Runners

EP 66: Dynamic Running Therapy

EP 65: Brokeman's Running

EP 64: Choose Joy

EP 63: Trail Running 101

EP 62: Endure

EP 61: Ask The Coach

EP 60: From Start to Finish

EP 59: Adam Popp

EP: 58 Adventure Race with Jeff Watterson

EP 57: Strength Training for Runners

EP 56: Geek Speak

EP 55: Sleep for Athletes

EP 54: Goodbye 2017 / Hello Chandler

EP 53: Jordan Hasay

EP 52: Camille Herron & Steve Durbin

EP 51: Traci Falbo

EP 50: Ellie Greenwood

EP 49: Talkin' Turkey

EP 48: Yoga Fixes Everything

EP 47: Marathon Maniac #3 - Tony Phillippi

Quick Sprint Episode with Chandler Lee

EP 46: Bourbon Chase Recap

EP45 Joel H. Cohen

Gary Dudney Ep44

Tina Muir EP43

50 Mile Hawk Recap Hijack EP42

Charity Fick EP41

How to Make Your Race Day Perfect

Sub Thirty Club EP40

Kelly and Harvey- EP39

Mikkel Becker-Gone to the Dogs EP38

Gary (Laz) Cantrell, Steve Durbin, & Naresh Kumar EP37

Dr. David Jones Mental Health and Running EP36

Coree Woltering From Track to Trails and Everything in Between EP35

Nathan DeWall-From Unfit to Badwater EP34

Josh Sprague-Orange Mud EP33

Catching Up EP32

Denise Bourassa (making the boys cry) EP31

Run with the Heard EP30

PT2 A Story Worth Telling EP29

Feed Your Run with Meredith Vieceli EP28

A Story Worth Telling PT1 EP27

ElliptiGO "Earn Your Patch" EP26

What Would Harvey Do? EP25

Chris Crossing the Nation EP24