The Ultramarathon Mindset: Trail Talk

Ep. 146: Brain Science of UltraRunning - Gwen Zywicke

Gwen Zywicke is my guest this episode. She is an ultra runner and an Instructor at Louisiana State University and a writer. Her book, Ultrarunning Mysticism:  Mind, Body,

Ep. 145: Racing and Training Together - Devin Nelson and Jonathan Prosser

Devin and Jonathan are both returning podcast guests. They are both part of the Buckle-Heads running group in Topeka, KS. They have trained and raced together and support

Ep. 144: Running and Renewal - Renita Pace Kallevig

Running is great for keeping both your body and your mind feeling great. But sometimes you need to take some time to look at how you are really doing inside yourself. And

Ep. 143: Breathing for Health - Tara Bianca

Tara Bianca returns to the podcast for more great information about how breathwork can improve your health. She was my guest back in Ep. 74. In that episode we talked mor

Monday Mindset: Your Epic Thing

Before surgery on his hand a man asked, "Will I be able to play the piano after surgery, doc?" The doctor assured him he would still be able to play piano after the surg

Ep 142: Keeping the Streak Going ~ John Crum

John Crum was my very first guest on this podcast. When we last spoke, he was on an impressive run streak. Running at least a mile every day since November of 2015. He i

Monday Mindset: What is Freedom?

What does it mean to have freedom?  We say we have freedom. But have you ever thought of what it really means to be free? In this episode I discuss my conclusion about

Monday Mindset: April Fools New Year

New Year used to be celebrated in the spring until the calendar changed in 1582. The New Year celebration lasted from March 25 to April 1. Some say that those who held t

Ep 141: Adapt and Overcome [Director's Cut] ~ Randy Taylor

Randy Taylor is back for a second time on the podcast. He's had new running adventures since we last talked and has expanded his coaching services by partnering with othe

Monday Mindset: AI Advice on Goal Setting

Artificial Intelligence -- AI -- has come to the mainstream. All the movies about what might happen when humans have to interact with AI are playing in the back of our mi

Ep 140: Believe it or Not ~ The UltraRunning Guys

Option 1: You have to have confidence and belief in yourself in order to run ultramarathons! Option 2: You start the race full of doubt and know that it's going to be so

Monday Mindset: Ask Better Questions!

The education system conditions us to find the "first right answer." We have to learn the answers so we can repeat them back when we're asked to provide them. So we come

Ep 139: Going After Challenges ~ Barney Riesbeck

Ultramarathon running is about taking on the challenge and finding out how far can you go. Barney Riesbeck is looking at life like an ultramarathon. In this episode we ta

Monday Mindset: Best Days of Your Life

What are the best days of your life? If you follow the common belief they are somewhere in your past. Things were better "back then."  But what if you change your mindse

Best-of Episode: Spartan Mindset ~ Cliff Moitt

Best-of Episode:  Cliff Moitt’s Spartan journey started with a TV show in the 80s called ”The Battle of the Network Stars,” and the stars were going through these obstac

Monday Mindset: The Magic Feather

There is a phenomenon called the placebo effect. You can have the benefits of a drug even without taking the drug. Your belief will create the outcomes. Drug trials -

Ep. 137: Don't Let Your Mind Tell You What You Can't Do ~ Ila Allen

Ila Allen was one of my first guests on this podcast. Many people know her from her posts in the ultramarathon running groups on Facebook. She trains outside in the weath

Monday Mindset: Be Willing to be Wrong

We tend to believe that we are right in what we think we know.  But “what we know” isn’t always right. Some things we used to “know” that aren’t so. The earth is the c

Monday Mindset: Taking a DNF

Then there’s the story of the miner in California who gave up his claim after digging for years. 10 years later someone bought the claim and struck one of the richest ve

Best-of Episode: Mandy Miller

Mandy Miller has developed a strong ultramarathon mindset in her races and adventures from all around the world. She had run everything from multi-day stage races in the