Latest Half marathon Podcast Episodes
Living the Olympic Dream w/ Dakotah Lindwurm
Gearing Up for Grandma's - June 12, 2024 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings2024 US Olympian Dakotah Lindwurm joins the podcast to relive her experience finishing third at the US Olympic Trials in February and share more about her preparation for the upcoming Summer Games in Paris. A two-time Grandma's Marathon champion, Lindwurm this year will be competing in the Garr...
Conquering the Mental Battle w/ Riley Saunders
Gearing Up for Grandma's - June 06, 2024 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsRiley Saunders is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share his passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Saunders joined the podcast to talk about the mental aspect behind distance running, sharing his story of going from the 5K and 10K races to full ma...
Extreme cold vs hot weather running: which is better?
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - June 04, 2024 19:05 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch & Read it all here Unpopular opinion. I love running in hot weather, extremely hot weather. It feels amazing. I know I'm the minority, but maybe, just maybe, there is some science and merit to training in the heat, the extreme heat versus the extreme cold. Or maybe I'm just crazy. In this...
Discussing Accessibility w/ Michelle Ziebarth
Gearing Up for Grandma's - June 03, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMichelle Ziebarth is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share her passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Ziebarth was diagnosed in the mid 2010s with Chron's Disease and has run in Duluth several years since that time, battling and dealing with the c...
Defending a Wheelchair Title in Duluth w/ Jenna Fesemyer
Gearing Up for Grandma's - May 29, 2024 15:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFresh off top 10 finishes at this year’s Boston Marathon and London Marathon, Fesemyer returns to Duluth this summer as the defending champion in the women’s wheelchair division. Having raced to a 1:47:20 finish last year, Fesemyer broke the tape for the first time at Grandma’s Marathon and wi...
Tips & Tricks for First-Time Marathoners w/ Hannah Koch
Gearing Up for Grandma's - May 22, 2024 13:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsHannah Koch is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share her passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Hogan joined the podcast to talk about her first-ever marathon, sharing tips and tricks for those participants set to reach the start line for the firs...
Expert Pro Run Coach VS Chat GPT AI: Who’s Better?
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - May 21, 2024 19:03 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch and read this here. The ultimate showdown: Mike Trees takes on AI to create the perfect training plan! In the world of run training, the battle lines between old-school human coaching and high-tech AI guidance are drawn. While AI brings the big guns with its data-crunching skills, deliver...
The 5 Most Important Exercises for Runners
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - May 07, 2024 19:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch and Read This Episode Here If your running sucks, it might be because you're weak AF... just kidding, not really. Look, we all want to be better runners—to run faster for longer and feel like we're cruising while everyone is huddled over a trash can hurling up their GU gels. But here's ...
You're Running at the Wrong Time - Find Out When is Best
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - April 23, 2024 19:04 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch and Read This Episode Here Trigger warning: All runners need to run in the morning. All runners need to run in the afternoon. Which one made you angry? Which one did you agree with? I hope you’re screaming at your screen with your answer and cursing me out. No… I don’t hope that, but...
Coaching Minnesota Distance Elite w/ Chris Lundstrom
Gearing Up for Grandma's - April 15, 2024 21:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsChris Lundstrom is going to Paris! As head coach of Minnesota Distance Elite, Lundstrom gets to work with 2x Grandma's Marathon champion Dakotah Lindwurm, who qualified for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics via a third place finish at the US Olympic Trials in February. Not only does Lundstrom wor...
How To Become A One Percent Better Runner Everyday
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - April 11, 2024 12:59 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome to the one percent better runner. I've spent the last 12 years researching, experimenting on myself and talking to experts to get 1 percent better in my training, racing, and life. All to make it a bit easier for you to try to do it on your own. I'm Daren DLake runs a lifelong runner a...
DNF, DNS & Everything in Between w/ Carrie Rodman
Gearing Up for Grandma's - March 29, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsCarrie Rodman is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share her passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Rodman joined the podcast to talk about the dirty, three letter words in running - DNF and DNS. It's a reality in marathoning that not every register...
Mental Health & Running w/ Shannon Hogan
Gearing Up for Grandma's - March 29, 2024 21:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsShannon Hogan is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share her passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Hogan joined the podcast to talk about her experience with the mental health benefits of running. In this episode, she talks about finding therapy th...
What I learned by lifting like a pro runner
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - March 12, 2024 18:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch and read this here In this episode you’re going to find out what happens at the intersection where science meets the pavement – the quest for ultimate running performance. We’ll dissect the importance of power and speed in your resistance/weight training. I’ll answer the question for runn...
Inclusivity & Representation w/ Sarah Stuhr
Gearing Up for Grandma's - February 28, 2024 17:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsSarah Stuhr is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share their passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Stuhr was the first-ever non-binary champion of our Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, finishing that race in a time of 2:56:58. They joined the podcast...
10 Things Beginner Runners Need to Stop Doing Now
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - February 21, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRead and Watch this HERE As runners and endurance athletes (Hey triathletes and cyclists!), we all love knowing what you should do! But sometimes it’s nice to look at the inverse. Inverse just means the opposite. In the context of running and training, knowing what IS NOT good for you is just ...
Three reasons why run commuting is better than bicycle commuting
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - February 14, 2024 12:05 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhich is better - run or bicycle commuting? What if I told you that your commute, yeah… that same old route you take every day, could be your new secret weapon in your running arsenal? It's time to change up your mentality on what you think you know about getting from point A to point B. Welco...
How to stop overtraining and instead find the sweet spot in your running
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - February 07, 2024 05:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch and Read this here The More is More Paradox of Training and Life. If I told you that less is more, you would probably believe me, right? Unfortunately, most people’s brains think more is more. It just makes sense. The more you work the more returns you get out. The hedonic treadmill in it...
Preparing for the Olympic Trials w/ Dakotah Lindwurm
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 29, 2024 21:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsTwo-time Grandma's Marathon champion Dakotah Lindwurm joins the podcast to talk about her training leading into the 2024 US Olympic Trials, where she will be one of the athletes expected to compete for a spot in the Paris Games. In 2021, Lindwurm became the first Minnesota woman to win Grandma'...
Season 4, Episode 11 --- Dakotah Lindwurm
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 29, 2024 21:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsTwo-time Grandma's Marathon champion Dakotah Lindwurm joins the podcast to talk about her training leading into the 2024 US Olympic Trials, where she will be one of the athletes expected to compete for a spot in the Paris Games. In 2021, Lindwurm became the first Minnesota woman to win Grandma'...
Preparing for the Olympic Trials w/ Nadir Yusuf
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 24, 2024 23:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNadir Yusuf made his marathon debut at the 2023 Grandma's Marathon, running a time of 2:15:26 that was good for 13th place overall and qualified him for the 2024 US Olympic Trials. Yusuf, from Willmar, Minn., attended Minnesota State Moorhead, where he competed mostly in middle and long distanc...
Season 4, Episode 10 --- Nadir Yusuf
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 24, 2024 23:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNadir Yusuf made his marathon debut at the 2023 Grandma's Marathon, running a time of 2:15:26 that was good for 13th place overall and qualified him for the 2024 US Olympic Trials. Yusuf, from Willmar, Minn., attended Minnesota State Moorhead, where he competed mostly in middle and long distanc...
Season 4, Episode 9 --- Jacob Oak
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 19, 2024 23:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJacob Oak is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share his passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Oak works as a personal fitness and running coach in Minnesota's Twin Cities area, and he watched several of his clients set new personal bests in Duluth...
Finding Your "Why" w/ Jacob Oak
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 19, 2024 23:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJacob Oak is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share his passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Oak works as a personal fitness and running coach in Minnesota's Twin Cities area, and he watched several of his clients set new personal bests in Duluth...
Preparing for the Olympic Trials w/ Lauren Hagans
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 16, 2024 19:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsLauren Hagans made her marathon debut at the 2023 Grandma's Marathon, and her first-ever race was certainly one to remember. Hagans beat out two-time defending champion Dakotah Lindwurm to win the women's crown, finishing her debut with a time of 2:25:55. That time also qualified Hagans for the...
Season 4, Episode 8 --- Lauren Hagans
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 16, 2024 19:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsLauren Hagans made her marathon debut at the 2023 Grandma's Marathon, and her first-ever race was certainly one to remember. Hagans beat out two-time defending champion Dakotah Lindwurm to win the women's crown, finishing her debut with a time of 2:25:55. That time also qualified Hagans for the...
Transform Your Run: Find Out These 3 Life-Changing Tools
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - January 16, 2024 18:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch or Read This Here Kickstart your year (or running journey) with dope insights on how running can enhance not just your fitness but your entire life, making you healthy, wealthy, and wise. In this video podcasting, while running a conversation with my American Sydney-sider friend, Stacey T...
Maximizing Your Miles as a Charity Runner w/ Ally Colton
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 10, 2024 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsAlly Colton is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share his passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Colton was in Duluth for the first time for the 2023 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, setting a new PR in the process. She's running that race again in J...
Season 4, Episode 7 --- Ally Colton
Gearing Up for Grandma's - January 10, 2024 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsAlly Colton is one of our 2024 Grambassadors, selected from a large group of applicants to share his passion and knowledge of our race weekend. Colton was in Duluth for the first time for the 2023 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, setting a new PR in the process. She's running that race again in J...
The 7 beginner secrets to pro level run form
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - January 10, 2024 05:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBack when I ran track in college, I had a decent amount of raw genetic talent to run faster. But as I graduated to endurance running, my inefficient overstriding led to some serious knee injuries. Imagine how fast I could have been if I actually worked on my form. In the 80s it was mostly thoug...