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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Apr 29, 2022 • 1h 51min
Episode 115: James Nair
Two episodes ago we told an athlete not to give up on the sport too soon. That athlete reached out to us and we interviewed him today!
Apr 26, 2022 • 1h 8min
Training Tuesday #115: Indecision
What race to choose. When to pull the plug on a race. What race series fits my skillset? How long do I have before I start to succumb to father time? The decisions never stop, so how do you work your way through them?
Apr 23, 2022 • 1h 58min
Episode 114: Emergency Q&A
We have an open mic and a backlog of listener questions, so let’s do this thing! Brakken tries to fight through training induced brain fog while also showing off his impressively bad math skills.
Apr 19, 2022 • 1h 6min
Training Tuesday #114: One Month Out From a Race
You’re one month out from race day and you’re not quite where you want to be, fitness-wise. What to do? We got you!
Apr 16, 2022 • 1h 45min
Episode 113: Nick Ryker Part 2
In his first episode, Nick was in the middle of the lowest point of his life due to medical issues. In Part 2, he discusses his re-emergence in the competitive race field and his improved mental game!
Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 14min
Training Tuesday #113: A Little Q&A Action
Kirk took down a course record this weekend while Brakken chased some nostalgia. They also answer some of your top recent, and not so recent, questions.
Apr 9, 2022 • 1h 43min
Episode 112: Justin Hamilton
Get ready to laugh, cry, cringe, and learn! This is an all time episode with ultra endurance athlete Justin Hamilton, and we’re not going to spoil the story by giving a preview. Enjoy!
Apr 5, 2022 • 1h 25min
Training Tuesday #112: Obstacle Breakdown
We’ve been receiving lots of requests for an episode describing how to approach each obstacle at a Spartan Race, so here it is! Come for the nerdy OCR talk, stay for the Bachelor in Paradise talk!
Apr 3, 2022 • 2h 6min
Episode 111: Ida Mathilde
Danish National Champion. European Champion. Runner-up at World Champs. Ida is a force in any endurance sport she enters, despite not finding running until her early twenties!
Mar 31, 2022 • 1h 24min
Training Tuesday #111: The Great Shoe Show
We list the shoes we use/would use/recommend for every type of race: 5k and under, 10k to Half Marathon, and Marathon to Ultra. PLUS we break it down by terrain type: road, smooth trail, technical trail, and sloppy trail. Boom.
