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The Running Public

Episode 618: How Soon is Too Soon (between long races)?

The Running Public

Kirk Dewindt & Brakken Kraker

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

4.9704 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

What is the minimum turn around time needed between long races to have any chance at success? For a reasonable shot at success? For maximum chance at success?

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0:00.0

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

0:13.0

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0:20.5

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0:30.2

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0:34.3

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0:35.7

We have both monthly subscription training plans,

0:39.3

1999 a month, and Bracken and I both offer one-on-one customized coaching. Again, go to

0:45.1

the running public.com and check out our offerings. I had a question for you. I like when you

0:50.3

come off firing from the start. What is the longest distance that you think the

0:55.8

Nike vaporfly could race for most people I'm asking for a very specific reason which I'll get to

1:03.3

but how long 20 miles 20 miles what do you think racing further or running further than that in that shoe is just asking for trouble?

1:13.1

No, I'm thinking about the bell curve of humanity. I think most people could take it around

1:18.1

20. Some people could extend up to marathon or 50k and some people would be about capped at about

1:24.6

a half marathon or 10K. But so I'm just putting it at 20. Okay. It's not as aggressive as it used to be. So I think a lot of people could take it 15 to 20. What about the vaporfly 2? I think most people it's like 10K half marathon. So, but I was considering taking the vaporfly floor around Lake Geneva the next time I do it. Which is 19.

1:45.0

That's 21.

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21.

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Well, I haven't, okay.

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Well, I haven't run in the four.

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So I can't speak to it.

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It's a different shoe.

1:52.5

For sure.

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