All Episodes
Most Pleasant Exhaustion — 373 episodes
Episode 366--Paper Presentation: The Appeal of Running Long Distances
Episode 365--Remember Jeff Galloway and Discussing the Atlanta Half-Marathon
Episode 364--Tsali 50K Race Report
Episode 363--Reviewing Sir Bradley Wiggins's New Memoir with Justin Dugan!
Episode 362--Reviewing Our Strava Year in Review and Spotify Wrapped!
Episode 361--2025 Holiday Gift Guide!
Episode 360--The Postponement of the World 50K Championship and the NCAA Cross-country Championship!
Episode 359--The Atlanta Braves Have a New Job Opening!
Episode 358--A Record-Setting Day at Tunnel Hill!
Episode 357--New York City Marathon Race Report!
Episode 356--Previewing NYCM and Reviewing the Javelina Jundred!
Episode 355--The IAU World 24-Hour Championship (Plus a Bit about the PNC 10-Miler and 5K)!
Episode 354--Hartford Marathon Race Report, Chicago Marathon Review, and a Few Other Tidbits!
Episode 353--Killian Completes All the 14ers, Connor Goes After the AR, and Allison Readies for Hartford!
Episode 352--Debriefing the Jeff Garmire Interview, Discussing the Loch Ness Marathon, and Catching Up!
Episode 351--Interview with Appalachian Trail Record-Holder Jeff Garmire!
Episode 350--The World Championship Marathons, Chepngeno's Positive Test, Kilian's States of Elevation, and Jeff Garmire's FKT!
Episode 349--Debriefing Bobby's Leadville Interview, UTMB, and the Purported Link Between Distance Running and Colon Cancer
Episode 348--Interview with Leadville 100 Finisher, Bobby Norwood
Episode 347--Chasing 100, More Shoe Talk, Lutkenhaus Goes Pro, and Taylor and Travis!
Episode 346--The Leadville 100, a Bit of Research on Recovery, and the Broader Context of Kenyan Doping!
Episode 345--Getting to Know Zwift, Retconning the USATF Championship, and New Trail Shoes!
Episode 344--Reviewing the USA Track and Field Championship!
Episode 343--The Tours de France, USA Track Champs Preview, and a Bit of Soapboxing
Episode 342--RIP Joe Vigil, Ruth Chepng'etich, and Hardrock!
Episode 341--The Peachtree Road Race, Breaking 4, John Kelly, and the Western States Endurance Run!
Episode 340--2025 Men's Tour de France Preview with Justin Dugan!
Episode 339--WSER Preview, Predicting Faith Kipyegon's Performance, and Catching Up with John Kelly!
Episode 338--New BAA Standards, John Kelly Update, Grand Slam, and NCAAs!
Episode 337--Michelle and Allison Discuss All the Big News!
Episode 336--Hans Troyer, Living His Dream of Being a Pro Athlete
Episode 335--John Kelly Takes on the AT, the Aravaipa Black Canyon Controversy, and the Latest on Grand Slam Track!
Episode 334--The Atlanta City Games and More!
Episode 333--Reflecting on the Week, including St. George, Cocodona, and Michelle's New Bike!
Episode 332--Ironman Returns to Kona, Records Set at London, and the Cocodona 250!
Episode 331--Michelle and Allison with all the news!
Episode 330--The Boston Marathon and the Mad City 50K!
Episode 329--Social Media Use, Pollen, The Anxious Generation, and More!
Episode 328--April Fools, Track 10Ks, and the Best Week Ever!
Episode 327--Going Caffeine-Free!
Episode 326--Matthew Richtman and the Barkley Marathon!
Episode 325--Marin Ultra Challenge 50-Miler Race Report (and a Bit About FKTs!)
Episode 324--Reviewing the 2025 USATF Half-Marathon Championship in Atlanta!
Episode 323--The 2025 US Half-Marathon Champs Are in Atlanta!
Episode 322--Michelle Runs the Black Canyon 100K, Part Two!
Episode 321--Michelle Runs the Black Canyon 100K, Part One!
Episode 320--Interview with AT Record Holder Tara Dower!
Episode 319--Heart Rate Variability
Episode 318--Gen Z Marathoners, Puma Project 3, and the Marathon Project!
Episode 317--Quitter's Friday, Cold Weather, and the Polar Opposite Peachtree!
Episode 316--Wrapping Up 2024!
Episode 315--Moab 240 Race Report with Thomas Odom!
Episode 314--World 100K Championship Race Report with Allison!
Episode 313--Valencia Marathon 2024 Race Report!
Episode 312--The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide!
Episode 311--Allison and George Talk 100K Worlds and Valencia!
Episode 310--NYCM Preview and Food Sensitivities
Episode 309--The New Women's Marathon WR (and the Flagstaff Marathon)
Episode 308--Taking Stock of Hurricane Helene
Episode 307--Tara Dower's New FKT, Camille Herron, and Boston Marathon Entry!
Episode 306--Catching Up with Michelle, George, and Tara Dower!
Episode 305--2024 Blue Ridge Relay Race Report!
Episode 304--Leadville Boom Days Pack Burro Race Report with Megan and Amy!
Episode 303--Reviewing the Olympic Marathons and the Leadville 100!
Episode 302--Blue Ridge Relay Race Director Ken Sevensky!
Episode 301--Catching Up on the Olympics!
Episode 300--Race Across America Report with Katie and Carlos Aguilar!
Episode 299--Race Across America Report from Brian Hetherington and Alyssa Godesky!
Episode 298--Peachtree, the Tour's First Week, WSER, and the Olympic Track Trials!
Episode 297--Tour de France Men's Preview with Justin and Justin!
Episode 296--Comrades Marathon Race Report!
Episode 295--Awesome Sauce, the Bowerman Mile, and the Comrades Send-off!
Episode 294--Comrades Training Update and the Upcoming Olympic Marathon Showdown!
Episode 293--Interview with Ultrarunner Tara Dower!
Episode 292--Tobacco Road Relay Race Report!
Episode 291--Sweat Testing at Elemental Altitude!
Episode 290--Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker Race Report with Doug Olsen!
Episode 289--The Cove 50K and The Ten!
Episode 288--Shamrocks and Shout-Outs!
Episode 287--The KICKR Treadmill and Lululemon's Further!
Episode 286--Reviewing Molly Seidel's "The Build Up"
Episode 285--Reviewing the Atlanta Marathon Relay!
Episode 284--RIP Kelvin Kiptum
Episode 283--Olympic Marathon Trials Recap!
Episode 282--Jim van den Berg's Training Advice and the Olympic Trials Marathon!
Episode 281--Reviewing The Race to Be Myself and the Disneyland Half!
Episode 280--A Few Words on the Houston Marathon and Influencers!
Episode 279--2023 Year in Review!
Episode 278--2023 Holiday Gift Guide!
Episode 277--Review of UTMB, The Race That Changed Running by Doug Mayer
Episode 276--Interview with National Record Holder Allison Mercer!
Episode 275--Ironman Arizona Race Report with Brian Hetherington!
Episode 274--The Long Run!
Episode 273--Are UTMB and USATF Wrecking Our Sport?!?
Episode 272.1--Ironman World Championship Race Report with Jaclyn Nasser!
Episode 271--Ironman World Championship Race Report with Joseph McLeod!
Episode 270--Doggettville 12-Hour Race Report!
Episode 269--Berlin Marathon Race Report!
Episode 268--A Short One about Vuelta Champion Sepp Kuss!
Episode 267--Blue Ridge Relay 2023 Race Report!
Episode 266--Reviewing the Track World Championship
Episode 265--Previewing the Blue Ridge Relay, 2023!
Episode 264--Tommy Nohilly and the Olympic Trials Marathon course!
Episode 263--Reviewing Choosing to Run by Des Linden
Episode 262--Silver Rush 50 Race Report with Michelle and Erik!
Episode 261--Interview with Kyle from Atlanta Snack Club!
Episode 260--Men's Tour de France Preview 2024 with Justin and Justin!
Episode 259--Catching Up!
Episode 258--Reviewing Fit Nation by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Episode 257--Antarctica Marathon Race Report with Krystle Andrews!
Episode 256--Race Report on the Ragnar Ultra Relay!
Episode 255--Boston Marathon Race Report with James Aldridge!
Episode 254--Boston Marathon Preview!
Episode 253--A Field Trip to Elemental Altitude!
Episode 252--Brett Larner from Japan Running News
Episode 251--Croatan Buck Fifty Race Report with Aaron and Lee!
Episode 250--Austin Marathon Race Report!
Episode 249--Interview with World Record Holder David Eliuk
Episode 248--What Your Watch Is Telling You
Episode 247--Recent News and Some Research on Metabolism
Episode 246--A New Sponsor and Some Recent News/Research!
Episode 245--Mountain Mist 50K Race Report
Episode 244--Reviewing Strava's Woes and the Houston Marathon!
Episode 243--Reviewing "Running While Black" by Alison Desir
Episode 242--2022 Year in Review!
Episode 241--Lookout Mountain and a Few Other Updates!
Episode 240--Mike Reilly, IMWC, Gwen Jorgenson, and USATF!
Episode 239--Camille Herron, Eliud Kipchoge, and CIM!
Episode 238--Spotify Wrapped and Katelyn Tuohy's NIL Contract
Episode 237--2022 Gift Guide!
Episode 236--The Power of Playlists and the Timing of Workouts
Episode 235--Shut-In Ridge Trail Run Race Report!
Episode 234--Delirium 24 Race Report with Erik!
Episode 233--Reviewing Kilian Jornet's Training Manifesto!
Episode 232--Reviewing our BOTQ, How She Did It
Episode 231--London Marathon Race Report!
Episode 230--Sending George Off to the London Marathon!
Episode 229--BRR Race Report
Episode 228--Debriefing Ken Sevensky and preparing for the BRR!
Episode 227--Interview with Blue Ridge Relay Director Ken Sevensky!
Episode 226--Coros and Crocs!
Episode 225--Malcolm Gladwell's Proposal for High School XC and More!
Episode 224--The Tours de France, the World Championship, and Michael Wardian!
Episode 223--Reviewing "Out of Thin Air" by Michael Crawley
Episode 222--Catching Up on the Tour, USAs, and the Peachtree!
Episode 221--2022 Tour de France Preview with Justin and Justin!
Episode 220--Previewing USA Track Champs and Western States!
Episode 219--The Key to Staying Safe in Hot Weather!
Episode 218--Grace Hall's Keys 100 Race Report!
Episode 217--Debriefing Allison Mercer and the New River Marathon RR!
Episode 216--Interview with Ultrarunner Allison Mercer
Episode 215--Catching up on Sprint News and the Tobacco Road Relay
Episode 214--Reviewing the Boston Marathon!
Episode 213--Debriefing Danielle and Previewing Boston!
Episode 212--Interviewing Author Danielle Friedman
Episode 211--Reflecting on Shane Streich and the 10x5K!
Episode 210--Interview with American Record Holder Shane Streich
Episode 209--Reflecting on Our Time with Coree and Sadi
Episode 208--Interview with Pro Runner Sadi Henderson
Episode 207--Pro Ultrarunner Coree Woltering
Episode 206--Reviewing Nils van der Poel's Training Manifesto!
Episode 205--Running in Cold Weather!
Episode 204--Houston Marathon and Mountain Mist 50K Race Reports!
Episode 203--BOTQ Review of "The Practice of Groundedness"
Episode 202--2021 in Review!
Episode 201--Lots of Ultra Talk!
Episode 200--Interview with Running Guru Pat Binienda
Episode 199--Trail Shoes and Taylor Swift!
Episode 198--The NCAA XC Championship!
Episode 197--Reviewing the New York City Marathon!
Episode 196--Gidey's Incredible Run and More!
Episode 195--Michelle's Boston Marathon Race Report!
Episode 194--IM 70.3 World Championship Race Report w/ Justin Dugan!
Episode 193--Reviewing Our BoQ--"Rise of the Ultrarunners"
Episode 192--Blue Ridge Relay Race Report!
Episode 191--Sorokin, Dauwalter, and Herron! (And Houlihan.)
Episode 190--Catching Up and Reviewing the Olympic Games!
Episode 189--The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo!
Episode 188--Lachlan Morton, the Zwift Duathlon League, and Our Next BOTQ!
Episode 187--Black Hills 100 Race Report with Grace Hall!
Episode 186--Book Review of "Bravey" by Alexi Pappas
Episode 185--2021 Tour de France Preview with Justin and Justin!
Episode 184--Interview with Kona Qualifier Tiencia James!
Episode 183--Interview with Superstar Athlete Betty Lindbergh!
Episode 182-2--A Special Edition on the Women's 10,000m WR!
Episode 182--Osaka, Quigley, Kessler, and more!
Episode 181--Some good news and some bad news
Episode 180--Interview with World Record Holder Taggart VanEtten
Episode 179--Interview with Professional Runner Wilkerson Given
Episode 178--Michelle's Boston Acceptance and George's Race Report!
Episode 177--Interview with Rich Kenah!
Episode 176--Des's 50K and Erik's 50-Miler!
Episode 175--A Preview of Erik's 50, a Discussion of Music, and Lots of News!
Episode 174--The Latest in High-Tech Running Shoes
Episode 173--Reviewing "Running to the Edge" by Matthew Futterman
Episode 172--Details about Peachtree, Boston, Des's 50K, and Dick Hoyt
Episode 171--Riding vs. Running Power, Plus More on Virtual Boston, Gwen, and Yuki
Episode 170--The Atlanta, Boston, and Lake Biwa Marathons!
Episode 169--Updates on Updates on Updates
Episode 168--New Cycling Rules and Research on Vitamin D!
Episode 167--Lots of Racing News and the 2020 Global Runner Survey!
Episode 166--News, Research, and Ongoing Conversations!
Episode 165--Jim Walmsley, Michael Ortiz, the Rescheduled Boston, and More!
Episode 164--Dog Bites, Strava Data, the Tokyo Olympics, and More on Power!
Episode 163--Running Power!
Episode 162--Getting Started or Re-started in 2021!
Episode 161--Wrapping up 2020 with the Whole MPE Community!
Episode 160--The Marathon Project and PTO Daytona!
Episode 159--Ironman Cozumel Race Report with Addie Wetzels!
Episode 158--Our 2020 Gift Suggestions!
Episode 157--Tech and Gear with Erik!
Episode 156--IMFL Race Report and Other Updates!
Episode 155--Plant-Based Diets!
Episode 154--Interview with Writer and Runner Katie Arnold!
Episode 153--Race Reports on the Virtual Boston Marathon and the Blue Ridge Relay!
Episode 152--Answering Listener Questions!
Episode 151--Tour de France 2020 Preview!
Episode 150--Recent News and Updates!
Episode 149--Catching Up After a Busy July!
Episode 148--Reviewing The Happy Runner!
Episode 147--Returning to Racing with Race Director Tony Hammett
Episode 146--Restarting Racing w/ Special Guest Katie Bennett!
Episode 145--Discussing Privilege with Dr. Brandon Lewis
Episode 144--The 2020 Boston Marathon Goes Virtual
Episode 143--Our Review of Online Cycling Platforms!
Episode 142--A Brief Solo Effort on Keegan Swenson and Lance Armstrong
Episode 141--Reframing and Refocusing Our Training
Episode 140--Ahmaud Arbery, The Impossible Games, VRAAM, and more!
Episode 139--Virtual Races, the Peachtree's New Date, and More!
Episode 138--Continuing in Lockdown, But Looking Past It!
Episode 137--Berlin, the TDF, and more things to bring you joy!
Episode 135--More things to make you happy!
Episode 135--Things That Bring Us Joy!
Episode 134--Periodization and Base Training!
Episode 133--Olympics Postponed and Making the Best of Quarantine!
Episode 132--COVID-19 and the Endurance Community!
Episode 131--Los Angeles Marathon Race Report!
Episode 130--Olympic Marathon Trials Wrapup!
Episode 129--Chuck Sims from Elemental Altitude!
Episode 128--Interview with Olympic Trials Qualifier Morgan VanGorder!
Episode 127--Discussing GPS with Erik Hall!
Episode 126--Jekyll Island Half Marathon Race Report with Patrick and George!
Episode 125--Reviewing the Year with Michelle!
Episode 124--Reviewing the Year with Patrick!
Episode 123--Ironman World Championship Race Report with Kelly Kingsfield!
Episode 122--Mary Cain and the Nike Oregon Project
Episode 121--Interview with Prentiss Douglass!
Episode 120--NYCM, Shalane, and Vaporflys with Michelle!
Episode 119--Interview with Dr. Kate Edwards!
Episode 118--Berlin (and Chicago!) Marathon Race Report with Robert Hudson!
Episode 117--Analyzing the Blue Ridge Relay with Lee Ragsdale!
Episode 116-1--Hot Takes on Ineos 159 and the New Women's Marathon WR!
Episode 116--Alberto Salazar's Four-Year Ban
Episode 115--Bekele, BAA, Berlin, Bitter, Bradley and other things with the Guru, Michelle Frank!
Episode 114--Testing Our Sweat Rates at the SlayRX Lab!
Episode 113--Interview with Cat Bradley!
Episode 112--Interview with Stacy Perlis of Wahoo Fitness!
Episode 111-2--The Missing Outro from Episode 111!
Episode 111--Interview with Katie Ferguson!
Episode 110--Hydration!
Episode 109--News and Research, 8/18/19
Episode 108--Heat Acclimation/Acclimatization and Ketone Supplements!
Episode 107--Training in Hot Weather!
Episode 106--Interview with Thomas Odom and Jesse Turk, Solo RAAM Finishers!
Episode 105--Special Friday Check-in with the TdF and Sifan Hassan!
Episode 104--Interview with the SlayRX Crew!
Episode 103--News on the State of the Sport
Episode 102--News and Research, 6-23-19
Episode 101--Looking Back on Our First 100 Episodes!
Episode 100--Interview with Alex Hutchinson
Episode 99--Cruel Jewel 50-miler Race Report with Ben Holliday!
Episode 98--All About the 5K!
Episode 97--News and Research, 5/19/19
Episode 96--Boston to Big Sur Race Report with Izumi Yamashita
Episode 95--News and Research, 5/5/19 (London Marathon, Sitting, and Dehumanization of Cyclists)
Episode 94--Boston Marathon Recap
Episode 93--Boston Marathon Race Report with Rachelle Kuramoto
Episode 92--Boston Marathon Preview Re-Broadcast
Episode 91--News and Research, 3/24/19
Episode 90--Chattahoochee 5K Race Report with Lauren Fogarty!
Episode 89--Tokyo Marathon Race Report with Smitha Barki
Episode 88--Motivation
Episode 87--News and Research, 2/24/19
Episode 86--Training Intensity
Episode 85--News and Research, 2/10/19
Episode 84--Interview with Dopey Challenge Finisher Erin Wetty!
Episode 83--News and Research, 1/20/19 (London, Boston, Altitude Acclimatization, and Shoes)
Episode 82--Getting Started and Taking It to the Next Level
Episode 81--Resolutions for the New Year!
Episode 80--Looking Back at 2018!
Program Note, 12-23-18
Episode 79--Our Take on the Vaporfly 4%
Episode 78--Race Reports from the Philadelphia Marathon and California International Marathon
Episode 77--Research, 12/5/18 (Strava data, peloton shape, stride width)
Episode 76--News, 12/2/18 (Ultraman, NCAA XC, Environmentalism, Paul Sherwen)
Episode 75--Our Favorite Books
Episode 74--Research, 11/22/18 (Tryptophan, Training Your Gut)
Episode 73--News, 11-18-18 (NYCM Review, etc.)
Episode 72--Best Races We've Done, and Those We've Left to Do
Episode 71--Research, 11/8/18 (Treadmills, Running Form)
Episode 70--NYCM and Toronto Waterfront Marathon News, 11/4/18
Episode 69--Research on Sleep, Muscle Activation, and Treadmills
Episode 68--News: The Chicago Marathon and Ironman World Championship!
Episode 67--Common Mistakes Endurance Athletes Make!
Episode 66--Kona Preview!
Episode 65--News and Research, 9/30/18
Episode 64--News and Research, 9/23/18
Podcast Extra--Hot Takes on Eliud Kipchoge's Record-Setting Marathon!
Episode 63--Interview with Pro Triathlete Haley Chura!
Episode 62--News and Research, 9/2/18
Episode 61--Interview with Brandon Hudgins
Episdoe 60--Why Long Distance Athletes Need Speedwork!
Episode 59--News and Research, 8/12/18
Epsiode 58, Version 2.0--Interview with Tes Sobomehin Marshall, Founder of Runningnerds
Episode 57--News and Research, 7/29/18
Episode 56--Interview with Carrie Smith
Episode 55--Strength Training!
Episode 54--News and Research, 7/8/18
Episode 53--Back from Summer Vacation!
Episode 52--Interview with Tina Tait!
Extra to Episode 51--A Post-NCAA Interview with Josh Glass
Episode 51--News and Research, 6/10/18
Episode 50--Getting Along in the Heat!
Episode 49--News and Research, 5/27/18
Episode 48--Nutrition!
Episode 47--News and Research, 5/13/18
Episode 46--Interview with Nicole DiMercurio
Episode 45--News and Research, 4/29/18
Episode 44--Reviewing the 2018 Boston Marathon with Lauren Fogarty!
Episode 43--Hydration
Episode 42--News and Research, 4/8/18
Episode 41--Boston Marathon Preview!
Episode 40--News and Research, 3/25/18
Episode 39--How to Prepare for a Big Race
Episode 38--News and Research, 3/11/18
Episode 37--Interview with Dr. Josh Glass!
Episode 36--News and Research, 2/25/18
Episode 35--Core Training Principles
Episode 34--News and Research, 2/4/18
Episode 33--Interview with Peter Rea of ZAP Fitness!
Episode 32--Looking Back at 2017!
Episode 31--Our Favorite Workouts!
Episode 30--Elements of Endurance
Episode 29--Periodization!
Episode 28--Talking Running with Eddie McCoy
Episode 27--Reviewing the Chicago Marathon with Patrick Ollinger!
Episode 26--Race Prep Followup!
Episode 25--Race Prep!
Episode 24--More Tech!
Episode 23--Tech!
Episode 22--What We Can Learn from Ed Whitlock!
Episode 21--Some Followup Questions!
Episode 20--New York City Marathon Race Report!
Episode 19--The Stuff of New Years Resolutions!
Episode 18--Stories from the Olympics!
Episode 17--Interview with Brad Smith!
Episode 16--Anxiety
Episode 15--Enough of "fast vs. slow"
Episode 14--The Research on Life! (Fixed!)
Episode 14--The Research on Life!
Episode 13--The Power of Group Training
Episode 12--Interview with Kacie Darden!
Episode 11--Interview with Carrie Smith!
Episode 10--Women and Sports!
Episode 9--Catching up!
Episode 8--Interview with Kyle Pease
Episode 7--Interview with Brent Pease and Paul Linck
Episode 6: Fatigue, Part Two!
Episode 5: Stacy Perlis from Wahoo Fitness
Episode 4: Fatigue, Part One!
Episode 3: Wil Cramer from WestStride
Episode 2: Near-Misses
Episode 1: Introduction, ESWT, and psychology of injury