
Running long - A trail & ultra running talk
Vert is the home for every trail & ultra runner. On this podcast we host conversations with key members of our Trail & Ultra running community from all over the world. From professional world class athletes to our Vert.run members and community. Narrating captivating stories and learning from and about this amazing sport.
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Sep 25, 2024 • 46min
147. Meet the coaches | Steve Krenn
Steve Krenn is a trail runner and a coach from New York City.
Learn more about Steve: https://vert.run/coaches/
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Sep 18, 2024 • 1h 1min
146. A conversation around weight, body image, eating disorders and relative energy deficiency in sport
In this episode Francesco is joined by coach Andy for a conversation around weight, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, eating disorders and body image in endurance athletes and endurance sports, particularly trail running.
We give some facts and figures and we share our own thoughts and experiences with these issues. We’re glad that they are becoming less and less of a taboo, but there’s still a lot to be done to prevent them and to help the athletes and the coaches and build a better training and sport ecosystem in general.
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Sep 11, 2024 • 1h 14min
145. UTMB week stories and recap
Today we're joined by coach Max, coach Manu and coach Steve for a recap of the UTMB week.
Steve finished MCC and Francesco took second in OCC. Besides the races, the UTMB week is always a great chance to connect with and meet old friends and new people. The high energy and vibrant atmosphere left everyone inspired and grateful for the community that we have in our sport.
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Sep 4, 2024 • 58min
144. Daniel Rowland | Recovery strategies and long term athletic development - reposted
As the summer season is coming to an end and especially after last week's UTMB, we figured it's important to re-listen to this conversation with Coach Daniel Rowland on recovery and managing the time after a race.
It’s a very delicate period, both physically and mentally: we need to make sure that we are actually taking enough time to rest after a race and many months hard training, and we need to start laying the foundation of what is next.
In this conversation we talk about how the cardiovascular, muscular and hormonal systems recover at different times after a race, how we can maintain fitness, how long we should recover within the context of a racing season and with an eye to our long term athletic development.
Daniel Rowland is a trail and ultramarathon runner, a Vert.run coach and an expert in endurance science. Follow him on Twitter @dwrowland !
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Aug 21, 2024 • 30min
143. Athlete guide | How to run OCC
A guide on how to run OCC: from race preparation, logistics and gear to course description and strategy
Resources: UTMB runner guide
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Aug 14, 2024 • 30min
142. Athlete guide | How to run CCC
A guide on how to run CCC: from race preparation, logistics and gear to course description and strategy
Resources: UTMB runner guide
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Aug 7, 2024 • 56min
141. Athlete guide | How to run UTMB
A guide on how to run UTMB: from race preparation, logistics and gear to course description, strategy and how to figure out what to do after the race!
Resources: UTMB runner guide
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Jul 31, 2024 • 60min
140. Meet the coaches | Manu Ramirez
Manu Ramirez is a trail runner and a coach from Venezuela. He trains and lives between Colombia and Panama.
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Jul 24, 2024 • 1h 12min
139. Jonathan Albon | Western States experience, training ideas, load management and motivation
Jonathan Albon is a professional trail runner for The North Face living in Norway and one of the most accomplished and decorated athletes of our sport. Jon has just raced at Western States, his first ever experience at the 100m distance, where he placed 6th. In this episode we talk about his race at WS and the training leading up to it. We also talk about his training philosophy, how he manages and tracks his training load, how much he’s influenced by what other athletes are doing, his motivation to train and race, and much more.
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Jul 17, 2024 • 48min
138. Meet the coaches | Andy Chickness
Andrea Chickness is a trail runner, a professional ballet dancer and a coach for Vert.run. She trains and lives in the United States.
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