EP 737: Cutting Through the BS
Trail Runner Nation
Trail Runner Nation
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Join us as we have an insightful conversation with renowned coach Ian Sharman. We discuss how to navigate the world of running advice with a critical eye and how his coaching philosophy has evolved. How to identify credible running advice and avoid misinformation.
Find out more about Ian at Sharman Ultra Coaching
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| 0:00.0 | But again, that's another thing that someone who is all-shitting is likely to say is, |
| 0:06.2 | here's the one thing that fits. |
| 0:08.2 | I am the founder of knowledge. |
| 0:10.0 | I can tell you everything about it, and you don't need to listen to anyone else. |
| 0:14.6 | This is, in fact, you can stop doing any more research, just listen to me. |
| 0:19.0 | That's all you have to, and people get massive followings by doing that. |
| 0:41.6 | Welcome to the trailhead of trail runner nation each week we go on virtual trail runs with guests that are going to help us become |
| 0:47.4 | better runners and maybe through the process better human beings. We're gonna run today with Coach Ian Sharman |
| 0:49.9 | and we're gonna talk about the BS that's out on the trail, |
| 0:53.3 | that's out in social media, |
| 0:55.0 | that might be in your own head. |
| 0:56.7 | That's where we're gonna go today. |
| 0:59.8 | Meet the John G. Revy Pack, an 18 liter day pack, |
| 1:03.2 | built like a running vest and tough enough |
| 1:05.3 | for a 20-pound haul. |
| 1:07.3 | 5-chest strap pockets keep flasks fuel and your phone right up front, no digging, no |
| 1:13.3 | stopping. |
| 1:14.3 | 2-hydropac 500mm soft flaks come included and those drop-in chest pockets even fit the bigger |
| 1:20.9 | 650mm ultra flask. 4.0 adjustability plus, it has a stable elastic waist belt |
| 1:28.8 | that lock the load high for a bounce free ride |
| 1:32.5 | from city commute to a mountain peak. |
| 1:34.9 | This pack even has a padded sleeve |
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