It's that time of year. Many of us want some shit to change,... how do we go about it? By adding stuff to do? Or by subtracting?

This one is a little different!

Travis Macy and Cam Smith had me on the Skimo Gold podcast to talk about Badass Class: The Real Life Guide to Training for Endurance Sports, and we had a blast! Check it out!

Hot damn, it's the most complicated time of the year! Joe and Matti talk about how to get through the holidays, Joe's experience at the Skimo World Cup that won the US a spot to the Olympics, VO2max training, and of course, a fair share of tangents!

Weeooo! Between Matti's third kid and Joe's racing comback, this is a wild one! WE talk about caffeine, stimulants, social media, chihuahuas(?), and a whole lot more!

How do we make sure that the amount of training is right? That it's not too much? That it's enough? Matti and I talk about the different ways of monitoring load, phsyiology, stress, and some systems of how to use them together.

Hot damn, it's been a minute. We're back and fired up talking about Matti's summer, Joe's new book, and lots of side-tracks of thoughts on how to help athletes. It's a good one, get into it!

Catching up, ranting a little, you know, the usual.

We talk about the challenges (but also benefits) of strong competition, why progress isn't a buffet line, and a bunch of our usual tangets. This one is hiiiiight energy!

Oh Unbound, you crazy beast!

We talk about why Unbound is cool even if you don't like gravel (Joe), how to not die on your first ultra (Matti), and how to actually fuel properly (Uri).

While Unbound is the topic, if you do ultra (longer than 2-3 hours) events, there's some good stuff in here for you!

It's been a while since we've had Uri on, but she's one of the originals, back from Episode 8!

If there's one theme here it's probably "mastering the basics." We talk about blood testing, supplementation, sweat testing, and a whole lot more!

Joe and Matti talk about the dangers of not challenging assumptions, the importance of using reality as a place to make training decisions, and you, know, the usual dumb jokes.