Coach Loretta and Coach Lindsay recap the Hennepin 100, share tips on communicating with your crew during races,  supporting athletes post-race and discuss how they stay connected with athletes throughout the week. Plus, a look ahead to Lily Medina's final race of the series. 

Real races. Real coaching. This is The Dirt.

Coaches Loretta and Lindsay sit down with Lily Medina, just after she completed Hallucination 100—her fourth 100-miler of the Slam—finishing 3rd overall female. Loretta crewed Lily for this race, giving listeners an inside look at pacing, fueling, and support strategies.

In this episode:

• Hallucination 100 recap: toughest sections, standout moments, and lessons learned

• Crew and pacer insights from the road

• Physical and mental reflections after four 100s

• Mindset, motivation, and advice for multi-race ultra runners

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to run multiple 100-milers in a season, this episode is packed with actionable tips, inspiration, and ultra wisdom.

From niggles to the big picture: we cover injury coping, recovery tools, and how to adjust training and goals—plus a look ahead to Hallucination 100.

In this episode:

• Burning River debrief: lows and highs problem-solving on the fly

• Fueling wins & fixes after three 100s

• What’s holding up vs. what needs TLC (body + brain)

• Six-week rebuild: training, recovery, and taper priorities

• Loop-course tactics for Hallucination 100 and managing heat/humidity

• Competing while leading the Slam: pressure → performance

If you’re chasing your first 100—or your fourth—this one’s packed with practical takeaways.

On this episode of The Dirt Trail Running Podcast, Coaches Loretta and Lindsay sit down with special guest Coach Madeline Harms—developmental psychologist, professor, and running coach—to dive into the mental side of racing and training.

We unpack what it means to “choke” during a race, how panic attacks can derail even the best preparation, and the difference between process goals and outcome goals. Coach Madeline shares strategies for reflection, using visualization, and finding the courage to toe the starting line again after setbacks.

We also explore the pressure athletes face from social media and how it affects runners at all levels—not just elites. Whether you're chasing a PR or just trying to finish, this episode is packed with practical takeaways to strengthen your mental game and find joy in the process.

In this episode, Coach Loretta and Coach Lindsay catch up on summer adventures and racing highlights. Coach Loretta shares stories from her vanlife travels out west—exploring new places, logging trail miles, and staying prepared just in case wild animals showed up (spoiler: they didn’t, but she was ready!).

We dive into tips for running in the heat, how to prep for wild encounters, weather, elevation and reflect on some epic recent races like Badwater and Hardrock.

On this episode of The Dirt with Coach Loretta and Coach Lindsay, we’re joined once again by Ornery Mule Coaching athlete Lily Medina for a raw and inspiring recap of her second race in the Midwest Super Slam: the Kettle Moraine 100. Lily opens up about the tough patches she faced on the trail and how she pushed through the lows to make it to the finish.

Whether you're chasing your first buckle or you’ve got dozens under your belt, there are golden nuggets in this episode for every runner. Tune in to hear about the mental grit, strategy shifts, and support that carried Lily through race #2 of this epic five-100-milers-in-4.5-months challenge.

This episode of The Dirt, Coaches Loretta and Lindsay sit down with special guest and Ornery Mule Coaching athlete Lily Medina, who’s deep into one of the craziest ultra running challenges out there—the Midwest Super Slam of Ultras. That’s five 100-mile races—Mohican, Kettle Moraine, Burning River, Hallucination, and Indiana Trail—crammed into just four and a half months.

Lily kicked things off with a bang, taking 1st overall female at the Mohican 100 with a blazing time of 22:44:12. We dive into her mindset, training, recovery tactics, and what fuels her passion for back-to-back hundos.

Tune in for trail-tested wisdom, laughs, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to tackle the Super Slam.

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