The Running Public
Kirk Dewindt & Brakken Kraker
Two endurance athletes and coaches sit down to talk all things running! We bring you high level running knowledge and present it at a practical level.
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Oct 25, 2025 • 1h 15min
Episode 562: Our Favorite “Plug & Play” Workouts
Discover the benefits of plug-and-play workouts that can boost your fitness anytime, anywhere! Learn about the impact of human growth hormone on recovery. Get insights on confined-loop runs and hill-loop tempo progressions for improving speed and strength. Explore creative interval formats like the quarter-mile on/off and the one-two-three fartlek. Find out how to effectively sprinkle speed into your runs and the best OCR workouts to enhance resilience. These tips are designed to make you race-ready with minimal fuss!
Oct 23, 2025 • 33min
Training Tuesday: Float Workouts
Kirk and Brakken dive into the world of float style intervals, balancing Kirk's enthusiasm with Brakken's skepticism. They define float recovery as a unique active rest, bridging jog and full speed. Discover how these workouts simulate race conditions, building efficiency and mental grit. Brakken shares insights on various seasonal applications, while the duo discusses common formats and their benefits in endurance development. Listeners will find practical examples for incorporating floats, tailored for different athlete types. Gear talk rounds off the insightful discussion!
Oct 18, 2025 • 1h 12min
Episode 560: Mark Dowdle
Ultra runner extraordinaire, Mark Dowdle, joins us to chat all things Backyard Ultras and Last Man Standing events.
Oct 16, 2025 • 44min
Training Tuesday: Running Math
If two 5 mile runs equal one 8 mile run, what does the 4x4x48 Challenge equal? And does a 15:00 5k runner hurt the same as a 15 minute two mile runner, assuming they are both at max effort?? What about time spent in zones?!? Let chaos ensue!
Oct 11, 2025 • 1h 10min
Episode 559: Q&A
We choose your six best questions of the week to spend a little extra time analyzing and talking through!
Oct 8, 2025 • 54min
Training Tuesday: It’s Time to Go Rip!
The weather is finally shifting away from the summer heat and it is time to go find out exactly what kind of fitness you’ve build this year!
Oct 4, 2025 • 1h 22min
Episode 557: James Herrera
James brings a crazy resume to the podcast:
USA Cycling BMX National Team Coach
USA Cycling Coach of the Year
Physical Health & Wellness Vice President for the Wounded Warrior project
Exercise Physiologist
Bike Racer & Trail Runner
Oct 1, 2025 • 57min
Training Tuesday: The Stages of Running Grief
How should you actually feel during each stage of training? From Off Season and Base all the way through Competition, here is how our energy levels, soreness, and motivation changes throughout the cycles.
Sep 20, 2025 • 47min
Training Tuesday: Bridge Season
When life dictates that you need some time away from full bore training, but you don’t really want or need a real offseason, it’s time for a Bridge Season!
Sep 18, 2025 • 1h 60min
Rylan Remembered
Today we’re re-airing our interview with Rylan Schadegg. Rylan passed away last week and this is the best way we know of keeping his voice alive.
