Episode 559: Q&A

Kirk is back in the studio and we’re answering your most pressing running questions!

A nutrition coach and sports dietitian in addition to being a runner herself, Kylee specializes in endurance athletes struggling with complex GI issues, race fueling complexities, disordered  eating, eating disorders, low energy availability, and REDS. 

Sound familiar? The RMR podcast did this exact topic this week. Rich didn’t listen to this, we didn’t listen to his, and we did not discuss our talking points with each other prior to recording! Mostly because Rich didn’t know we were doing this. Check his out if you haven’t already and see where we are in alignment and where we disagree!

They aren’t going anywhere any time soon, so is the running community better or worse for their presence??

Anytime, anywhere! These workouts are simply great for building overall fitness. 

Kirk loves float style intervals. Brakken loves to hate them. What exactly makes these workouts worth doing?

Ultra runner extraordinaire, Mark Dowdle, joins us to chat all things Backyard Ultras and Last Man Standing events.

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!

We choose your six best questions of the week to spend a little extra time analyzing and talking through!

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!