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What If the Trail Is More Than a Trail? | EP 806

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The Race I Had to Stop Racing | EP 805

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Dying to Run: When Running Is Who You Are | EP 804

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Aging As An Athlete - Your Mind Remembers. Your Body Has Changed | EP 803

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Caffeine Makes You Faster… Until It Doesn’t | EP 802

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What If You Haven’t Found Your Limit Yet? | EP 801

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You Don't Need a Bib to Be a Runner | EP 800

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The Secret Every Happy Trail Runner Knows | EP 799

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You're Probably Carrying Water the Wrong Way | EP 798

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Aging As An Athlete - The Best Miles Aren’t Always the Fastest | EP 797

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Three Elite Coaches. Six Impossible Decisions | EP 796

12

Sophie Grant: The Adventure That Changed Everything | EP 795

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Sometimes You Have to Borrow Belief | EP 794

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The Hidden Performance Killer Nobody Trains For | EP 793

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13 Miles. 7 Stops. One Ironing Board | EP 792

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More Data. Better Gear. Slower Runners? | EP 791

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Has Trail Running Lost Its Soul? | EP 790

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You're Probably Using Caffeine Wrong | EP 789

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EP 788: The Hardest Part Wasn't the Race

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EP 787: Aging as an Athlete- What Climbers Know About Longevity That Runners Need

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EP 786: Everything You Need to Know Before Western States

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EP 785: Why Fitness isn't Enough

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EP 784: The Future of Trail Running Is Being Decided Right Now

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EP 783: The Supplement Runners Should Consider

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EP 782: Fear Isn't the Enemy

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EP 781: The Finish Line That Changed Everything

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EP 780: The Woman Who Ran 600 Miles

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EP 779: The Hidden Performance Cost of Sun Damage

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EP 778: Audio Magazine- The Run That Changes Your Brain

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EP 777: Inside the Toughest Era of Ultrarunning

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EP 776: Build Stronger Feet Before They Fail

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EP 775: I Spent $4,500 on One Race

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EP 774: Aging As An Athlete- The Truth About Longevity in Running

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EP 773: Why We Choose to Suffer (And Love It)

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EP 772: Simple Running. Powerful Living

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EP 771: Aging as an Athlete: Mindset, Longevity, and the Love of Running

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EP 770: Racing the Clock: Life at the Cutoff

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EP 769: Is Your Watch Lying? The Truth About VO₂ Max and Real Fitness

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EP 768: Is Muscle the Missing Piece in Your Training?

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EP 767: Duct Tape Is Dead: Modern Foot Care for Long Miles

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EP 766: Running Advice Under Fire - A Point-Counterpoint Debate

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EP 765: Aging as an Athlete - Quinn Brett on Redefining Life as an Athlete After Injury

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EP 764: From Fringe to Mainstream: The State of Trail Running in 2026

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EP 763: The Most Underrated Training Skill: Consistency

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EP 762: From Webster to Singletrack: The Trail Runner Dictionary Game

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EP 761: Take This 33-Question Test to See What Kind of Trail Runner You Really Are

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EP 760: No Bib, No Finish Line: Iron Mike Wardian's Wildest Running Adventures

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EP 759: Stop Running Yourself Into the Death March (Do This Instead)

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EP 758: Ox Blood to Aid Stations: The Wild Evolution of Endurance Nutrition

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EP 757: Thanksgiving on the Trails: Entrees, Sides & Sweet Treats of Running

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EP 756: Aging as an Athlete- Smarter, Stronger, Longer

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EP 755: The Breakthroughs Hiding in Plain Sight

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EP 754: Aging as an Athlete: The Power of Adaptation

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EP 753: Point–Counterpoint: Trail Truths Debated

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EP 752: Train Slow, Race Fast and Train Your Brain: Maffetone Returns

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EP 751: "It IS Your Day" with The Queen, Meghan Canfield

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EP 750: Aging Athlete- How to Fuel Your Runs at Different Ages

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EP 749: The Pendulum of Running-Lessons from 19 Episodes with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella

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EP 748: Endurance Meets History: Honoring California's First Pioneer Crossing

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EP 747: Aging Athlete - Building Strength with Jeff Browning

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EP 746: Five Biomarkers That Can Affect Your Running

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EP 745: The Overlooked Training Hacks That Make You Faster and Healthier

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EP 744: Aging Athlete - Mindset and Motivation

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EP 743: The Birth of the First Sports Nutrition Bar

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EP 742: Training the Panic Out: How Astronaut-Level Preparation Builds Confidence on the Trail

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EP 741: Trail Runner Nation: A Journey Through Time

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EP 740: The Aging Athlete - Hormone Health

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EP 739: Effortless Efficiency: Biomechanics in Running

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EP 738: The Comfort Crisis - Reclaiming Happiness

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EP 737: Cutting Through the BS

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EP 736: Unlocking Endurance from the Neck Up

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EP 735: The Aging Athlete-Exercise Physiology

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EP 734: TRN Audio Magazine: The Dirt, The Grit, The Glory

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EP 733: 2025 Western States 100 Preview and Prognostications

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EP 732: The Journey Back: Runners After Joint Replacement

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EP 731: Ice, Mind, Body - The Ice Bath Effect

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EP 730: The Aging Athlete Series - Introduction

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EP 729: The Golden Retriever Mindset - Lesson's from a 22 Year-old

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EP 728: Be Kind to Yourself-Secret Weapon at Arizona's Monster 300

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EP 727: Endurance Beyond the Finish Line

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EP 726: Ultrarunning's Past Was Wilder Than You Think

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EP 725: What Every Young Athlete—and Parent—Should Know About Nutrition

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EP 724: Why Most Athletes Get Carbs Wrong

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EP 723: The Power of Discomfort

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EP 722: The Explorer's Gene: Understanding Our Drive for Adventure

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EP 721: Conquering 200-Mile+ Races- Part 2

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EP 720: Conquering 200-Mile+ Races- Part 1

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EP 719: What Does it Mean to Master the Art of Running?

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EP 718: Bodily Fluids and Other Trail Etiquette You Need to Know

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EP 717: Ultimate Endurance Meets Community Spirit at Arrowhead 135

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EP 716: From Setback to Comeback: Running Through Adversity

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EP 715: How Do the Best Runners Overcome Mental Roadblocks?

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EP 714: The Life-Changing Decision to Run

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EP 713: Can Suffering Lead to Hope and Gratitude?

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EP 712: Community, Connection, and the Joy of Running

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EP 711: From Pinpricks to Performance: Ask the Coaches

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EP 710: Brilliant or B.S.

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EP 709: Fact or Fiction? Debunking Myths About Fitness, Nutrition, and Endurance

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EP 708: Downhill Dynamics - The Joy of Descents

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EP 707: Body Image, Fueling, and the Diet Lies Athletes Believe