In this episode, Nathan sat down with endurance athlete Rachael Norfleet. Rachael shares her story of growing up in endurance sports, racing triathlon including qualifying for Kona, dealing with health issues in endurance sports, and her current focus on trail running. Be sure to check her out on IG at @rachaelnorfleet.

In this episode, Chris sat down with Stephen Day. Stephen is a multiple-time Kona Qualifier who shares his experience in endurance sports, his philosophy towards training, and what training has been like following a COVID-19 diagnosis.

Welcome back to the 27th episode of the Runners Zone Podcast and thanks so much for listening in today. On today’s episode, Chris sat down with one of the most accomplished Obstacle Course Racing Athletes in the world Amelia Boone. Amelia opens up about her history in endurance sports, the trials of managing recurrent bone stress injuries and many other powerful topics. I really look forward to sharing this with you today and I hope you enjoy this candid conversation with Amelia Boone.

On this episode, Chris sat down with author Licia Morelli. Licia is the author of The Lemonade Hurricane  and her latest book I Am Darn Tough. To learn more about Licia, check out her website https://liciamorelliwriter.com/ and make sure to pick her two books at the links below

I Am Darn Tough

The Lemonade Hurricane

In this episode, Nathan sat down with Dr. Emily Kraus. Dr. Kraus is one of the world leaders in bone health, managing bone stress injuries, and working with runners of all ages. To learn more about Dr. Kraus, check out her website https://emilykrausmd.com/  as well as her social media accounts listed below.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilykrausmd?lang=en 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/emilykrausmd/?hl=en

Cinder Block Series

On this episode, Chris sat down with Golden Harper. Golden is the founder of Altra Footwear. He and Chris touch on his story of running as a youth through today. Golden’s extensive background in the shoe industry as well as his motivation for starting Altra and their unique take on running footwear.

A few weeks back, Chris and I released the Cinder Block Series a comprehensive strength program for runners and triathletes that include three, separate programs to accommodate runners who have different levels of experience with resistance training. We included private video links demonstrating proper form and technique so athletes can strive towards mastery of the moves.

On this episode, Chris sat down with Peter Schmidt. Peter is a health and wellness consultant, teacher and practitioner of Eastern Medicine, specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine. They discuss training for health versus performance, having a long term relationship with endurance sports, how to transition out of endurance sports and a ton of other interesting topics. To learn more about Peter check out the links below.

Peter’s professional website http://www.petermschmidt.com/.

Peter’s artistic website http://www.animatedbellows.com

On this episode, Chris sat down with Dan John. Dan is one of the top strength coaches in the world and a huge resource for health care professionals, trainers, and coaches. He and Chris talked about approaches to strength training and how that might change with a runner versus another athlete. They also touch on long term development and life in general! Make sure to check out all of Dan's fantastic website www.danjohn.net and thanks for listening!

In this episode, Chris sat down with Jordan Hanssen. Jordan is a world-renown adventurer who has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean twice. He is an experience provider for Air BnB, an author and the host of Tiny Boat Sessions a series of musical performances in his rowboat. Jordan talks about distance running with a mace, the history of disease transmission, and how he is navigating the pandemic. 

Check out Jordan on Instagram @jordanhanssen. 

In this episode, Chris sat down with physiotherapist Matt Walsh. Matt is one of the top PTs in the world regarding endurance athletes and has a private practice in Portland, Oregon. Learn more about him at his website https://www.walshpt.com/ and make sure to follow him on Instagram @walshphysio.