Hemming and Hawing

Ep 34. How to become a professional athlete, race preparation, Prize Money

Lots to unpack this week between trail running news and barn talk questions! Come for some, stay for all! Thanks for listening   Contact us: Email: aerobicmonsters@

Ep 33. Running Vs. Hiking Uphills, Speed Block for 50ks, Gravel Racing

Happy Sunday and welcome to episode 33! This week, we dive into some training discussions around running versus hiking uphills, where to put/prioritize speed in a 50k tra

Ep. 32 Why We Sh*t the Bed At UTMB Week and More

We sit down together this week and recap our races at UTMB week, what went right, what went wrong and how we are going to move forward after bad races. Thanks for listeni

Ep. 31 HR Caps in Races, How to Structure Training Camps in a Build, Pre-UTMB Week Thoughts

For Episode 31, we dive into our thoughts on heart rate in races, how we recommend utilizing training camps in a race build and also talk about our lead ups into UTMB wee

Ep. 30 How to Mentally Prepare For Races, Fueling for the Regular Runner, Sierre-Zinal Recap

For this week's episode, we discuss how we mentally prepare for races and what we do when they get hard, fueling recommendations for the regular racers/runners, and then

Ep. 29 NeverSummer 60k, How Fast Cows Run, Races vs. Races

For this episode, we are back after a week away and dive into what we've been up to lately! Big training, fun racing and lots of nonsense in between! Saddle up and enjoy

Ep. 28 Eli's CCC Training and How We Are Differing, HardRock Talk...

In this week's episode, we talk about the decision behind Eli signing up for CCC, how our training is looking different, raw Hard Rock 100 reactions and more! 

Ep. 27 Western States Recap, Next Races, Ranch Work

For this week's episode, we recap our time out at Western States, how Broken Arrow shaped the next races on our race calendar and then dive into listener questions about

Ep. 26 Broken Arrow Debrief and Not Quitting the Sport

Coming at you from Olympic Valley, CA for our first traveling podcast! This week we dive into our races/experiences at Broken Arrow, discussing our goals, tactics, fuelin

Ep 25. GoPro Games, Pre-Race Nerves, Baby Cows and More!

Coming to you with episode 25 this week! We sit down and debrief our races at GoPro Mountain Games in Vail CO, talk about how we deal with pre-race nerves and then talk b

Ep 24. RothRock Recap, How We Stay Motivated, New Training Partner...

We are back! This week, we sit down and recap our races at RothRock by UTMB, answer a listener question about how we get/stay motivated and then share exciting news about

Ep 23. Why Racing More Is Better, Eli's Diagnosis, and unhinged cow facts

In our lastest episode, we sit down together and discuss what we've been up to, answers to Eli's medical mysteries, and then go full steam into why we think racing more i

Ep 22. Desert Rats Recap, Protein Shakes Mid Ultra, Athlete On A Budget

On episode 22, we go into how Desert Rats races went and why we've been on a little podcast hiatus. We then talk about calving season and life on the ranch...rounding out

Ep. 21 How to Train for 50ks, Strength Training for Trail Running, And Other Coaching Opinions

In this episode, we tackle more listener questions that pertain to training for 50k races, how we implement strength training into our athlete's and our training, and the

Ep 19..or 20: Training Zones, Preparing for Technical Races Without Technical Terrain, National Western Stockshow...

This week we dive into questions that focus on finding your training zones, how to prepare for technical races when you don't have the terrain available, and talk about c

Ep. 18 How To Balance Cycling and Running in Training, Our Week Of Training...

For episode 18, we discuss our week of training and then answer "Barn Talk" questions around cycling and running! Thanks for listening and have a great week!    Conta

Ep. 17 Volume Vs. Intensity, Are Rest Days Necessary, Ranch Shenanigans

On this episode, we switch it up a bit and divide more into the training/coaching side of our lives. We discuss our opinions on the importance and distribution of trainin

Ep. 16 Health Updates, USATF Controversy , Kilian's Triple...

On this episode, we talk about our health updates and how we are individually healing from Black Canyon, the controversial weekend at USATF 1/2 marathon championships, Ki

What really happened at Black Canyon 100k

Join along as we discuss the slight dumpster fire of a race at the Black Canyon 100k. We talk about what went wrong, what went right, what we plan on doing about it, and

Ep. 14 Unfiltered Opinions on the Boulder Boys/Ben Dhiman Beef, Favorite Workouts and Questions Answered about Bicarb, Ketones...

On this episode, we jump into the chat about the lastest comments made about trail races and why we don't agree, share what our favorite workouts are and why, and lastly