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Episode 367--Reviewing the 2026 Blue Ridge Relay

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Episode 366--Paper Presentation: The Appeal of Running Long Distances

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Episode 365--Remember Jeff Galloway and Discussing the Atlanta Half-Marathon

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Episode 364--Tsali 50K Race Report

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Episode 363--Reviewing Sir Bradley Wiggins's New Memoir with Justin Dugan!

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Episode 362--Reviewing Our Strava Year in Review and Spotify Wrapped!

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Episode 361--2025 Holiday Gift Guide!

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Episode 360--The Postponement of the World 50K Championship and the NCAA Cross-country Championship!

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Episode 359--The Atlanta Braves Have a New Job Opening!

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Episode 358--A Record-Setting Day at Tunnel Hill!

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Episode 357--New York City Marathon Race Report!

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Episode 356--Previewing NYCM and Reviewing the Javelina Jundred!

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Episode 355--The IAU World 24-Hour Championship (Plus a Bit about the PNC 10-Miler and 5K)!

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Episode 354--Hartford Marathon Race Report, Chicago Marathon Review, and a Few Other Tidbits!

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Episode 353--Killian Completes All the 14ers, Connor Goes After the AR, and Allison Readies for Hartford!

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Episode 352--Debriefing the Jeff Garmire Interview, Discussing the Loch Ness Marathon, and Catching Up!

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Episode 351--Interview with Appalachian Trail Record-Holder Jeff Garmire!

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Episode 350--The World Championship Marathons, Chepngeno's Positive Test, Kilian's States of Elevation, and Jeff Garmire's FKT!

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Episode 349--Debriefing Bobby's Leadville Interview, UTMB, and the Purported Link Between Distance Running and Colon Cancer

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Episode 348--Interview with Leadville 100 Finisher, Bobby Norwood

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Episode 347--Chasing 100, More Shoe Talk, Lutkenhaus Goes Pro, and Taylor and Travis!

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Episode 346--The Leadville 100, a Bit of Research on Recovery, and the Broader Context of Kenyan Doping!

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Episode 345--Getting to Know Zwift, Retconning the USATF Championship, and New Trail Shoes!

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Episode 344--Reviewing the USA Track and Field Championship!

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Episode 343--The Tours de France, USA Track Champs Preview, and a Bit of Soapboxing

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Episode 342--RIP Joe Vigil, Ruth Chepng'etich, and Hardrock!

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Episode 341--The Peachtree Road Race, Breaking 4, John Kelly, and the Western States Endurance Run!

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Episode 340--2025 Men's Tour de France Preview with Justin Dugan!

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Episode 339--WSER Preview, Predicting Faith Kipyegon's Performance, and Catching Up with John Kelly!

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Episode 338--New BAA Standards, John Kelly Update, Grand Slam, and NCAAs!

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Episode 337--Michelle and Allison Discuss All the Big News!

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Episode 336--Hans Troyer, Living His Dream of Being a Pro Athlete

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Episode 335--John Kelly Takes on the AT, the Aravaipa Black Canyon Controversy, and the Latest on Grand Slam Track!

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Episode 334--The Atlanta City Games and More!

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Episode 333--Reflecting on the Week, including St. George, Cocodona, and Michelle's New Bike!

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Episode 332--Ironman Returns to Kona, Records Set at London, and the Cocodona 250!

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Episode 331--Michelle and Allison with all the news!

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Episode 330--The Boston Marathon and the Mad City 50K!

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Episode 329--Social Media Use, Pollen, The Anxious Generation, and More!

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Episode 328--April Fools, Track 10Ks, and the Best Week Ever!

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Episode 327--Going Caffeine-Free!

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Episode 326--Matthew Richtman and the Barkley Marathon!

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Episode 325--Marin Ultra Challenge 50-Miler Race Report (and a Bit About FKTs!)

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Episode 324--Reviewing the 2025 USATF Half-Marathon Championship in Atlanta!

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Episode 323--The 2025 US Half-Marathon Champs Are in Atlanta!

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Episode 322--Michelle Runs the Black Canyon 100K, Part Two!

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Episode 321--Michelle Runs the Black Canyon 100K, Part One!

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Episode 320--Interview with AT Record Holder Tara Dower!

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Episode 319--Heart Rate Variability

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Episode 318--Gen Z Marathoners, Puma Project 3, and the Marathon Project!

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Episode 317--Quitter's Friday, Cold Weather, and the Polar Opposite Peachtree!

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Episode 316--Wrapping Up 2024!

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Episode 315--Moab 240 Race Report with Thomas Odom!

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Episode 314--World 100K Championship Race Report with Allison!

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Episode 313--Valencia Marathon 2024 Race Report!

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Episode 312--The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide!

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Episode 311--Allison and George Talk 100K Worlds and Valencia!

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Episode 310--NYCM Preview and Food Sensitivities

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Episode 309--The New Women's Marathon WR (and the Flagstaff Marathon)

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Episode 308--Taking Stock of Hurricane Helene

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Episode 307--Tara Dower's New FKT, Camille Herron, and Boston Marathon Entry!

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Episode 306--Catching Up with Michelle, George, and Tara Dower!

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Episode 305--2024 Blue Ridge Relay Race Report!

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Episode 304--Leadville Boom Days Pack Burro Race Report with Megan and Amy!

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Episode 303--Reviewing the Olympic Marathons and the Leadville 100!

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Episode 302--Blue Ridge Relay Race Director Ken Sevensky!

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Episode 301--Catching Up on the Olympics!

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Episode 300--Race Across America Report with Katie and Carlos Aguilar!

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Episode 299--Race Across America Report from Brian Hetherington and Alyssa Godesky!

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Episode 298--Peachtree, the Tour's First Week, WSER, and the Olympic Track Trials!

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Episode 297--Tour de France Men's Preview with Justin and Justin!

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Episode 296--Comrades Marathon Race Report!

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Episode 295--Awesome Sauce, the Bowerman Mile, and the Comrades Send-off!

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Episode 294--Comrades Training Update and the Upcoming Olympic Marathon Showdown!

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Episode 293--Interview with Ultrarunner Tara Dower!

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Episode 292--Tobacco Road Relay Race Report!

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Episode 291--Sweat Testing at Elemental Altitude!

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Episode 290--Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker Race Report with Doug Olsen!

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Episode 289--The Cove 50K and The Ten!

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Episode 288--Shamrocks and Shout-Outs!

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Episode 287--The KICKR Treadmill and Lululemon's Further!

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Episode 286--Reviewing Molly Seidel's "The Build Up"

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Episode 285--Reviewing the Atlanta Marathon Relay!

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Episode 284--RIP Kelvin Kiptum

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Episode 283--Olympic Marathon Trials Recap!

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Episode 282--Jim van den Berg's Training Advice and the Olympic Trials Marathon!

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Episode 281--Reviewing The Race to Be Myself and the Disneyland Half!

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Episode 280--A Few Words on the Houston Marathon and Influencers!

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Episode 279--2023 Year in Review!

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Episode 278--2023 Holiday Gift Guide!

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Episode 277--Review of UTMB, The Race That Changed Running by Doug Mayer

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Episode 276--Interview with National Record Holder Allison Mercer!

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Episode 275--Ironman Arizona Race Report with Brian Hetherington!

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Episode 274--The Long Run!

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Episode 273--Are UTMB and USATF Wrecking Our Sport?!?

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Episode 272.1--Ironman World Championship Race Report with Jaclyn Nasser!

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Episode 271--Ironman World Championship Race Report with Joseph McLeod!

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Episode 270--Doggettville 12-Hour Race Report!

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Episode 269--Berlin Marathon Race Report!

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Episode 268--A Short One about Vuelta Champion Sepp Kuss!