On a spring day in London, the world was set on fire. We are joined by an American legend, Deena Kastor, as we break down the 2003 London Marathon in which P...

Only 18 months after making the decision to train seriously, Dick Beardsley drives the best marathoner in world beyond his limits in the world's best maratho...

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RoP 10: ON TRAILS & ENERGY - AN INTERVIEW WITH JOE PRUSAITIS
AN INTERVIEW WITH TRAILRUNNER & COACH JOE PRUSAITIS. A TAOIST SAGE OF THE DIRT, JOE HAS A DEEP KNOWLEDGE & INTUITIVE COACHING STYLE THAT BALANCES LIFE & TRAINING.

RoP 09: ON REFLECTION & THE FUTURE.
HOW REFLECTING ON THE PAST YEAR, THE PRESENT SEASON & YOUR FUTURE CAN LIFT YOUR RUNNING EXPERIENCE TO A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL.

RoP 08 : ON UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS
A RANT ON THE UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS WE ALL HAVE IN TRAINING & RACING. WE COVER THE EXPECTATION OF LINEAR PROGRESSION, OF EXPECTING RACES NOT TO HURT, & TRAINING TO GAIN FITNESS RATHER THAN PROVING FITNESS, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. WE END ON A POSITIVE NOTE WITH SOME PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ON A UNIVERSAL PURPOSE FOR RUNNING.

RoP 07: ON MIND & MEANING
AN INTERVIEW WITH CERTIFIED MENTAL PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT & OLYMPIAN IN THE 3000M STEEPLECHASE, LENNIE WAITE. WE DISCUSS A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL TRAINING TOPICS INCLUDING NERVOUSNESS, FEAR OF FAILURE, FEAR OF SUCCESS/FAILURE, HOW WE FIND MEANING THROUGH RUNNING & A HOST OF OTHER TOPICS.

RoP 06: ON FINDING BALANCE
ATTENTION ALL PENDULUM SWINGERS!! IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS WAYS TO FIND BALANCE IN YOUR TRAINING & YOUR LIFE.

RoP 05: NEVER FUCKING QUIT
IT’S A SIMPLE DECISION, BUT NOT AN EASY ONE, TO CHOOSE TO CONTINUE WHEN YOU ARE DEEP IN THE PAIN CAVE. THIS EPISODE EXAMINES WHY WE QUIT & PROVIDES SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES TO STAY IN THE ARENA.

RoP 04: HOW TO SELF COACH
WE PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS TO PRACTICALLY APPLY SELF-COACHING TO YOUR TRAINING & RACING.