In this week's Breakaway Friday we hear a tale about elite ultrarunner Ian Torrence's experience at the HURT 100 One Hundred Mile Run. The story is included in the compilation "Running Through the Wall" by Neal
Jamison.
Justine Whipple feels like she's living a dream. The two-time USA Triathlon Collegiate National Champion from the US Naval Academy was preparing for officer training in the Marine Corps. But the Marines have allowed her to; instead, spend the next year focusing solely on triathlon at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Today on Endurance Planet we check back in on the talented, young, athlete.
Is strength training important for multi-sport
athletes? If so, what kinds of exercises should we
do? What kind of equipment and time do we need?
Today on Endurance Planet, a Catching Up With the
Coach edition, Coach Troy Jacobson answers all those questions.
If you feel like you've been languishing with the
same level of fitness and the same performances then
today's Endurance Planet may be just what you need.
We introduce you to veteran multi-sport athlete Kevin
Paladino who vaulted to another level with one major
change in his lifestyle.
He's often called the greatest long-distance runner
of all time...and with 20 world records to his credit
it's hard to argue with the title. Today on Breakaway
Friday we offer an audio excerpt from the biography of
Haile Gebrselassie. It's the tale of a man who rose
from poverty to the Olympic podium.
We first featured Sarah Haskins on Endurance Planet in March. On today's "best of" we bring back Sarah's interview as she prepares for the ITU World Championships in September. Read more about Sarah at www.sarahhaskins.com.
Kevin is away on assignment so today we replay one of Endurance Planet's most downloaded podcasts ever. It's the story of Dr. Blake Woods and one of his attempt's at the Barkley Marathons. The tale is a chapter from the book "Running Through the Wall".
Is strength training important for multi-sport
athletes? If so, what kinds of exercises should we
do? What kind of equipment and time do we need?
Today on Endurance Planet, a Catching Up With the
Coach edition, Coach Troy Jacobson answers all those questions.
Place an obstacle in front of an endurance athlete
and they'll likely smile rather than grimace.
Challenges, for them, are fun. Today on Endurance
Planet we hear about the challenging race that veteran
multi-sport enthusiast Frank Lowery has created.
If you're looking for adventure or misadventure you
can find it on the water. In today's Endurance
Planet, a Breakaway Friday edition, we hear an audio
excerpt from Hell's Half-Mile...River Runners' Tales
of Hilarity and Misadventure. Hold on tight to your
paddle...and your clothes. Breakaway Books.
He's the Headmaster of a school in Idaho, the father
of three young boys, and an elite ultramarathoner.
How does Andy Jones-Wilkins do it? Judging by his
results the answer is "quite well." Today on
Endurance Planet, Jones-Wilkins tells us what makes
him run. And he suggests how the Jurek-Karnazes
debate can be resolved.
Our favorite trail nerd, Bad Ben, recently survived
(barely) the Mt. Hood Pacific Crest Trail 50-miler.
Today on Endurance Planet we hear Ben's race
report...complete with a detailed description of some
colorful characters and pitfalls on the journey to the
finish line.
They are some of the cornerstones of memorable performances: flexibility, nutrition, and sportsmanship. But there are varying opinions on those topics. Today on Endurance Planet, a "Catching
Up With the Coach" edition, we hear Coach Troy Jacobsons' insights on all three.
Denise DeGraaf seemed to be the most unlikely of
individuals to take on such a formidable challenge...a
3000 kilometer walk across Canada. But she's found
it's been more than worth it, and has helped some kids
halfway around the world. We check in on Denise today
on Endurance Planet.
By the time Don Kardong reached mile 25 of his first marathon he was feeling "sheer torture" but that marathon convinced him he could be successful at the distance. Today on Endurance Planet, a Breakaway
Friday Edition from Breakaway Books, we hear Kardong's story which is included in the book "The Spirit of the Marathon" from Gail Waesche Kislevitz.
We all learn important lessons in the course of
competing in endurance sports. Today on Endurance
Planet we offer you a few such lessons in the form of
some less-than-flattering, but memorable stories.
37-year-old Bill Fults is an age-group triathlete.
But by day he's an Air Flight Paramedic. He also
spent the better part of a decade as an Army Ranger.
Through it all he's developed some insights on
suffering.
Bill, by the way, was nominated by his friends and has
now been named "Beginner Triathlete of the Month".
You can learn more about Bill and drop him a note on
BeginnerTriathlete.com.
What's the optimal gear and cadence for success on
the bike? That's the question Coach Troy Jacobson
breaks down today on Endurance Planet. Coach Troy
also talks aerodynamics and what it takes to have a
great bike split.
Jasper Halekas used to think of running as "that
horrible thing you did to train for other sports" but
now he's the reigning USATF/RRCA 100-mile National
Champion. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from the
rising star on the ultramarathon scene.
On today's Endurance Planet, a Breakaway Books edition, we hear an excerpt from Marc
Bloom's book "God On the Starting Line." Bloom is
both a coach and author. As marathon great Amby
Burfoot says, "Coach Bloom preaches the value of pain,
hard work, suffering, and delayed gratification." In
Bloom's inspiring tale, both coach and kids learn
surprising lessons from each other.
Who knew endurance sports could be so controversial?
This week's podcast with Scott Jurek definitely
stirred up some tensions. Scott has offered to
respond to the comments and we've extended the same
invitation to Dean Karnazes. But that's for another
day.
Today we at Endurance Planet want to step back, take a
deep breath and remember why we all love to race and
train to begin with. Hopefully this great video podcast
from Oellaworks' Geoffrey Baker
will help us do that.
Not interested in learning about bicycle maintenance?
Then you're like a lot of multi-sport athletes. But
professional bicycle framebuilder Lennard Zinn thinks
you should be...and he knows how to entice you...how
would you like to shave minutes off your finishing
time? We hear from Zinn about his new book on today's
Endurance Planet. Zinn Cycles.
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