After losing his mother to obesity, a 32-year-old chubby comedian sets out to avoid the same fate. He runs 100 miles through the mountains of Colorado in one of the world's most difficult ultra trail marathons. We talk with Jeffrey the love of running, loss, his new favorite shoes and, yes, good beer from Missouri. Be sure to watch Once is Enough. It's currently free on Amazon Prime video. 

We also hear about Old Crazy Runners in the Strava Run Club. What is a Fierce Pancake? Tune in to find out. And someone from the club threw out a challenge to Fundy. See if he'll take that challenge and see if the bet is really worth it. 

And watch out, Fundy took the RRCA run coaching course. He wrote up a blog post on his biggest takeaways from the course. Hear what's in that blog post and check it out here. And after this recording, he did pass the test so he's now bona fide and certified. 

Join Fundy and Nicholas in their conversation with avid runner and doctor, David Spiro. They discuss both the physical and mental health aspects of running, as well as how to fuel our bodies for a long healthy life. Over the past 20 years, David has served in a variety of physician leadership roles, including Chief of Staff at a rural hospital in Oregon, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Yale University, and Chief of the Pediatric ER at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. You won't want to miss this episode. 

(note: due to some scheduling issues, Jeffrey James Binney will be on next week)

Also, hear who is crushing it in the OCR Strava Run Club. Find out just who is more ridiculous, Fundy or Nicholas with their new running gadgets. And, the OCR Beer Run is officially kicked off. Be sure to put your team together and register before all the slots are gone. 

Alastair Walker returned to running after a 22 year hiatus. In 2018, he took with the World Masters Gold Medal in the 10,000 meter race and the Bronze Medal in the 5000 meter race for the 60-65 age group. The number of gold medals he's taken in the UK and Europe are too many to count. Here are some of his times from 2019: 5K in 16:50 and a 10K in 34:56, all in his 60s. We discuss getting older, staying fast and best post-run beverages. 

Additionally, we discuss the OCR Beer Run with the best medal ever. Be sure to sign up and also join our OCR Strava Run Club. Find out who is crushing the miles in the run club. We also discuss Charity Miles, the app that donates money for you when you run miles and it doesn't cost you a dime. Finally, find out what is making Nicholas look ridiculous while he's running safe. 

2020 was one of the most difficult years in recent memory for everyone. The world dealt with a once-in-a-century pandemic and the economic and social fall out from it. But, it also brought us this podcast, our amazing listeners and our incredible guests. 

Join the Old Crazy Runners, cousins Nicholas and Fundy, as they discuss their own personal difficulties and triumphs throughout the year, as well as their favorite moments with some of the OCR guests. It's a perfect way to put 2020 behind us and look forward to what 2021 will bring. 

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This week we are joined by Addie Bracy who is one of the craziest runners we've had on OCR. She was a walk on at North Carolina and became the team captain by her senior year. She's qualified for several national teams and has been to the Olympic trials. If that's not enough, she's won 3 national championships, came in second at Leadville and recently put up a top 5 time at the Rim to Rim to Rim on the Grand Canyon. Addie also lends her energies to the Runners Alliance and her awesome movement OUTRun. If you're are interested in the mental side of performance, you'll want to visit Strive Mental Performance, which she founded. 

Also learn why the OCR Beer Run has the most beautiful medal ever created. We discuss the top runner in the Old Crazy Runner Strava Run Club and which one of us is at the bottom. We talk about running in the dark, running in the snow and how to get more data with the Stryd. You can even check out the blog post. We discuss how we are working on our vertical oscillation, cadence and heart rates. 

Friend and member of the OCR Strava Run Club joins us today on Old Crazy Runners. We discuss everything from recovering from COVID as a runner to letting go of ego. Martin has been working on slow, heart rate-based training to increase speed. He discusses how running has been a welcome respite during extended pandemic lockdowns. If you want to know how to run a sub 50 minute 10K over the age of 50, this is the episode for you.

We also discuss the 2021 OCR Beer Run, Evil Cousin beer and who's crushing it on the OCR Strava Run Club. Big shout out to Jill Richardson, Jason Craig and Ben Glawe for crushing it this week. 

He was at the NYC Marathon just after 9/11. He was at the Boston Marathon the year after the bombing. He is the legend that has been at nearly every important marathon event over the last half-century. Not only that, he's still running in his 80s on "fake" knees. Want to some inspiration to keep running for decades to come? This is the episode for you. All around great guy and author of When Running Made History. You might also know him as Kathrine Switzer's husband (be sure to listen to her previous episode too).

Join the New OCR Strava Run Club. 

Also, find out who said we were witty, learn which breweries made the cut for the OCR Beer Run and we have a new toy coming to play with. For those of you who love metrics, you're going to want to find out what this gadget is. It's raining here. Did Fundy's new fancy rain jacket with 360 degree venting work? Nicholas starts his love affair with the Stryd. Find out all this and more in this week's episode. 

In this episode, we sit down with Taylor Rojek and discuss the importance of safety for all runners, the documentary film "Not Today," the strength of the running community, her favorite gear and what makes a winning Halloween themed running costume. 

Taylor is very involved in the Runners Alliance, which, in partnership with Hoka OneOne and Garmin, works to creating a safe environment for all runners. She was an integral part of the team that created the documentary "Not Today," which chronicles the stories of three separate women. Both Nicholas and Fundy were very moved and inspired by the film. 

We also discuss new PRs with our virtual races and how we were able to shave 5 minutes of our half marathon PR - hint, it's mechanics. Making your own goals and make it part of our new Strava Running club, come join. It's also time to grab 5 or 11 friends and sign up for the the OCR Beer Run virtual team run. 

Steve Modee crushed the 880 meter title in Oregon, runs an ultra before anyone knew what an ultra was, rooms with Prefontaine and then leaves running for about 30 years. 

Join us in this conversation as we reminisce on past championships and learn how we can get back into running later in life and find the joy in being a runner. And, of course, being in Eugene, Oregon, Steve has some stellar beer choices. 

• Sign up for the OCR Beer Run - as 6-12 of your friends virtually tour Oregon's best breweries

Keep getting out there and keep putting in the miles. 

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Join us for an amazing conversation with Coach Bob Larsen, who some call the guru of American long distance running. We discuss the fundamentals of running long distance, how training at elevation changed the game and how you can apply what Bob knows to your own running. 

Additionally we discuss:

• Running soaked because we are idiots.

We highly recommend City Slickers Can't Stay With Me - The Bob Larsen Story. You can watch it free on Amazon Prime TV.