EP 551: The Art of Running Free
Trail Runner Nation
Trail Runner Nation
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🗓️ 17 December 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
"You're off to Great Places, today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so...get on your way!" - Dr. Seuss
Trail running is more than exercise, it is moving meditation with nature.
Do you want some of this? Are you considering trail running? You might have some apprehensions.
In this episode we talk with long time trail runners Brian Metzler and Doug Meyer about trail running basics from where to find a trail to running gear, fueling and safety. Their stories and step by step process will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to begin your journey on the trail. Already a long-time veteran? You might be able to recall some of the stories where you learned the importance of hydration, fueling, alluding bears, etc.
Doug and Brian recently published, "Trail Running Illustrated: The Art of Running Free", a great reference for anyone that enjoys or wants to enjoy the trail.
Here are the links to Brian's previous episodes:
- Kicksology: They Hype, Science, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes
- Pack Burro Racing - A Kick in the Ass
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| 0:00.0 | But the important thing is just to put on a pair of sneakers, you know, go outside and |
| 0:08.5 | get on a trail and try it out and have fun, right, because if you have fun, if there's |
| 0:14.1 | some joy in that experience, you'll come back for more. |
| 0:30.2 | Welcome to the Trailhead of TrailRunner Nation, where we go on virtual trail runs with interesting |
| 0:35.2 | guests and can tell us some fun stories, some interesting stories, some inspiring stories |
| 0:40.8 | to help us become better runners and hopefully better human beings. |
| 0:44.4 | And today we're going to talk about trail running illustrated. |
| 0:47.4 | That's a new book and we're going to go over all the rules to becoming a great and accomplished |
| 0:52.6 | trail runner. |
| 0:53.2 | It's in the book in an upcoming episode. |
| 0:58.1 | We spoke to David Horton. |
| 0:59.5 | We asked him this question, if you could gift a trail runner a special power, what would |
| 1:04.5 | it be? |
| 1:05.5 | And what did he say? |
| 1:06.7 | He said an iron stomach, you need an iron stomach for these longer runs and we want |
| 1:12.6 | to tell you about a company, a partner of ours that helps aid in that and that is you |
| 1:18.3 | can. |
| 1:19.3 | They make crash free energy products. |
| 1:22.4 | What does that mean? |
| 1:24.0 | It's real food that provides athletes with steady, long lasting energy without the spikes |
| 1:29.0 | and crashes associated with sugar and other common carbs. |
| 1:32.2 | They're trusted by many top experts, including Bob Sibahar, who is a former US Olympic sports |
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