

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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May 12, 2020 • 1h 7min
Training Tuesday #15: Warm Up & Cool Down
Can Kirk and Brakken talk for over an hour about Warming Up and Cooling Down? YUP.
Why you should do it. How long it should last. Specific protocol for doing it properly based on your race type. That's it. Seriously, how could someone make this entertaining for over an hour??

May 8, 2020 • 1h 42min
Episode 16: Steve Hammond
Steve Hammond: Ultra runner, Spartan Race course designer / On course reporter / Videographer, and man of a fantastic beard and accent. He stops by to talk about his most recent challenge (Run the Calendar), dealing with hippos and crocs as a professional paddler, the unseen factors that go into designing a Spartan course, and of course much more!

May 5, 2020 • 1h 4min
Training Tuesday #14: The Long Run
LSD vs Long Fast Runs? Is it needed for a 5k runner? How long is too long? Every runner has questions about how to implement the Long Run, and today we answer them all!

May 1, 2020 • 1h 56min
Episode 15: Meet Your Hosts Part 2 - Kirk Dewindt
Spartan Pro Athlete. Entrepreneur. Bachelorette Alum. Stud Bass Fisherman. We all know the Kirk we see today, but how did he get here? Today's episode takes you from Kirk's youth as an underdeveloped soccer stud, through his trails and tribulations in his college years, to the (semi) finished product we all know and love!

Apr 28, 2020 • 1h 9min
Training Tuesday #13: Time Trials
The Time Trial - one weapon that should be in EVERY runner's arsenal. Today we give you everything you need to know for including Time Trials in your training schedule: Why they are important, what type to choose, how to execute, how often to retest, and more!

Apr 24, 2020 • 1h 58min
Episode 14: Meet Your Hosts Part 1 - Brakken Kraker
Kirk takes the helm today and interviews our very own Brakken Kraker on his journey from a jack of all trades youth to a top level endurance athlete and coach.

Apr 21, 2020 • 1h 49min
Training Tuesday #12: Listener Submitted Q&A
The questions have been pouring in, so we took this week as a chance to answer a whole bunch of them! This episode covers a super wide range of topics:
Shin pain
Adding in additional runs
Pre-race nutrition
Long runs for Ultra runners
Cross training - is it useful?
y mucho, mucho mas!

Apr 17, 2020 • 1h 43min
Episode 13: Dennis Welch - Endurance Coach
From high school track to road racing, triathlon, and OCR, Dennis has coached every facet of Endurance Racing. Most well known for his outside-the-box training methods using tire dragging and sled pushing, Dennis looks at endurance training from a very unique perspective. Tune in today to hear how he developed his training system and how to best apply it for your own athletic development!

Apr 14, 2020 • 1h 3min
Training Tuesday #11: Strength Training & Periodization for Runners
As distance runners, we don't always have a sense of comfort with the weight room. However, the weight room can be the difference between a successful season and one that ends in injury and/or disappointment. Today we explore the concept of Strength Training for Runners:
What lifts are best for endurance athletes
What rep ranges you should be doing
How to periodize your lifting to complement your racing
Specific plans for what to do from this day forward to maximize your 2020 race season
How to do all this while trapped in your house (if need be)

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Apr 10, 2020 • 1h 38min
Episode 12: Hunter McIntyre - Fastest 200 lb Man on Earth
Join us for our most entertaining and informative episode to date! Hunter McIntyre is an enigma in every sense of the word and today he takes you on an unprecedented, all-access journey through his life. Hear Hunter as you never have before as he shows us how every experience he's gone through molded him into the mentally bulletproof bulk-pony he is today!
Childhood Delinquency
Drug Abuse
Deep-woods lumberjack
Collegiate Wrestler
Modeling in Miami
Stumbling upon Obstacle Racing
CrossFit Games Failure
OCR Dominance


