The Endurance Experience Podcast

A conversation with Markus Rummel is the founder of AI Endurance. Not only has he logged many training hours as an amateur triathlete, he's also a physicist and has combined his knowledge of data, science, machine learning and endurance sport to create a dynamic AI solution for athletes and coaches.

I have a conversation with Markus about his background and what lead him to the creation of AI endurance and we ultimately discuss how it will harness AI, take in data from most available wearable and non-wearable technologies and provide robust solutions for athletes and coaches.

I also get Markus's take on artificial general intelligence (AGI) and RSI recursive self improvement. We talk about some of the alarms being sounded on AI and where he falls on some of those concerns including doomsday scenarios, the potential to make humans obsolete and the misuse by malicious actors.

AI Endurance
https://aiendurance.com/en

About AI Endurance
https://aiendurance.com/en/about

A conversation with endurance sports coach, author, and nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald. He is the author of 35 books including Dying to Run, An Athlete's Quest for One more Finish.

"When Matt Fitzgerald is struck by long COVID, his lifelong passion—running—becomes a distant memory, leaving him trapped in a failing body that simply won’t cooperate. After authoring dozens of books and articles on athletes pushing the limits of human endurance, he is now forced to confront his own limits in ways he never imagined. Doctors have no answers and every day feels like an endless loop of misery and mental fog, but Fitzgerald is determined to reclaim his life and his passion."

We talk about his book Dying to Run and his experience contracting and living with long COVID and I ask Matt to describe long COVID to the listener. We also talk about what went through his mind having to face the potential possibility that his endurance sport activities would be over, and his desire to go out on his own terms. We talk about how he is feeling now and how he has rebounded.

Finally I get Matt's opinion on AI and it influence on training and racing for the athlete and the coaching experiences.



Dying to Run Book
https://8020books.com/product/dying-to-run/

Matt’s Instagram:
https://instagram.com/fitzgerald.matt

Matt’s Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mattfitwriter

About Matt:
https://www.8020endurance.com/about-us/

Dream Run Camp
https://www.facebook.com/DreamRunCamp/

Taking a look back at clips from 5 of the most downloaded episodes in Season 7 with updated commentary.

6:16:  Amby Burfoot | Full Podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-66-a-conversation-with-marathon-legend-amby-burfoot/id1462408148?i=1000710426929

15: 53:  Aron D'Souza – The Enhanced Games | @enhanced_games| Full Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-67-the-enhanced-games-w-aron-dsouza-phd/id1462408148?i=1000715144077

31:00: Ultra Marathon Legend Dean Karnazes | @ultramarathon | Full Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-68-ultra-marathon-legend-dean-karnazes/id1462408148?i=1000725299113

43:50: Edzard Ernst, M.D., PhD, Trick or Treatment in Health | https://edzardernst.com/ | Full Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-69-trick-or-treatment-in-health-w-edzard-ernst-m-d-phd/id1462408148?i=1000735966571

59:16: Becca Mann  – Swimming Outside The Lanes: | @beccawmann | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-70-swimming-outside-the-lanes-w-becca-mann/id1462408148?i=1000755690357

A conversation with Mike Beeman a part-time teacher/coach. In 2026 Mike will run his 49nth consecutive Boston Marathon. He started running the Boston Marathon in 1978 and he's currently 5th all time in consecutive Boston Marathon finishes.

We talk about the changes that have occured in the Boston Marathon over his time of running in 6 different decades.

We discuss the Johny Kelly record of 62 Boston Marathons and the possibility that he could be one of the people that may surpass that record.

Finally we talk about his goal of inspiring the next generation of runners on his social medial platform.


Mike Beeman on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/runboston48

Mike Beeman on Tik Tok
https://www.tiktok.com/runboston48

People Magazine Article
https://people.com/68-year-old-runs-the-boston-marathon-every-year-exclusive-11720850

The IOC's new statement on the Protection of the Female/Women's Category was released on 3/26/2026. What does it mean and what are the implications for sport?

An objective review of the statement from the IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the first female president of the IOC, and the IOC director of the Health, Medicine and Science Department, Dr. Jane Thorton.

Ready the Full Statement Linked below.

IOC Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport and Guiding Considerations for International Federations and Sports Governing Bodies
https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/International-Olympic-Committee/EB/policy/policy-on-the-protection-of-the-female-category-english.pdf

A conversation with three finishers of the 2026 World Marathon Challenge (7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days), Greg Yaghmai, Dawn Doucette, and Martin Schranz.

We discuss and review the 2026 World Marathon Challenge, covering what worked from training preparation and packing logistics to nutrition and fueling. The group comments on what they learned.

We look back at each leg of the event from Antarctica to Miami and discuss surprises, highs, challenges, including weather surprises and sleep strategies.

The group offers their perspective on how a challenge like 777 parallels life circumstances and tests you for real-world challenges.


About The World Marathon Challege
https://www.worldmarathonchallenge.com/

About RUNBUK
https://www.runbuk.com/


Dawn on Instagram
https://instagram.com/ddoucette30

Martin on Instagram
https://instagram.com/martinschranz

Greg on Instagram
https://instagram.com/gregyaghmai

World Marathon Challenge on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/worldmarathonchallenge777/

RUNBUK on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/runbukinc/

A conversation with Becca Mann, an open water swimmer and writer. She's an 8x USA Swim National Team member and 2x USA National Champion. She's the first and only swimmer to complete the Triple Maui Nui Channel Swim, a 40 mile channel crossing from Mauito Molokai to Lanai back to Maui. She's the author of the Book Outside the Lanes A Pro Swimmer's Story of Resilience, Reinvention, and Redefining Success.

We have a conversation about her life as documented in her book Outside the Lanes, her swim successes including doing her first open water swim at the age of 10, swimming for national teams, and open water swimming.

We talk about what she is up to now, her interests in writing and show business and her goals as she is getting back into swimming. 

Becca also gives some of her swim advice to developing swimmers and triathletes.

About Becca Mann
https://www.becca-mann.com/

Becca's Books:

Outside the Lanes
https://www.becca-mann.com/books

Unruley
https://www.becca-mann.com/books

Becca on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/becca__mann

Becca on Tik Tok
https://www.tiktok.com/@beccawmann

A conversation with Edzard Ernst, M.D., PhD co-author of the book Trick or Treatment, The undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine. He's a long time physician that has decades of experience as a doctor and also as a researcher. He has served as chairman of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at the University of Vienna. He became director of complementary medicine of the Peninsula Medical School (PMS) in 2002. His writing appeared in a regular column in The Guardian, where he reviewed news stories about complementary medicine from an evidence-based medicine perspective.

Dr. Ernst discusses his history and his evolution away from alternative medicine after a long period of research and discovery.

We talk about what's called Naturopathy and it's fundamental claims and where such practitioners have gone array.

We have an exchange about the "Placebo Effect" and Dr. Ernst gives his response to the common retort that the Placebo Effect is "Still an Effect".

We talk about some of the commonly utilized modalities in health and fitness including acupuncture and cupping, their foundations and what does the imperical evidence show in regards to them.

Finally we discuss science, the scientific method and Dr. Ernst Gives his perspective on the argument that science can often "get things wrong".

Edzard Ernst, M.D., PhD
https://edzardernst.com/

Trick or Treatment
https://a.co/d/0memoft

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dr-Dr-Simon-Singh/Trick-or-Treatment--Alternative-Medicine-on-Trial/1382322

A conversation with Dean Karnazes, ultra-marathon runner, and author. Among many accomplishments he holds the record for the longest continuous run of 350 miles in 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep, and winner of the Badwater 135 milre run in Death Valley California. His first book, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, details his ultra endurance running origins and accomplishments. He's since written 4 more books including 50/50 which details the secrets he's learned in running 50 marathons in 50 states, in 50 days.

We talk about his origin story and the books he's written about running. We discuss his running accomplishments including the 350 mile consecutive run, Badwater and the 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days.

We have an exhange about the boom we've seen in marathon running over the last 5-10 years and I get Dean's perspective on what's fueling it.

We talk about the often oversold adverse effects of running and whether or not he's experienced any of them in the 30 years of running long distance.

We talk about what he's doing now, what he's doing next, and what he's doing with Greek Running Tours.

Finally I ask Dean about his legacy and whether or not he thinks about his place in the annals of ultra marathon running.

About Dean Karnazes 
https://ultramarathonman.com/

Dean Karnazes Books:

Ultra-Marathon Man
https://a.co/d/cPlCxAa


Run!
https://a.co/d/4CCSguM

Runners High
https://a.co/d/gsb1Elz

50/50
https://a.co/d/5lUa0ar

The Road to Sparta
https://a.co/d/aOfOZhg

Greek Running Tours
https://www.greekrunningtours.com/

Dean on Instagram
https://instagram.com/ultramarathon

UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons • 50 States • 50 Days Documentary
https://youtu.be/bpjRFkqTIkY?si=_R5lAQ5teaCk0kNN

A conversation with Aron D'Souza, PhD. He is the President of the Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games are a privately funded sporting body that seeks to allow athletes to compete under performance enhancement under lucrative compensation arrangements.

Dr. D'Souza discusses the main proposition and goals of the Enhanced Games and he provides his position on the conflicts of interests that exist in traditional sport.

We talk about the recent world record that was broken by Kristian Gkolomeev in the 50 meter freestyle and the potential for athletes to reap prize money for reaching world records.

We discuss the degree and prevalence of enhancement in existing sport.

Finally Dr. D'Souza lays out his thoughts about the future of sport and were Enhanced Games will be in just a few years.

About Aron D'Souza, PhD:
https://arondsouza.com/

About Enhanced: 
https://www.enhanced.com/
https://www.enhanced.com/the-team

Enhanced on Instagram
@enhanced_games

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