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On this episode, I did a recap of some recent pro running news and also previewed my McKirdy Marathon this weekend a bit!

Some of the biggest news was last week where Clayton Young announced his signing with Brooks. I broke down why I think he signed with Brooks and if it will be a good fit. On this topic, I went through Connor Mantz and Clayton's recent Strava workouts to see what kind of shape they are in for Boston. Will they be as good as last year?

Finally, I talked World Indoor Champs where we saw an epic race between Kerr and Hocker, a 17 year-old American win the 800, and no Africans medal in ANY EVENT!

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On this episode, the boys had on special guest and ultra-running legend Zach Bitter! Zach has claimed world records at the 100 mile and 12 hour events. We heard more about his prolific career on this podcast and how he trains for huge efforts like this.

Zach wasn't always a high-carb runner. In fact, in one of his record attempts he only took about 40g of carbs per hour! He is now on the high-carb train and explained that decision. We also got some insight on how he recovers after huge efforts, his thoughts on backyard ultras, and more!

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On this episode, the boys had some banter. We chatted about Scotty and Danny's mid-week workouts: Scotty had a nice 12 x 800 sesh with the boys (video on Youtube) and Danny ran some 2k repeats at altitude in Colorado!

Strieg is one week out from his sub-2:20 attempt at McKirdy next weekend; we got his pre-race thoughts and also the Puma Fast R3 review from him (as well as looked up the weight of several other super shoes lol). We capped off the pod answering some listener questions we received via email. Enjoy!

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On this episode we had special guest Jon Green on the pod! Jon is one of the top distance running coaches in the country, working with athletes like Rory Linkletter, Philly Bowden, and several other pros.

We had him on at a great time as Rory just ran an excellent race at the NYC Half. We got Jon's reaction to the race and a bit of Boston preview as well. He talked about the best way to pace a marathon for a pro vs an amateur and also gave us some good insight on how he trains his athletes.

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On this episode, we had the man, the myth, Johannes Motschmann back on the pod! Johannes is deep in marathon training right now, primarily based at home in Germany.

He decided to keep his Spring pretty local, staying in his hometown and planning all of his races in Germany. He plans to race Berlin Half soon and then race the German Marathon Championships in Hannover after. We talked about goals for Berlin and Hannover and also how training is going.

We also chatted about his new Adidas contract, his favorite Adidas shoes, and how he likes to pace a marathon. Enjoy!

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On this episode, Chris recapped an exciting weekend of racing! NYC Half had a stacked field, highlighted by Grant Fisher's debut in the half-marathon. Grant had a disappointing but not tragic debut, and Helen Obiri showed she is in great shape going into London Marathon this Spring!

I also talked about NCAA Indoors, where there was more Jane Hedengren domination, drama in the men's 3k, and major drama at D3 indoors??

Finally - talked about some news that went under the radar this weekend. 2nd fastest women's marathon all time in Barcelona this weekend?? Enjoy!

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On this episode, we had very special and highly-requested guest Yowana on the pod! Yowana is a well-known creator in the running space and the founder of Supwell Running, which is a running shoe marketplace and shoe review platform.

Yowana just ran 2:30 at the Wilmington Marathon and made some very interesting changes to his training before it. We fully dove into his training over the last few years - something we think will be very beneficial for listeners!

We also chatted about how he manages his time. He has a full-time job but also posts 1hr + YouTube videos daily and crushes content on socials and podcasts while being a father of 3!

This was one of our favorite pods, sometimes we just instantly click with someone and this was one of those times! Enjoy!

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On this episode, Danny recapped his trip to Flagstaff last week! He stayed with our good friend Jacob Thomson and got a few awesome runs in. The trip started off grabbing dinner with Rory, Jon Green, and Jacob and culminated in an epic 20 mile long run with several pro athletes on the dirt roads of Flagstaff!

This pod actually had some really great tidbits about what Danny learned from the pros in the small amount of time he was with them which was really cool and insightful. Enjoy!

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On this episode, the Chris and Scotty had plenty to talk about after eventful weekends! Scotty started the Triple Crown racing series here in Louisville, KY with a bang, running under 16 minutes for the 5k! We got the full race recap on this episode and also made some predictions on what Scotty will run in the 10k in two weeks time. There was also some interesting start line drama?

Chris had a bit of an injury scare over the last week. After having a sacral stress fracture last summer, some similar glute pain appeared on the opposite side. After some PT work and the glute warming up well on runs - it appears to be nerve related in the low back! Great news considering McKirdy Marathon is in 3 weeks... YIKES! After a very nice 24 mile long run this past weekend, he is looking ready to roll despite this minor bump in the road.

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On this episode, we had back on special guest Ben Felton! Ben just announced on his YouTube that he is no longer racing Rotterdam Marathon this Spring. On this episode, he explained the though process behind that. Essentially, Ben is crushing half-marathon training right now and wants to keep riding that wave!

We also got a great recap of Ben's Spain trip, where he ran two 65 minute half-marathons and made huge strides in training while working out with his coach Victor and some other high-level runners!

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