Long Run Medicine

Curious about running your first 100-mile ultramarathon or leveling up at a Hardrock qualifier? This audio diary follows my step-by-step ultrarunning training plan as I build toward a personal-best at the Scout Mountain 100 (Pocatello, Idaho, June 2026), with the Knobstone 50 Mile (Southern Indiana, April 2026) as my key tune-up race.Expect practical episodes on 100-mile training, mountain-race preparation, building climbing/descending strength, fueling, recovery, injury prevention, and how to train for a mountain ultra while living in the flat Midwest and juggling a busy professional life.Follow along as I reverse-engineer the season and share what’s working, what’s not, and what you can steal for your own ultramarathon goals.Keywords: ultramarathon training, 100 miler, mountain ultra, Hardrock qualifier, Knobstone 50, Scout Mountain 100, trail running, endurance training

Here for the women's race!Top 10 finishers predictionThe "Cat Bradley" award for potential breakthrough runnerThe "Sweetest Strava" award for the most beautiful Strava files!Support a good cause: https://www.hereforthewomensrace.com/

Can Marianne turn an impressive performance at the Canyons 100K into another stout finish at Western States?

First-year medical student makes her triumphant return to the Western States course - is she a dark horse for the podium?

A masterclass in maintaining aerobic fitness while recovering from injury.

She's Strava Dark, but not intentionally! Digging into Tara's most recent training - can she put it all together for another historic performance? Link to Freetrail interview:https://youtu.be/fsi1p_-Kluc?si=-UWSY0SVHPaxAhC9

Can the second-place finisher of the Javelina 100 translate that experience in the heat to a breakthrough performance at Western States?

One of the most impressive training builds of the athletes in this year's field - will that build translate to a podium finish?

Breaking down the training of one of the most impressive athletes toeing the line at Western States: Riley Brady. Can they continue their remarkable streak of ultra wins come Saturday?

Intro to the Western Stats 2025 series: a super-focused analysis of the training of some top athletes competing in the women's division. Each pod will be less than 10 minutes in length - use these as a last minute "cram" session for the race tomorrow!

Welcome to the pod! Long Run Medicine will be focusing on the elements of living a full, healthy life - with a strong dose of endurance athletics and analysis on the side. Questions/comments: email Mike at "[email protected]".