What happens when an elite marathoner with a 2:13:34 PR enters "the ultimate human race"---the 56-mile Comrades marathon? Answer: Doug Kurtis can tell you. Today's Endurance Planet---a Marathon & Beyond Monday edition---is Kurtis' story, My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon and What I Learned From It. Read More

So you’ve run several marathons, you’ve reached your goals, you’ve heard the words of Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?” during your long runs, and you’ve anticipated that at some point you might get bored with 26.2 miles. Then it’s time to “go beyond.” That’s the focus of today’s Marathon & Beyond Read More

The theme of this week's show is simply "influence." Since I've been greatly influenced by endurance sports, I'll tell you a bit about that influence and its relation to Endurance Planet. Then we'll hear about an elementary school teacher in Minnesota who is influencing students by putting his body to the test later Read More

In the sport of ultra marathoning there are few bigger names than Nikki Kimball. Among numerous accomplishments, she's won the Western States 100 Endurance Run three times. In a matter of weeks she'll also be competing in the Comrades Marathon and raising money for Starfish---an international organization focused on assisting children orphaned by Read More

He's the two-time defending champion and he'll be looking for the three-peat at this year's Western States 100 Endurance Run. He's Hal Koerner of Ashland, Oregon. Today on Endurance Planet---a Road to Western States 2010 edition---Koerner talks about the mindset he takes into races and the kind of training he's doing in the Read More

This week's Endurance Planet Hour focuses on 3 unsung heroes of the endurance sports world. Who are these heroes? Well, there's "Dexter the Punisher" aka Ryan Dexter. There's "Sam the Unseen" aka Sam Thompson. And there's "The Amazing Lisa" aka Lisa Smith-Batchen. Superheroes? I'll leave that up Read More

It’s not a widely known fact, but the first effort to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days was a low-key effort, done on the cheap. This Marathon & Beyond Monday---our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from the popular running magazine---was written by Duncan Larkin and is entitled: Read More

Earlier this week, Endurance Planet hosted a live, interactive webinar on Racing at High Altitude with Dr. Scott Drum. Drum is the Director of the High Altitude Performance Lab at Western State College in Colorado. He's also the founder of the Gunnison Endurance Project. Today on Endurance Planet, we're making the audio Read More

In the days since our interview with Barkley Marathon's finisher Jonathan Basham, Endurance Planet has heard from some individuals who have wondered, "What is the big deal about Barkley?" Others who know what the big deal is, have requested that we "re-air" our podcast from several years ago we called The Marathon No One Read More