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The Running Public

Episode 595: Zach Cygan

The Running Public

Kirk Dewindt & Brakken Kraker

Running, Sports:running, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Sports

4.9704 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Zach recently won the Phoenix Hyrox Open division, running an impressive 56:39. And he did it weighing in at 110 lbs. In a sport where frame, mass, and long levers truly matter, how has he been able to achieve this level of success?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the running public with Brack and Crocker and Kirk DeWint.

0:13.1

Whether you are a brand new runner or you already have a great mustache.

0:16.4

We're here to help you increase your running knowledge and present it at a practical level.

0:20.5

This is the running public.

0:30.6

Very exciting news, listeners.

0:32.8

We have partnered with mud gear, famous for their socks.

0:37.1

I have owned pairs of mudgear socks since

0:39.0

2017 that I still use bracken. They're durable, heavy duty, great trail socks, perfect for

0:46.9

winter running. I'm pumped to be partnered with them. Well, I don't want to one-up you,

0:50.3

but I think I go back to probably 2013 or 2014. Still have some of the original pairs.

0:55.4

I like their hybrid socks and I wear their over the calf compression socks for at

1:00.9

least 50% of my winter runs.

1:03.9

And sometimes I've even played basketball.

1:05.4

In fact, Kirk, when I boxed, I am one in oh as an amateur boxer and I wore mudgear

1:10.3

compression socks in the ring

1:12.5

because I had done a track workout with Matt Novakovich and Chad Trammell the day before at the

1:17.5

dome in Anchorage, Alaska. But you didn't know that tidbit. Did not. Well, I'm convinced. And if you go to

1:25.1

mudgear.com forward slash TRP,

1:28.5

we got our top picks on there and you get 30% off in a bogo

1:32.8

or up to 40% off when you bundle,

1:35.3

but you got to go to mudgear.com forward slash TRP

1:39.1

to get those sweet, sweet deals.

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