Keep Going Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/keepgoing Two guys - a shoe designer & a coach - talk shit about running, mostly. This podcast is our therapy & fills a critical need for human conversation in our lives. Welcome along for the ride. © 2026 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 613235d7-53a9-5889-8343-a0a7d99afbe1 yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The oyo.run Project Origin Story en Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:00:19 -0700 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:02:57 -0700 http://www.keepgoing.run https://img.transistorcdn.com/nMEIPdbfPn1j4F-kQ_DUeWa-svrHtsKS_ph1pHyeK0g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1MzQzLzE2NjY5/OTEzNzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Keep Going http://www.keepgoing.run episodic Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Two guys - a shoe designer & a coach - talk shit about running, mostly. This podcast is our therapy & fills a critical need for human conversation in our lives. Welcome along for the ride. Two guys - a shoe designer & a coach - talk shit about running, mostly. running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Steve Sisson No Yes The oyo.run Project 102 102 The oyo.run Project trailer 9e275fab-2638-4c23-b357-a6081454082b https://share.transistor.fm/s/25c22881 Hello, it's Steve Sisson, recording this in March of 2026. 
As you've probably guessed, this podcast has been retired — but I'm excited to share what's coming next.

It's called oyo.run, & the focus is simple: self-coaching. Taking ownership of your running experience — as you should have been doing all along.

I'll be your host, joined by a range of collaborators who'll help me break down the fundamentals of training & racing with as much clarity, precision & honesty as I can muster. We'll move across the full spectrum — physiology to strategy, mental skills to organizational planning — all with one purpose: to make you more invested, more effective, more motivated, & ultimately, to help you derive more meaning from everything you do as a runner.

Think of it as the definitive resource for the self-coached runner.

The name oyo.run carries a legacy & a story — and I'll unpack that in the very first episode, dropping April 1st, 2026. Yes, April Fool's Day. You'll find it wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm bringing to this is fifty years of my own running & racing experience, as well as over thirty years of coaching expertise. My goal with these early episodes is to lay the foundation — the how & why behind the training systems coaches build. For some of you, this will be review. For others, it'll be critical background you've never had access to. Either way, my goal is to provide the foundation to develop your own system, or at minimum, to deeply understand the one you're already in. Eventually, we'll get deeper into the weeds with all manner of topics, guests & breakdowns. Alongside the free podcast, I'll be hosting a private online community resource for deeper exploration & discussion. More on that in the coming weeks. 

Now — you might wonder why a coach would give away the keys for free. That's reasonable, I guess, so I'l provide a clear answer: I benefit far more from working with an informed, thoughtful, reflective athlete than I ever could from one who simply follows orders. While my system has been honed through thirty years of hard-earned experience, what makes coaching truly rewarding is having an athlete who can take that knowledge into the arena of their own unique experience. So this isn't a pitch to stop working with a coach. If anything, I view this as a public service for coaches everywhere — including myself.
Think of the difference between a cook who follows a recipe & a chef who understands balance, flavor, technique. I'd rather coach a chef. Someone who can take the fundamentals into the kitchen of their own experience & make something real with them - not just execute instructions they don't understand. &, as I'll argue throughout the entire podcast run, the athlete who knows gains significantly more benefit from any training or racing situation than one who simply follows.
So join us April Fool's Day for episode one. All the information lives at www.oyo.run. 

I am honored & excited to share this project with you & Godspeed.

]]> Hello, it's Steve Sisson, recording this in March of 2026. 
As you've probably guessed, this podcast has been retired — but I'm excited to share what's coming next.

It's called oyo.run, & the focus is simple: self-coaching. Taking ownership of your running experience — as you should have been doing all along.

I'll be your host, joined by a range of collaborators who'll help me break down the fundamentals of training & racing with as much clarity, precision & honesty as I can muster. We'll move across the full spectrum — physiology to strategy, mental skills to organizational planning — all with one purpose: to make you more invested, more effective, more motivated, & ultimately, to help you derive more meaning from everything you do as a runner.

Think of it as the definitive resource for the self-coached runner.

The name oyo.run carries a legacy & a story — and I'll unpack that in the very first episode, dropping April 1st, 2026. Yes, April Fool's Day. You'll find it wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm bringing to this is fifty years of my own running & racing experience, as well as over thirty years of coaching expertise. My goal with these early episodes is to lay the foundation — the how & why behind the training systems coaches build. For some of you, this will be review. For others, it'll be critical background you've never had access to. Either way, my goal is to provide the foundation to develop your own system, or at minimum, to deeply understand the one you're already in. Eventually, we'll get deeper into the weeds with all manner of topics, guests & breakdowns. Alongside the free podcast, I'll be hosting a private online community resource for deeper exploration & discussion. More on that in the coming weeks. 

Now — you might wonder why a coach would give away the keys for free. That's reasonable, I guess, so I'l provide a clear answer: I benefit far more from working with an informed, thoughtful, reflective athlete than I ever could from one who simply follows orders. While my system has been honed through thirty years of hard-earned experience, what makes coaching truly rewarding is having an athlete who can take that knowledge into the arena of their own unique experience. So this isn't a pitch to stop working with a coach. If anything, I view this as a public service for coaches everywhere — including myself.
Think of the difference between a cook who follows a recipe & a chef who understands balance, flavor, technique. I'd rather coach a chef. Someone who can take the fundamentals into the kitchen of their own experience & make something real with them - not just execute instructions they don't understand. &, as I'll argue throughout the entire podcast run, the athlete who knows gains significantly more benefit from any training or racing situation than one who simply follows.
So join us April Fool's Day for episode one. All the information lives at www.oyo.run. 

I am honored & excited to share this project with you & Godspeed.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 298 Hello, it's Steve Sisson, recording this in March of 2026. 
As you've probably guessed, this podcast has been retired — but I'm excited to share what's coming next.

It's called oyo.run, & the focus is simple: self-coaching. Taking ownership of your running experience — as you should have been doing all along.

I'll be your host, joined by a range of collaborators who'll help me break down the fundamentals of training & racing with as much clarity, precision & honesty as I can muster. We'll move across the full spectrum — physiology to strategy, mental skills to organizational planning — all with one purpose: to make you more invested, more effective, more motivated, & ultimately, to help you derive more meaning from everything you do as a runner.

Think of it as the definitive resource for the self-coached runner.

The name oyo.run carries a legacy & a story — and I'll unpack that in the very first episode, dropping April 1st, 2026. Yes, April Fool's Day. You'll find it wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm bringing to this is fifty years of my own running & racing experience, as well as over thirty years of coaching expertise. My goal with these early episodes is to lay the foundation — the how & why behind the training systems coaches build. For some of you, this will be review. For others, it'll be critical background you've never had access to. Either way, my goal is to provide the foundation to develop your own system, or at minimum, to deeply understand the one you're already in. Eventually, we'll get deeper into the weeds with all manner of topics, guests & breakdowns. Alongside the free podcast, I'll be hosting a private online community resource for deeper exploration & discussion. More on that in the coming weeks. 

Now — you might wonder why a coach would give away the keys for free. That's reasonable, I guess, so I'l provide a clear answer: I benefit far more from working with an informed, thoughtful, reflective athlete than I ever could from one who simply follows orders. While my system has been honed through thirty years of hard-earned experience, what makes coaching truly rewarding is having an athlete who can take that knowledge into the arena of their own unique experience. So this isn't a pitch to stop working with a coach. If anything, I view this as a public service for coaches everywhere — including myself.
Think of the difference between a cook who follows a recipe & a chef who understands balance, flavor, technique. I'd rather coach a chef. Someone who can take the fundamentals into the kitchen of their own experience & make something real with them - not just execute instructions they don't understand. &, as I'll argue throughout the entire podcast run, the athlete who knows gains significantly more benefit from any training or racing situation than one who simply follows.
So join us April Fool's Day for episode one. All the information lives at www.oyo.run. 

I am honored & excited to share this project with you & Godspeed.

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; No Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Weaponize The Love: A Chicago Marathon '25 Debrief 101 101 Weaponize The Love: A Chicago Marathon '25 Debrief full 3d211d35-4bf4-4ca6-af48-4d3f11b89d90 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c57e1fcc Welocome back to the Keep Going podcast. In this one-off episode, your hosts debrief Michael's recent Chicago Marathon experience, as well as how the "training by feel" experiment worked. We hope you enjoy & Godspeed!

]]> Welocome back to the Keep Going podcast. In this one-off episode, your hosts debrief Michael's recent Chicago Marathon experience, as well as how the "training by feel" experiment worked. We hope you enjoy & Godspeed!

]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:38:12 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4367 Welocome back to the Keep Going podcast. In this one-off episode, your hosts debrief Michael's recent Chicago Marathon experience, as well as how the "training by feel" experiment worked. We hope you enjoy & Godspeed!

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Coda: Haunting Town Lake 100 100 Coda: Haunting Town Lake full e110cb56-61cb-4c60-9836-63f6c8082e90 https://share.transistor.fm/s/23b141ea The final planned episode of the Keep Going podcast is a running homage to Town Lake & Austin, Texas. 
We've enjoyed being on this ride with all of you. We'll see you down the road. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> The final planned episode of the Keep Going podcast is a running homage to Town Lake & Austin, Texas. 
We've enjoyed being on this ride with all of you. We'll see you down the road. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3975 The final planned episode of the Keep Going podcast is a running homage to Town Lake & Austin, Texas. 
We've enjoyed being on this ride with all of you. We'll see you down the road. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Godspeed: The End of the Road 99 99 Godspeed: The End of the Road full c9791667-04a9-4dc4-b942-94447337b021 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8db62f65 The (second to) last episode of the Keep Going podcast. In this final conversation, we talk about why this the end, for now. & what we've loved about these conversations. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> The (second to) last episode of the Keep Going podcast. In this final conversation, we talk about why this the end, for now. & what we've loved about these conversations. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4804 The (second to) last episode of the Keep Going podcast. In this final conversation, we talk about why this the end, for now. & what we've loved about these conversations. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Dance: Analytic Assessment of a Long Run Session 98 98 The Dance: Analytic Assessment of a Long Run Session full 2a5e6e5a-8587-4222-a50f-4270300dc0c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad579aaa This episode breaks down an iconic & specific key session in the Telos Running marathon program as Michael prepares for the 2025 Chicago Marathon. The Dance is a marathon specific session that, on paper, looks like the following:

  • 2M warm-up
  • 6 sets of 2M at Marathon Goal Pace w/ 1M Float (continuous)
  • 0-2M cool-down

Join us as we dissect Michael's experience of this particular session. We hit on heart rate, paces vs efforts, how to adjust in session, etc.We hope you enjoy this deep dive on one race specific session. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> This episode breaks down an iconic & specific key session in the Telos Running marathon program as Michael prepares for the 2025 Chicago Marathon. The Dance is a marathon specific session that, on paper, looks like the following:

  • 2M warm-up
  • 6 sets of 2M at Marathon Goal Pace w/ 1M Float (continuous)
  • 0-2M cool-down

Join us as we dissect Michael's experience of this particular session. We hit on heart rate, paces vs efforts, how to adjust in session, etc.We hope you enjoy this deep dive on one race specific session. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3704 This episode breaks down an iconic & specific key session in the Telos Running marathon program as Michael prepares for the 2025 Chicago Marathon. The Dance is a marathon specific session that, on paper, looks like the following:

  • 2M warm-up
  • 6 sets of 2M at Marathon Goal Pace w/ 1M Float (continuous)
  • 0-2M cool-down

Join us as we dissect Michael's experience of this particular session. We hit on heart rate, paces vs efforts, how to adjust in session, etc.We hope you enjoy this deep dive on one race specific session. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson For the Sake of the Run: Running & the Human Condition 97 97 For the Sake of the Run: Running & the Human Condition full e3e13d21-9722-4c7f-abac-808ed2128b56 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6568046 In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, your hosts talk about running's special gifts, many of which are not recognized or valued by the wider running culture. This leads up to one of our favorite artist's least catchy, most deep songs: For The Sake Of The Song by Townes van Zandt. We spend the remainder of the episode expounding on the ways running explores, expands & enhances the human condition. It does get a little deep here. Roll up you pants & jump in, the waters fine.

]]> In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, your hosts talk about running's special gifts, many of which are not recognized or valued by the wider running culture. This leads up to one of our favorite artist's least catchy, most deep songs: For The Sake Of The Song by Townes van Zandt. We spend the remainder of the episode expounding on the ways running explores, expands & enhances the human condition. It does get a little deep here. Roll up you pants & jump in, the waters fine.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3720 In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, your hosts talk about running's special gifts, many of which are not recognized or valued by the wider running culture. This leads up to one of our favorite artist's least catchy, most deep songs: For The Sake Of The Song by Townes van Zandt. We spend the remainder of the episode expounding on the ways running explores, expands & enhances the human condition. It does get a little deep here. Roll up you pants & jump in, the waters fine.

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Don't Drink The Water: DMB, Politics & the Racing Question 96 96 Don't Drink The Water: DMB, Politics & the Racing Question full 2d0248a2-c9b2-4532-b34a-f968576804cd https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7dbc9f9 In this wide ranging episode we trace how being the best at what you do can play into a beautiful life. Dave Matthews Band, politics & if racing is dying off are the framing points but where we end up is being excellent is a personal journey. 

]]> In this wide ranging episode we trace how being the best at what you do can play into a beautiful life. Dave Matthews Band, politics & if racing is dying off are the framing points but where we end up is being excellent is a personal journey. 

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4044 In this wide ranging episode we trace how being the best at what you do can play into a beautiful life. Dave Matthews Band, politics & if racing is dying off are the framing points but where we end up is being excellent is a personal journey. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Riffs 02: Performance, Progress, Pain & Breaking 4 95 95 Riffs 02: Performance, Progress, Pain & Breaking 4 full c76dfdde-c0a6-463d-be20-2c79c56b3aa8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d7bda766 We hit another four quick takes this week & we relate much of this to the idea of training by feel. We also talk about the Breaking 4 performance before the event happens. 

  • Performance: what is the optimal time of day to train?
  • Progress: when do we know we are fit?
  • Pain: varieties of pain
  • Breaking 4
]]> We hit another four quick takes this week & we relate much of this to the idea of training by feel. We also talk about the Breaking 4 performance before the event happens. 

  • Performance: what is the optimal time of day to train?
  • Progress: when do we know we are fit?
  • Pain: varieties of pain
  • Breaking 4
]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:03:17 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4801 We hit another four quick takes this week & we relate much of this to the idea of training by feel. We also talk about the Breaking 4 performance before the event happens. 

  • Performance: what is the optimal time of day to train?
  • Progress: when do we know we are fit?
  • Pain: varieties of pain
  • Breaking 4
]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Trusting Your Gut: An Atreyu Story 94 94 Trusting Your Gut: An Atreyu Story full f31d6818-cfd4-4185-aac7-1bb8f24ee030 https://share.transistor.fm/s/57d91885 In this very special episode, Michael shares his Atreyu journey. Having recently announced that Atreyu would not be continuing to produce shoes & would be shutting down at the end of 2025, Steve asks Michael some questions about his Atreyu journey. This episode is not the whole story, by any stretch, but it is a conversation around what really matters. 
We hope you enjoy this candid conversation around Michael's Atreyu journey. 
Godspeed, friends; godspeed. 

]]> In this very special episode, Michael shares his Atreyu journey. Having recently announced that Atreyu would not be continuing to produce shoes & would be shutting down at the end of 2025, Steve asks Michael some questions about his Atreyu journey. This episode is not the whole story, by any stretch, but it is a conversation around what really matters. 
We hope you enjoy this candid conversation around Michael's Atreyu journey. 
Godspeed, friends; godspeed. 

]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4196 In this very special episode, Michael shares his Atreyu journey. Having recently announced that Atreyu would not be continuing to produce shoes & would be shutting down at the end of 2025, Steve asks Michael some questions about his Atreyu journey. This episode is not the whole story, by any stretch, but it is a conversation around what really matters. 
We hope you enjoy this candid conversation around Michael's Atreyu journey. 
Godspeed, friends; godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Riffs 01: Waterstops, Hunger, Race Fitness Indicators, Rain. 93 93 Riffs 01: Waterstops, Hunger, Race Fitness Indicators, Rain. full 6bbe6b08-3cf2-4548-a3a7-0b090d5a7040 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ad26a17 Welcome to Riffs! In this experimental episode in which we unpack four distinct topics in 10-15 minute segments instead of one topic over an hour. 
The Riff topics are: 

  • Waterstops
  • Hunger
  • Race Day Fitness Indicators
  • Rain

If you like this format, please send us a few topics/concepts that you'd like us to riff on & we'll pull them all together in our next Riffs episode.  

]]> Welcome to Riffs! In this experimental episode in which we unpack four distinct topics in 10-15 minute segments instead of one topic over an hour. 
The Riff topics are: 

  • Waterstops
  • Hunger
  • Race Day Fitness Indicators
  • Rain

If you like this format, please send us a few topics/concepts that you'd like us to riff on & we'll pull them all together in our next Riffs episode.  

]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:58:37 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3173 Welcome to Riffs! In this experimental episode in which we unpack four distinct topics in 10-15 minute segments instead of one topic over an hour. 
The Riff topics are: 

  • Waterstops
  • Hunger
  • Race Day Fitness Indicators
  • Rain

If you like this format, please send us a few topics/concepts that you'd like us to riff on & we'll pull them all together in our next Riffs episode.  

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Run To The Hills: The Super Power of Hills 92 92 Run To The Hills: The Super Power of Hills full 0a3dcdfc-6d82-4ddb-8b76-4e22352b636b https://share.transistor.fm/s/537e5654 In this episode Michael calls Steve out on his administration of hilly routes for easy long runs. We talk about hills, easy running & how hills can become your superpower.
Godspeed, friends, godspeed.
Note the inclusion of the fantastic Iron Maiden song, Run To The Hills from the classic album, The Number of the Beast.

]]> In this episode Michael calls Steve out on his administration of hilly routes for easy long runs. We talk about hills, easy running & how hills can become your superpower.
Godspeed, friends, godspeed.
Note the inclusion of the fantastic Iron Maiden song, Run To The Hills from the classic album, The Number of the Beast.

]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 2966 In this episode Michael calls Steve out on his administration of hilly routes for easy long runs. We talk about hills, easy running & how hills can become your superpower.
Godspeed, friends, godspeed.
Note the inclusion of the fantastic Iron Maiden song, Run To The Hills from the classic album, The Number of the Beast.

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Raging Against the Machine 91 91 Raging Against the Machine full 4ccb714e-1cbd-4c95-9ee4-6dec46621994 https://share.transistor.fm/s/539bafb9 An extended conversation/diatribe on the value of growth & Late Western Capitalism. We loosely pull in running in a few places but this is definitely way of the beaten path. There does seem to be something in the air, relative to the unhappiness many of feel about the current state of the world: politically, economically & culturally. 
We hope you enjoy this conversation. Godspeed, friends, godspeed.

]]> An extended conversation/diatribe on the value of growth & Late Western Capitalism. We loosely pull in running in a few places but this is definitely way of the beaten path. There does seem to be something in the air, relative to the unhappiness many of feel about the current state of the world: politically, economically & culturally. 
We hope you enjoy this conversation. Godspeed, friends, godspeed.

]]> Thu, 22 May 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4049 An extended conversation/diatribe on the value of growth & Late Western Capitalism. We loosely pull in running in a few places but this is definitely way of the beaten path. There does seem to be something in the air, relative to the unhappiness many of feel about the current state of the world: politically, economically & culturally. 
We hope you enjoy this conversation. Godspeed, friends, godspeed.

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson An Invitation for the Training By Feel Project An Invitation for the Training By Feel Project bonus b4082d94-5c60-422c-94d0-2e567807e352 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d286a22 An invitation to join the experimental Training By Feel Project which will follow an approach of training by feel for any race between 5K & a marathon this fall. If you are interested reach out to me directly at sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
Also, we are looking for listener input on topics for Michael & Steve to riff on for a maximum of 15 minutes. We'll take your topics & curate them with others of our own & the Telos Running community to put out a couple of hot/cold takes on any topic you'd like us to riff on. Just reach out at the email above. 
This one is super short & sweet, ya'll. 
Godspeed. 

]]> An invitation to join the experimental Training By Feel Project which will follow an approach of training by feel for any race between 5K & a marathon this fall. If you are interested reach out to me directly at sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
Also, we are looking for listener input on topics for Michael & Steve to riff on for a maximum of 15 minutes. We'll take your topics & curate them with others of our own & the Telos Running community to put out a couple of hot/cold takes on any topic you'd like us to riff on. Just reach out at the email above. 
This one is super short & sweet, ya'll. 
Godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 13:59:39 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 397 An invitation to join the experimental Training By Feel Project which will follow an approach of training by feel for any race between 5K & a marathon this fall. If you are interested reach out to me directly at sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
Also, we are looking for listener input on topics for Michael & Steve to riff on for a maximum of 15 minutes. We'll take your topics & curate them with others of our own & the Telos Running community to put out a couple of hot/cold takes on any topic you'd like us to riff on. Just reach out at the email above. 
This one is super short & sweet, ya'll. 
Godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson An Experiment: Running By Feel Project 90 90 An Experiment: Running By Feel Project full 0d06d3fe-b5e1-4120-bd00-e9d9b52da437 https://share.transistor.fm/s/15ebd760 This is the initial exploration of an experiment we are planning for this fall. Listen along & look for the next episode - a solo one by Steve unpacking & presenting the project more concretely. Reach out if if you have any questions: sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> This is the initial exploration of an experiment we are planning for this fall. Listen along & look for the next episode - a solo one by Steve unpacking & presenting the project more concretely. Reach out if if you have any questions: sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 15 May 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4503 This is the initial exploration of an experiment we are planning for this fall. Listen along & look for the next episode - a solo one by Steve unpacking & presenting the project more concretely. Reach out if if you have any questions: sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; No Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Liminal Running (Part II): Soul-Style Revisited 89 89 Liminal Running (Part II): Soul-Style Revisited full 00568035-d170-4d86-bfc4-1dc08720f6eb https://share.transistor.fm/s/8af1b512 Even though we didn't plan this episode to link up so well with the last one (see Ep 88: Liminal Running (Part I): Breaking Frames), it just does. A continued bending of the tariffs impact on Atreyu & Michael's livelihood with one of Steve's major philosophical positions, soul-style. 
We really catch a groove here & are interested in your feedback, if you've got any. Thanks for listening, we truly appreciate our listeners. Godspeed, y'all, godspeed. 

]]> Even though we didn't plan this episode to link up so well with the last one (see Ep 88: Liminal Running (Part I): Breaking Frames), it just does. A continued bending of the tariffs impact on Atreyu & Michael's livelihood with one of Steve's major philosophical positions, soul-style. 
We really catch a groove here & are interested in your feedback, if you've got any. Thanks for listening, we truly appreciate our listeners. Godspeed, y'all, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4079 Even though we didn't plan this episode to link up so well with the last one (see Ep 88: Liminal Running (Part I): Breaking Frames), it just does. A continued bending of the tariffs impact on Atreyu & Michael's livelihood with one of Steve's major philosophical positions, soul-style. 
We really catch a groove here & are interested in your feedback, if you've got any. Thanks for listening, we truly appreciate our listeners. Godspeed, y'all, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Liminal Running (Part I): Breaking Frames 88 88 Liminal Running (Part I): Breaking Frames full cc8768ee-7af5-4b8e-8e17-4c1680fd0a21 https://share.transistor.fm/s/866b1302 Man, this podcast is so fucking cool. I mean, it certainly is an acquired taste - like nattō or Limburger cheese or Mr Twit's Odious Ale - but when it hits, it hits. This episode (88) should be paired with the next episode (89, duh) in terms of full on Keep Going. We sense we are getting into rarified air, if lack of oxygen is your thing, in these two epsiodes of sharing our personal experiences alongside some pop culture references & our continued anti-running culture vibes. We are't likely gonna win over any new listeners with tour views, but we will continue to explore the liminal spaces of running experience.  
We really can't categorize these two episode so just trust us: a mouthful of nattō is NOT a bad thing. 
Godspeed, expeditionaries, godspeed. 

]]> Man, this podcast is so fucking cool. I mean, it certainly is an acquired taste - like nattō or Limburger cheese or Mr Twit's Odious Ale - but when it hits, it hits. This episode (88) should be paired with the next episode (89, duh) in terms of full on Keep Going. We sense we are getting into rarified air, if lack of oxygen is your thing, in these two epsiodes of sharing our personal experiences alongside some pop culture references & our continued anti-running culture vibes. We are't likely gonna win over any new listeners with tour views, but we will continue to explore the liminal spaces of running experience.  
We really can't categorize these two episode so just trust us: a mouthful of nattō is NOT a bad thing. 
Godspeed, expeditionaries, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3154 Man, this podcast is so fucking cool. I mean, it certainly is an acquired taste - like nattō or Limburger cheese or Mr Twit's Odious Ale - but when it hits, it hits. This episode (88) should be paired with the next episode (89, duh) in terms of full on Keep Going. We sense we are getting into rarified air, if lack of oxygen is your thing, in these two epsiodes of sharing our personal experiences alongside some pop culture references & our continued anti-running culture vibes. We are't likely gonna win over any new listeners with tour views, but we will continue to explore the liminal spaces of running experience.  
We really can't categorize these two episode so just trust us: a mouthful of nattō is NOT a bad thing. 
Godspeed, expeditionaries, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Mouthful of Ginger: Bukowski, AI & Tariffs 87 87 A Mouthful of Ginger: Bukowski, AI & Tariffs full 4462a2a3-4f65-4fc5-adcf-8377a4ed39e1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6520a612 A little musical prelude where we talk about Dan Reeder, Ted Lucas & Charles Bukowski before we wander back into the AI discourse on our way to what beauty & art mean in our current crazy world. Steve asks Michael about these damn tariffs & we all get a great education on the struggles & strategies around running a small business

For more on this please don't miss Michael's heartful & revealing Tariff Talk on his YouTube channel.  This discussion was recorded on April 3rd & Michael's talk was released a week after this episode. At the time of this episode's release, there were 3.3K views & 182 comments on the video: that's a good bit of discussion around a critical issue for all of the running shoe industry. Consider this discussion as an early iteration on Michael's thinking around the challenges these tariffs will create. 
We hope you enjoy 

]]> A little musical prelude where we talk about Dan Reeder, Ted Lucas & Charles Bukowski before we wander back into the AI discourse on our way to what beauty & art mean in our current crazy world. Steve asks Michael about these damn tariffs & we all get a great education on the struggles & strategies around running a small business

For more on this please don't miss Michael's heartful & revealing Tariff Talk on his YouTube channel.  This discussion was recorded on April 3rd & Michael's talk was released a week after this episode. At the time of this episode's release, there were 3.3K views & 182 comments on the video: that's a good bit of discussion around a critical issue for all of the running shoe industry. Consider this discussion as an early iteration on Michael's thinking around the challenges these tariffs will create. 
We hope you enjoy 

]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3564 A little musical prelude where we talk about Dan Reeder, Ted Lucas & Charles Bukowski before we wander back into the AI discourse on our way to what beauty & art mean in our current crazy world. Steve asks Michael about these damn tariffs & we all get a great education on the struggles & strategies around running a small business

For more on this please don't miss Michael's heartful & revealing Tariff Talk on his YouTube channel.  This discussion was recorded on April 3rd & Michael's talk was released a week after this episode. At the time of this episode's release, there were 3.3K views & 182 comments on the video: that's a good bit of discussion around a critical issue for all of the running shoe industry. Consider this discussion as an early iteration on Michael's thinking around the challenges these tariffs will create. 
We hope you enjoy 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Trying Not To Tri: The Benefits of Cross Training 86 86 Trying Not To Tri: The Benefits of Cross Training full 2da7f39b-b0d7-4f75-b0bc-ae79417d00e2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f3f17dc Cross training is always a fruitful topic & one we haven't really explored together on this podcast. Michael makes his arguments for why cycling & swimming are really optimal cross training options for the serious runner. 
We also discuss the longterm potential of this podcast, take a listener's recommendations really seriously & ask any of our consistently listeners to chime in on requested topic suggestions. 
This one is for all our dedicated listeners. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Cross training is always a fruitful topic & one we haven't really explored together on this podcast. Michael makes his arguments for why cycling & swimming are really optimal cross training options for the serious runner. 
We also discuss the longterm potential of this podcast, take a listener's recommendations really seriously & ask any of our consistently listeners to chime in on requested topic suggestions. 
This one is for all our dedicated listeners. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3382 Cross training is always a fruitful topic & one we haven't really explored together on this podcast. Michael makes his arguments for why cycling & swimming are really optimal cross training options for the serious runner. 
We also discuss the longterm potential of this podcast, take a listener's recommendations really seriously & ask any of our consistently listeners to chime in on requested topic suggestions. 
This one is for all our dedicated listeners. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson High, Low & In Between: Why Do We Run? 85 85 High, Low & In Between: Why Do We Run? full 783f97f8-680a-4eb7-866a-15a2e383a6e2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/abfce727 Of of our heroes is the late, great Townes van Zandt & this episode is named after one of his great albums. In this episode we loop back to the ideas of running as Practice & running as Pursuit that we unpacked many months ago. 

]]> Of of our heroes is the late, great Townes van Zandt & this episode is named after one of his great albums. In this episode we loop back to the ideas of running as Practice & running as Pursuit that we unpacked many months ago. 

]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4467 Of of our heroes is the late, great Townes van Zandt & this episode is named after one of his great albums. In this episode we loop back to the ideas of running as Practice & running as Pursuit that we unpacked many months ago. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Running Trends We'd Like To See 84 84 Running Trends We'd Like To See full ee05ece4-ebf9-4393-8082-a1cc6fb67366 https://share.transistor.fm/s/53d37e5a Note: If you tried to listen to this early on Monday, March 10th, we'd uploaded a repeat of last week's episode. This has been corrected. If you downloaded it prior to our correction, you may need to refresh to get the actual episode. Sorry for any confusion.
Your intrepid hosts were completely winging it on this one & we thought it might end up on the cutting room floor. Then we decided that we among friends here so why not air out some crazy thoughts & theories. Certainly we meant for there to be more levity & laughter on this one but we ended up getting into the competitive world of distance running & Michael is still waiting for the sport to create format & delivery upgrades before he'll really dive into the sport. Steve gets angry, sad & a more than a little sensitive. We end up shaking hands but it got a little spicy here for a hot minute.  
Trend Topics Include:

  • Footwear 
  • Apparel
  • Training 
  • Groups
  • Joy of Running

Then an hour long argument around what it would take for there to be more fans of the sport. 

]]> Note: If you tried to listen to this early on Monday, March 10th, we'd uploaded a repeat of last week's episode. This has been corrected. If you downloaded it prior to our correction, you may need to refresh to get the actual episode. Sorry for any confusion.
Your intrepid hosts were completely winging it on this one & we thought it might end up on the cutting room floor. Then we decided that we among friends here so why not air out some crazy thoughts & theories. Certainly we meant for there to be more levity & laughter on this one but we ended up getting into the competitive world of distance running & Michael is still waiting for the sport to create format & delivery upgrades before he'll really dive into the sport. Steve gets angry, sad & a more than a little sensitive. We end up shaking hands but it got a little spicy here for a hot minute.  
Trend Topics Include:

  • Footwear 
  • Apparel
  • Training 
  • Groups
  • Joy of Running

Then an hour long argument around what it would take for there to be more fans of the sport. 

]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5705 Note: If you tried to listen to this early on Monday, March 10th, we'd uploaded a repeat of last week's episode. This has been corrected. If you downloaded it prior to our correction, you may need to refresh to get the actual episode. Sorry for any confusion.
Your intrepid hosts were completely winging it on this one & we thought it might end up on the cutting room floor. Then we decided that we among friends here so why not air out some crazy thoughts & theories. Certainly we meant for there to be more levity & laughter on this one but we ended up getting into the competitive world of distance running & Michael is still waiting for the sport to create format & delivery upgrades before he'll really dive into the sport. Steve gets angry, sad & a more than a little sensitive. We end up shaking hands but it got a little spicy here for a hot minute.  
Trend Topics Include:

  • Footwear 
  • Apparel
  • Training 
  • Groups
  • Joy of Running

Then an hour long argument around what it would take for there to be more fans of the sport. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Reality is Fucked but Running is Magic 83 83 Reality is Fucked but Running is Magic full 05b643f1-9c66-49e6-a892-d653036a5f2f https://share.transistor.fm/s/e363bcfe Shit is gettin weird around here, y'all. & fair warning: Steve gets really riled up on this one. & drops lots & lots of f-bombs.
It's helpful to remind you that this is just a conversation between friends. 
If you take this episode's title at face value, you may be a bit confused for the first 10-15 minutes where we touch into personal addictions & thoughts on sobriety. Eventually we transition into our more general discussion around magic & the desire we all have for altered states. Our foundation is that our current models of what is real & how the world is represented by our senses are not up to the task of what we desire around meaning & purpose. We talk about how language & communication are complicit in the way we experience the world, how are conditioning & mindsets can hold us captive if we do not examine them closely & ensure they are working for you.
We eventually get to a place where we recognize suffering is so helpful to our lived experience, especially as runners.
For anyone interested in egregores see THIS reddit thread.  
Join us on a journey where we explore a magical way of experiencing the world & our running, more specifically.this is some deep shit, friends, Godspeed. 

]]> Shit is gettin weird around here, y'all. & fair warning: Steve gets really riled up on this one. & drops lots & lots of f-bombs.
It's helpful to remind you that this is just a conversation between friends. 
If you take this episode's title at face value, you may be a bit confused for the first 10-15 minutes where we touch into personal addictions & thoughts on sobriety. Eventually we transition into our more general discussion around magic & the desire we all have for altered states. Our foundation is that our current models of what is real & how the world is represented by our senses are not up to the task of what we desire around meaning & purpose. We talk about how language & communication are complicit in the way we experience the world, how are conditioning & mindsets can hold us captive if we do not examine them closely & ensure they are working for you.
We eventually get to a place where we recognize suffering is so helpful to our lived experience, especially as runners.
For anyone interested in egregores see THIS reddit thread.  
Join us on a journey where we explore a magical way of experiencing the world & our running, more specifically.this is some deep shit, friends, Godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4584 Shit is gettin weird around here, y'all. & fair warning: Steve gets really riled up on this one. & drops lots & lots of f-bombs.
It's helpful to remind you that this is just a conversation between friends. 
If you take this episode's title at face value, you may be a bit confused for the first 10-15 minutes where we touch into personal addictions & thoughts on sobriety. Eventually we transition into our more general discussion around magic & the desire we all have for altered states. Our foundation is that our current models of what is real & how the world is represented by our senses are not up to the task of what we desire around meaning & purpose. We talk about how language & communication are complicit in the way we experience the world, how are conditioning & mindsets can hold us captive if we do not examine them closely & ensure they are working for you.
We eventually get to a place where we recognize suffering is so helpful to our lived experience, especially as runners.
For anyone interested in egregores see THIS reddit thread.  
Join us on a journey where we explore a magical way of experiencing the world & our running, more specifically.this is some deep shit, friends, Godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Mind/Body as Instrument 82 82 The Mind/Body as Instrument full a96bb641-6976-47d5-ab3c-ca6f01828489 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9c4f8d88 Please be patient in listening to this episode, friends. We take a little while to get rolling on our topic but we think its worth your time & listening investment.  ichael & Steve use the analogy of playing a musical instrument for how we might approach our body/mind experience in running. As Michael is learning how to bring his music theory & experience of musicianship to learning how to play the pedal steel. We take that & run with it, no pun intended. Steve ends with a short introduction of his developing theory of Four Intelligences. 
We end with a little outro music from Michael, for your listening experience. 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Please be patient in listening to this episode, friends. We take a little while to get rolling on our topic but we think its worth your time & listening investment.  ichael & Steve use the analogy of playing a musical instrument for how we might approach our body/mind experience in running. As Michael is learning how to bring his music theory & experience of musicianship to learning how to play the pedal steel. We take that & run with it, no pun intended. Steve ends with a short introduction of his developing theory of Four Intelligences. 
We end with a little outro music from Michael, for your listening experience. 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3677 Please be patient in listening to this episode, friends. We take a little while to get rolling on our topic but we think its worth your time & listening investment.  ichael & Steve use the analogy of playing a musical instrument for how we might approach our body/mind experience in running. As Michael is learning how to bring his music theory & experience of musicianship to learning how to play the pedal steel. We take that & run with it, no pun intended. Steve ends with a short introduction of his developing theory of Four Intelligences. 
We end with a little outro music from Michael, for your listening experience. 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Is Expertise an Antidote to the Attention Economy? 81 81 Is Expertise an Antidote to the Attention Economy? full c31e1059-2023-4526-b09a-af28eb199acd https://share.transistor.fm/s/12a2bfb1 While this was entirely unintended, this episode feels like a part two of last week's discussion. This one leans into the struggles we both feel about this late capitalist, social media saturated attention economy as entrepreneurs & "experts" in our respective fields. What would happen if it all fell apart? Is mission enough? What is our expertise worth? We wrestles with these topics & many more in an attempt to stay optimistic & creative in a challenging market that seems to suck the soul from any entrepreneurial effort. 
We hope this frank & vulnerable conversation resonates with you. Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> While this was entirely unintended, this episode feels like a part two of last week's discussion. This one leans into the struggles we both feel about this late capitalist, social media saturated attention economy as entrepreneurs & "experts" in our respective fields. What would happen if it all fell apart? Is mission enough? What is our expertise worth? We wrestles with these topics & many more in an attempt to stay optimistic & creative in a challenging market that seems to suck the soul from any entrepreneurial effort. 
We hope this frank & vulnerable conversation resonates with you. Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3604 While this was entirely unintended, this episode feels like a part two of last week's discussion. This one leans into the struggles we both feel about this late capitalist, social media saturated attention economy as entrepreneurs & "experts" in our respective fields. What would happen if it all fell apart? Is mission enough? What is our expertise worth? We wrestles with these topics & many more in an attempt to stay optimistic & creative in a challenging market that seems to suck the soul from any entrepreneurial effort. 
We hope this frank & vulnerable conversation resonates with you. Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; No Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Training When Not Training: Groups, Goals & Growth 80 80 Training When Not Training: Groups, Goals & Growth full b0d09fcb-dfb7-4ba5-a909-9ced293191cc https://share.transistor.fm/s/2d5a22ee A deep dive into training with a group & what training even is anyway. Is "Everything is Training" really true? What about when you aren't in a series training mode? How do you process not having a goal race staring right down your face? In this episode we cover a lot of ground but we stay committed to the topic & hope you enjoy our ponderings. Until next time, friends, godspeed!

]]> A deep dive into training with a group & what training even is anyway. Is "Everything is Training" really true? What about when you aren't in a series training mode? How do you process not having a goal race staring right down your face? In this episode we cover a lot of ground but we stay committed to the topic & hope you enjoy our ponderings. Until next time, friends, godspeed!

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3874 A deep dive into training with a group & what training even is anyway. Is "Everything is Training" really true? What about when you aren't in a series training mode? How do you process not having a goal race staring right down your face? In this episode we cover a lot of ground but we stay committed to the topic & hope you enjoy our ponderings. Until next time, friends, godspeed!

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Running Kōan: Listening to the Body 79 79 A Running Kōan: Listening to the Body full 15969cce-0082-44dc-8215-dbdc3d247491 https://share.transistor.fm/s/754e78a8 We dive into a favorite topic of Steve's: listening to your body. Along the way we discuss the Japanese kōan, guitar pedals, old school running magazines, book collecting, etc. 
In this episode, Steve mentioned that he has an online lecture series created in 2020 that he was willing to offer. If you are interested, send Steve an email at sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
We hope y'all enjoy this one & godspeed!

]]> We dive into a favorite topic of Steve's: listening to your body. Along the way we discuss the Japanese kōan, guitar pedals, old school running magazines, book collecting, etc. 
In this episode, Steve mentioned that he has an online lecture series created in 2020 that he was willing to offer. If you are interested, send Steve an email at sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
We hope y'all enjoy this one & godspeed!

]]> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:48:34 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4148 We dive into a favorite topic of Steve's: listening to your body. Along the way we discuss the Japanese kōan, guitar pedals, old school running magazines, book collecting, etc. 
In this episode, Steve mentioned that he has an online lecture series created in 2020 that he was willing to offer. If you are interested, send Steve an email at sisson at telosrunning dot com. 
We hope y'all enjoy this one & godspeed!

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Marathon is NOT Good for Your Health: Varieties of Racing Experiences 78 78 The Marathon is NOT Good for Your Health: Varieties of Racing Experiences full 508cf69a-d24e-4441-b47a-2a83a0d40a31 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dfdf78bf Appreciation of the radio, early Genesis & Keep Going Radio kick this episode off but our main topic is on the importance of racing various race distances for all runners. We cover how training for & racing different race distances is incredibly beneficial for all runners. We hope you enjoy this one...
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Appreciation of the radio, early Genesis & Keep Going Radio kick this episode off but our main topic is on the importance of racing various race distances for all runners. We cover how training for & racing different race distances is incredibly beneficial for all runners. We hope you enjoy this one...
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4317 Appreciation of the radio, early Genesis & Keep Going Radio kick this episode off but our main topic is on the importance of racing various race distances for all runners. We cover how training for & racing different race distances is incredibly beneficial for all runners. We hope you enjoy this one...
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Death, etc: Desire, Change & the Bardos 77 77 Death, etc: Desire, Change & the Bardos full 79d128c9-a303-436c-bac2-c2fa468242fc https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ca51673 We start with Steve's experience of the "Fuck You Beer" & move into much more important matters like Michael's discontinuing of Atreyu's iconic Base Model. We recorded this episode on December 12, 2024. It seems important to mention this at the outset of this episode. There is a lot of early chatter around bodily functions - yikes Steve - but it is all a part of what we appreciate about this podcast: conversation. 
There is a lot in this discussion around endings, getting older, dying & the Tibetan Book of the Dead. 
Par for the course over here in Austin, Texas. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> We start with Steve's experience of the "Fuck You Beer" & move into much more important matters like Michael's discontinuing of Atreyu's iconic Base Model. We recorded this episode on December 12, 2024. It seems important to mention this at the outset of this episode. There is a lot of early chatter around bodily functions - yikes Steve - but it is all a part of what we appreciate about this podcast: conversation. 
There is a lot in this discussion around endings, getting older, dying & the Tibetan Book of the Dead. 
Par for the course over here in Austin, Texas. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4059 We start with Steve's experience of the "Fuck You Beer" & move into much more important matters like Michael's discontinuing of Atreyu's iconic Base Model. We recorded this episode on December 12, 2024. It seems important to mention this at the outset of this episode. There is a lot of early chatter around bodily functions - yikes Steve - but it is all a part of what we appreciate about this podcast: conversation. 
There is a lot in this discussion around endings, getting older, dying & the Tibetan Book of the Dead. 
Par for the course over here in Austin, Texas. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Vending Machine on Mars: Exploring The Artist Archetype 76 76 A Vending Machine on Mars: Exploring The Artist Archetype full e6501c51-3f68-461d-a618-559da1c0b8eb https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a1d537b

"Aspiration without attachment." - Michael


Please join us in a discursive, yet oddly flowing conversation exploring the paradoxes around being an Artist.
 
For more on Michael's analogy of "a vending machine on Mars" see below, curated from the Atreyu Running's newsletter that you should be subscribed to: 

Before there was Atreyu, there was this audacious dream: to design a pair of running shoes that could be purchased from a vending machine on Mars. I know, I know... it's a wacky idea, but stick with me. This motivation was vivid and visceral to me. It still is.

I have this philosophy about goal-setting: it’s about daring to transcend the logical confines of a reasonable outcome. For instance, if we aim to move from a 4 to a 7 on a 1–10 scale (any goal, any task), I find myself best served by aspiring toward a 15, only to land, serendipitously, on an 8 or a 9. Occasionally, I even achieve an 11, and have the opportunity to recalibrate my prior boundaries of excellence. Magic.

The audacity of the goal is something to revere and embrace. The storytelling boldness alone has the capacity to catapult us beyond the familiar, pushing us into uncharted territory: the “exploration zone.” It allows us to glide gracefully over the incremental steps required to achieve the goal. Yes, those small victories are vital, but shooting for the audacious 15 becomes the beacon that keeps us inspired and invigorated in the pursuit.

With that said, I am renewing my commitment to this challenge of the world's first vending machine in space. If humanity ever ascends to the point of running marathons in space, I fervently hope Atreyu is the title sponsor of the race, outfitting you with marathon finisher metal worthy of the stars.

Wishing you boundless success in your own endeavors as you reach for the seemingly unattainable. Dream big, and always remember: Huge goals are a mosaic of tiny victories, thoughtfully strung together in an extraordinary way.

_michael

P.S. A shoe is just a shoe until you imbue it with meaning. I hope your Atreyus carry you on an adventure that’s nothing short of extraordinary.


We hope you enjoy this conversation. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]>

"Aspiration without attachment." - Michael


Please join us in a discursive, yet oddly flowing conversation exploring the paradoxes around being an Artist.
 
For more on Michael's analogy of "a vending machine on Mars" see below, curated from the Atreyu Running's newsletter that you should be subscribed to: 

Before there was Atreyu, there was this audacious dream: to design a pair of running shoes that could be purchased from a vending machine on Mars. I know, I know... it's a wacky idea, but stick with me. This motivation was vivid and visceral to me. It still is.

I have this philosophy about goal-setting: it’s about daring to transcend the logical confines of a reasonable outcome. For instance, if we aim to move from a 4 to a 7 on a 1–10 scale (any goal, any task), I find myself best served by aspiring toward a 15, only to land, serendipitously, on an 8 or a 9. Occasionally, I even achieve an 11, and have the opportunity to recalibrate my prior boundaries of excellence. Magic.

The audacity of the goal is something to revere and embrace. The storytelling boldness alone has the capacity to catapult us beyond the familiar, pushing us into uncharted territory: the “exploration zone.” It allows us to glide gracefully over the incremental steps required to achieve the goal. Yes, those small victories are vital, but shooting for the audacious 15 becomes the beacon that keeps us inspired and invigorated in the pursuit.

With that said, I am renewing my commitment to this challenge of the world's first vending machine in space. If humanity ever ascends to the point of running marathons in space, I fervently hope Atreyu is the title sponsor of the race, outfitting you with marathon finisher metal worthy of the stars.

Wishing you boundless success in your own endeavors as you reach for the seemingly unattainable. Dream big, and always remember: Huge goals are a mosaic of tiny victories, thoughtfully strung together in an extraordinary way.

_michael

P.S. A shoe is just a shoe until you imbue it with meaning. I hope your Atreyus carry you on an adventure that’s nothing short of extraordinary.


We hope you enjoy this conversation. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4743

"Aspiration without attachment." - Michael


Please join us in a discursive, yet oddly flowing conversation exploring the paradoxes around being an Artist.
 
For more on Michael's analogy of "a vending machine on Mars" see below, curated from the Atreyu Running's newsletter that you should be subscribed to: 

Before there was Atreyu, there was this audacious dream: to design a pair of running shoes that could be purchased from a vending machine on Mars. I know, I know... it's a wacky idea, but stick with me. This motivation was vivid and visceral to me. It still is.

I have this philosophy about goal-setting: it’s about daring to transcend the logical confines of a reasonable outcome. For instance, if we aim to move from a 4 to a 7 on a 1–10 scale (any goal, any task), I find myself best served by aspiring toward a 15, only to land, serendipitously, on an 8 or a 9. Occasionally, I even achieve an 11, and have the opportunity to recalibrate my prior boundaries of excellence. Magic.

The audacity of the goal is something to revere and embrace. The storytelling boldness alone has the capacity to catapult us beyond the familiar, pushing us into uncharted territory: the “exploration zone.” It allows us to glide gracefully over the incremental steps required to achieve the goal. Yes, those small victories are vital, but shooting for the audacious 15 becomes the beacon that keeps us inspired and invigorated in the pursuit.

With that said, I am renewing my commitment to this challenge of the world's first vending machine in space. If humanity ever ascends to the point of running marathons in space, I fervently hope Atreyu is the title sponsor of the race, outfitting you with marathon finisher metal worthy of the stars.

Wishing you boundless success in your own endeavors as you reach for the seemingly unattainable. Dream big, and always remember: Huge goals are a mosaic of tiny victories, thoughtfully strung together in an extraordinary way.

_michael

P.S. A shoe is just a shoe until you imbue it with meaning. I hope your Atreyus carry you on an adventure that’s nothing short of extraordinary.


We hope you enjoy this conversation. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Liminal Racing: Ways of Revisioning Running 75 75 Liminal Racing: Ways of Revisioning Running full fd217667-a32f-404b-9fc3-a136a41bf6f5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fefb3b5e Neither of your two intrepid co-hosts planned to continue to explore, analyze & interrogate "the race experience", but here we are. The past few months have followed Michael's preparation & execution for the 2024 Detroit Marathon & we covered significant prep/debrief in episodes 71 & 72. Then in episode 73 we discussed the importance of felt-sense for training & racing thinking we'd moved on...& that was not the case. in this discussion, I felt it was really important to unpack more a specific comment Michael made in the episode on felt-sense. Here we unpack this in much greater detail. 
This episode was recorded on November 7th but will be released almost a month later because we took a break for The Running Event (TRE) & Thanksgiving. I made the executive decision to release our November 14th conversation earlier to coincide with when The Running Event is actually happening. 
We'll be back with you in December. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Neither of your two intrepid co-hosts planned to continue to explore, analyze & interrogate "the race experience", but here we are. The past few months have followed Michael's preparation & execution for the 2024 Detroit Marathon & we covered significant prep/debrief in episodes 71 & 72. Then in episode 73 we discussed the importance of felt-sense for training & racing thinking we'd moved on...& that was not the case. in this discussion, I felt it was really important to unpack more a specific comment Michael made in the episode on felt-sense. Here we unpack this in much greater detail. 
This episode was recorded on November 7th but will be released almost a month later because we took a break for The Running Event (TRE) & Thanksgiving. I made the executive decision to release our November 14th conversation earlier to coincide with when The Running Event is actually happening. 
We'll be back with you in December. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3256 Neither of your two intrepid co-hosts planned to continue to explore, analyze & interrogate "the race experience", but here we are. The past few months have followed Michael's preparation & execution for the 2024 Detroit Marathon & we covered significant prep/debrief in episodes 71 & 72. Then in episode 73 we discussed the importance of felt-sense for training & racing thinking we'd moved on...& that was not the case. in this discussion, I felt it was really important to unpack more a specific comment Michael made in the episode on felt-sense. Here we unpack this in much greater detail. 
This episode was recorded on November 7th but will be released almost a month later because we took a break for The Running Event (TRE) & Thanksgiving. I made the executive decision to release our November 14th conversation earlier to coincide with when The Running Event is actually happening. 
We'll be back with you in December. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson What's New In Running? A 2024 Industry Report 74 74 What's New In Running? A 2024 Industry Report full 15ed8a1e-d1ca-4a39-882f-8c0aa8d0f623 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d41e0c79 This episode is released as The Running Event (TRE) - an annual trade conference for the running industry - is in full swing in our hometown of Austin, Texas. As a provocation, I asked Micheal the question "What's New In Running?" thinking we might just skate along the surface. Instead, Michael unloads in an open & honest reflection of the thoughts, insights & fears surrounding the business side of the business of running. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> This episode is released as The Running Event (TRE) - an annual trade conference for the running industry - is in full swing in our hometown of Austin, Texas. As a provocation, I asked Micheal the question "What's New In Running?" thinking we might just skate along the surface. Instead, Michael unloads in an open & honest reflection of the thoughts, insights & fears surrounding the business side of the business of running. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:00:32 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4244 This episode is released as The Running Event (TRE) - an annual trade conference for the running industry - is in full swing in our hometown of Austin, Texas. As a provocation, I asked Micheal the question "What's New In Running?" thinking we might just skate along the surface. Instead, Michael unloads in an open & honest reflection of the thoughts, insights & fears surrounding the business side of the business of running. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson All The Feels: The Importance of the Felt-Sense 73 73 All The Feels: The Importance of the Felt-Sense full 9e8f125e-f2f5-40de-96d3-57d2497efbb2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/24ce55a4 What is the felt-sense? How important is it for runners to be conversant & skilled in the varieties of the feeling states we encounter in our running practice & pursuit? While this episode only scratches the surface on this topic, it does try to grapple with what we feel is a critically overlooked aspect of training & racing for runners across a variety of domains, from footwear to easy running to racing paces & effort. 
We hope you enjoy this episode. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> What is the felt-sense? How important is it for runners to be conversant & skilled in the varieties of the feeling states we encounter in our running practice & pursuit? While this episode only scratches the surface on this topic, it does try to grapple with what we feel is a critically overlooked aspect of training & racing for runners across a variety of domains, from footwear to easy running to racing paces & effort. 
We hope you enjoy this episode. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4466 What is the felt-sense? How important is it for runners to be conversant & skilled in the varieties of the feeling states we encounter in our running practice & pursuit? While this episode only scratches the surface on this topic, it does try to grapple with what we feel is a critically overlooked aspect of training & racing for runners across a variety of domains, from footwear to easy running to racing paces & effort. 
We hope you enjoy this episode. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Race Debrief Session: Detroit Marathon 2024 72 72 A Race Debrief Session: Detroit Marathon 2024 full c1148514-9591-4191-9340-ea403d10b453 https://share.transistor.fm/s/42a0c245 In part two of our race series discussion around Michael's Detroit Marathon performance, we debrief his experience. Surprises ensue, respect is gained. Godspeed my friends, godspeed. As mentioned in the short intro, check out THIS REALLY COOL RACE VIDEO Michael made documenting his race experience for his Man on the Run YouTube channel. Very cool & inspiring. Like & subscribe, as they say. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In part two of our race series discussion around Michael's Detroit Marathon performance, we debrief his experience. Surprises ensue, respect is gained. Godspeed my friends, godspeed. As mentioned in the short intro, check out THIS REALLY COOL RACE VIDEO Michael made documenting his race experience for his Man on the Run YouTube channel. Very cool & inspiring. Like & subscribe, as they say. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3364 In part two of our race series discussion around Michael's Detroit Marathon performance, we debrief his experience. Surprises ensue, respect is gained. Godspeed my friends, godspeed. As mentioned in the short intro, check out THIS REALLY COOL RACE VIDEO Michael made documenting his race experience for his Man on the Run YouTube channel. Very cool & inspiring. Like & subscribe, as they say. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Creating A Race Plan: Detroit Marathon 2024 71 71 Creating A Race Plan: Detroit Marathon 2024 full daaa910f-1803-449e-9290-c2a030482b5c https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c50bcb2 Consider the first of a two part series on the Detroit Marathon 2024. Michael & Steve create a race strategy for Michael's Detroit Marathon run from scratch in this episode & in the one well release tomorrow, we'll debrief the race itself. 
Godspeed! 

]]> Consider the first of a two part series on the Detroit Marathon 2024. Michael & Steve create a race strategy for Michael's Detroit Marathon run from scratch in this episode & in the one well release tomorrow, we'll debrief the race itself. 
Godspeed! 

]]> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4240 Consider the first of a two part series on the Detroit Marathon 2024. Michael & Steve create a race strategy for Michael's Detroit Marathon run from scratch in this episode & in the one well release tomorrow, we'll debrief the race itself. 
Godspeed! 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Flat Earth, Immune Systems & the Danger of Monoculture 70 70 Flat Earth, Immune Systems & the Danger of Monoculture full 152dc8c5-2b81-4c9d-9aec-dbb56aeb277b https://share.transistor.fm/s/93bb57e1 This conversation goes a thousand different directions. If you need a little help in determining if you want to join us on this crazy ride based on the topics we cover, here are a few: flat earth theory, running monoculture, the mind as immune system, recovery, failure/mistakes are required, capitalism, suffering well, etc.

This is the podcast episode we reference in this episode: AI EXPERT ON THE DAWN OF CONSCIOUSNESS. 
Curt Jaimungle's Theories of Everything podcast is one of Steve's favorites. In this episode, he interviews William Hahn, associate professor of Mathematical Sciences & CEO of an AI AI 
William is a technologist and researcher, specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, programming languages, and the nature of consciousness.

]]> This conversation goes a thousand different directions. If you need a little help in determining if you want to join us on this crazy ride based on the topics we cover, here are a few: flat earth theory, running monoculture, the mind as immune system, recovery, failure/mistakes are required, capitalism, suffering well, etc.

This is the podcast episode we reference in this episode: AI EXPERT ON THE DAWN OF CONSCIOUSNESS. 
Curt Jaimungle's Theories of Everything podcast is one of Steve's favorites. In this episode, he interviews William Hahn, associate professor of Mathematical Sciences & CEO of an AI AI 
William is a technologist and researcher, specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, programming languages, and the nature of consciousness.

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4115 This conversation goes a thousand different directions. If you need a little help in determining if you want to join us on this crazy ride based on the topics we cover, here are a few: flat earth theory, running monoculture, the mind as immune system, recovery, failure/mistakes are required, capitalism, suffering well, etc.

This is the podcast episode we reference in this episode: AI EXPERT ON THE DAWN OF CONSCIOUSNESS. 
Curt Jaimungle's Theories of Everything podcast is one of Steve's favorites. In this episode, he interviews William Hahn, associate professor of Mathematical Sciences & CEO of an AI AI 
William is a technologist and researcher, specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, programming languages, and the nature of consciousness.

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Taper 69 69 The Taper full fd979b9c-a389-447a-be5a-a082859a9f50 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f2cc436 The taper is the least discussed aspect of a runner's training plan that causes the most distress in the 2-3 weeks before a command performance race. Michael & Steve break it all down in this episode. Godspeed, y'all!

]]> The taper is the least discussed aspect of a runner's training plan that causes the most distress in the 2-3 weeks before a command performance race. Michael & Steve break it all down in this episode. Godspeed, y'all!

]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:34:07 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4914 The taper is the least discussed aspect of a runner's training plan that causes the most distress in the 2-3 weeks before a command performance race. Michael & Steve break it all down in this episode. Godspeed, y'all!

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Beauty of Life & Running 68 68 The Beauty of Life & Running full cc7d83b5-bc45-4cb1-bdb8-ede964a82787 https://share.transistor.fm/s/683008de A conversation exploring beauty & how it plays into our experiences of running. 

]]> A conversation exploring beauty & how it plays into our experiences of running. 

]]> Thu, 03 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3727 A conversation exploring beauty & how it plays into our experiences of running. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Love Portals: The Psychology of Running 67 67 Love Portals: The Psychology of Running full 90c82be9-08a7-40e2-b595-1e870a2ceb53 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ed65edb In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, Michael & I discuss the psychology of running. 

]]> In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, Michael & I discuss the psychology of running. 

]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3626 In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, Michael & I discuss the psychology of running. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Mysteries of Racing Strategy: Practice That Shit Now! 66 66 The Mysteries of Racing Strategy: Practice That Shit Now! full b1a377fe-d7a9-4b0f-bbb5-1ca41a76d656 https://share.transistor.fm/s/82386fdb In this episode we trace many of the mistakes that an athlete makes at the midpoint of their training for a big command performance. Ostensibly, it is about dialing your strategies in way before race day: pacing for your race, dialing a specific strategy, fine tuning nutrition, getting your shit straight NOW!  Don't make the mistake of waiting until your taper phase to be planning your work & working your plan. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In this episode we trace many of the mistakes that an athlete makes at the midpoint of their training for a big command performance. Ostensibly, it is about dialing your strategies in way before race day: pacing for your race, dialing a specific strategy, fine tuning nutrition, getting your shit straight NOW!  Don't make the mistake of waiting until your taper phase to be planning your work & working your plan. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4007 In this episode we trace many of the mistakes that an athlete makes at the midpoint of their training for a big command performance. Ostensibly, it is about dialing your strategies in way before race day: pacing for your race, dialing a specific strategy, fine tuning nutrition, getting your shit straight NOW!  Don't make the mistake of waiting until your taper phase to be planning your work & working your plan. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Rhythm & Pattern: Curiosity & Creativity in Training 65 65 Rhythm & Pattern: Curiosity & Creativity in Training full 245d7717-e746-45fb-946d-c909d9e97b82 https://share.transistor.fm/s/011ba411 We finally take a break from all the track & field talk & get back to talking training. Michael has been following the telos Running training model in preparation for his upcoming marathon in Detroit. In this episode we catch back up with his training progress, answer some questions & do what we are pretty "famous" for here at Keep Going, talking shit about running. We discuss mileage, how to execute in hot/humid conditions & adapting to these on race day, "sneaking in" last chance Boston qualifying races, strength training - in praise of the pistol squat!, curiosity & creativity in training, racing off feeling-based training & more. This one is a little of a grab-bag discussion be we cover a lot of ground &, as usual, have so much fun talking training. We hope you enjoy this one where we get back in the flow of the "typical" Keep Going content.
Please don't puke! 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> We finally take a break from all the track & field talk & get back to talking training. Michael has been following the telos Running training model in preparation for his upcoming marathon in Detroit. In this episode we catch back up with his training progress, answer some questions & do what we are pretty "famous" for here at Keep Going, talking shit about running. We discuss mileage, how to execute in hot/humid conditions & adapting to these on race day, "sneaking in" last chance Boston qualifying races, strength training - in praise of the pistol squat!, curiosity & creativity in training, racing off feeling-based training & more. This one is a little of a grab-bag discussion be we cover a lot of ground &, as usual, have so much fun talking training. We hope you enjoy this one where we get back in the flow of the "typical" Keep Going content.
Please don't puke! 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4347 We finally take a break from all the track & field talk & get back to talking training. Michael has been following the telos Running training model in preparation for his upcoming marathon in Detroit. In this episode we catch back up with his training progress, answer some questions & do what we are pretty "famous" for here at Keep Going, talking shit about running. We discuss mileage, how to execute in hot/humid conditions & adapting to these on race day, "sneaking in" last chance Boston qualifying races, strength training - in praise of the pistol squat!, curiosity & creativity in training, racing off feeling-based training & more. This one is a little of a grab-bag discussion be we cover a lot of ground &, as usual, have so much fun talking training. We hope you enjoy this one where we get back in the flow of the "typical" Keep Going content.
Please don't puke! 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson 🏁Track Geeks Unite! 🏁 - The Olympic Are Halfway Through 64 64 🏁Track Geeks Unite! 🏁 - The Olympic Are Halfway Through full 70fe7d03-be93-4605-bd6e-646a3bf1a535 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a154efc5 Halfway through the Olympic Games, Michael continues to reflect on his track & field education. We reflect on our experiences as fans during the amazing Paris Olympics.  This episode was recorded on August 8th, about halfway through the Olympics T&F events. We know we are risking a little overkill for some of you who prefer our discussions around running culture & training more than this experiment in building a track & field fan. But we know there are some of you who are loving this shit. Don't worry. We'll get back to regular Keep Going content in the coming episodes. 

]]> Halfway through the Olympic Games, Michael continues to reflect on his track & field education. We reflect on our experiences as fans during the amazing Paris Olympics.  This episode was recorded on August 8th, about halfway through the Olympics T&F events. We know we are risking a little overkill for some of you who prefer our discussions around running culture & training more than this experiment in building a track & field fan. But we know there are some of you who are loving this shit. Don't worry. We'll get back to regular Keep Going content in the coming episodes. 

]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:49:11 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4035 Halfway through the Olympic Games, Michael continues to reflect on his track & field education. We reflect on our experiences as fans during the amazing Paris Olympics.  This episode was recorded on August 8th, about halfway through the Olympics T&F events. We know we are risking a little overkill for some of you who prefer our discussions around running culture & training more than this experiment in building a track & field fan. But we know there are some of you who are loving this shit. Don't worry. We'll get back to regular Keep Going content in the coming episodes. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Track & Field Is A Complete Shitshow - Olympic Trials/Pre-Games Discussion 63 63 Track & Field Is A Complete Shitshow - Olympic Trials/Pre-Games Discussion full f8619c65-4218-431a-a05f-6f398f3589b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/157e3a1c Definitely a provocative title, but true to how a new fan has experienced this compressed tutoring in the sport. This episode was recorded way back in early July, post-Olympic Trials & Pre-Olympics. For certain this is outdated discussion but we still feel like its interesting listening for those who have been following our ongoing attempts to turn Michael into track fan, for those who are interested in Steve's "hot takes" (racism, elitism, diversity, etc) & for our thoughts on how the sport is distributed across media channels. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Definitely a provocative title, but true to how a new fan has experienced this compressed tutoring in the sport. This episode was recorded way back in early July, post-Olympic Trials & Pre-Olympics. For certain this is outdated discussion but we still feel like its interesting listening for those who have been following our ongoing attempts to turn Michael into track fan, for those who are interested in Steve's "hot takes" (racism, elitism, diversity, etc) & for our thoughts on how the sport is distributed across media channels. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:23:31 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4771 Definitely a provocative title, but true to how a new fan has experienced this compressed tutoring in the sport. This episode was recorded way back in early July, post-Olympic Trials & Pre-Olympics. For certain this is outdated discussion but we still feel like its interesting listening for those who have been following our ongoing attempts to turn Michael into track fan, for those who are interested in Steve's "hot takes" (racism, elitism, diversity, etc) & for our thoughts on how the sport is distributed across media channels. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Dangerous Decisions: Mileage, Phases & Doubles 62 62 Dangerous Decisions: Mileage, Phases & Doubles full 5bee12dc-2280-4761-9ef0-4dcf4d57e274 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa3c55f8 -Steve Sisson

A mistake many runners make at some point in their running career is breaking the rule above. This episode covers the dangers of ramping up mileage while in the specific phase of a training plan. Steve describes the phases that he uses in any training program: Base, Foundations, Specific & Taper. We also discuss what the right mileage is for marathoners, what pace should our easy runs be & can they be too slow, & what about doing doubles? & much more great training intel in this episode. We hope you enjoy & godspeed. 

]]> -Steve Sisson

A mistake many runners make at some point in their running career is breaking the rule above. This episode covers the dangers of ramping up mileage while in the specific phase of a training plan. Steve describes the phases that he uses in any training program: Base, Foundations, Specific & Taper. We also discuss what the right mileage is for marathoners, what pace should our easy runs be & can they be too slow, & what about doing doubles? & much more great training intel in this episode. We hope you enjoy & godspeed. 

]]> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3526 -Steve Sisson

A mistake many runners make at some point in their running career is breaking the rule above. This episode covers the dangers of ramping up mileage while in the specific phase of a training plan. Steve describes the phases that he uses in any training program: Base, Foundations, Specific & Taper. We also discuss what the right mileage is for marathoners, what pace should our easy runs be & can they be too slow, & what about doing doubles? & much more great training intel in this episode. We hope you enjoy & godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Olympic Trials: The First Half 61 61 The Olympic Trials: The First Half full 42eea044-8aef-40a6-b041-3626556430a5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b22808d7 This is a special episode discussing/analyzing the first half of the Olympic Trials this past week in Eugene.

The Women's 800m Final Video

The Women's 5000m Final Video

The Men's 1500m Final

The Men's 10,000m Final

]]> This is a special episode discussing/analyzing the first half of the Olympic Trials this past week in Eugene.

The Women's 800m Final Video

The Women's 5000m Final Video

The Men's 1500m Final

The Men's 10,000m Final

]]> Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3565 This is a special episode discussing/analyzing the first half of the Olympic Trials this past week in Eugene.

The Women's 800m Final Video

The Women's 5000m Final Video

The Men's 1500m Final

The Men's 10,000m Final

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Training Data for Runners: A Conversation with Coros' Darian Allberry 60 60 Training Data for Runners: A Conversation with Coros' Darian Allberry full 43778f20-d072-4fac-bbf1-1f53f4ce054d https://share.transistor.fm/s/722bfd5e In this special edition of Keep Going, Michael & Steve interview Darian Allberry, Head of User Experience or "Product Translator" at Coros. They discuss smartwatches, GPS & data & their uses in our training experience. 

]]> In this special edition of Keep Going, Michael & Steve interview Darian Allberry, Head of User Experience or "Product Translator" at Coros. They discuss smartwatches, GPS & data & their uses in our training experience. 

]]> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4435 In this special edition of Keep Going, Michael & Steve interview Darian Allberry, Head of User Experience or "Product Translator" at Coros. They discuss smartwatches, GPS & data & their uses in our training experience. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Training As Transformation 59 59 Training As Transformation full 62b4a584-1f50-471b-b319-0de40fac01b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf63fdb7 This episode ends up being a continuation of last week's discussion around the important aspects any runner should be considering when starting a training plan. We covered so much ground last week but it felt to us that there were still things we needed to address. 
Every runner who embarks on a training journey desires transformation. Ultimately, every runner who sets a goal time for a race wants to be somewhere different from where they find themselves in the moment. They are desiring transformation. & because they are working extremely hard for this change, there is a significant risk that if they don't hit the mark, there will be significant disappointment. 
So the training process is very serious business. What do we need to be considering in order to be ready for the transformation we desire. Listen along as we unpack this more deeply. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> This episode ends up being a continuation of last week's discussion around the important aspects any runner should be considering when starting a training plan. We covered so much ground last week but it felt to us that there were still things we needed to address. 
Every runner who embarks on a training journey desires transformation. Ultimately, every runner who sets a goal time for a race wants to be somewhere different from where they find themselves in the moment. They are desiring transformation. & because they are working extremely hard for this change, there is a significant risk that if they don't hit the mark, there will be significant disappointment. 
So the training process is very serious business. What do we need to be considering in order to be ready for the transformation we desire. Listen along as we unpack this more deeply. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3742 This episode ends up being a continuation of last week's discussion around the important aspects any runner should be considering when starting a training plan. We covered so much ground last week but it felt to us that there were still things we needed to address. 
Every runner who embarks on a training journey desires transformation. Ultimately, every runner who sets a goal time for a race wants to be somewhere different from where they find themselves in the moment. They are desiring transformation. & because they are working extremely hard for this change, there is a significant risk that if they don't hit the mark, there will be significant disappointment. 
So the training process is very serious business. What do we need to be considering in order to be ready for the transformation we desire. Listen along as we unpack this more deeply. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; No Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson 🎶Start At The Very Beginning…🎶 58 58 🎶Start At The Very Beginning…🎶 full 57c237d9-9a2e-4c65-981e-9d98121c5448 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f4e9bac Last time around we covered the essentials of a quality session. This time around we attempt to cover what to consider when starting a training cycle. Jury is out on whether we succeed or not. What we most certainly do is get our rant on. Steve pops off all over the goddamn place. Trigger warnings for vegans, overreachers, those who are full of shit & many others. This is definitely a wide open conversation heavy on Steve's "strong opinions".
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Last time around we covered the essentials of a quality session. This time around we attempt to cover what to consider when starting a training cycle. Jury is out on whether we succeed or not. What we most certainly do is get our rant on. Steve pops off all over the goddamn place. Trigger warnings for vegans, overreachers, those who are full of shit & many others. This is definitely a wide open conversation heavy on Steve's "strong opinions".
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 30 May 2024 14:11:15 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5688 Last time around we covered the essentials of a quality session. This time around we attempt to cover what to consider when starting a training cycle. Jury is out on whether we succeed or not. What we most certainly do is get our rant on. Steve pops off all over the goddamn place. Trigger warnings for vegans, overreachers, those who are full of shit & many others. This is definitely a wide open conversation heavy on Steve's "strong opinions".
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Form Ever Follows Function: Crafting Quality Workouts 57 57 Form Ever Follows Function: Crafting Quality Workouts full b7b7599c-09d6-48b6-b800-5e6dced01a00 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1010336e What makes a workout something other than just a run? In this training deep dive, Michael & Steve describe the architecture of a workout. The two categories we use are form & function - following the famous quote of Louis Sullivan: "Form ever follow function." 
The full quote is pretty cool, actually:

 Whether it be the sweeping eagle in his flight, or the open apple-blossom, the toiling work-horse, the blithe swan, the branching oak, the winding stream at its base, the drifting clouds, over all the coursing sun, form ever follows function, and this is the law. Where function does not change, form does not change. The granite rocks, the ever-brooding hills, remain for ages; the lightning lives, comes into shape, and dies, in a twinkling.

It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, of all things physical and metaphysical, of all things human and all things superhuman, of all true manifestations of the head, of the heart, of the soul, that the life is recognizable in its expression, that form ever follows function. This is the law.

-Louis Sullivan

In our discussion we break things down as such:

Form

  • pace/effort
  • distance/duration
  • rest/recovery
  • warm-up/cool-down

Function

  • variation
  • specificity
  • one discrete whole
  • purpose

We go pretty deep here. Enjoy & godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> What makes a workout something other than just a run? In this training deep dive, Michael & Steve describe the architecture of a workout. The two categories we use are form & function - following the famous quote of Louis Sullivan: "Form ever follow function." 
The full quote is pretty cool, actually:

 Whether it be the sweeping eagle in his flight, or the open apple-blossom, the toiling work-horse, the blithe swan, the branching oak, the winding stream at its base, the drifting clouds, over all the coursing sun, form ever follows function, and this is the law. Where function does not change, form does not change. The granite rocks, the ever-brooding hills, remain for ages; the lightning lives, comes into shape, and dies, in a twinkling.

It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, of all things physical and metaphysical, of all things human and all things superhuman, of all true manifestations of the head, of the heart, of the soul, that the life is recognizable in its expression, that form ever follows function. This is the law.

-Louis Sullivan

In our discussion we break things down as such:

Form

  • pace/effort
  • distance/duration
  • rest/recovery
  • warm-up/cool-down

Function

  • variation
  • specificity
  • one discrete whole
  • purpose

We go pretty deep here. Enjoy & godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 16 May 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4668 What makes a workout something other than just a run? In this training deep dive, Michael & Steve describe the architecture of a workout. The two categories we use are form & function - following the famous quote of Louis Sullivan: "Form ever follow function." 
The full quote is pretty cool, actually:

 Whether it be the sweeping eagle in his flight, or the open apple-blossom, the toiling work-horse, the blithe swan, the branching oak, the winding stream at its base, the drifting clouds, over all the coursing sun, form ever follows function, and this is the law. Where function does not change, form does not change. The granite rocks, the ever-brooding hills, remain for ages; the lightning lives, comes into shape, and dies, in a twinkling.

It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, of all things physical and metaphysical, of all things human and all things superhuman, of all true manifestations of the head, of the heart, of the soul, that the life is recognizable in its expression, that form ever follows function. This is the law.

-Louis Sullivan

In our discussion we break things down as such:

Form

  • pace/effort
  • distance/duration
  • rest/recovery
  • warm-up/cool-down

Function

  • variation
  • specificity
  • one discrete whole
  • purpose

We go pretty deep here. Enjoy & godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Exquisite Suck: Processing Challenging Races 56 56 The Exquisite Suck: Processing Challenging Races full f7fe62f5-a1c6-4043-8e8b-13575664a8cf https://share.transistor.fm/s/1039b0c7 In essence a Part II of episode 54 - The Privilege, in this episode we unpack Michael’s IM Woodlands race experience. We cover how we can think through race results that go wrong & so much more.

]]> In essence a Part II of episode 54 - The Privilege, in this episode we unpack Michael’s IM Woodlands race experience. We cover how we can think through race results that go wrong & so much more.

]]> Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4065 In essence a Part II of episode 54 - The Privilege, in this episode we unpack Michael’s IM Woodlands race experience. We cover how we can think through race results that go wrong & so much more.

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson How To Become A Track Fan: The Women's 10,000m & 5000m 55 55 How To Become A Track Fan: The Women's 10,000m & 5000m full 2318d223-e89c-46c7-94c6-e42b52e08a67 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3a4f64d9 The Women's 10K/5K History

The 10K wasn't even added into the WC or Olympics until 1988.  

Again, the domination by the East African countries, especially Ethiopia & Kenya has been total. 

I'll mention Ingrid Kristiansen, a Norwegian badass in the 80's who revolutionized the women's 5000/10,000 before moving up & getting steam-rolled in big races by the inimitable Joan Benoitin the inaugural women's Olympic Marathon (LA-1984). After this though, she utterly dominated the marathon between 1985-1989. Why is she not the GOAT? 4th in 1984; DNF in 1988. 

After this the East Africans come in & start dominating, same as with the men. 


Recent Results setting up 2024 Paris Olympics

10K/5K

2019 World Championships at Doha: VIDEO & SUMMARY

2020 Solo WR by Letesenbet Gidey at Valencia with the wavelights VIDEO 

2021 Olympics in Tokyo VIDEO not the full race unfortunately & SUMMARY

2022 World Championships in Eugene VIDEO & SUMMARY

2023 World Championships in Budapest VIDEO & SUMMARY


The women's 5K/10K players over the past 5 years.
Sifan Hassan (1500m to Marathon) the world's greatest all around talent, hand's down.. But she loves to play. & simply wants to enjoy her career. If winning happens (& don't get it twisted...she wants to WIN) so be it. If not, she honors the Gift. 

Letesenbet Gidey (WR - 10K/Half/fastest marathon debut ever) Perhaps the greatest overall potential. But she has a hard time holding off the kickers - except in Eugene. 

Hellen Obiri (NYC Marathon wins '22 & '23; 5K World Champion '17 & '19; 5K Olympic silver in Tokyo; 10K World Championship silver '22)
Gudaf Tsegay (5K WR - 14:00.21/10K World Champ '23; 5K WC '22; 1500m silver WC '22)

Faith Kipyegon: The greatest miler of all time AGOAT (male or female...the A stands for Absolute) moved up to the 5K last year at the WC & won an epic battle with Sifan. 

Americans: 

Kara Goucher was our last great 10K woman. We have some solid potential here but we don't have our Grant Fisher yet. 

Alicia Monson was stellar in the WC 10K battling to 5th but will struggle since the event is dominated by women who ha e equal or greater aerobic talent & sub 4 min 1500m wheels & gears on top of gears.

& Karrissa Schwitzer has been close but can't hold up under the final 800m pressure.
Elise Cranny could be in there but it seems she wants to move down to the  1500m/5K. 

We have seen women lead the world in willingness to move freely between the roads & the track, led by my favorite runner - male or female - right now, Letensebet Gidey. The most representative race to cover in the 2022 Eugene WC 10K Race. Watch the final 800m (30:54)Until the rash of WR 5K performances this past summer, Gidey held the WR in the 50K, 10K, 15K road (where, in the final 10K, she ran the fastest time ever recorded by a woman at the time - 29:12) & the Half Marathon. SHe's run two marathons now Valencia - 2:16 where she was 2nd in her debut - fastest debut ever - & 2nd at this fall's NYC Marathon. 

But Obiri is now the NYC/Boston x2 champ & looks to be the best strategic marathoner in the world. But what will happen in the 5K/10K this summer? 

I am most excited for these two races in Paris. 

--

]]> The Women's 10K/5K History

The 10K wasn't even added into the WC or Olympics until 1988.  

Again, the domination by the East African countries, especially Ethiopia & Kenya has been total. 

I'll mention Ingrid Kristiansen, a Norwegian badass in the 80's who revolutionized the women's 5000/10,000 before moving up & getting steam-rolled in big races by the inimitable Joan Benoitin the inaugural women's Olympic Marathon (LA-1984). After this though, she utterly dominated the marathon between 1985-1989. Why is she not the GOAT? 4th in 1984; DNF in 1988. 

After this the East Africans come in & start dominating, same as with the men. 


Recent Results setting up 2024 Paris Olympics

10K/5K

2019 World Championships at Doha: VIDEO & SUMMARY

2020 Solo WR by Letesenbet Gidey at Valencia with the wavelights VIDEO 

2021 Olympics in Tokyo VIDEO not the full race unfortunately & SUMMARY

2022 World Championships in Eugene VIDEO & SUMMARY

2023 World Championships in Budapest VIDEO & SUMMARY


The women's 5K/10K players over the past 5 years.
Sifan Hassan (1500m to Marathon) the world's greatest all around talent, hand's down.. But she loves to play. & simply wants to enjoy her career. If winning happens (& don't get it twisted...she wants to WIN) so be it. If not, she honors the Gift. 

Letesenbet Gidey (WR - 10K/Half/fastest marathon debut ever) Perhaps the greatest overall potential. But she has a hard time holding off the kickers - except in Eugene. 

Hellen Obiri (NYC Marathon wins '22 & '23; 5K World Champion '17 & '19; 5K Olympic silver in Tokyo; 10K World Championship silver '22)
Gudaf Tsegay (5K WR - 14:00.21/10K World Champ '23; 5K WC '22; 1500m silver WC '22)

Faith Kipyegon: The greatest miler of all time AGOAT (male or female...the A stands for Absolute) moved up to the 5K last year at the WC & won an epic battle with Sifan. 

Americans: 

Kara Goucher was our last great 10K woman. We have some solid potential here but we don't have our Grant Fisher yet. 

Alicia Monson was stellar in the WC 10K battling to 5th but will struggle since the event is dominated by women who ha e equal or greater aerobic talent & sub 4 min 1500m wheels & gears on top of gears.

& Karrissa Schwitzer has been close but can't hold up under the final 800m pressure.
Elise Cranny could be in there but it seems she wants to move down to the  1500m/5K. 

We have seen women lead the world in willingness to move freely between the roads & the track, led by my favorite runner - male or female - right now, Letensebet Gidey. The most representative race to cover in the 2022 Eugene WC 10K Race. Watch the final 800m (30:54)Until the rash of WR 5K performances this past summer, Gidey held the WR in the 50K, 10K, 15K road (where, in the final 10K, she ran the fastest time ever recorded by a woman at the time - 29:12) & the Half Marathon. SHe's run two marathons now Valencia - 2:16 where she was 2nd in her debut - fastest debut ever - & 2nd at this fall's NYC Marathon. 

But Obiri is now the NYC/Boston x2 champ & looks to be the best strategic marathoner in the world. But what will happen in the 5K/10K this summer? 

I am most excited for these two races in Paris. 

--

]]> Thu, 02 May 2024 02:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4184 The Women's 10K/5K History

The 10K wasn't even added into the WC or Olympics until 1988.  

Again, the domination by the East African countries, especially Ethiopia & Kenya has been total. 

I'll mention Ingrid Kristiansen, a Norwegian badass in the 80's who revolutionized the women's 5000/10,000 before moving up & getting steam-rolled in big races by the inimitable Joan Benoitin the inaugural women's Olympic Marathon (LA-1984). After this though, she utterly dominated the marathon between 1985-1989. Why is she not the GOAT? 4th in 1984; DNF in 1988. 

After this the East Africans come in & start dominating, same as with the men. 


Recent Results setting up 2024 Paris Olympics

10K/5K

2019 World Championships at Doha: VIDEO & SUMMARY

2020 Solo WR by Letesenbet Gidey at Valencia with the wavelights VIDEO 

2021 Olympics in Tokyo VIDEO not the full race unfortunately & SUMMARY

2022 World Championships in Eugene VIDEO & SUMMARY

2023 World Championships in Budapest VIDEO & SUMMARY


The women's 5K/10K players over the past 5 years.
Sifan Hassan (1500m to Marathon) the world's greatest all around talent, hand's down.. But she loves to play. & simply wants to enjoy her career. If winning happens (& don't get it twisted...she wants to WIN) so be it. If not, she honors the Gift. 

Letesenbet Gidey (WR - 10K/Half/fastest marathon debut ever) Perhaps the greatest overall potential. But she has a hard time holding off the kickers - except in Eugene. 

Hellen Obiri (NYC Marathon wins '22 & '23; 5K World Champion '17 & '19; 5K Olympic silver in Tokyo; 10K World Championship silver '22)
Gudaf Tsegay (5K WR - 14:00.21/10K World Champ '23; 5K WC '22; 1500m silver WC '22)

Faith Kipyegon: The greatest miler of all time AGOAT (male or female...the A stands for Absolute) moved up to the 5K last year at the WC & won an epic battle with Sifan. 

Americans: 

Kara Goucher was our last great 10K woman. We have some solid potential here but we don't have our Grant Fisher yet. 

Alicia Monson was stellar in the WC 10K battling to 5th but will struggle since the event is dominated by women who ha e equal or greater aerobic talent & sub 4 min 1500m wheels & gears on top of gears.

& Karrissa Schwitzer has been close but can't hold up under the final 800m pressure.
Elise Cranny could be in there but it seems she wants to move down to the  1500m/5K. 

We have seen women lead the world in willingness to move freely between the roads & the track, led by my favorite runner - male or female - right now, Letensebet Gidey. The most representative race to cover in the 2022 Eugene WC 10K Race. Watch the final 800m (30:54)Until the rash of WR 5K performances this past summer, Gidey held the WR in the 50K, 10K, 15K road (where, in the final 10K, she ran the fastest time ever recorded by a woman at the time - 29:12) & the Half Marathon. SHe's run two marathons now Valencia - 2:16 where she was 2nd in her debut - fastest debut ever - & 2nd at this fall's NYC Marathon. 

But Obiri is now the NYC/Boston x2 champ & looks to be the best strategic marathoner in the world. But what will happen in the 5K/10K this summer? 

I am most excited for these two races in Paris. 

--

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Privilege: Meditations on Racing 54 54 The Privilege: Meditations on Racing full 8e876138-5c8f-4121-928c-4b29698ed936 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d76c22b Where we start with X - & weak sauce social media takes, move into Michael's pre-race thoughts around IRONMAN Texas on April 27th (no pressure, dude!) & finish with privilege of celebrating the human experience of training & racing.
Hot takes on Death, predictive processing, & the recent Kara Goucher/Rich Roll episode.
We hope you dig this one. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Where we start with X - & weak sauce social media takes, move into Michael's pre-race thoughts around IRONMAN Texas on April 27th (no pressure, dude!) & finish with privilege of celebrating the human experience of training & racing.
Hot takes on Death, predictive processing, & the recent Kara Goucher/Rich Roll episode.
We hope you dig this one. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4886 Where we start with X - & weak sauce social media takes, move into Michael's pre-race thoughts around IRONMAN Texas on April 27th (no pressure, dude!) & finish with privilege of celebrating the human experience of training & racing.
Hot takes on Death, predictive processing, & the recent Kara Goucher/Rich Roll episode.
We hope you dig this one. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson How To Become A Track Fan: The 10,000m 53 53 How To Become A Track Fan: The 10,000m full d40d08f3-53cc-4345-be2e-690874c1534e https://share.transistor.fm/s/b6bb415a In this episode Steve takes a deep dive into the 10,000m track event in our series on trying to make Michael into a track & field fan in anticipation of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. For the notes Steve created to help introduce Michael to the event, please see below.
Please note that we while we didn't go into the women's 10K nearly enough, we'll continue to bring out the important storylines over the coming months to ensure Michael has as much intel on the women's events as the men's. 

The 10,000m Episode Notes

  • Relevance. It's more likely that you have experience running/racing the 10K than the 800m. Also, you understand the energy needs for this event more than the 800m. 
  • The TEN. One of the biggest 10Ks of the year was run this weekend. Sound Running put on the their yearly 10K on So Cal in perfect conditions where athletes were trying to get their Olympic standards. This provides an excellent opportunity for you to watch the race before we talk & have it top of mind.
    Here is a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdnO--7pbP4
    You won't know many/any? of the names before watching this video & I won't be surprised if you want to fast forward to the final 5 min or so. If you do fast forward, I recommend you jump to 17 min (18:17 on the video). One argument for listening all the way through is you can get a chance to be exposed some of the lingo & energy. 
  • How To Qualify for the Olympics. This will give us a chance to go over the rather confusing & complicated process for getting on the starting line of the 10K in Paris. 
  • Another important 10K happened over the weekend in Spain where two of the favorites for the 10K gold medal ran on the roads. You can see that HERE of you are interested. 

Main Discussion Points

  • We want to talk distance. How the event feels when racing. 
  • We want to talk surface. Track (25 laps of the 400m track) vs Cross Country vs Road. 
  • I want to talk about technology & how wavelight & new "super" spike/shoe tech has revolutionized the distance. Also, here is an interesting review of the top 6 models as of summer 2023.
  • I want to talk a quick overview of the history of the event: Flying Finns, Emil Zatopek & then the African Dominance of the past 30 years. See below for a bit more on that. 
  • Set Up for the Olympic 10K final. 
  • Is the 10K redundant?

Quick History
The Men

  • The Flying Finns: Paavo Nurmi & the dominance of Finland in the first 
  • Emil Zatopek, of Czechoslovakia 
  • East/North African Dominance 

At the World Championships, between 1991-2023, out of 51 potential medals, 47 were won by East or North Africans. The other four were won by Mo Farah of Great Britain, who was born & raised in Somalia, in East Africa. . 

At the Olympics, between 1988-2020, out of 21 potential medals East/North Africans won 17 of 21. 2 of these were Mo Farah. The other two were an Italian in 1988 (EPO era) & Galen Rupp in 2012. 

There have been a few eras in the 10K since the 70's.

  • The Lasse Viren era (Prefontaine & Frank Shorter competed in this era).
  • The Haile Gebraselassie/Paul Tergat era.
  • The Kenenisa Bekele era.
  • The Mo Farah era.
  • & the Joshua Cheptegai era we are in currently. 

The Women

Women did not begin competing in the 10K until the late 80's at the World Championships (1987) & 1988 Olympics. 

Similar story to the men in the dominance of East/North Africans in the event. 


Recent Results & Race Videos setting up 2024 Paris Olympics

2019 World Championships at Doha: VIDEO & SUMMARY

2020 Solo WR by Joshua Cheptegai at Valencia with the wavelights VIDEO & SUMMARY

2021 Olympics in Tokyo VIDEO & SUMMARY

2022 World Championships in Eugene VIDEO OF FINAL 1K & SUMMARY

2023 World Championships in Budapest SHORTER VIDEO & SUMMARY


The TEN (VIDEO) was raced this weekend & 8 runners got the Olympic Standard. 


& that's just the men. 


]]> In this episode Steve takes a deep dive into the 10,000m track event in our series on trying to make Michael into a track & field fan in anticipation of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. For the notes Steve created to help introduce Michael to the event, please see below.
Please note that we while we didn't go into the women's 10K nearly enough, we'll continue to bring out the important storylines over the coming months to ensure Michael has as much intel on the women's events as the men's. 

The 10,000m Episode Notes

  • Relevance. It's more likely that you have experience running/racing the 10K than the 800m. Also, you understand the energy needs for this event more than the 800m. 
  • The TEN. One of the biggest 10Ks of the year was run this weekend. Sound Running put on the their yearly 10K on So Cal in perfect conditions where athletes were trying to get their Olympic standards. This provides an excellent opportunity for you to watch the race before we talk & have it top of mind.
    Here is a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdnO--7pbP4
    You won't know many/any? of the names before watching this video & I won't be surprised if you want to fast forward to the final 5 min or so. If you do fast forward, I recommend you jump to 17 min (18:17 on the video). One argument for listening all the way through is you can get a chance to be exposed some of the lingo & energy. 
  • How To Qualify for the Olympics. This will give us a chance to go over the rather confusing & complicated process for getting on the starting line of the 10K in Paris. 
  • Another important 10K happened over the weekend in Spain where two of the favorites for the 10K gold medal ran on the roads. You can see that HERE of you are interested. 

Main Discussion Points

  • We want to talk distance. How the event feels when racing. 
  • We want to talk surface. Track (25 laps of the 400m track) vs Cross Country vs Road. 
  • I want to talk about technology & how wavelight & new "super" spike/shoe tech has revolutionized the distance. Also, here is an interesting review of the top 6 models as of summer 2023.
  • I want to talk a quick overview of the history of the event: Flying Finns, Emil Zatopek & then the African Dominance of the past 30 years. See below for a bit more on that. 
  • Set Up for the Olympic 10K final. 
  • Is the 10K redundant?

Quick History
The Men

  • The Flying Finns: Paavo Nurmi & the dominance of Finland in the first 
  • Emil Zatopek, of Czechoslovakia 
  • East/North African Dominance 

At the World Championships, between 1991-2023, out of 51 potential medals, 47 were won by East or North Africans. The other four were won by Mo Farah of Great Britain, who was born & raised in Somalia, in East Africa. . 

At the Olympics, between 1988-2020, out of 21 potential medals East/North Africans won 17 of 21. 2 of these were Mo Farah. The other two were an Italian in 1988 (EPO era) & Galen Rupp in 2012. 

There have been a few eras in the 10K since the 70's.

  • The Lasse Viren era (Prefontaine & Frank Shorter competed in this era).
  • The Haile Gebraselassie/Paul Tergat era.
  • The Kenenisa Bekele era.
  • The Mo Farah era.
  • & the Joshua Cheptegai era we are in currently. 

The Women

Women did not begin competing in the 10K until the late 80's at the World Championships (1987) & 1988 Olympics. 

Similar story to the men in the dominance of East/North Africans in the event. 


Recent Results & Race Videos setting up 2024 Paris Olympics

2019 World Championships at Doha: VIDEO & SUMMARY

2020 Solo WR by Joshua Cheptegai at Valencia with the wavelights VIDEO & SUMMARY

2021 Olympics in Tokyo VIDEO & SUMMARY

2022 World Championships in Eugene VIDEO OF FINAL 1K & SUMMARY

2023 World Championships in Budapest SHORTER VIDEO & SUMMARY


The TEN (VIDEO) was raced this weekend & 8 runners got the Olympic Standard. 


& that's just the men. 


]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4753 In this episode Steve takes a deep dive into the 10,000m track event in our series on trying to make Michael into a track & field fan in anticipation of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. For the notes Steve created to help introduce Michael to the event, please see below.
Please note that we while we didn't go into the women's 10K nearly enough, we'll continue to bring out the important storylines over the coming months to ensure Michael has as much intel on the women's events as the men's. 

The 10,000m Episode Notes

  • Relevance. It's more likely that you have experience running/racing the 10K than the 800m. Also, you understand the energy needs for this event more than the 800m. 
  • The TEN. One of the biggest 10Ks of the year was run this weekend. Sound Running put on the their yearly 10K on So Cal in perfect conditions where athletes were trying to get their Olympic standards. This provides an excellent opportunity for you to watch the race before we talk & have it top of mind.
    Here is a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdnO--7pbP4
    You won't know many/any? of the names before watching this video & I won't be surprised if you want to fast forward to the final 5 min or so. If you do fast forward, I recommend you jump to 17 min (18:17 on the video). One argument for listening all the way through is you can get a chance to be exposed some of the lingo & energy. 
  • How To Qualify for the Olympics. This will give us a chance to go over the rather confusing & complicated process for getting on the starting line of the 10K in Paris. 
  • Another important 10K happened over the weekend in Spain where two of the favorites for the 10K gold medal ran on the roads. You can see that HERE of you are interested. 

Main Discussion Points

  • We want to talk distance. How the event feels when racing. 
  • We want to talk surface. Track (25 laps of the 400m track) vs Cross Country vs Road. 
  • I want to talk about technology & how wavelight & new "super" spike/shoe tech has revolutionized the distance. Also, here is an interesting review of the top 6 models as of summer 2023.
  • I want to talk a quick overview of the history of the event: Flying Finns, Emil Zatopek & then the African Dominance of the past 30 years. See below for a bit more on that. 
  • Set Up for the Olympic 10K final. 
  • Is the 10K redundant?

Quick History
The Men

  • The Flying Finns: Paavo Nurmi & the dominance of Finland in the first 
  • Emil Zatopek, of Czechoslovakia 
  • East/North African Dominance 

At the World Championships, between 1991-2023, out of 51 potential medals, 47 were won by East or North Africans. The other four were won by Mo Farah of Great Britain, who was born & raised in Somalia, in East Africa. . 

At the Olympics, between 1988-2020, out of 21 potential medals East/North Africans won 17 of 21. 2 of these were Mo Farah. The other two were an Italian in 1988 (EPO era) & Galen Rupp in 2012. 

There have been a few eras in the 10K since the 70's.

  • The Lasse Viren era (Prefontaine & Frank Shorter competed in this era).
  • The Haile Gebraselassie/Paul Tergat era.
  • The Kenenisa Bekele era.
  • The Mo Farah era.
  • & the Joshua Cheptegai era we are in currently. 

The Women

Women did not begin competing in the 10K until the late 80's at the World Championships (1987) & 1988 Olympics. 

Similar story to the men in the dominance of East/North Africans in the event. 


Recent Results & Race Videos setting up 2024 Paris Olympics

2019 World Championships at Doha: VIDEO & SUMMARY

2020 Solo WR by Joshua Cheptegai at Valencia with the wavelights VIDEO & SUMMARY

2021 Olympics in Tokyo VIDEO & SUMMARY

2022 World Championships in Eugene VIDEO OF FINAL 1K & SUMMARY

2023 World Championships in Budapest SHORTER VIDEO & SUMMARY


The TEN (VIDEO) was raced this weekend & 8 runners got the Olympic Standard. 


& that's just the men. 


]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson How To Become A Track Fan: Introduction 52 52 How To Become A Track Fan: Introduction full 790350db-6089-4d61-8e9d-b81a65e59869 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f5fb4aa In this episode we introduce a series in which we endeavor to educate & inspire Michael to become a track & field fan as we approach the 2024 Paris Olympics. As the series unfolds, we'll go through each of the distance/middle distance events & unpack the event, its history & attempt to set the stage for whatever transpires this spring & summer. It is an incredible time to be a track fan. Each event now has an unprecedented about to drama, really compelling storylines & rivalries & we are seeing an absolute renaissance in the sport, & especially in the middle & ling distances as America is finally competitve & the hegemony of the East & North Africans is beginning to be broken up. It is a very exciting time to be a fan. We hope you'll consider joing us on this journey we call Hoe To Become A Track Fan: An Introduction. Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In this episode we introduce a series in which we endeavor to educate & inspire Michael to become a track & field fan as we approach the 2024 Paris Olympics. As the series unfolds, we'll go through each of the distance/middle distance events & unpack the event, its history & attempt to set the stage for whatever transpires this spring & summer. It is an incredible time to be a track fan. Each event now has an unprecedented about to drama, really compelling storylines & rivalries & we are seeing an absolute renaissance in the sport, & especially in the middle & ling distances as America is finally competitve & the hegemony of the East & North Africans is beginning to be broken up. It is a very exciting time to be a fan. We hope you'll consider joing us on this journey we call Hoe To Become A Track Fan: An Introduction. Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4675 In this episode we introduce a series in which we endeavor to educate & inspire Michael to become a track & field fan as we approach the 2024 Paris Olympics. As the series unfolds, we'll go through each of the distance/middle distance events & unpack the event, its history & attempt to set the stage for whatever transpires this spring & summer. It is an incredible time to be a track fan. Each event now has an unprecedented about to drama, really compelling storylines & rivalries & we are seeing an absolute renaissance in the sport, & especially in the middle & ling distances as America is finally competitve & the hegemony of the East & North Africans is beginning to be broken up. It is a very exciting time to be a fan. We hope you'll consider joing us on this journey we call Hoe To Become A Track Fan: An Introduction. Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson From Beer to Vodka: Some Thoughts On Strength Training 51 51 From Beer to Vodka: Some Thoughts On Strength Training full 1b3157c1-abd0-4429-a6ce-c72c03edc77d https://share.transistor.fm/s/96f639ca In this episode Steve critiques Michael's strength training regimen. We cover four domains that should be considered when spending any time working on developing strength.

Some links to resources discussed in this episode:
The two classic text's Steve references here are by Jay Dicharry are Anatomy for Runners & Running Rewired. 

]]> In this episode Steve critiques Michael's strength training regimen. We cover four domains that should be considered when spending any time working on developing strength.

Some links to resources discussed in this episode:
The two classic text's Steve references here are by Jay Dicharry are Anatomy for Runners & Running Rewired. 

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4699 In this episode Steve critiques Michael's strength training regimen. We cover four domains that should be considered when spending any time working on developing strength.

Some links to resources discussed in this episode:
The two classic text's Steve references here are by Jay Dicharry are Anatomy for Runners & Running Rewired. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Roots of the Local in a Global Society 50 50 Roots of the Local in a Global Society full 3e4e3283-d1f1-4558-be82-7663aa4d7d4a https://share.transistor.fm/s/abd161ed In this episode we discuss the roots of being local. In Austin, we have a local business support rallying cry that has become the de facto Austin vibe: Keep Austin Weird. We spend a lot of time wrestling with the concept of being local in a global running culture. This is our 50th episode & while we don't really celebrate the milestone in any concrete way, we definitely hit our favorite themes here.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.
 
Some links around what we discuss in this episode:
Comedor Running Club in Austin
Atreyu Run Club is Michael's crew in Austin.
Episode 25 where Paul Carrozza challenges us to invest in local events.

We've decided to jettison the intro & drop the needle right into the deep track. Let us know if you miss it...I certaily won't miss doing it!

]]> In this episode we discuss the roots of being local. In Austin, we have a local business support rallying cry that has become the de facto Austin vibe: Keep Austin Weird. We spend a lot of time wrestling with the concept of being local in a global running culture. This is our 50th episode & while we don't really celebrate the milestone in any concrete way, we definitely hit our favorite themes here.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.
 
Some links around what we discuss in this episode:
Comedor Running Club in Austin
Atreyu Run Club is Michael's crew in Austin.
Episode 25 where Paul Carrozza challenges us to invest in local events.

We've decided to jettison the intro & drop the needle right into the deep track. Let us know if you miss it...I certaily won't miss doing it!

]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4809 In this episode we discuss the roots of being local. In Austin, we have a local business support rallying cry that has become the de facto Austin vibe: Keep Austin Weird. We spend a lot of time wrestling with the concept of being local in a global running culture. This is our 50th episode & while we don't really celebrate the milestone in any concrete way, we definitely hit our favorite themes here.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.
 
Some links around what we discuss in this episode:
Comedor Running Club in Austin
Atreyu Run Club is Michael's crew in Austin.
Episode 25 where Paul Carrozza challenges us to invest in local events.

We've decided to jettison the intro & drop the needle right into the deep track. Let us know if you miss it...I certaily won't miss doing it!

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson David vs Goliath: The Leo Manzano Interview 49 49 David vs Goliath: The Leo Manzano Interview full 163ab6e1-c954-4a39-a136-c57ee0dc637c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e58faab What an awesome opportunity Michael & I had last week to interview the legendary Leo "The Lion Manzano.  This is a personal & wide-ranging discussion around his experiences in the sport & industry of distance running. One of Keep Going's missions is to explore local running culture & this episode does not disappoint on that level, but it is also so much more. Leo is incredibly candid, funny & insightful in detailing how a young Hispanic boy in Granite Shores/Marble Falls with limited options or opportunities ran himself into the American running legend he his today.
In this episode we cover a lot of ground but spend most of our time discussing Leo's local Central Texas roots & racing experiences. If you don't know who Leo Manzano is, you must be living under a rock. He won the first Olympic medal in the 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics in 44 years. As we discuss here, we argue that Leo - & his University of Texas teammates between 2004-2008 - fundamentally changed the face of American distance running.
Leo has two ventures we are excited to support. Check out his store at www.leomanzano.com. Leo is also announcing very soon his involvement in the new Border Line Track Club, founded by Paul Carrozza this spring. This group's unique feature - besides having both Paul & Crayton, his six-time All-American son, onboard - is to help athletes who find themselves in limbo in their collegiate career. There are many athletes who find themselves pushed out of the collegiate system. This group will allow these athletes to bridge back to the collegiate system, or bypass it altogether if that's the best choice. See this recent FloTrack article for more, We are very excited to see how this venture proceeds & look forward to supporting Leo & Paul in any way we can.
Please enjoy this extended & candid conversation with one of the all time greatest American middle distance runners, Leo "The Lion" Manzano. 

A correction in the audio: Leo was at UT from 2004-2008, not from 2008-2012. 

]]> What an awesome opportunity Michael & I had last week to interview the legendary Leo "The Lion Manzano.  This is a personal & wide-ranging discussion around his experiences in the sport & industry of distance running. One of Keep Going's missions is to explore local running culture & this episode does not disappoint on that level, but it is also so much more. Leo is incredibly candid, funny & insightful in detailing how a young Hispanic boy in Granite Shores/Marble Falls with limited options or opportunities ran himself into the American running legend he his today.
In this episode we cover a lot of ground but spend most of our time discussing Leo's local Central Texas roots & racing experiences. If you don't know who Leo Manzano is, you must be living under a rock. He won the first Olympic medal in the 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics in 44 years. As we discuss here, we argue that Leo - & his University of Texas teammates between 2004-2008 - fundamentally changed the face of American distance running.
Leo has two ventures we are excited to support. Check out his store at www.leomanzano.com. Leo is also announcing very soon his involvement in the new Border Line Track Club, founded by Paul Carrozza this spring. This group's unique feature - besides having both Paul & Crayton, his six-time All-American son, onboard - is to help athletes who find themselves in limbo in their collegiate career. There are many athletes who find themselves pushed out of the collegiate system. This group will allow these athletes to bridge back to the collegiate system, or bypass it altogether if that's the best choice. See this recent FloTrack article for more, We are very excited to see how this venture proceeds & look forward to supporting Leo & Paul in any way we can.
Please enjoy this extended & candid conversation with one of the all time greatest American middle distance runners, Leo "The Lion" Manzano. 

A correction in the audio: Leo was at UT from 2004-2008, not from 2008-2012. 

]]> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5607 What an awesome opportunity Michael & I had last week to interview the legendary Leo "The Lion Manzano.  This is a personal & wide-ranging discussion around his experiences in the sport & industry of distance running. One of Keep Going's missions is to explore local running culture & this episode does not disappoint on that level, but it is also so much more. Leo is incredibly candid, funny & insightful in detailing how a young Hispanic boy in Granite Shores/Marble Falls with limited options or opportunities ran himself into the American running legend he his today.
In this episode we cover a lot of ground but spend most of our time discussing Leo's local Central Texas roots & racing experiences. If you don't know who Leo Manzano is, you must be living under a rock. He won the first Olympic medal in the 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics in 44 years. As we discuss here, we argue that Leo - & his University of Texas teammates between 2004-2008 - fundamentally changed the face of American distance running.
Leo has two ventures we are excited to support. Check out his store at www.leomanzano.com. Leo is also announcing very soon his involvement in the new Border Line Track Club, founded by Paul Carrozza this spring. This group's unique feature - besides having both Paul & Crayton, his six-time All-American son, onboard - is to help athletes who find themselves in limbo in their collegiate career. There are many athletes who find themselves pushed out of the collegiate system. This group will allow these athletes to bridge back to the collegiate system, or bypass it altogether if that's the best choice. See this recent FloTrack article for more, We are very excited to see how this venture proceeds & look forward to supporting Leo & Paul in any way we can.
Please enjoy this extended & candid conversation with one of the all time greatest American middle distance runners, Leo "The Lion" Manzano. 

A correction in the audio: Leo was at UT from 2004-2008, not from 2008-2012. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Running & Purpose: Towards a Natural Style 48 48 Running & Purpose: Towards a Natural Style full 8da76317-58cd-4fce-907f-93873602b74f https://share.transistor.fm/s/dcdf6566 We have been dancing around the edges of capital P "purpose" in many of our discussions over the past year, but in this episode Michael & I dive in deeper. We consider if purpose should be considered as an ultimate aim or if we are in need of a  less grandiose & more useful conception. As usual we get into pretty deep waters. But you've come to expect that by now. 
So we hope you'll join us for a conversation we call Running & Purpose: Towards a Natural Style. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> We have been dancing around the edges of capital P "purpose" in many of our discussions over the past year, but in this episode Michael & I dive in deeper. We consider if purpose should be considered as an ultimate aim or if we are in need of a  less grandiose & more useful conception. As usual we get into pretty deep waters. But you've come to expect that by now. 
So we hope you'll join us for a conversation we call Running & Purpose: Towards a Natural Style. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4634 We have been dancing around the edges of capital P "purpose" in many of our discussions over the past year, but in this episode Michael & I dive in deeper. We consider if purpose should be considered as an ultimate aim or if we are in need of a  less grandiose & more useful conception. As usual we get into pretty deep waters. But you've come to expect that by now. 
So we hope you'll join us for a conversation we call Running & Purpose: Towards a Natural Style. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Our Chosen Family: Ryan Yambra on Running Community 47 47 Our Chosen Family: Ryan Yambra on Running Community full 0c8c805f-cbcc-48db-b3a5-e1a215c199fa https://share.transistor.fm/s/474ec7db One of the core opportunities every runner needs to experience is getting embedded in a running community. Having others do the work along side you significantly nehances the running experience. In this episode we interview Ryan Yamba, president & social media coordinator for the Rose City Track Club based in Portland, Oregon. We discuss his personal running journey, the benefits of training in a group, the hazards & responsibilities of training in  group environments & more. In the final 30 minutes we really dig deeper into the meaningful experience of group running & how perhaps the cliche of the Church of the Long Run is actually a true statement.
Be sure to check out the Rose City Track Club's Instagram page for more of the flavor of their unique setup & vibe. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> One of the core opportunities every runner needs to experience is getting embedded in a running community. Having others do the work along side you significantly nehances the running experience. In this episode we interview Ryan Yamba, president & social media coordinator for the Rose City Track Club based in Portland, Oregon. We discuss his personal running journey, the benefits of training in a group, the hazards & responsibilities of training in  group environments & more. In the final 30 minutes we really dig deeper into the meaningful experience of group running & how perhaps the cliche of the Church of the Long Run is actually a true statement.
Be sure to check out the Rose City Track Club's Instagram page for more of the flavor of their unique setup & vibe. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5770 One of the core opportunities every runner needs to experience is getting embedded in a running community. Having others do the work along side you significantly nehances the running experience. In this episode we interview Ryan Yamba, president & social media coordinator for the Rose City Track Club based in Portland, Oregon. We discuss his personal running journey, the benefits of training in a group, the hazards & responsibilities of training in  group environments & more. In the final 30 minutes we really dig deeper into the meaningful experience of group running & how perhaps the cliche of the Church of the Long Run is actually a true statement.
Be sure to check out the Rose City Track Club's Instagram page for more of the flavor of their unique setup & vibe. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Grind: Varieties of Training Experience 46 46 The Grind: Varieties of Training Experience full 143e0ecc-4ad0-464f-819f-adac84f3581b https://share.transistor.fm/s/52680bf6 There are so many varieties of training experience: the easy run, quality sessions, long runs, VO2 max, threshold, etc. The list is very long here, for sure  One very specific varietal is commonly called, The Grind. In this episode we steep deeply on this concept & the ways it can be considered. Is The Grind essential? Is it good? Is it dangerous? What kind of wisdom, of felt sense, are required to balancing The Grind with the very real risks of overtraining. We mention discernment as being critical in this regard. An analogy of the defensive backs in American football has always seemed appropriate to be. There is a saying, "bend but don't break". This cuts to the heart of what we discuss around the critical distinction between working hard & smart & risking overtraining & injury. We hope we've thrown a little light on the subject in this episode we call The Grind: Varieties of Training Experience. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> There are so many varieties of training experience: the easy run, quality sessions, long runs, VO2 max, threshold, etc. The list is very long here, for sure  One very specific varietal is commonly called, The Grind. In this episode we steep deeply on this concept & the ways it can be considered. Is The Grind essential? Is it good? Is it dangerous? What kind of wisdom, of felt sense, are required to balancing The Grind with the very real risks of overtraining. We mention discernment as being critical in this regard. An analogy of the defensive backs in American football has always seemed appropriate to be. There is a saying, "bend but don't break". This cuts to the heart of what we discuss around the critical distinction between working hard & smart & risking overtraining & injury. We hope we've thrown a little light on the subject in this episode we call The Grind: Varieties of Training Experience. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4244 There are so many varieties of training experience: the easy run, quality sessions, long runs, VO2 max, threshold, etc. The list is very long here, for sure  One very specific varietal is commonly called, The Grind. In this episode we steep deeply on this concept & the ways it can be considered. Is The Grind essential? Is it good? Is it dangerous? What kind of wisdom, of felt sense, are required to balancing The Grind with the very real risks of overtraining. We mention discernment as being critical in this regard. An analogy of the defensive backs in American football has always seemed appropriate to be. There is a saying, "bend but don't break". This cuts to the heart of what we discuss around the critical distinction between working hard & smart & risking overtraining & injury. We hope we've thrown a little light on the subject in this episode we call The Grind: Varieties of Training Experience. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Some Thoughts on Mental Training 45 45 Some Thoughts on Mental Training full 547f7ea4-2d04-4426-8705-50b74ab56e70 https://share.transistor.fm/s/31e434d8 We have all experienced the existential dread around the 48 hours prior to a command performance: bubble-guts, lack of ability to focus or relax, the feeling that wish the race would not happen or there would be a cancellation so you don't have to go through the actual suffering you know is going to be served. In this episode, Michael & I explore this space in some details. We get meta & highly practical. Typical of how we've been rolling in these last few episodes.
Because it may be of interest, since I mention my recent episode of Running on Purpose, where I provide  what I hope is a helpful road map for skillfully operating- in training & racing - with the contents of your body, mind & soul. you can find links to the episode & worksheet below.
So please enjoy the episode we are calling Some Thoughts on Mental Training.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

THE MISSION PROTOCOL
THE MISSION PROTOCOL DOCUMENT

]]> We have all experienced the existential dread around the 48 hours prior to a command performance: bubble-guts, lack of ability to focus or relax, the feeling that wish the race would not happen or there would be a cancellation so you don't have to go through the actual suffering you know is going to be served. In this episode, Michael & I explore this space in some details. We get meta & highly practical. Typical of how we've been rolling in these last few episodes.
Because it may be of interest, since I mention my recent episode of Running on Purpose, where I provide  what I hope is a helpful road map for skillfully operating- in training & racing - with the contents of your body, mind & soul. you can find links to the episode & worksheet below.
So please enjoy the episode we are calling Some Thoughts on Mental Training.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

THE MISSION PROTOCOL
THE MISSION PROTOCOL DOCUMENT

]]> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 02:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4423 We have all experienced the existential dread around the 48 hours prior to a command performance: bubble-guts, lack of ability to focus or relax, the feeling that wish the race would not happen or there would be a cancellation so you don't have to go through the actual suffering you know is going to be served. In this episode, Michael & I explore this space in some details. We get meta & highly practical. Typical of how we've been rolling in these last few episodes.
Because it may be of interest, since I mention my recent episode of Running on Purpose, where I provide  what I hope is a helpful road map for skillfully operating- in training & racing - with the contents of your body, mind & soul. you can find links to the episode & worksheet below.
So please enjoy the episode we are calling Some Thoughts on Mental Training.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

THE MISSION PROTOCOL
THE MISSION PROTOCOL DOCUMENT

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Wrestling with the Angel of Risk 44 44 Wrestling with the Angel of Risk full 979e44f7-1b45-4fc9-a2be-030e061a13f9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/15271408 Love & light are not all there is. While at some foundational metaphysical level, perhaps all is emptiness or bliss or any other altered state of consciousness. But in the day to day operations of being a human in this crazy, fucked up world at this "interesting time" in civilizational history, things are much more painful & messy & hard. How we wake up everyday pretending to be ready for the chaos that is awaiting us once we step out our doors of safety, is astounding to me. We talk about purpose or meaning or manifesting. But reality of the situation is that we are in nature & of nature & nature doesn't give a flying fuck about us. Our personal history & goals don't seem mean a goddamn thing to actual functioning of the universe. & there are hazards to being alive & aware & paying attention. Suffering, pain & risk are right here. Right in front of us. & if we are going reason & hope & try at this game of life, is to risk everything. We must wrestle with the angel of risk, just as Jacob wrestled with his angel in the Biblical story in Genesis (34:27). 
In this episode we get really real about risk: how most people avoid recognizing risk in their training & racing, how risk can effect our mental health & life purpose & how accepting risk & meeting it head are the cost of doing business when trying to operate in high performance situations. As we frequently do in these conversations, we lay out a blanket & sit down with risk. Along the way we get messy, ball the blanket up, tear at it gnash our teeth, bend over backwards as we approach the monsters hiding underneath it. We get hot & bothered in this one & I go on a few spontaneous rants. You've been warned. 
So join us in this exploration we call Wrestling with the Angel of Risk. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Love & light are not all there is. While at some foundational metaphysical level, perhaps all is emptiness or bliss or any other altered state of consciousness. But in the day to day operations of being a human in this crazy, fucked up world at this "interesting time" in civilizational history, things are much more painful & messy & hard. How we wake up everyday pretending to be ready for the chaos that is awaiting us once we step out our doors of safety, is astounding to me. We talk about purpose or meaning or manifesting. But reality of the situation is that we are in nature & of nature & nature doesn't give a flying fuck about us. Our personal history & goals don't seem mean a goddamn thing to actual functioning of the universe. & there are hazards to being alive & aware & paying attention. Suffering, pain & risk are right here. Right in front of us. & if we are going reason & hope & try at this game of life, is to risk everything. We must wrestle with the angel of risk, just as Jacob wrestled with his angel in the Biblical story in Genesis (34:27). 
In this episode we get really real about risk: how most people avoid recognizing risk in their training & racing, how risk can effect our mental health & life purpose & how accepting risk & meeting it head are the cost of doing business when trying to operate in high performance situations. As we frequently do in these conversations, we lay out a blanket & sit down with risk. Along the way we get messy, ball the blanket up, tear at it gnash our teeth, bend over backwards as we approach the monsters hiding underneath it. We get hot & bothered in this one & I go on a few spontaneous rants. You've been warned. 
So join us in this exploration we call Wrestling with the Angel of Risk. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:55:44 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5060 Love & light are not all there is. While at some foundational metaphysical level, perhaps all is emptiness or bliss or any other altered state of consciousness. But in the day to day operations of being a human in this crazy, fucked up world at this "interesting time" in civilizational history, things are much more painful & messy & hard. How we wake up everyday pretending to be ready for the chaos that is awaiting us once we step out our doors of safety, is astounding to me. We talk about purpose or meaning or manifesting. But reality of the situation is that we are in nature & of nature & nature doesn't give a flying fuck about us. Our personal history & goals don't seem mean a goddamn thing to actual functioning of the universe. & there are hazards to being alive & aware & paying attention. Suffering, pain & risk are right here. Right in front of us. & if we are going reason & hope & try at this game of life, is to risk everything. We must wrestle with the angel of risk, just as Jacob wrestled with his angel in the Biblical story in Genesis (34:27). 
In this episode we get really real about risk: how most people avoid recognizing risk in their training & racing, how risk can effect our mental health & life purpose & how accepting risk & meeting it head are the cost of doing business when trying to operate in high performance situations. As we frequently do in these conversations, we lay out a blanket & sit down with risk. Along the way we get messy, ball the blanket up, tear at it gnash our teeth, bend over backwards as we approach the monsters hiding underneath it. We get hot & bothered in this one & I go on a few spontaneous rants. You've been warned. 
So join us in this exploration we call Wrestling with the Angel of Risk. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Your Life Is Here For You Right Now: 2023 Reflections 43 43 Your Life Is Here For You Right Now: 2023 Reflections full f13fdc7c-c178-41aa-b18a-a90bf17c5977 https://share.transistor.fm/s/48313345 The nature of human endeavor is to keep moving, to keep pressing forward. What is it about the human condition that looks forward & plans? We've all nodded knowingly when someone quotes, "Man plans; God laughs." & yet, we're incorrigible planners. In this episode, Michael & I break down our 2023 experience of this crazy life & look forward to whatever 2024 might bring. Maybe you are already tired of our personal reflections or, in general, are experiencing  "year in review" fatigue. If so, maybe skip this one. But we hope you'll join us if only to get a clearer understanding of the themes that this podcast is constantly mining for ways that we can steal the culture. So we're using the tried & true method of reflection to help us peer ahead & see what might be around the next corner. Join us for the episode we call "Your Life Is Here For You Right Now: A Reflection". Happy New Year, y'all. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> The nature of human endeavor is to keep moving, to keep pressing forward. What is it about the human condition that looks forward & plans? We've all nodded knowingly when someone quotes, "Man plans; God laughs." & yet, we're incorrigible planners. In this episode, Michael & I break down our 2023 experience of this crazy life & look forward to whatever 2024 might bring. Maybe you are already tired of our personal reflections or, in general, are experiencing  "year in review" fatigue. If so, maybe skip this one. But we hope you'll join us if only to get a clearer understanding of the themes that this podcast is constantly mining for ways that we can steal the culture. So we're using the tried & true method of reflection to help us peer ahead & see what might be around the next corner. Join us for the episode we call "Your Life Is Here For You Right Now: A Reflection". Happy New Year, y'all. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3992 The nature of human endeavor is to keep moving, to keep pressing forward. What is it about the human condition that looks forward & plans? We've all nodded knowingly when someone quotes, "Man plans; God laughs." & yet, we're incorrigible planners. In this episode, Michael & I break down our 2023 experience of this crazy life & look forward to whatever 2024 might bring. Maybe you are already tired of our personal reflections or, in general, are experiencing  "year in review" fatigue. If so, maybe skip this one. But we hope you'll join us if only to get a clearer understanding of the themes that this podcast is constantly mining for ways that we can steal the culture. So we're using the tried & true method of reflection to help us peer ahead & see what might be around the next corner. Join us for the episode we call "Your Life Is Here For You Right Now: A Reflection". Happy New Year, y'all. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; No Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson On Japan & Journeys: Personal Reflections on Running Culture 42 42 On Japan & Journeys: Personal Reflections on Running Culture full 1b9238a3-3549-45e2-b6b7-f4b70d88aeeb https://share.transistor.fm/s/a05e88d1 This is an episode that has a lot really personal revelations. I felt maybe it was a little too personal, entering TMI zone from my perspective, but Michael's trip to Japan has become so important to his overall worldview & the direction he is beginning to be called to take Atreyu & his own creative journey. It would be remiss to let this episode sit on the cutting room floor, so consider it a Christmas gift from Michael & I to you in this holiday season. We recorded this right after his trip, in mid-November & much of the discussion is devoted to the unique beauty of Japanese running culture. We eventually move on to how travel, journeys & running in on & in country have changed our lives. 
We hope you enjoy unpacking this audio gift we call, On Japan & Journeys: Personal Reflections on Running Culture. 
We'll see you again in 2024. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> This is an episode that has a lot really personal revelations. I felt maybe it was a little too personal, entering TMI zone from my perspective, but Michael's trip to Japan has become so important to his overall worldview & the direction he is beginning to be called to take Atreyu & his own creative journey. It would be remiss to let this episode sit on the cutting room floor, so consider it a Christmas gift from Michael & I to you in this holiday season. We recorded this right after his trip, in mid-November & much of the discussion is devoted to the unique beauty of Japanese running culture. We eventually move on to how travel, journeys & running in on & in country have changed our lives. 
We hope you enjoy unpacking this audio gift we call, On Japan & Journeys: Personal Reflections on Running Culture. 
We'll see you again in 2024. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3800 This is an episode that has a lot really personal revelations. I felt maybe it was a little too personal, entering TMI zone from my perspective, but Michael's trip to Japan has become so important to his overall worldview & the direction he is beginning to be called to take Atreyu & his own creative journey. It would be remiss to let this episode sit on the cutting room floor, so consider it a Christmas gift from Michael & I to you in this holiday season. We recorded this right after his trip, in mid-November & much of the discussion is devoted to the unique beauty of Japanese running culture. We eventually move on to how travel, journeys & running in on & in country have changed our lives. 
We hope you enjoy unpacking this audio gift we call, On Japan & Journeys: Personal Reflections on Running Culture. 
We'll see you again in 2024. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; No Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Perfect Day: On The Long Run 41 41 A Perfect Day: On The Long Run full 050e8ae7-4ec9-4175-89c0-be62a8168e38 https://share.transistor.fm/s/082795d5 Ahhh, the iconic Lou Reed with singing the title to this week's Keep Going podcast. In this episode, Michael & I finally get back to a specific running training topic. We wax poetic, abound locquatious platitudes & reach toward the profound. All in search of the perfect long run. 
Thank your for listening to Keep Going & if you want this podcast to reach others like you, give us a rating or review wherever you drop into these conversations. Not that we really care that much...it's like Christmas comes every Thursday for us. 
Here's the episode we call, A Perfect Day: On the Long Run.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Ahhh, the iconic Lou Reed with singing the title to this week's Keep Going podcast. In this episode, Michael & I finally get back to a specific running training topic. We wax poetic, abound locquatious platitudes & reach toward the profound. All in search of the perfect long run. 
Thank your for listening to Keep Going & if you want this podcast to reach others like you, give us a rating or review wherever you drop into these conversations. Not that we really care that much...it's like Christmas comes every Thursday for us. 
Here's the episode we call, A Perfect Day: On the Long Run.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5440 Ahhh, the iconic Lou Reed with singing the title to this week's Keep Going podcast. In this episode, Michael & I finally get back to a specific running training topic. We wax poetic, abound locquatious platitudes & reach toward the profound. All in search of the perfect long run. 
Thank your for listening to Keep Going & if you want this podcast to reach others like you, give us a rating or review wherever you drop into these conversations. Not that we really care that much...it's like Christmas comes every Thursday for us. 
Here's the episode we call, A Perfect Day: On the Long Run.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Anthony Bourdain Ain't No Sell Out 40 40 Anthony Bourdain Ain't No Sell Out full bcea39b7-e8d4-4252-959c-ce3e5e82f135 https://share.transistor.fm/s/62eea9cd In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, Michael & discuss some of the implications around a recent podcast episode discussing various aspects of GenX culture that inspired us. You can view this at Howl in the Wilderness' YouTube channel or search Erik Davis, Is Generation X Still Relevant? HITW 125, in your podcatcher of relevance.
We get started talking about the recent The Running Event in Austin & how that experience impacted Michael & Atreyu. We bow deeply to Anthony Bourdain & get really hot under the collar around the idea of selling out. Good luck hanging on to the twists & turns in this one. But stay with us...there is gold in them thar hills. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, Michael & discuss some of the implications around a recent podcast episode discussing various aspects of GenX culture that inspired us. You can view this at Howl in the Wilderness' YouTube channel or search Erik Davis, Is Generation X Still Relevant? HITW 125, in your podcatcher of relevance.
We get started talking about the recent The Running Event in Austin & how that experience impacted Michael & Atreyu. We bow deeply to Anthony Bourdain & get really hot under the collar around the idea of selling out. Good luck hanging on to the twists & turns in this one. But stay with us...there is gold in them thar hills. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4298 In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, Michael & discuss some of the implications around a recent podcast episode discussing various aspects of GenX culture that inspired us. You can view this at Howl in the Wilderness' YouTube channel or search Erik Davis, Is Generation X Still Relevant? HITW 125, in your podcatcher of relevance.
We get started talking about the recent The Running Event in Austin & how that experience impacted Michael & Atreyu. We bow deeply to Anthony Bourdain & get really hot under the collar around the idea of selling out. Good luck hanging on to the twists & turns in this one. But stay with us...there is gold in them thar hills. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Pebble on the Beach of Your Fitness 39 39 A Pebble on the Beach of Your Fitness full 09fd85b5-07f5-455f-8c03-05418802fd5d https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2a2dc03 In this episode, we break down what is really happening when we gain fitness. I sense that there is a pretty big misunderstanding around the actual mechanisms, the levers that we pull to develop fitness. What transpires is an episode that explores the subtle & & not so subtle mindset shifts that are required to truly maximize the training & our thinking around the training, the recovery & all the other things that we consider when we consider fitness. 
Thank you for listening. 
Without further ado, we bring you the episode we call A Pebble on the Beach of Your Fitness. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In this episode, we break down what is really happening when we gain fitness. I sense that there is a pretty big misunderstanding around the actual mechanisms, the levers that we pull to develop fitness. What transpires is an episode that explores the subtle & & not so subtle mindset shifts that are required to truly maximize the training & our thinking around the training, the recovery & all the other things that we consider when we consider fitness. 
Thank you for listening. 
Without further ado, we bring you the episode we call A Pebble on the Beach of Your Fitness. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3959 In this episode, we break down what is really happening when we gain fitness. I sense that there is a pretty big misunderstanding around the actual mechanisms, the levers that we pull to develop fitness. What transpires is an episode that explores the subtle & & not so subtle mindset shifts that are required to truly maximize the training & our thinking around the training, the recovery & all the other things that we consider when we consider fitness. 
Thank you for listening. 
Without further ado, we bring you the episode we call A Pebble on the Beach of Your Fitness. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Embracing Uncertainty: Pattern & Chaos in Assessing Results 38 38 Embracing Uncertainty: Pattern & Chaos in Assessing Results full ef3bd37b-5625-4389-8b35-ab2e2e44b271 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9129dfc8 This episode is in honor of Lightenin' Larry Bright. Larry was an athlete I coached, a coach I mentored & a friend with whom I shared miles & smiles & tears. Larry took his own life recently & I want to take this opportunity to ask each of you to reach out to someone you know today to tell them you care for them. We never know how our actions might positively impact a friend or colleague who may need your touch. Do not miss this opportunity. We are all interconnected & what happens to one of us, happens to all of us. 
 
In this episode, Michael & I debrief our experience at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. I came away from the race, which by nearly all metrics was an unmitigated success, feeling a shadow lingering. Every athlete either set a personal best or ran better than they had hoped. But because one athlete in our group was trying to qualify for the US Olympic Trials, the stakes seemed even higher than usual. She missed the required mark after staying on pace for over 20 miles, yet her ability to hold sub-6 minute miles became frustratingly untenable. She still set PR & slipped under the 2:40 barrier but our entire group all felt a sense of sadness that was palpable even as we celebrated post-race. 

Michael & I work through this ambiguity & its shadow in this episode. Hopefully you can resonate & learn from our shared exploration in this episode we call Embracing Uncertainty: Patter & Chaos in Assessing Results.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> This episode is in honor of Lightenin' Larry Bright. Larry was an athlete I coached, a coach I mentored & a friend with whom I shared miles & smiles & tears. Larry took his own life recently & I want to take this opportunity to ask each of you to reach out to someone you know today to tell them you care for them. We never know how our actions might positively impact a friend or colleague who may need your touch. Do not miss this opportunity. We are all interconnected & what happens to one of us, happens to all of us. 
 
In this episode, Michael & I debrief our experience at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. I came away from the race, which by nearly all metrics was an unmitigated success, feeling a shadow lingering. Every athlete either set a personal best or ran better than they had hoped. But because one athlete in our group was trying to qualify for the US Olympic Trials, the stakes seemed even higher than usual. She missed the required mark after staying on pace for over 20 miles, yet her ability to hold sub-6 minute miles became frustratingly untenable. She still set PR & slipped under the 2:40 barrier but our entire group all felt a sense of sadness that was palpable even as we celebrated post-race. 

Michael & I work through this ambiguity & its shadow in this episode. Hopefully you can resonate & learn from our shared exploration in this episode we call Embracing Uncertainty: Patter & Chaos in Assessing Results.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3653 This episode is in honor of Lightenin' Larry Bright. Larry was an athlete I coached, a coach I mentored & a friend with whom I shared miles & smiles & tears. Larry took his own life recently & I want to take this opportunity to ask each of you to reach out to someone you know today to tell them you care for them. We never know how our actions might positively impact a friend or colleague who may need your touch. Do not miss this opportunity. We are all interconnected & what happens to one of us, happens to all of us. 
 
In this episode, Michael & I debrief our experience at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. I came away from the race, which by nearly all metrics was an unmitigated success, feeling a shadow lingering. Every athlete either set a personal best or ran better than they had hoped. But because one athlete in our group was trying to qualify for the US Olympic Trials, the stakes seemed even higher than usual. She missed the required mark after staying on pace for over 20 miles, yet her ability to hold sub-6 minute miles became frustratingly untenable. She still set PR & slipped under the 2:40 barrier but our entire group all felt a sense of sadness that was palpable even as we celebrated post-race. 

Michael & I work through this ambiguity & its shadow in this episode. Hopefully you can resonate & learn from our shared exploration in this episode we call Embracing Uncertainty: Patter & Chaos in Assessing Results.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Cobbled Together: Talk Talk, Triathlon & Takeaways 37 37 Cobbled Together: Talk Talk, Triathlon & Takeaways full 62b6f779-65b1-444a-971b-e388e01dae91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/407c11e5 In this episode, your intrepid hosts try something new. We didn't feel like we had enough of a robust topic to fill our usual 60-75 minute conversational window, so we decided to cobble something together & see if it adheres. Likely it doesn't but each of these topics felt like they needed to be aired, so here we are airing them out. 
In the first third of the episode, we discuss my favorite album of all time - Talk Talk's Laughingstock. Their final album, released in 1991 which is - in my opinion - as close to a perfect ablum as can be found. I was confident Michael would really enjoy it but it took hims a while to get around to putting the headphones on & giving it a spin...or stream...or whatever. 
In the second third we discuss Michael's recent triathlon, a 70.3 Half Iron in Waco, Texas. Since we've peppered many of our recent epsiodes with tidbits from Michael's training, we felt it timely & instructive to do a little post-mortem. 
& finally, we took a listener's recent comment to me that they'd like a little more tangible training & racing tactics from the podcast. So we end up discussing whether or not we should give the people what they want. 
If there is something you want, drop us a line. Send an email to me at sisson at telosrunning dot com or, if you like this shit, give us a rating or review wherever you get your podcast consumables. We hope this episode finds you healthy, happy & hale. & please, god speed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In this episode, your intrepid hosts try something new. We didn't feel like we had enough of a robust topic to fill our usual 60-75 minute conversational window, so we decided to cobble something together & see if it adheres. Likely it doesn't but each of these topics felt like they needed to be aired, so here we are airing them out. 
In the first third of the episode, we discuss my favorite album of all time - Talk Talk's Laughingstock. Their final album, released in 1991 which is - in my opinion - as close to a perfect ablum as can be found. I was confident Michael would really enjoy it but it took hims a while to get around to putting the headphones on & giving it a spin...or stream...or whatever. 
In the second third we discuss Michael's recent triathlon, a 70.3 Half Iron in Waco, Texas. Since we've peppered many of our recent epsiodes with tidbits from Michael's training, we felt it timely & instructive to do a little post-mortem. 
& finally, we took a listener's recent comment to me that they'd like a little more tangible training & racing tactics from the podcast. So we end up discussing whether or not we should give the people what they want. 
If there is something you want, drop us a line. Send an email to me at sisson at telosrunning dot com or, if you like this shit, give us a rating or review wherever you get your podcast consumables. We hope this episode finds you healthy, happy & hale. & please, god speed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3536 In this episode, your intrepid hosts try something new. We didn't feel like we had enough of a robust topic to fill our usual 60-75 minute conversational window, so we decided to cobble something together & see if it adheres. Likely it doesn't but each of these topics felt like they needed to be aired, so here we are airing them out. 
In the first third of the episode, we discuss my favorite album of all time - Talk Talk's Laughingstock. Their final album, released in 1991 which is - in my opinion - as close to a perfect ablum as can be found. I was confident Michael would really enjoy it but it took hims a while to get around to putting the headphones on & giving it a spin...or stream...or whatever. 
In the second third we discuss Michael's recent triathlon, a 70.3 Half Iron in Waco, Texas. Since we've peppered many of our recent epsiodes with tidbits from Michael's training, we felt it timely & instructive to do a little post-mortem. 
& finally, we took a listener's recent comment to me that they'd like a little more tangible training & racing tactics from the podcast. So we end up discussing whether or not we should give the people what they want. 
If there is something you want, drop us a line. Send an email to me at sisson at telosrunning dot com or, if you like this shit, give us a rating or review wherever you get your podcast consumables. We hope this episode finds you healthy, happy & hale. & please, god speed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson This Podcast Is Our Therapy (The Practice) 36 36 This Podcast Is Our Therapy (The Practice) full c4551aa5-4845-4b48-995a-0f282dfffa98 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4489e924 The conversations Michael & I have sometimes feel like therapy. There is the sense that we can work out whatever happens to be front & center in our personal & professional lives through talking it out every Thursday morning at his condo. That's pretty much what psychotherapy is designed to do. Holding ourselves accountable for the choices we make is radical responsibility: from waking up & getting out the door on those stormy mornings to battling the inner & outer demons that feel like they want to devour us where we sit. 
I mention the book Tough by Greg Everett in this episode & I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the mental side of training. In this book, Everett talks about Character, Capacity, Capability. There is a the fourth C I forgot when mentioning it in this discussion, which is Commitment.  Interestingly enough, commitment is action & practice. This sets us off on a deeper exploration of a concept I have been unpacking since the pandemic, when many of us lost our purpose because races were cancelled. What follows here is a conversation that gets pretty personal, especially for Michael. We wondered whether or not to release this episode because of its sensitive nature, its raw bloody revelation of the struggle we have in our day to day lives. What is authenticity? What is true to our core essential nature? & why does running sometimes feel like a slick sales job designed to sell us something. Michaels & I are businessmen. We are entrepreneurs operating in late Western capitalism, attempting to both provide for our families & to change the running culture. This conversation reveals just how hard that work can be. 
& we know we are not alone. We know you also feel this paradox of wanting the next new thing that will make you better, faster, sexier, cooler at your next race & knowing, with everything you hold dear, with every ounce of your godforsaken soul that running cannot be capitalized upon, that - at its essence - running is pure being. That is all. 
So if you resonate with this episode, let us know. Drop us a line. Give this podcast a rating or share how it makes you think & feel. Because the only way we steal this culture is when we all show up & practice our bliss. 

]]> The conversations Michael & I have sometimes feel like therapy. There is the sense that we can work out whatever happens to be front & center in our personal & professional lives through talking it out every Thursday morning at his condo. That's pretty much what psychotherapy is designed to do. Holding ourselves accountable for the choices we make is radical responsibility: from waking up & getting out the door on those stormy mornings to battling the inner & outer demons that feel like they want to devour us where we sit. 
I mention the book Tough by Greg Everett in this episode & I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the mental side of training. In this book, Everett talks about Character, Capacity, Capability. There is a the fourth C I forgot when mentioning it in this discussion, which is Commitment.  Interestingly enough, commitment is action & practice. This sets us off on a deeper exploration of a concept I have been unpacking since the pandemic, when many of us lost our purpose because races were cancelled. What follows here is a conversation that gets pretty personal, especially for Michael. We wondered whether or not to release this episode because of its sensitive nature, its raw bloody revelation of the struggle we have in our day to day lives. What is authenticity? What is true to our core essential nature? & why does running sometimes feel like a slick sales job designed to sell us something. Michaels & I are businessmen. We are entrepreneurs operating in late Western capitalism, attempting to both provide for our families & to change the running culture. This conversation reveals just how hard that work can be. 
& we know we are not alone. We know you also feel this paradox of wanting the next new thing that will make you better, faster, sexier, cooler at your next race & knowing, with everything you hold dear, with every ounce of your godforsaken soul that running cannot be capitalized upon, that - at its essence - running is pure being. That is all. 
So if you resonate with this episode, let us know. Drop us a line. Give this podcast a rating or share how it makes you think & feel. Because the only way we steal this culture is when we all show up & practice our bliss. 

]]> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4117 The conversations Michael & I have sometimes feel like therapy. There is the sense that we can work out whatever happens to be front & center in our personal & professional lives through talking it out every Thursday morning at his condo. That's pretty much what psychotherapy is designed to do. Holding ourselves accountable for the choices we make is radical responsibility: from waking up & getting out the door on those stormy mornings to battling the inner & outer demons that feel like they want to devour us where we sit. 
I mention the book Tough by Greg Everett in this episode & I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the mental side of training. In this book, Everett talks about Character, Capacity, Capability. There is a the fourth C I forgot when mentioning it in this discussion, which is Commitment.  Interestingly enough, commitment is action & practice. This sets us off on a deeper exploration of a concept I have been unpacking since the pandemic, when many of us lost our purpose because races were cancelled. What follows here is a conversation that gets pretty personal, especially for Michael. We wondered whether or not to release this episode because of its sensitive nature, its raw bloody revelation of the struggle we have in our day to day lives. What is authenticity? What is true to our core essential nature? & why does running sometimes feel like a slick sales job designed to sell us something. Michaels & I are businessmen. We are entrepreneurs operating in late Western capitalism, attempting to both provide for our families & to change the running culture. This conversation reveals just how hard that work can be. 
& we know we are not alone. We know you also feel this paradox of wanting the next new thing that will make you better, faster, sexier, cooler at your next race & knowing, with everything you hold dear, with every ounce of your godforsaken soul that running cannot be capitalized upon, that - at its essence - running is pure being. That is all. 
So if you resonate with this episode, let us know. Drop us a line. Give this podcast a rating or share how it makes you think & feel. Because the only way we steal this culture is when we all show up & practice our bliss. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Do We Really Need Shoes? 35 35 Do We Really Need Shoes? full 361764b5-9ba0-4b6a-8ec4-73491f07d5ba https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d3b6b8c An episode where we talk about the foundations & fundamentals of footwear. 

]]> An episode where we talk about the foundations & fundamentals of footwear. 

]]> Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3818 An episode where we talk about the foundations & fundamentals of footwear. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Locals, Classics & Epics: How To Select A Race 34 34 Locals, Classics & Epics: How To Select A Race full e24dcd8b-4710-4d9a-bf9e-bba1678a6285 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c7851f9f Coming at you with back to back episodes this week...a little 2 fer 1 action.  We have a little back log in the Keep Going pipeline & decided to try to get caught up. We are doing this because we've started recoding video for the podcast & are now on YouTube, check out the link below or search Atreyu Running over there & you'll find us gesticulating & oscillating wildly...just jamming multiple Smiths references in one episode. If we didn't these out, they'd end up all soft & moldy in my hard drive & nobody wants that. So here we go. I expect we'll toss another two episodes at you next week, as well. We'll see.
In this one, we talk about how to choose a race. We talk timing, seasons & race distances & I throw out three potentially useful categories of races that might help you in considering & selecting your races in the upcoming months. So without further ado, we bring you the episode we call Locals, Classics & Epics: How To Select A Race.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.
Atreyu Running's YouTube channel, where we've started posting the video accompaniment to these audio recordings. 

]]> Coming at you with back to back episodes this week...a little 2 fer 1 action.  We have a little back log in the Keep Going pipeline & decided to try to get caught up. We are doing this because we've started recoding video for the podcast & are now on YouTube, check out the link below or search Atreyu Running over there & you'll find us gesticulating & oscillating wildly...just jamming multiple Smiths references in one episode. If we didn't these out, they'd end up all soft & moldy in my hard drive & nobody wants that. So here we go. I expect we'll toss another two episodes at you next week, as well. We'll see.
In this one, we talk about how to choose a race. We talk timing, seasons & race distances & I throw out three potentially useful categories of races that might help you in considering & selecting your races in the upcoming months. So without further ado, we bring you the episode we call Locals, Classics & Epics: How To Select A Race.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.
Atreyu Running's YouTube channel, where we've started posting the video accompaniment to these audio recordings. 

]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:18:35 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3551 Coming at you with back to back episodes this week...a little 2 fer 1 action.  We have a little back log in the Keep Going pipeline & decided to try to get caught up. We are doing this because we've started recoding video for the podcast & are now on YouTube, check out the link below or search Atreyu Running over there & you'll find us gesticulating & oscillating wildly...just jamming multiple Smiths references in one episode. If we didn't these out, they'd end up all soft & moldy in my hard drive & nobody wants that. So here we go. I expect we'll toss another two episodes at you next week, as well. We'll see.
In this one, we talk about how to choose a race. We talk timing, seasons & race distances & I throw out three potentially useful categories of races that might help you in considering & selecting your races in the upcoming months. So without further ado, we bring you the episode we call Locals, Classics & Epics: How To Select A Race.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.
Atreyu Running's YouTube channel, where we've started posting the video accompaniment to these audio recordings. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; No Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Drinking From A Poisoned Well: A Hot Take On Doping 33 33 Drinking From A Poisoned Well: A Hot Take On Doping full b3682899-b279-45e6-a33d-9c492ccc9329 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2dcf10bf Get ready for some heat, folks. Please be advised that there are portions of this episode where I go off on obscenity laden tirades & passion fueled laments. Michael holds down the emotional fort to keep some semblance of balance & objectivity, but you'll have to determine if he succeeded. If he didn't, don't blame him - this is all on me. We are releasing this episode the day we recorded it, September 28th, because I make some bold predictions that I want to be held accountable for & because the hot takes are flying all around the sprot this week & I want to add my 2 cents. Our subject this week is the incredible performance of Tigst Assefa at this past weekend's Berlin Marathon. Berlin is reputed to be the fastest marathon in the world as it has hosted many world record performances with only London being close. Assefa - who's name I repeatedly mispronounce through this discussion - ran 2:11:53, a time that was simply jaw dropping, & this in a year where women's distance running has produced an unprecedented number of world records. But I won't go there in this intro because we cover it in depth the episode itself. What does follow is part angry rant, part impassioned plea, where I beg distance fans to stop considering every unprecedented performance in track & field with a cynical & pessimistic take that it must be drugs & doping. Sure, it might. But it also might not be. & if this & other performances are not the result of performance enhancing drugs, then we are endangering the relevance & beauty of the greatest era in distance running history. I think there could be an argument for this being the greatest era in all of human sporting history. Bold - perhaps ridiculous?!?!? - claim, sure. But what the hell...I'm on fire here anyway & what's a little more hyperbolic fuel an an already raging inferno. 
Strap in, folks, for the episodes we call, Drinking From A Poisoned Well: Doping as the Ruin of Running. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Get ready for some heat, folks. Please be advised that there are portions of this episode where I go off on obscenity laden tirades & passion fueled laments. Michael holds down the emotional fort to keep some semblance of balance & objectivity, but you'll have to determine if he succeeded. If he didn't, don't blame him - this is all on me. We are releasing this episode the day we recorded it, September 28th, because I make some bold predictions that I want to be held accountable for & because the hot takes are flying all around the sprot this week & I want to add my 2 cents. Our subject this week is the incredible performance of Tigst Assefa at this past weekend's Berlin Marathon. Berlin is reputed to be the fastest marathon in the world as it has hosted many world record performances with only London being close. Assefa - who's name I repeatedly mispronounce through this discussion - ran 2:11:53, a time that was simply jaw dropping, & this in a year where women's distance running has produced an unprecedented number of world records. But I won't go there in this intro because we cover it in depth the episode itself. What does follow is part angry rant, part impassioned plea, where I beg distance fans to stop considering every unprecedented performance in track & field with a cynical & pessimistic take that it must be drugs & doping. Sure, it might. But it also might not be. & if this & other performances are not the result of performance enhancing drugs, then we are endangering the relevance & beauty of the greatest era in distance running history. I think there could be an argument for this being the greatest era in all of human sporting history. Bold - perhaps ridiculous?!?!? - claim, sure. But what the hell...I'm on fire here anyway & what's a little more hyperbolic fuel an an already raging inferno. 
Strap in, folks, for the episodes we call, Drinking From A Poisoned Well: Doping as the Ruin of Running. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:44:10 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4113 Get ready for some heat, folks. Please be advised that there are portions of this episode where I go off on obscenity laden tirades & passion fueled laments. Michael holds down the emotional fort to keep some semblance of balance & objectivity, but you'll have to determine if he succeeded. If he didn't, don't blame him - this is all on me. We are releasing this episode the day we recorded it, September 28th, because I make some bold predictions that I want to be held accountable for & because the hot takes are flying all around the sprot this week & I want to add my 2 cents. Our subject this week is the incredible performance of Tigst Assefa at this past weekend's Berlin Marathon. Berlin is reputed to be the fastest marathon in the world as it has hosted many world record performances with only London being close. Assefa - who's name I repeatedly mispronounce through this discussion - ran 2:11:53, a time that was simply jaw dropping, & this in a year where women's distance running has produced an unprecedented number of world records. But I won't go there in this intro because we cover it in depth the episode itself. What does follow is part angry rant, part impassioned plea, where I beg distance fans to stop considering every unprecedented performance in track & field with a cynical & pessimistic take that it must be drugs & doping. Sure, it might. But it also might not be. & if this & other performances are not the result of performance enhancing drugs, then we are endangering the relevance & beauty of the greatest era in distance running history. I think there could be an argument for this being the greatest era in all of human sporting history. Bold - perhaps ridiculous?!?!? - claim, sure. But what the hell...I'm on fire here anyway & what's a little more hyperbolic fuel an an already raging inferno. 
Strap in, folks, for the episodes we call, Drinking From A Poisoned Well: Doping as the Ruin of Running. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Loaded: Optimizing Training in a Base Phase 32 32 Loaded: Optimizing Training in a Base Phase full e18bef94-ec8f-453e-97eb-97da03872d88 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7767b82e In this episode, Michael & I discuss how to add quality training into a base phase. We talk through a specific session that Michael jumped into a few weeks ago in the middle of this experimental base phase he is in the middle of. Along the way, we cover the three basics of training in the Telos model: effort, economy & efficiency. For those of you who have been missing the nuts & bolts of training discussion, this one is for you.  

At the end of the episode, I tease a new podcast I have planned that dives deeper into the practical training weeds. I state that this would launch in early September, but that's been delayed with the passing of my father that we discussed last week. Coming soon to a podcast feed near, my friends. 
SO without an further delay, we bring you episode we call Loaded: Optimizing Training In a Base Phase. 
Godspeed, listeners, godspeed. 

]]> In this episode, Michael & I discuss how to add quality training into a base phase. We talk through a specific session that Michael jumped into a few weeks ago in the middle of this experimental base phase he is in the middle of. Along the way, we cover the three basics of training in the Telos model: effort, economy & efficiency. For those of you who have been missing the nuts & bolts of training discussion, this one is for you.  

At the end of the episode, I tease a new podcast I have planned that dives deeper into the practical training weeds. I state that this would launch in early September, but that's been delayed with the passing of my father that we discussed last week. Coming soon to a podcast feed near, my friends. 
SO without an further delay, we bring you episode we call Loaded: Optimizing Training In a Base Phase. 
Godspeed, listeners, godspeed. 

]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:29:21 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3663 In this episode, Michael & I discuss how to add quality training into a base phase. We talk through a specific session that Michael jumped into a few weeks ago in the middle of this experimental base phase he is in the middle of. Along the way, we cover the three basics of training in the Telos model: effort, economy & efficiency. For those of you who have been missing the nuts & bolts of training discussion, this one is for you.  

At the end of the episode, I tease a new podcast I have planned that dives deeper into the practical training weeds. I state that this would launch in early September, but that's been delayed with the passing of my father that we discussed last week. Coming soon to a podcast feed near, my friends. 
SO without an further delay, we bring you episode we call Loaded: Optimizing Training In a Base Phase. 
Godspeed, listeners, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Strange Attractors: A Conversation on Living & Dying 31 31 Strange Attractors: A Conversation on Living & Dying full dc233982-a4e8-49f6-aaaf-fec8ed16e0fe https://share.transistor.fm/s/f88c5bb7 This episode is in memoriam to my father, Thomas Edward Sisson, who passed from the finite game into the Infinite Game on September 12, 2023. Michael & I discuss mentors, living & dying, strange attractors & a beautiful life. 
Godspeed, Dad, godspeed.  

]]> This episode is in memoriam to my father, Thomas Edward Sisson, who passed from the finite game into the Infinite Game on September 12, 2023. Michael & I discuss mentors, living & dying, strange attractors & a beautiful life. 
Godspeed, Dad, godspeed.  

]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:10:29 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4137 This episode is in memoriam to my father, Thomas Edward Sisson, who passed from the finite game into the Infinite Game on September 12, 2023. Michael & I discuss mentors, living & dying, strange attractors & a beautiful life. 
Godspeed, Dad, godspeed.  

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Systems 04: Maffetone & the Maximum Aerobic Function 30 30 The Systems 04: Maffetone & the Maximum Aerobic Function full a40d6756-3dcc-4a3e-969c-5c4152309168 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7424b89 This episode is a first for us, we take a listener question about a specific training method - The Maffetone Method - & discuss Michael's experience training with the method for between 12-24 months & our views on the pluses & minuses of it. This is a next episode in our The System series. Let us know what your thoughts are & what we should cover next in this series. You can reach us at sisson at telosrunning dot com. We hope to hear from you. 
So pull up a chair, sit down & join us around the table as for this conversation we're calling The Systems 04: Maffetone & the Maximum Aerobic Function. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 
 

]]> This episode is a first for us, we take a listener question about a specific training method - The Maffetone Method - & discuss Michael's experience training with the method for between 12-24 months & our views on the pluses & minuses of it. This is a next episode in our The System series. Let us know what your thoughts are & what we should cover next in this series. You can reach us at sisson at telosrunning dot com. We hope to hear from you. 
So pull up a chair, sit down & join us around the table as for this conversation we're calling The Systems 04: Maffetone & the Maximum Aerobic Function. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 
 

]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2023 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3519 This episode is a first for us, we take a listener question about a specific training method - The Maffetone Method - & discuss Michael's experience training with the method for between 12-24 months & our views on the pluses & minuses of it. This is a next episode in our The System series. Let us know what your thoughts are & what we should cover next in this series. You can reach us at sisson at telosrunning dot com. We hope to hear from you. 
So pull up a chair, sit down & join us around the table as for this conversation we're calling The Systems 04: Maffetone & the Maximum Aerobic Function. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 
 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Magical Sense of Place 29 29 A Magical Sense of Place full ca686c80-1cdb-4717-b473-e58da194bd53 https://share.transistor.fm/s/87c4d64b This episode is both an homage to Austin's unique & idiosyncratic running vibe & a call for listeners to explore their own local running haunts as power places. We try to set the stage for how the soul of a place - its flora & fauna, its land & waters, its roads & neighborhoods - can be tapped into for inspiration, gratitude & soulmaking. Wether we are traveling to another location for a change of pace or traveling for work or going epic with a running pilgrimage, perhaps the best way to get to know a place in a deep & meaningful way - & drink in its physical culture - is to run its roads & trails & footpaths. 

But it's not just a place's physical attributes...we can also learn from its weather, it's winds, its smells, its energy, its vibes. The experience of running at the ocean is vastly different from running along a river in the mountains. The nature of the experience is unique & tapping into this experience greatly enhances our run.
We can tap into the a place's history of running - Boston & Eugene are not special because of their weather or landscape, it's because of the power of those who have raced on those roads & at Hayward Field.

We don't think it is too much to say that one's relationship to reality is mediated by a sense of place.

We each share a sampling of our favorite running magical haunts in Austin & are very curious about your locals. Send us an email with your favorites & we'll share them on an upcoming episode. You can reach us at sisson at telosrunning dot com to share your's. 

We hope you enjoy this magical mystery tour of Austin & recognize the power spots in your life. So we hope you enjoy this episode we've titled A Magical Sense of Place.

Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

Michael's Haunts

  • Butler Trail's 10 miles of crushed granite trail around Town Lake
  • the Central Texas Hill Country
  • the 410 Speed Shop 
  • Exposition Blvd/Pease Park/Lamar loop

Steve's Haunts 

  • a secret spring on the Barton Creek Greenbelt
  • the Hyde Park neighborhood
  • Scenic Hill
]]> This episode is both an homage to Austin's unique & idiosyncratic running vibe & a call for listeners to explore their own local running haunts as power places. We try to set the stage for how the soul of a place - its flora & fauna, its land & waters, its roads & neighborhoods - can be tapped into for inspiration, gratitude & soulmaking. Wether we are traveling to another location for a change of pace or traveling for work or going epic with a running pilgrimage, perhaps the best way to get to know a place in a deep & meaningful way - & drink in its physical culture - is to run its roads & trails & footpaths. 

But it's not just a place's physical attributes...we can also learn from its weather, it's winds, its smells, its energy, its vibes. The experience of running at the ocean is vastly different from running along a river in the mountains. The nature of the experience is unique & tapping into this experience greatly enhances our run.
We can tap into the a place's history of running - Boston & Eugene are not special because of their weather or landscape, it's because of the power of those who have raced on those roads & at Hayward Field.

We don't think it is too much to say that one's relationship to reality is mediated by a sense of place.

We each share a sampling of our favorite running magical haunts in Austin & are very curious about your locals. Send us an email with your favorites & we'll share them on an upcoming episode. You can reach us at sisson at telosrunning dot com to share your's. 

We hope you enjoy this magical mystery tour of Austin & recognize the power spots in your life. So we hope you enjoy this episode we've titled A Magical Sense of Place.

Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

Michael's Haunts

  • Butler Trail's 10 miles of crushed granite trail around Town Lake
  • the Central Texas Hill Country
  • the 410 Speed Shop 
  • Exposition Blvd/Pease Park/Lamar loop

Steve's Haunts 

  • a secret spring on the Barton Creek Greenbelt
  • the Hyde Park neighborhood
  • Scenic Hill
]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3436 This episode is both an homage to Austin's unique & idiosyncratic running vibe & a call for listeners to explore their own local running haunts as power places. We try to set the stage for how the soul of a place - its flora & fauna, its land & waters, its roads & neighborhoods - can be tapped into for inspiration, gratitude & soulmaking. Wether we are traveling to another location for a change of pace or traveling for work or going epic with a running pilgrimage, perhaps the best way to get to know a place in a deep & meaningful way - & drink in its physical culture - is to run its roads & trails & footpaths. 

But it's not just a place's physical attributes...we can also learn from its weather, it's winds, its smells, its energy, its vibes. The experience of running at the ocean is vastly different from running along a river in the mountains. The nature of the experience is unique & tapping into this experience greatly enhances our run.
We can tap into the a place's history of running - Boston & Eugene are not special because of their weather or landscape, it's because of the power of those who have raced on those roads & at Hayward Field.

We don't think it is too much to say that one's relationship to reality is mediated by a sense of place.

We each share a sampling of our favorite running magical haunts in Austin & are very curious about your locals. Send us an email with your favorites & we'll share them on an upcoming episode. You can reach us at sisson at telosrunning dot com to share your's. 

We hope you enjoy this magical mystery tour of Austin & recognize the power spots in your life. So we hope you enjoy this episode we've titled A Magical Sense of Place.

Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

Michael's Haunts

  • Butler Trail's 10 miles of crushed granite trail around Town Lake
  • the Central Texas Hill Country
  • the 410 Speed Shop 
  • Exposition Blvd/Pease Park/Lamar loop

Steve's Haunts 

  • a secret spring on the Barton Creek Greenbelt
  • the Hyde Park neighborhood
  • Scenic Hill
]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson 10,000 Runs: Curiosity as Ultimate Aim 28 28 10,000 Runs: Curiosity as Ultimate Aim full 99a70459-81b1-4525-9bd8-48d5cac66c65 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b896d22e What started in an insightful conversation at the dinner table between Michael & his wife, Lena, inspires this dive into the nature of the meaning of running & life & a challenge is issued. This episode is a conversation based on an idea that was burning a hole in Michael's mind. We'd already had a topic planned but we needed to pivot & Michael had the courage to unpack this concept with me & - as it turns out - all of you. We have not checked in on the journey Atreyu is on in awhile & here entrepreneurship acts as an initial spark but this goes deeper into what might be the ultimate aim of running, of business & of self.
Of course, those of you who know, know that when one's existential dread stirs up the "big questions", you are in deep water & you drowning feels inevitable. No one can help, nor should they...we all know that trying to save a drowning person by swimming out to their aid is very dangerous. &, if we're being honest, most of really don't want anyone else there with us anyway. In this scenario, even the optimists among us will tend to see the glass significantly less than half full. 
By the time this conversation ensued, Michael had pushed off the bottom of the deep end & had surfaced with a concept to explore: curiosity. He unpacked this in his recent Vlog for Atreyu & here we go deeper & share our perspectives on how curiosity underlies all learning, all growth & all development. & we tie in running & life as sitting on the bedrock of this curiosity.
Open awareness, dreams, insight meditation, yoga, mindfulness, bodyfulness, simplicity, human potential, zen, enlightenment & many other concepts pop up in this conversation. 
Also, we issue a challenge designed around an experiment Michael is calling 10,000 Runs. Who among you are interested in stealing the culture? Email me at sisson@telosrunning.com with your thoughts. 
Pull up a chair, sit down at our table & join us as we dig deep in this episode that we call, 10,000 Runs: Curiosity as Ultimate Aim. 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> What started in an insightful conversation at the dinner table between Michael & his wife, Lena, inspires this dive into the nature of the meaning of running & life & a challenge is issued. This episode is a conversation based on an idea that was burning a hole in Michael's mind. We'd already had a topic planned but we needed to pivot & Michael had the courage to unpack this concept with me & - as it turns out - all of you. We have not checked in on the journey Atreyu is on in awhile & here entrepreneurship acts as an initial spark but this goes deeper into what might be the ultimate aim of running, of business & of self.
Of course, those of you who know, know that when one's existential dread stirs up the "big questions", you are in deep water & you drowning feels inevitable. No one can help, nor should they...we all know that trying to save a drowning person by swimming out to their aid is very dangerous. &, if we're being honest, most of really don't want anyone else there with us anyway. In this scenario, even the optimists among us will tend to see the glass significantly less than half full. 
By the time this conversation ensued, Michael had pushed off the bottom of the deep end & had surfaced with a concept to explore: curiosity. He unpacked this in his recent Vlog for Atreyu & here we go deeper & share our perspectives on how curiosity underlies all learning, all growth & all development. & we tie in running & life as sitting on the bedrock of this curiosity.
Open awareness, dreams, insight meditation, yoga, mindfulness, bodyfulness, simplicity, human potential, zen, enlightenment & many other concepts pop up in this conversation. 
Also, we issue a challenge designed around an experiment Michael is calling 10,000 Runs. Who among you are interested in stealing the culture? Email me at sisson@telosrunning.com with your thoughts. 
Pull up a chair, sit down at our table & join us as we dig deep in this episode that we call, 10,000 Runs: Curiosity as Ultimate Aim. 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3837 What started in an insightful conversation at the dinner table between Michael & his wife, Lena, inspires this dive into the nature of the meaning of running & life & a challenge is issued. This episode is a conversation based on an idea that was burning a hole in Michael's mind. We'd already had a topic planned but we needed to pivot & Michael had the courage to unpack this concept with me & - as it turns out - all of you. We have not checked in on the journey Atreyu is on in awhile & here entrepreneurship acts as an initial spark but this goes deeper into what might be the ultimate aim of running, of business & of self.
Of course, those of you who know, know that when one's existential dread stirs up the "big questions", you are in deep water & you drowning feels inevitable. No one can help, nor should they...we all know that trying to save a drowning person by swimming out to their aid is very dangerous. &, if we're being honest, most of really don't want anyone else there with us anyway. In this scenario, even the optimists among us will tend to see the glass significantly less than half full. 
By the time this conversation ensued, Michael had pushed off the bottom of the deep end & had surfaced with a concept to explore: curiosity. He unpacked this in his recent Vlog for Atreyu & here we go deeper & share our perspectives on how curiosity underlies all learning, all growth & all development. & we tie in running & life as sitting on the bedrock of this curiosity.
Open awareness, dreams, insight meditation, yoga, mindfulness, bodyfulness, simplicity, human potential, zen, enlightenment & many other concepts pop up in this conversation. 
Also, we issue a challenge designed around an experiment Michael is calling 10,000 Runs. Who among you are interested in stealing the culture? Email me at sisson@telosrunning.com with your thoughts. 
Pull up a chair, sit down at our table & join us as we dig deep in this episode that we call, 10,000 Runs: Curiosity as Ultimate Aim. 
Godspeed, friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Suffering Diptych, Part II: The Feast of Suffering 27 27 A Suffering Diptych, Part II: The Feast of Suffering full d2444d20-adf6-4f13-8723-98ba3218d18c https://share.transistor.fm/s/9edf72bc This is the second part of a diptych, a two-part artwork designed & connected in theme & style, yet retaining their own individual frame.  The first part, released yesterday was recorded in early July after John decided he needed to take a break from the podcast. This second part was recorded in mid-January & include the original three "expeditionaries". Both episodes are themed around suffering. We wanted to honor John's extraordinary style & insights even as we continue to carry the torch of Keep Going. We hope we are making the right decision. John is already sorely missed. 

]]> This is the second part of a diptych, a two-part artwork designed & connected in theme & style, yet retaining their own individual frame.  The first part, released yesterday was recorded in early July after John decided he needed to take a break from the podcast. This second part was recorded in mid-January & include the original three "expeditionaries". Both episodes are themed around suffering. We wanted to honor John's extraordinary style & insights even as we continue to carry the torch of Keep Going. We hope we are making the right decision. John is already sorely missed. 

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5386 This is the second part of a diptych, a two-part artwork designed & connected in theme & style, yet retaining their own individual frame.  The first part, released yesterday was recorded in early July after John decided he needed to take a break from the podcast. This second part was recorded in mid-January & include the original three "expeditionaries". Both episodes are themed around suffering. We wanted to honor John's extraordinary style & insights even as we continue to carry the torch of Keep Going. We hope we are making the right decision. John is already sorely missed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Suffering Diptych, Part I: Meeting the Devil at the Crossroads 26 26 A Suffering Diptych, Part I: Meeting the Devil at the Crossroads full 91df7987-9596-4fb4-9487-d373dea46b64 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6c34bf3f It's been awhile but we're making it up to you with two episodes being released on back to back days. Unfortunately we hit a little bump in the road. A few weeks ago, John determined that he couldn't continue to be a part of the podcast. So Michael & I needed to regroup & decide the best way to approach this monumental loss. We considered not going forward with the podcast as we both recognize John a critical part of what makes the podcast work.  We continued to record each week in hopes it would allow a little time to see if John might only need a short reset & if he'd be okay to get back in the saddle after a few weeks break. But he's not coming back - at least not in the next month or two - so Michael & I decided to Keep Going.  We hope we've made the right decision. 
To make up for lost time & to honor John, we are releasing two conversations in two days. This episode is the first discussion Michael & I had post-John recorded in early July & the second one is an older conversation from January where we covered some of the same ground but in a very different way. I think they work well together & can be considered a diptych - a two-part artwork designed & connected in theme & style, yet retaining their own individual frame.  
We hope this honors John, while still allowing Michael & I a little room to roam. Hopefully you'll continue to find this podcast valuable & insightful. 
Just to be clear, John is okay. He just needs a break & we are hopeful he'll feel ready to jump back in a some point. His presence here is already sorely missed. 

]]> It's been awhile but we're making it up to you with two episodes being released on back to back days. Unfortunately we hit a little bump in the road. A few weeks ago, John determined that he couldn't continue to be a part of the podcast. So Michael & I needed to regroup & decide the best way to approach this monumental loss. We considered not going forward with the podcast as we both recognize John a critical part of what makes the podcast work.  We continued to record each week in hopes it would allow a little time to see if John might only need a short reset & if he'd be okay to get back in the saddle after a few weeks break. But he's not coming back - at least not in the next month or two - so Michael & I decided to Keep Going.  We hope we've made the right decision. 
To make up for lost time & to honor John, we are releasing two conversations in two days. This episode is the first discussion Michael & I had post-John recorded in early July & the second one is an older conversation from January where we covered some of the same ground but in a very different way. I think they work well together & can be considered a diptych - a two-part artwork designed & connected in theme & style, yet retaining their own individual frame.  
We hope this honors John, while still allowing Michael & I a little room to roam. Hopefully you'll continue to find this podcast valuable & insightful. 
Just to be clear, John is okay. He just needs a break & we are hopeful he'll feel ready to jump back in a some point. His presence here is already sorely missed. 

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:04:22 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3600 It's been awhile but we're making it up to you with two episodes being released on back to back days. Unfortunately we hit a little bump in the road. A few weeks ago, John determined that he couldn't continue to be a part of the podcast. So Michael & I needed to regroup & decide the best way to approach this monumental loss. We considered not going forward with the podcast as we both recognize John a critical part of what makes the podcast work.  We continued to record each week in hopes it would allow a little time to see if John might only need a short reset & if he'd be okay to get back in the saddle after a few weeks break. But he's not coming back - at least not in the next month or two - so Michael & I decided to Keep Going.  We hope we've made the right decision. 
To make up for lost time & to honor John, we are releasing two conversations in two days. This episode is the first discussion Michael & I had post-John recorded in early July & the second one is an older conversation from January where we covered some of the same ground but in a very different way. I think they work well together & can be considered a diptych - a two-part artwork designed & connected in theme & style, yet retaining their own individual frame.  
We hope this honors John, while still allowing Michael & I a little room to roam. Hopefully you'll continue to find this podcast valuable & insightful. 
Just to be clear, John is okay. He just needs a break & we are hopeful he'll feel ready to jump back in a some point. His presence here is already sorely missed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson OpenSourcing A Running Culture: Paul Carrozza Part II 25 25 OpenSourcing A Running Culture: Paul Carrozza Part II full a5d7a69d-5c70-4951-be9e-e92d9fc548f1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6a2942d The second in our series of episodes highlighting the iconic & inspiring "Godfather of Austin Running", Paul Carrozza. 

]]> The second in our series of episodes highlighting the iconic & inspiring "Godfather of Austin Running", Paul Carrozza. 

]]> Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:09:12 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4881 The second in our series of episodes highlighting the iconic & inspiring "Godfather of Austin Running", Paul Carrozza. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Systems 03: A Very Good Place To Start 24 24 The Systems 03: A Very Good Place To Start full b6bb3621-9c65-438e-b73c-a23e47182120 https://share.transistor.fm/s/815a853c In this episode of Keep Going, Michael & I roll without John but his spirit is certainly present. In the last episode, John & I introduced our concept of Four Systems & how nearly all training can be slotted into one of these categories. Michael & I decide to kick the tires on this concept by considering his current planning of his training through the lens of these four systems. As Michael shares, he wants to compete at Ironman Texas in The Woodlands on April 27, 2024 & make it a Beautiful Race. We introduced the Beautiful Race in Episode 21 (The Art of Running).  Here we look at what a longer approach to a training cycle might look like as Michael asks me how I would recommend he approach his pre-training block. What follows is a refreshing luxury for me: I get to spend the time unpacking how a two to three month pre-training phase might be approached. I think the content in this episode is incredibly useful...if rarely considered, to say nothing of actually being implemented. Those looking for a secret weapon to performance excellence will find here gems of wisdom that are often hidden underground. Join us in this episode we call A Very Good Place To Start, where we excavate these precious stones for your benefit. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In this episode of Keep Going, Michael & I roll without John but his spirit is certainly present. In the last episode, John & I introduced our concept of Four Systems & how nearly all training can be slotted into one of these categories. Michael & I decide to kick the tires on this concept by considering his current planning of his training through the lens of these four systems. As Michael shares, he wants to compete at Ironman Texas in The Woodlands on April 27, 2024 & make it a Beautiful Race. We introduced the Beautiful Race in Episode 21 (The Art of Running).  Here we look at what a longer approach to a training cycle might look like as Michael asks me how I would recommend he approach his pre-training block. What follows is a refreshing luxury for me: I get to spend the time unpacking how a two to three month pre-training phase might be approached. I think the content in this episode is incredibly useful...if rarely considered, to say nothing of actually being implemented. Those looking for a secret weapon to performance excellence will find here gems of wisdom that are often hidden underground. Join us in this episode we call A Very Good Place To Start, where we excavate these precious stones for your benefit. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:25:55 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4034 In this episode of Keep Going, Michael & I roll without John but his spirit is certainly present. In the last episode, John & I introduced our concept of Four Systems & how nearly all training can be slotted into one of these categories. Michael & I decide to kick the tires on this concept by considering his current planning of his training through the lens of these four systems. As Michael shares, he wants to compete at Ironman Texas in The Woodlands on April 27, 2024 & make it a Beautiful Race. We introduced the Beautiful Race in Episode 21 (The Art of Running).  Here we look at what a longer approach to a training cycle might look like as Michael asks me how I would recommend he approach his pre-training block. What follows is a refreshing luxury for me: I get to spend the time unpacking how a two to three month pre-training phase might be approached. I think the content in this episode is incredibly useful...if rarely considered, to say nothing of actually being implemented. Those looking for a secret weapon to performance excellence will find here gems of wisdom that are often hidden underground. Join us in this episode we call A Very Good Place To Start, where we excavate these precious stones for your benefit. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Systems 02: The Four Systems of the Apocalypse 23 23 The Systems 02: The Four Systems of the Apocalypse full 439fda1a-1799-4cf0-884f-21b740a13948 https://share.transistor.fm/s/75d3a602 Hello. Welcome back to another edition of the Keep Going podcast. In this episode we dive into what we have craft-fully termed the Four Systems of the Apocalypse.  The four horseman are: 

  1. The Musculoskeletal System: The tendons, ligaments & bones; how they act, react function & coordinate
  2. The Cardiovascular System: The heart & lungs & the role they play in getting oxygen & blood to where they need to be
  3. The Metabolic System: aka energy systems, or how the body is fired & fueled for endurance
  4. The Nervous System: The brain, spinal column, peripheral nerves or "The Mind".

John & I give a rough breakdown of each system, what it's doing & why it's important. 
I have to say, this was a tough episode to prep for & execute. There is so much to cover & we thought we'd be able to do it 30-45 minutes...boy howdy were we wrong. What you have here should be considered a primer, not a textbook. & we really try to target the functionality, the practical, real-life ways these systems impact the act & art of running. 
So I'll cut to the chase. Please enjoy this second episode in The Systems series we call The Four Systems of the Apocalypse. We hope you enjoy. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Hello. Welcome back to another edition of the Keep Going podcast. In this episode we dive into what we have craft-fully termed the Four Systems of the Apocalypse.  The four horseman are: 

  1. The Musculoskeletal System: The tendons, ligaments & bones; how they act, react function & coordinate
  2. The Cardiovascular System: The heart & lungs & the role they play in getting oxygen & blood to where they need to be
  3. The Metabolic System: aka energy systems, or how the body is fired & fueled for endurance
  4. The Nervous System: The brain, spinal column, peripheral nerves or "The Mind".

John & I give a rough breakdown of each system, what it's doing & why it's important. 
I have to say, this was a tough episode to prep for & execute. There is so much to cover & we thought we'd be able to do it 30-45 minutes...boy howdy were we wrong. What you have here should be considered a primer, not a textbook. & we really try to target the functionality, the practical, real-life ways these systems impact the act & art of running. 
So I'll cut to the chase. Please enjoy this second episode in The Systems series we call The Four Systems of the Apocalypse. We hope you enjoy. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:26:01 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5177 Hello. Welcome back to another edition of the Keep Going podcast. In this episode we dive into what we have craft-fully termed the Four Systems of the Apocalypse.  The four horseman are: 

  1. The Musculoskeletal System: The tendons, ligaments & bones; how they act, react function & coordinate
  2. The Cardiovascular System: The heart & lungs & the role they play in getting oxygen & blood to where they need to be
  3. The Metabolic System: aka energy systems, or how the body is fired & fueled for endurance
  4. The Nervous System: The brain, spinal column, peripheral nerves or "The Mind".

John & I give a rough breakdown of each system, what it's doing & why it's important. 
I have to say, this was a tough episode to prep for & execute. There is so much to cover & we thought we'd be able to do it 30-45 minutes...boy howdy were we wrong. What you have here should be considered a primer, not a textbook. & we really try to target the functionality, the practical, real-life ways these systems impact the act & art of running. 
So I'll cut to the chase. Please enjoy this second episode in The Systems series we call The Four Systems of the Apocalypse. We hope you enjoy. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Systems 01: Training's 5 W's 22 22 The Systems 01: Training's 5 W's full ca96cbd1-284c-4edf-96b7-a47cf6a5de15 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa043fbc Alrighty. So I am going to keep this intro very short & sweet. What we have on tap for you this week is a lengthy introduction into what we think will be a series of episodes on what makes training Training. Here we explicate the who, what, where, when & why - as we see it - of training. Next week, John & I will be recording without Michael as he'll be traipsing across the Italian peninsula on his honeymoon. We plan on breaking down the various systems that we train when we train. Hopefully this resonates with you as a listener because its gonna be a two-week deep dive. So here's the episode we've named Training's 5 W's, the first in a series we are calling The Systems. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Alrighty. So I am going to keep this intro very short & sweet. What we have on tap for you this week is a lengthy introduction into what we think will be a series of episodes on what makes training Training. Here we explicate the who, what, where, when & why - as we see it - of training. Next week, John & I will be recording without Michael as he'll be traipsing across the Italian peninsula on his honeymoon. We plan on breaking down the various systems that we train when we train. Hopefully this resonates with you as a listener because its gonna be a two-week deep dive. So here's the episode we've named Training's 5 W's, the first in a series we are calling The Systems. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Mon, 29 May 2023 13:45:12 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5528 Alrighty. So I am going to keep this intro very short & sweet. What we have on tap for you this week is a lengthy introduction into what we think will be a series of episodes on what makes training Training. Here we explicate the who, what, where, when & why - as we see it - of training. Next week, John & I will be recording without Michael as he'll be traipsing across the Italian peninsula on his honeymoon. We plan on breaking down the various systems that we train when we train. Hopefully this resonates with you as a listener because its gonna be a two-week deep dive. So here's the episode we've named Training's 5 W's, the first in a series we are calling The Systems. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Art of Running: Grace & a Beautiful Race 21 21 The Art of Running: Grace & a Beautiful Race full a58da95c-eff2-49e3-9357-92d22f564196 https://share.transistor.fm/s/424b524e The struggle is real, my friends, the struggle is real. While it's understood that we can't be on all the time, as creative folk, we feel the pressure to bring the heat every week. This week's episode is an attempt to salvage an entire day's recording where we'd flopped around like fish in the bottom of a leaky boat. Of course, the reason for the flopping was hubris...We'd gotten pretty confident that we could pull off any conversational trick with flying colors, so we decided we'd freestyle on this morning. Good luck with that. After an hour of attempting to weave discursive threads into some kind of tapestry, we'd simply run out of conversational road. Hooked, cooked, flopping around...heavy as lead.
Then Michael decided to dig in. What follows is a shorter episode where we try to pull a rabbit out of a hat by returning to one of my old saws: A Beautiful Race.
Here we discuss how running is a metaphor for existence & an art form to be practiced. Taking up the call to action Eliud Kipchoge issued about running a beautiful race. We improvise, we push & pull, we challenge each other, we circle up & get deadly serious about planning for the future while living in the present.
While I suspect we'll return to this concept for a deeper dive, this episode is really all about your hosts being very serious about honoring your time & attention & not putting out an hour of bullshit content. Let us know how we did.
I do reference another podcast that is not afraid to dig deeper & get beyond the physical hosted by Ryan WIllms' MEP Podcast. So there is a link here to that resource. Also, I wrote an essay on this topic last year for my short-lived RunGnosis project & there is a LINK HERE for that, as well. 
So with no further ado, I bring to you the episode we call The Art of Running: Grace & a Beautiful Race. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> The struggle is real, my friends, the struggle is real. While it's understood that we can't be on all the time, as creative folk, we feel the pressure to bring the heat every week. This week's episode is an attempt to salvage an entire day's recording where we'd flopped around like fish in the bottom of a leaky boat. Of course, the reason for the flopping was hubris...We'd gotten pretty confident that we could pull off any conversational trick with flying colors, so we decided we'd freestyle on this morning. Good luck with that. After an hour of attempting to weave discursive threads into some kind of tapestry, we'd simply run out of conversational road. Hooked, cooked, flopping around...heavy as lead.
Then Michael decided to dig in. What follows is a shorter episode where we try to pull a rabbit out of a hat by returning to one of my old saws: A Beautiful Race.
Here we discuss how running is a metaphor for existence & an art form to be practiced. Taking up the call to action Eliud Kipchoge issued about running a beautiful race. We improvise, we push & pull, we challenge each other, we circle up & get deadly serious about planning for the future while living in the present.
While I suspect we'll return to this concept for a deeper dive, this episode is really all about your hosts being very serious about honoring your time & attention & not putting out an hour of bullshit content. Let us know how we did.
I do reference another podcast that is not afraid to dig deeper & get beyond the physical hosted by Ryan WIllms' MEP Podcast. So there is a link here to that resource. Also, I wrote an essay on this topic last year for my short-lived RunGnosis project & there is a LINK HERE for that, as well. 
So with no further ado, I bring to you the episode we call The Art of Running: Grace & a Beautiful Race. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 16:25:10 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 1844 The struggle is real, my friends, the struggle is real. While it's understood that we can't be on all the time, as creative folk, we feel the pressure to bring the heat every week. This week's episode is an attempt to salvage an entire day's recording where we'd flopped around like fish in the bottom of a leaky boat. Of course, the reason for the flopping was hubris...We'd gotten pretty confident that we could pull off any conversational trick with flying colors, so we decided we'd freestyle on this morning. Good luck with that. After an hour of attempting to weave discursive threads into some kind of tapestry, we'd simply run out of conversational road. Hooked, cooked, flopping around...heavy as lead.
Then Michael decided to dig in. What follows is a shorter episode where we try to pull a rabbit out of a hat by returning to one of my old saws: A Beautiful Race.
Here we discuss how running is a metaphor for existence & an art form to be practiced. Taking up the call to action Eliud Kipchoge issued about running a beautiful race. We improvise, we push & pull, we challenge each other, we circle up & get deadly serious about planning for the future while living in the present.
While I suspect we'll return to this concept for a deeper dive, this episode is really all about your hosts being very serious about honoring your time & attention & not putting out an hour of bullshit content. Let us know how we did.
I do reference another podcast that is not afraid to dig deeper & get beyond the physical hosted by Ryan WIllms' MEP Podcast. So there is a link here to that resource. Also, I wrote an essay on this topic last year for my short-lived RunGnosis project & there is a LINK HERE for that, as well. 
So with no further ado, I bring to you the episode we call The Art of Running: Grace & a Beautiful Race. 
Godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson FUNdaMENTALS 03: To Fuel Or Not To Fuel? Is That Really A Question?!?!? 20 20 FUNdaMENTALS 03: To Fuel Or Not To Fuel? Is That Really A Question?!?!? full 59609073-c1ab-464d-8d84-26a87860119f https://share.transistor.fm/s/9bb33c1f In our continuing series on the FUNdaMENTALS of the sport of running, we wrestle with one of the bears every marathoner is required to attempt to tame. While food, nutrition & fueling will alway be loaded topics, we try to dig deeper: Is there a standard protocol? Or is it simply trial & error? There are those who run nutrition free & others who engineer a very specific & well-oiled plan of attack for maximizing the benefits of in-race nutrition. In this episode we unpack the challenges & landmines associated with fueling in race &, in the end, tend to agree that while fueling is important, it really is idiosyncratic. 
We remind you that this podcast is a conversation & not a primer or final statement on the subject of fueling in a race. We aren't nutritionists, doctors or authorities. We simply have lots of experience & these experiences have informed our ideas around the topic. 
We bring you the episode we call To Fuel or Not To Fuel? Is That Really A Question?!?!? 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> In our continuing series on the FUNdaMENTALS of the sport of running, we wrestle with one of the bears every marathoner is required to attempt to tame. While food, nutrition & fueling will alway be loaded topics, we try to dig deeper: Is there a standard protocol? Or is it simply trial & error? There are those who run nutrition free & others who engineer a very specific & well-oiled plan of attack for maximizing the benefits of in-race nutrition. In this episode we unpack the challenges & landmines associated with fueling in race &, in the end, tend to agree that while fueling is important, it really is idiosyncratic. 
We remind you that this podcast is a conversation & not a primer or final statement on the subject of fueling in a race. We aren't nutritionists, doctors or authorities. We simply have lots of experience & these experiences have informed our ideas around the topic. 
We bring you the episode we call To Fuel or Not To Fuel? Is That Really A Question?!?!? 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Wed, 10 May 2023 15:06:33 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3298 In our continuing series on the FUNdaMENTALS of the sport of running, we wrestle with one of the bears every marathoner is required to attempt to tame. While food, nutrition & fueling will alway be loaded topics, we try to dig deeper: Is there a standard protocol? Or is it simply trial & error? There are those who run nutrition free & others who engineer a very specific & well-oiled plan of attack for maximizing the benefits of in-race nutrition. In this episode we unpack the challenges & landmines associated with fueling in race &, in the end, tend to agree that while fueling is important, it really is idiosyncratic. 
We remind you that this podcast is a conversation & not a primer or final statement on the subject of fueling in a race. We aren't nutritionists, doctors or authorities. We simply have lots of experience & these experiences have informed our ideas around the topic. 
We bring you the episode we call To Fuel or Not To Fuel? Is That Really A Question?!?!? 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Drugs, Beauty & the Apocalypse 19 19 Drugs, Beauty & the Apocalypse full aed3e546-533f-48fc-96ba-a66c74b0e7dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/e46a63b0 After the amazing results in London, the interwebs exploded again in allegations of doping. While we've danced around this topic a few times, in this episode we dive into the deep end. While we don't have any answers or novel suggestions, we do have opinions. But you know about opinions & assholes, right? It seems we'll really never get to the bottom of this topic but we hold that as fans it's important to focus on the Good, the True & the Beautiful. We refuse to be jaded & sarcastic about the sport. Sure, there are reasons to be skeptical but that skepticism frequently turns sour & infects public perception of the sport by focusing on the cheaters & not on the epic performers & performances. Even when there are performances that are untainted by actual doping bans, the well has been poisoned.
But why even fucking care? If one is always thinking the game is rigged, why even pay attention? This has never sufficiently been explained, in our minds. You are either in or out, we say. You can make yourself miserable & nihilistic, but we are not falling for that bullshit.
Instead, we will focus on the beauty of competition, of failures, of pain & suffering.  We honor the intent of runners across the globe to endeavor to test themselves against time & distance; against other men & women; Against the inevitability of death. This running journey is a journey of self-discovery & self-transcendence, not a wallowing in a morass of "getting real" or "being naive". Because if we are going to "get real" we will all realize that the whole sport is really entertainment. It's a game. But when the sport, the pursuit, becomes something more - something deeper & higher - it becomes a way of living, a practice. A practice for what, you ask? Being human. & as more & more signs are pointing to humanity's disregard the lessons of empires of the past, perhaps what we are really training for is collapse. Maybe our real pursuit is outrunning the destruction of the world. 
But it's not all doom & gloom in this episode we call Drugs, Beauty & the Apocalypse...there is a light at the end of this tunnel: follow beauty. 
Until next week my friends, godspeed.

]]> After the amazing results in London, the interwebs exploded again in allegations of doping. While we've danced around this topic a few times, in this episode we dive into the deep end. While we don't have any answers or novel suggestions, we do have opinions. But you know about opinions & assholes, right? It seems we'll really never get to the bottom of this topic but we hold that as fans it's important to focus on the Good, the True & the Beautiful. We refuse to be jaded & sarcastic about the sport. Sure, there are reasons to be skeptical but that skepticism frequently turns sour & infects public perception of the sport by focusing on the cheaters & not on the epic performers & performances. Even when there are performances that are untainted by actual doping bans, the well has been poisoned.
But why even fucking care? If one is always thinking the game is rigged, why even pay attention? This has never sufficiently been explained, in our minds. You are either in or out, we say. You can make yourself miserable & nihilistic, but we are not falling for that bullshit.
Instead, we will focus on the beauty of competition, of failures, of pain & suffering.  We honor the intent of runners across the globe to endeavor to test themselves against time & distance; against other men & women; Against the inevitability of death. This running journey is a journey of self-discovery & self-transcendence, not a wallowing in a morass of "getting real" or "being naive". Because if we are going to "get real" we will all realize that the whole sport is really entertainment. It's a game. But when the sport, the pursuit, becomes something more - something deeper & higher - it becomes a way of living, a practice. A practice for what, you ask? Being human. & as more & more signs are pointing to humanity's disregard the lessons of empires of the past, perhaps what we are really training for is collapse. Maybe our real pursuit is outrunning the destruction of the world. 
But it's not all doom & gloom in this episode we call Drugs, Beauty & the Apocalypse...there is a light at the end of this tunnel: follow beauty. 
Until next week my friends, godspeed.

]]> Wed, 03 May 2023 10:43:34 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4358 After the amazing results in London, the interwebs exploded again in allegations of doping. While we've danced around this topic a few times, in this episode we dive into the deep end. While we don't have any answers or novel suggestions, we do have opinions. But you know about opinions & assholes, right? It seems we'll really never get to the bottom of this topic but we hold that as fans it's important to focus on the Good, the True & the Beautiful. We refuse to be jaded & sarcastic about the sport. Sure, there are reasons to be skeptical but that skepticism frequently turns sour & infects public perception of the sport by focusing on the cheaters & not on the epic performers & performances. Even when there are performances that are untainted by actual doping bans, the well has been poisoned.
But why even fucking care? If one is always thinking the game is rigged, why even pay attention? This has never sufficiently been explained, in our minds. You are either in or out, we say. You can make yourself miserable & nihilistic, but we are not falling for that bullshit.
Instead, we will focus on the beauty of competition, of failures, of pain & suffering.  We honor the intent of runners across the globe to endeavor to test themselves against time & distance; against other men & women; Against the inevitability of death. This running journey is a journey of self-discovery & self-transcendence, not a wallowing in a morass of "getting real" or "being naive". Because if we are going to "get real" we will all realize that the whole sport is really entertainment. It's a game. But when the sport, the pursuit, becomes something more - something deeper & higher - it becomes a way of living, a practice. A practice for what, you ask? Being human. & as more & more signs are pointing to humanity's disregard the lessons of empires of the past, perhaps what we are really training for is collapse. Maybe our real pursuit is outrunning the destruction of the world. 
But it's not all doom & gloom in this episode we call Drugs, Beauty & the Apocalypse...there is a light at the end of this tunnel: follow beauty. 
Until next week my friends, godspeed.

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson That Old Boston Magic 18 18 That Old Boston Magic full ea0b6d33-4e72-4ba9-8d6c-b861548dacde https://share.transistor.fm/s/b261342a We live in a world where the old gods have seemingly been tamed by the one God, & for the last 100 years the twin lords of order - reason & science - have declared the one God dead. But those of us who run know there is something deep & mysterious about the marathon distance. It seems to be a strange attractor, pulling anyone remotely interested under its spell. & if there is an old god attached to the marathon, Boston would be its primal home. It may seem strange to talk of old gods attaching themselves to a city, but Boston has always had a very witchy past w/ Salem less than 20 miles away. Before you start thinking this episode is gonna head down an occult path, rest assured, it is more love & light than dark & twisted. 
Because as we dive into here, the Boston Marathon's 127 year history is deeply magical. Join us as we get vulnerable, tapping deeply into the myth & mythos of the world's most storied & special marathon. It is my pleasure to bring to you the episode we call That Old Boston Magic. 

]]> We live in a world where the old gods have seemingly been tamed by the one God, & for the last 100 years the twin lords of order - reason & science - have declared the one God dead. But those of us who run know there is something deep & mysterious about the marathon distance. It seems to be a strange attractor, pulling anyone remotely interested under its spell. & if there is an old god attached to the marathon, Boston would be its primal home. It may seem strange to talk of old gods attaching themselves to a city, but Boston has always had a very witchy past w/ Salem less than 20 miles away. Before you start thinking this episode is gonna head down an occult path, rest assured, it is more love & light than dark & twisted. 
Because as we dive into here, the Boston Marathon's 127 year history is deeply magical. Join us as we get vulnerable, tapping deeply into the myth & mythos of the world's most storied & special marathon. It is my pleasure to bring to you the episode we call That Old Boston Magic. 

]]> Tue, 02 May 2023 09:38:34 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4346 We live in a world where the old gods have seemingly been tamed by the one God, & for the last 100 years the twin lords of order - reason & science - have declared the one God dead. But those of us who run know there is something deep & mysterious about the marathon distance. It seems to be a strange attractor, pulling anyone remotely interested under its spell. & if there is an old god attached to the marathon, Boston would be its primal home. It may seem strange to talk of old gods attaching themselves to a city, but Boston has always had a very witchy past w/ Salem less than 20 miles away. Before you start thinking this episode is gonna head down an occult path, rest assured, it is more love & light than dark & twisted. 
Because as we dive into here, the Boston Marathon's 127 year history is deeply magical. Join us as we get vulnerable, tapping deeply into the myth & mythos of the world's most storied & special marathon. It is my pleasure to bring to you the episode we call That Old Boston Magic. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Ted Lasso 800s 17 17 Ted Lasso 800s full c221160b-c168-4cb9-b37c-7c860b4f7827 https://share.transistor.fm/s/be9c0ec3 There are few legacy sessions with more legs than the Yasso 800s workout. In the fall of 2001, Amby Burfoot wrote an article in Runner's World about a session that the magazine's races services manager, Bart Yasso did repeatedly in preparation for a marathon. He'd been doing this session 3-4 times a cycle for over 15 years. It's simple as shit: 10 x 800m in your marathon goal time with tequal rest. So if you want to go sub 3, you do 10 x 800m in 3:00 w/ a 3 min rest. 
In this episode, we take this session to task. Or, more accurately, I do. I get a little spicy in this one so beware. I have some strong opinions about it. In Bart's defense, he didn't proselytize this session, Burfoot did. & he didn't do it as a predictor session, he did it as a progressive load session, very different animal. So perhaps my ire was misguided. But as I point out repeatedly, I am not banging on about Yasso, I am banging on about the way this session has been appropriated & infantilized. You be the judge.  
Regardless, we have a lot of fun with this one & we decided to rename the workout...or create an adapted version...I am not really sure. Last week I said "Stories Abound." This week, "Joker's Abound." At least I'm consistent. 
& speaking of consistency, two notes before we send you into the meat of this conversation: 
1.) This episode is a day late to be posted because I didn't get it scheduled correctly before I headed out to the Boston Marathon. What an amazing weekend. But more on that next week. 
2.) We added some bonus content. If you listen through to the end, there is a hidden track that actually began this conversation but was so far afield from the main thrust of the topic that we had to cut it. But at the last minute, I thought I should add it as a bonus. Let us know if you like the banter. 
So, in all it's raging glory, I present to you the episode we call Ted Lasso 800's. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> There are few legacy sessions with more legs than the Yasso 800s workout. In the fall of 2001, Amby Burfoot wrote an article in Runner's World about a session that the magazine's races services manager, Bart Yasso did repeatedly in preparation for a marathon. He'd been doing this session 3-4 times a cycle for over 15 years. It's simple as shit: 10 x 800m in your marathon goal time with tequal rest. So if you want to go sub 3, you do 10 x 800m in 3:00 w/ a 3 min rest. 
In this episode, we take this session to task. Or, more accurately, I do. I get a little spicy in this one so beware. I have some strong opinions about it. In Bart's defense, he didn't proselytize this session, Burfoot did. & he didn't do it as a predictor session, he did it as a progressive load session, very different animal. So perhaps my ire was misguided. But as I point out repeatedly, I am not banging on about Yasso, I am banging on about the way this session has been appropriated & infantilized. You be the judge.  
Regardless, we have a lot of fun with this one & we decided to rename the workout...or create an adapted version...I am not really sure. Last week I said "Stories Abound." This week, "Joker's Abound." At least I'm consistent. 
& speaking of consistency, two notes before we send you into the meat of this conversation: 
1.) This episode is a day late to be posted because I didn't get it scheduled correctly before I headed out to the Boston Marathon. What an amazing weekend. But more on that next week. 
2.) We added some bonus content. If you listen through to the end, there is a hidden track that actually began this conversation but was so far afield from the main thrust of the topic that we had to cut it. But at the last minute, I thought I should add it as a bonus. Let us know if you like the banter. 
So, in all it's raging glory, I present to you the episode we call Ted Lasso 800's. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:06:20 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3526 There are few legacy sessions with more legs than the Yasso 800s workout. In the fall of 2001, Amby Burfoot wrote an article in Runner's World about a session that the magazine's races services manager, Bart Yasso did repeatedly in preparation for a marathon. He'd been doing this session 3-4 times a cycle for over 15 years. It's simple as shit: 10 x 800m in your marathon goal time with tequal rest. So if you want to go sub 3, you do 10 x 800m in 3:00 w/ a 3 min rest. 
In this episode, we take this session to task. Or, more accurately, I do. I get a little spicy in this one so beware. I have some strong opinions about it. In Bart's defense, he didn't proselytize this session, Burfoot did. & he didn't do it as a predictor session, he did it as a progressive load session, very different animal. So perhaps my ire was misguided. But as I point out repeatedly, I am not banging on about Yasso, I am banging on about the way this session has been appropriated & infantilized. You be the judge.  
Regardless, we have a lot of fun with this one & we decided to rename the workout...or create an adapted version...I am not really sure. Last week I said "Stories Abound." This week, "Joker's Abound." At least I'm consistent. 
& speaking of consistency, two notes before we send you into the meat of this conversation: 
1.) This episode is a day late to be posted because I didn't get it scheduled correctly before I headed out to the Boston Marathon. What an amazing weekend. But more on that next week. 
2.) We added some bonus content. If you listen through to the end, there is a hidden track that actually began this conversation but was so far afield from the main thrust of the topic that we had to cut it. But at the last minute, I thought I should add it as a bonus. Let us know if you like the banter. 
So, in all it's raging glory, I present to you the episode we call Ted Lasso 800's. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson He Built This City: Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin Running-Part I 16 16 He Built This City: Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin Running-Part I full 0bdf2881-76e3-4653-874b-2bcd69fc168a https://share.transistor.fm/s/687aa8b0 Buckle up, ladies & gentlemen, you're in for an amazing ride.
This week on the Keep Going podcast, we are joined by Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin running. In our No Direction Home episode a few weeks ago (Episode 11, for reference) we mentioned how one of the three pillars holding up the foundations of Austin running was the mercurial & magical energy bottled up in RunTex, the original local running store that Paul & his wife Sheila owed & operated between 1988-2013. In its 25 year run, it fundamentally changed the entire city, not just the running scene. On any given day you might bump into governors - at least three Texas governors (Ann Richards, George W Bush & Rick Perry) were consistent drop ins, tech millionaires - Michael Dell trained with Carrozza & was a close friend, musical celebrities - Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker were New Balance junkies & spent time on the RunTex floor, but, in addition,  also all the rest of the wild & weird scene that made Austin such a vibrant & exciting place in the 90's & 00's. Those halcyon days are hinted at in this episode where we unpack where Paul started & how he made his way to Austin & the early days of RunTex where every employee was trained in the Trifecta of shoe sales, event production & coaching. Two of your hosts worked in this melting pot of creativity, inspiration & hard work & bring an insider's vibe to the conversation. Stories abound.
This is the first in a series of episodes we have planned with Paul as there is simply too much history to cover in an hour. So in honor of 1985, the year Paul & Shiela moved to Austin, as well the year Starship released their international hit smash, We Built This City, we bring to you the episode we call He Built This City: Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin Running.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Buckle up, ladies & gentlemen, you're in for an amazing ride.
This week on the Keep Going podcast, we are joined by Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin running. In our No Direction Home episode a few weeks ago (Episode 11, for reference) we mentioned how one of the three pillars holding up the foundations of Austin running was the mercurial & magical energy bottled up in RunTex, the original local running store that Paul & his wife Sheila owed & operated between 1988-2013. In its 25 year run, it fundamentally changed the entire city, not just the running scene. On any given day you might bump into governors - at least three Texas governors (Ann Richards, George W Bush & Rick Perry) were consistent drop ins, tech millionaires - Michael Dell trained with Carrozza & was a close friend, musical celebrities - Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker were New Balance junkies & spent time on the RunTex floor, but, in addition,  also all the rest of the wild & weird scene that made Austin such a vibrant & exciting place in the 90's & 00's. Those halcyon days are hinted at in this episode where we unpack where Paul started & how he made his way to Austin & the early days of RunTex where every employee was trained in the Trifecta of shoe sales, event production & coaching. Two of your hosts worked in this melting pot of creativity, inspiration & hard work & bring an insider's vibe to the conversation. Stories abound.
This is the first in a series of episodes we have planned with Paul as there is simply too much history to cover in an hour. So in honor of 1985, the year Paul & Shiela moved to Austin, as well the year Starship released their international hit smash, We Built This City, we bring to you the episode we call He Built This City: Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin Running.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:08:26 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4253 Buckle up, ladies & gentlemen, you're in for an amazing ride.
This week on the Keep Going podcast, we are joined by Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin running. In our No Direction Home episode a few weeks ago (Episode 11, for reference) we mentioned how one of the three pillars holding up the foundations of Austin running was the mercurial & magical energy bottled up in RunTex, the original local running store that Paul & his wife Sheila owed & operated between 1988-2013. In its 25 year run, it fundamentally changed the entire city, not just the running scene. On any given day you might bump into governors - at least three Texas governors (Ann Richards, George W Bush & Rick Perry) were consistent drop ins, tech millionaires - Michael Dell trained with Carrozza & was a close friend, musical celebrities - Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker were New Balance junkies & spent time on the RunTex floor, but, in addition,  also all the rest of the wild & weird scene that made Austin such a vibrant & exciting place in the 90's & 00's. Those halcyon days are hinted at in this episode where we unpack where Paul started & how he made his way to Austin & the early days of RunTex where every employee was trained in the Trifecta of shoe sales, event production & coaching. Two of your hosts worked in this melting pot of creativity, inspiration & hard work & bring an insider's vibe to the conversation. Stories abound.
This is the first in a series of episodes we have planned with Paul as there is simply too much history to cover in an hour. So in honor of 1985, the year Paul & Shiela moved to Austin, as well the year Starship released their international hit smash, We Built This City, we bring to you the episode we call He Built This City: Paul Carrozza, the Godfather of Austin Running.
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson When It Hits You: Three Love Letters 15 15 When It Hits You: Three Love Letters full 4b17c04e-7846-49fc-a6ca-5eafa9ef2a29 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c15fc630  "One good thing about music, when it hits you you feel no pain."
- Bob Marley & The Wailers from Trenchtown Rock

Has a truer statement ever been uttered?!? When we consider the source, one of the lions of 20th century music who expanded the musical palettes of millions of people around the globe, we have it on excellent authority. In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, we return to one of our common passions, "The Album". Your three hosts all are deeply enamored & passionately enthused about the artistic artifacts of a golden era where each song is written, recorded, produced & positioned within a larger ecosystem of other songs, all working in concert to deliver the listener an experience. Depending on the artist, the experience will be different & this is expected, hoped for - perhaps even demanded. We lament the continuing trend away from The Album (with a capital "A") but remain optimistic about music because, well, "when it hits you"...
In a spur of the moment decision, only a day before we had scheduled this recording, we pivoted away from a running topic & back to music. There was a sense that we might begin to lose the music thread if we didn't return to it. You see, we have two new series's planned for the coming weeks & that worry was beginning to feel very real. So we decided to consider one album each, with the criteria being it must bring all the feels & have had a big impact on our life. We all listened to each other's selection so we would have an appreciation of the love the others brought to their choice. The conversation is framed as a love letter to one transformational album in our lives. With less that 24 hours notice, we examine, explicate & experience three albums we consider classic: Beck's 2002 album Sea Change (Michael's selection), Radiohead's 2007 album In Rainbows (Steve's selection) & Janis Joplin's 1973 release Greatest Hits (John's selection). 
One note: The attempted addition of songs from the albums did not go as planned. As producer, I left the songs in because removing them seemed to disrupt the flow within the greater context of the whole conversation. So please excuse the lack of engineering acumen. If we attempt musical examples again, we'll have our shit together. 
So with that noted please enjoy our conversation, in an episode we call When It Hits You: Three Love Letters. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]>  "One good thing about music, when it hits you you feel no pain."
- Bob Marley & The Wailers from Trenchtown Rock

Has a truer statement ever been uttered?!? When we consider the source, one of the lions of 20th century music who expanded the musical palettes of millions of people around the globe, we have it on excellent authority. In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, we return to one of our common passions, "The Album". Your three hosts all are deeply enamored & passionately enthused about the artistic artifacts of a golden era where each song is written, recorded, produced & positioned within a larger ecosystem of other songs, all working in concert to deliver the listener an experience. Depending on the artist, the experience will be different & this is expected, hoped for - perhaps even demanded. We lament the continuing trend away from The Album (with a capital "A") but remain optimistic about music because, well, "when it hits you"...
In a spur of the moment decision, only a day before we had scheduled this recording, we pivoted away from a running topic & back to music. There was a sense that we might begin to lose the music thread if we didn't return to it. You see, we have two new series's planned for the coming weeks & that worry was beginning to feel very real. So we decided to consider one album each, with the criteria being it must bring all the feels & have had a big impact on our life. We all listened to each other's selection so we would have an appreciation of the love the others brought to their choice. The conversation is framed as a love letter to one transformational album in our lives. With less that 24 hours notice, we examine, explicate & experience three albums we consider classic: Beck's 2002 album Sea Change (Michael's selection), Radiohead's 2007 album In Rainbows (Steve's selection) & Janis Joplin's 1973 release Greatest Hits (John's selection). 
One note: The attempted addition of songs from the albums did not go as planned. As producer, I left the songs in because removing them seemed to disrupt the flow within the greater context of the whole conversation. So please excuse the lack of engineering acumen. If we attempt musical examples again, we'll have our shit together. 
So with that noted please enjoy our conversation, in an episode we call When It Hits You: Three Love Letters. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:19:33 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4175  "One good thing about music, when it hits you you feel no pain."
- Bob Marley & The Wailers from Trenchtown Rock

Has a truer statement ever been uttered?!? When we consider the source, one of the lions of 20th century music who expanded the musical palettes of millions of people around the globe, we have it on excellent authority. In this episode of the Keep Going podcast, we return to one of our common passions, "The Album". Your three hosts all are deeply enamored & passionately enthused about the artistic artifacts of a golden era where each song is written, recorded, produced & positioned within a larger ecosystem of other songs, all working in concert to deliver the listener an experience. Depending on the artist, the experience will be different & this is expected, hoped for - perhaps even demanded. We lament the continuing trend away from The Album (with a capital "A") but remain optimistic about music because, well, "when it hits you"...
In a spur of the moment decision, only a day before we had scheduled this recording, we pivoted away from a running topic & back to music. There was a sense that we might begin to lose the music thread if we didn't return to it. You see, we have two new series's planned for the coming weeks & that worry was beginning to feel very real. So we decided to consider one album each, with the criteria being it must bring all the feels & have had a big impact on our life. We all listened to each other's selection so we would have an appreciation of the love the others brought to their choice. The conversation is framed as a love letter to one transformational album in our lives. With less that 24 hours notice, we examine, explicate & experience three albums we consider classic: Beck's 2002 album Sea Change (Michael's selection), Radiohead's 2007 album In Rainbows (Steve's selection) & Janis Joplin's 1973 release Greatest Hits (John's selection). 
One note: The attempted addition of songs from the albums did not go as planned. As producer, I left the songs in because removing them seemed to disrupt the flow within the greater context of the whole conversation. So please excuse the lack of engineering acumen. If we attempt musical examples again, we'll have our shit together. 
So with that noted please enjoy our conversation, in an episode we call When It Hits You: Three Love Letters. 
Godspeed, my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Dark Necessity: The Paradox of Technology 14 14 Dark Necessity: The Paradox of Technology full 0f1e6af1-0c60-4bc5-97b6-cd24e15b5625 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a4f79bdd At the risk of eliciting hundreds of eye rolls due to another podcast discussing the perils of technology, Keep Going is diving into the fray. We know it's a bit risky because we too are experiencing the palate fatigue around the talking heads warning us about AI, the singularity & advancing techno-annihilation. But fear not! We are not experts! We are 1/3rd rube, 1/3rd luddite & 1/3rd dabbler...I'll let you attempt to determine who is what. But we are decidedly NOT in preacher mode, though I do have to step off my soapbox at least once. SO what do we have in store for you? 
We're glad you asked.
Our conversation starts with an experiment in crafting a marathon plan using ChatGPT (glitchy) before Michael reveals a momentary existential crisis around relentless progress & the seeming imperative of accumulation in our modern world. John jumps in imploring us to beware of riches & rewards for - & I quote: "The big payout will never be big enough."
But fear not...we pivot before things get too heavy: I talk about how you can't unsee your mom naked & leaving piles of poop on the trail. Thankfully, Michael re-grounds the conversation around how we can use technology to help us become better runners & humans. 
Along the way, we use the Tao te Ching, magpies thieving shiny baubles & carts getting out in front of horses as metaphors for technology's best case uses. We finally end with a plea to find the others. 
Without further delay I present to you the episode we call Dark Necessity: The Paradox of Technology. 
Until next week, godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> At the risk of eliciting hundreds of eye rolls due to another podcast discussing the perils of technology, Keep Going is diving into the fray. We know it's a bit risky because we too are experiencing the palate fatigue around the talking heads warning us about AI, the singularity & advancing techno-annihilation. But fear not! We are not experts! We are 1/3rd rube, 1/3rd luddite & 1/3rd dabbler...I'll let you attempt to determine who is what. But we are decidedly NOT in preacher mode, though I do have to step off my soapbox at least once. SO what do we have in store for you? 
We're glad you asked.
Our conversation starts with an experiment in crafting a marathon plan using ChatGPT (glitchy) before Michael reveals a momentary existential crisis around relentless progress & the seeming imperative of accumulation in our modern world. John jumps in imploring us to beware of riches & rewards for - & I quote: "The big payout will never be big enough."
But fear not...we pivot before things get too heavy: I talk about how you can't unsee your mom naked & leaving piles of poop on the trail. Thankfully, Michael re-grounds the conversation around how we can use technology to help us become better runners & humans. 
Along the way, we use the Tao te Ching, magpies thieving shiny baubles & carts getting out in front of horses as metaphors for technology's best case uses. We finally end with a plea to find the others. 
Without further delay I present to you the episode we call Dark Necessity: The Paradox of Technology. 
Until next week, godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:56:00 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4461 At the risk of eliciting hundreds of eye rolls due to another podcast discussing the perils of technology, Keep Going is diving into the fray. We know it's a bit risky because we too are experiencing the palate fatigue around the talking heads warning us about AI, the singularity & advancing techno-annihilation. But fear not! We are not experts! We are 1/3rd rube, 1/3rd luddite & 1/3rd dabbler...I'll let you attempt to determine who is what. But we are decidedly NOT in preacher mode, though I do have to step off my soapbox at least once. SO what do we have in store for you? 
We're glad you asked.
Our conversation starts with an experiment in crafting a marathon plan using ChatGPT (glitchy) before Michael reveals a momentary existential crisis around relentless progress & the seeming imperative of accumulation in our modern world. John jumps in imploring us to beware of riches & rewards for - & I quote: "The big payout will never be big enough."
But fear not...we pivot before things get too heavy: I talk about how you can't unsee your mom naked & leaving piles of poop on the trail. Thankfully, Michael re-grounds the conversation around how we can use technology to help us become better runners & humans. 
Along the way, we use the Tao te Ching, magpies thieving shiny baubles & carts getting out in front of horses as metaphors for technology's best case uses. We finally end with a plea to find the others. 
Without further delay I present to you the episode we call Dark Necessity: The Paradox of Technology. 
Until next week, godspeed my friends, godspeed. 

]]> running technology, ChatGPT, Boston Marathon, Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson FUNdaMENTALS 02: Nine Magic Bullets 13 13 FUNdaMENTALS 02: Nine Magic Bullets full d544a48b-a4ba-4ed3-b588-b55a5d2f5a2c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2c524070 It was in the fall of 1993, that I was introduced to the concept of a "magic bullet". Tom Waits had recorded his album, The Black Rider which was based on a play co-written by William S Burroughs. Like any good Gen-X boy, I was utterly enthralled by the Beats in general but Burroughs in particular. The juxtapositions of fatalism & magical thinking, heroin-chic & creative genius were compelling but ultimately, his willingness to make beauty from chaos was foundational to my budding worldview. Enter the magic bullet. In Burroughs hands, a magic bullet is profoundly purposeful but the underlying telos is not controlled by the one who fires the bullet. It is much more mysterious than that...& potentially miraculous or tragic. Everything comes down to your intention to transform.

It is in this vein, that we bring forward nine magic bullets. These are simple, effective means to transform one's running. Whether you are in the doldrums, looking for a change, or grasping at what are now termed "hacks" to quickly help you refocus your training & racing, these magic bullets can be very effective.

But keep in mind that any hack is like a magic bullet: it has its own purpose that you can attempt to harry to your target through aim & sighting or random gunslinging. But ultimately, you'll be required to accept that you must change your life & transform if you want the magic to work. & you'll have to accept the consequences.

Perhaps it needn't be so dramatic, but in my experience, everything costs something & you better be ready to pay the Devil when he comes to collect. So as you consider the nine changes that we suggest in this episode, be certain to fully weigh the decision to implement any one of these & bring the proper respect & commitment to see it all the way through. Lest the magic bullet determine its own trajectory & leave you bereft.
With that cautionary injunction, I present to you the second episode in our ongoing FUNdaMENTALS series we have titled, Nine Magic Bullets.

Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

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]]> It was in the fall of 1993, that I was introduced to the concept of a "magic bullet". Tom Waits had recorded his album, The Black Rider which was based on a play co-written by William S Burroughs. Like any good Gen-X boy, I was utterly enthralled by the Beats in general but Burroughs in particular. The juxtapositions of fatalism & magical thinking, heroin-chic & creative genius were compelling but ultimately, his willingness to make beauty from chaos was foundational to my budding worldview. Enter the magic bullet. In Burroughs hands, a magic bullet is profoundly purposeful but the underlying telos is not controlled by the one who fires the bullet. It is much more mysterious than that...& potentially miraculous or tragic. Everything comes down to your intention to transform.

It is in this vein, that we bring forward nine magic bullets. These are simple, effective means to transform one's running. Whether you are in the doldrums, looking for a change, or grasping at what are now termed "hacks" to quickly help you refocus your training & racing, these magic bullets can be very effective.

But keep in mind that any hack is like a magic bullet: it has its own purpose that you can attempt to harry to your target through aim & sighting or random gunslinging. But ultimately, you'll be required to accept that you must change your life & transform if you want the magic to work. & you'll have to accept the consequences.

Perhaps it needn't be so dramatic, but in my experience, everything costs something & you better be ready to pay the Devil when he comes to collect. So as you consider the nine changes that we suggest in this episode, be certain to fully weigh the decision to implement any one of these & bring the proper respect & commitment to see it all the way through. Lest the magic bullet determine its own trajectory & leave you bereft.
With that cautionary injunction, I present to you the second episode in our ongoing FUNdaMENTALS series we have titled, Nine Magic Bullets.

Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

LINK
HUBERMAN LAB PODCAST SLEEP EPISODE

]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:14:55 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 3665 It was in the fall of 1993, that I was introduced to the concept of a "magic bullet". Tom Waits had recorded his album, The Black Rider which was based on a play co-written by William S Burroughs. Like any good Gen-X boy, I was utterly enthralled by the Beats in general but Burroughs in particular. The juxtapositions of fatalism & magical thinking, heroin-chic & creative genius were compelling but ultimately, his willingness to make beauty from chaos was foundational to my budding worldview. Enter the magic bullet. In Burroughs hands, a magic bullet is profoundly purposeful but the underlying telos is not controlled by the one who fires the bullet. It is much more mysterious than that...& potentially miraculous or tragic. Everything comes down to your intention to transform.

It is in this vein, that we bring forward nine magic bullets. These are simple, effective means to transform one's running. Whether you are in the doldrums, looking for a change, or grasping at what are now termed "hacks" to quickly help you refocus your training & racing, these magic bullets can be very effective.

But keep in mind that any hack is like a magic bullet: it has its own purpose that you can attempt to harry to your target through aim & sighting or random gunslinging. But ultimately, you'll be required to accept that you must change your life & transform if you want the magic to work. & you'll have to accept the consequences.

Perhaps it needn't be so dramatic, but in my experience, everything costs something & you better be ready to pay the Devil when he comes to collect. So as you consider the nine changes that we suggest in this episode, be certain to fully weigh the decision to implement any one of these & bring the proper respect & commitment to see it all the way through. Lest the magic bullet determine its own trajectory & leave you bereft.
With that cautionary injunction, I present to you the second episode in our ongoing FUNdaMENTALS series we have titled, Nine Magic Bullets.

Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

LINK
HUBERMAN LAB PODCAST SLEEP EPISODE

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson The Story of The Wasp: Change & Pattern in the Sport of Running 12 12 The Story of The Wasp: Change & Pattern in the Sport of Running full 36e7244d-ea81-487a-8163-08a2ce6adc71 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f47ceffc For some, a nearly two hour conversation about the future of the sport of running - between three relative bozos - may be a bridge too far. For others of you, this will really help reveal significant changes we feel will revolutionize the sport. Recent NCAA legislation has slowly filtered into the real world of collegiate distance running. The first athlete to sign a significant NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) contract is Katelyn Tuohy of NC State, in signing with adidas, her school's shoe & apparel sponsor. This past weekend, Tuohy won both the 5K & 3K races at the NCAA Indoor Championships, as she continues to cement her legacy. 
In this episode, recorded in the first week of December, we provide a quick primer on the history the amateur vs professional arguments in distance running. In the 1970's, the legacies of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter & Bill Rodgers transitioned the sport by ushering in a new era of professionalism. But the opportunity to make a living from sport has always been thwarted by the NCAA, where every athlete has been unpaid employee of shoe companies, television networks & athletic directors that truly own sports in America. This "stuckness" as I term it, has traditionally limited athletes - especially distance runners - opportunities to benefit from their success on the track. The new legislation - we argue - will be a huge opportunity for athletes to turn the tables.  
Listen in as we delve deep into this topic & its role in social media, the attention economy, sponsorships & how we can expect the sport to change. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. But we are seeing seismic changes in the world of sponsorships & marketing - positive & negative- & how it impacts us all. 
Somewhere along the way we begin to focus on Atreyu & its marketing challenges & The Story of the Wasp. We delve into our favorite topics: "Steal the culture."; narratives & stories; style & soul; coming home. It's all here in this one, folks. 

]]> For some, a nearly two hour conversation about the future of the sport of running - between three relative bozos - may be a bridge too far. For others of you, this will really help reveal significant changes we feel will revolutionize the sport. Recent NCAA legislation has slowly filtered into the real world of collegiate distance running. The first athlete to sign a significant NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) contract is Katelyn Tuohy of NC State, in signing with adidas, her school's shoe & apparel sponsor. This past weekend, Tuohy won both the 5K & 3K races at the NCAA Indoor Championships, as she continues to cement her legacy. 
In this episode, recorded in the first week of December, we provide a quick primer on the history the amateur vs professional arguments in distance running. In the 1970's, the legacies of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter & Bill Rodgers transitioned the sport by ushering in a new era of professionalism. But the opportunity to make a living from sport has always been thwarted by the NCAA, where every athlete has been unpaid employee of shoe companies, television networks & athletic directors that truly own sports in America. This "stuckness" as I term it, has traditionally limited athletes - especially distance runners - opportunities to benefit from their success on the track. The new legislation - we argue - will be a huge opportunity for athletes to turn the tables.  
Listen in as we delve deep into this topic & its role in social media, the attention economy, sponsorships & how we can expect the sport to change. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. But we are seeing seismic changes in the world of sponsorships & marketing - positive & negative- & how it impacts us all. 
Somewhere along the way we begin to focus on Atreyu & its marketing challenges & The Story of the Wasp. We delve into our favorite topics: "Steal the culture."; narratives & stories; style & soul; coming home. It's all here in this one, folks. 

]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:35:18 -0700 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 6196 For some, a nearly two hour conversation about the future of the sport of running - between three relative bozos - may be a bridge too far. For others of you, this will really help reveal significant changes we feel will revolutionize the sport. Recent NCAA legislation has slowly filtered into the real world of collegiate distance running. The first athlete to sign a significant NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) contract is Katelyn Tuohy of NC State, in signing with adidas, her school's shoe & apparel sponsor. This past weekend, Tuohy won both the 5K & 3K races at the NCAA Indoor Championships, as she continues to cement her legacy. 
In this episode, recorded in the first week of December, we provide a quick primer on the history the amateur vs professional arguments in distance running. In the 1970's, the legacies of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter & Bill Rodgers transitioned the sport by ushering in a new era of professionalism. But the opportunity to make a living from sport has always been thwarted by the NCAA, where every athlete has been unpaid employee of shoe companies, television networks & athletic directors that truly own sports in America. This "stuckness" as I term it, has traditionally limited athletes - especially distance runners - opportunities to benefit from their success on the track. The new legislation - we argue - will be a huge opportunity for athletes to turn the tables.  
Listen in as we delve deep into this topic & its role in social media, the attention economy, sponsorships & how we can expect the sport to change. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. But we are seeing seismic changes in the world of sponsorships & marketing - positive & negative- & how it impacts us all. 
Somewhere along the way we begin to focus on Atreyu & its marketing challenges & The Story of the Wasp. We delve into our favorite topics: "Steal the culture."; narratives & stories; style & soul; coming home. It's all here in this one, folks. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson No Direction Home: Austin as Cultural Case Study 11 11 No Direction Home: Austin as Cultural Case Study full f99e52dc-14e1-4041-a2fd-cd1250c3d756 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9eb11117 Does running have a home court or home base? With stakeholders across three distinct disciplines (track & field, road running & trail/ultra running), is there any cultural center where we can invest our effort, time & money to cohere & thrive? Using Austin as a case study, we explore various means & modes of bottling the magic that running provides us as individuals into an elixir to share with all movement culture. We come up against a number of seeming dead ends before we recognize that culture is about people, not places. It's about virtue & valor, not metrics & money. It's about growth & evolution, not market & shares. 
If you have ideas around what makes running culture cohere, please reach out. You can email me at sisson at telos running dot com. We'd love to hear from you. 

]]> Does running have a home court or home base? With stakeholders across three distinct disciplines (track & field, road running & trail/ultra running), is there any cultural center where we can invest our effort, time & money to cohere & thrive? Using Austin as a case study, we explore various means & modes of bottling the magic that running provides us as individuals into an elixir to share with all movement culture. We come up against a number of seeming dead ends before we recognize that culture is about people, not places. It's about virtue & valor, not metrics & money. It's about growth & evolution, not market & shares. 
If you have ideas around what makes running culture cohere, please reach out. You can email me at sisson at telos running dot com. We'd love to hear from you. 

]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:49:10 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4980 Does running have a home court or home base? With stakeholders across three distinct disciplines (track & field, road running & trail/ultra running), is there any cultural center where we can invest our effort, time & money to cohere & thrive? Using Austin as a case study, we explore various means & modes of bottling the magic that running provides us as individuals into an elixir to share with all movement culture. We come up against a number of seeming dead ends before we recognize that culture is about people, not places. It's about virtue & valor, not metrics & money. It's about growth & evolution, not market & shares. 
If you have ideas around what makes running culture cohere, please reach out. You can email me at sisson at telos running dot com. We'd love to hear from you. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson FUNdaMENTALS 01: The Art of the Easy Run 10 10 FUNdaMENTALS 01: The Art of the Easy Run full 406d5262-9db3-4ddd-9d3a-91406d31c92f https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd87df37 We announce a new series we are calling FUNdaMENTALS, where we break down a specific topic that we hold as fundamental or foundational for all runners, regardless of your pace or race (or lack there of). These will be shorter episodes & we'll be weaving these in every other episode. We hope that these are helpful to runners of all levels who want to improve their running over the long term. 
This week we cover the importance of the easy run. 
What is an easy run?

  • The easy run is where all running begins. It is where all training begins.
  • Conversational 
  • Different for beginners & advanced runners?
  • The easy run makes you fitter, not slower. 
  • Can you run too easy, too long? No. 
  • What happens when we want our easy run to be faster? Don't. 
  • Now that marathon training sessions tend to be longer, recovery easy runs become more important. 
  • Doubling easy days.
  • Why the 10% Rule is bullshit. Consider using the Bump & Hold method. 
  • Nose Breathing for the win. 
  • Our take on Phil Maffetone's method. 
  • The Running Rogue podcast episode (Episode #97 - The Maffetone Method-Oct 2018) referenced by Steve. Evidently there was another episode cut in 2020 (Episode #178 - Maffetone Method REDUX - April 2020). We have not listened to this second episode & have no idea what they say there. 
  • Why neuromuscular work is critical. It's essential that biomechanics & speed be considered with the MM. 
  • "What you don't use, you lose." 
  • James Nestor's Breath
  • "Easy is as easy does."
  • Why Steve & John are pro-effort based training. 
]]> We announce a new series we are calling FUNdaMENTALS, where we break down a specific topic that we hold as fundamental or foundational for all runners, regardless of your pace or race (or lack there of). These will be shorter episodes & we'll be weaving these in every other episode. We hope that these are helpful to runners of all levels who want to improve their running over the long term. 
This week we cover the importance of the easy run. 
What is an easy run?

  • The easy run is where all running begins. It is where all training begins.
  • Conversational 
  • Different for beginners & advanced runners?
  • The easy run makes you fitter, not slower. 
  • Can you run too easy, too long? No. 
  • What happens when we want our easy run to be faster? Don't. 
  • Now that marathon training sessions tend to be longer, recovery easy runs become more important. 
  • Doubling easy days.
  • Why the 10% Rule is bullshit. Consider using the Bump & Hold method. 
  • Nose Breathing for the win. 
  • Our take on Phil Maffetone's method. 
  • The Running Rogue podcast episode (Episode #97 - The Maffetone Method-Oct 2018) referenced by Steve. Evidently there was another episode cut in 2020 (Episode #178 - Maffetone Method REDUX - April 2020). We have not listened to this second episode & have no idea what they say there. 
  • Why neuromuscular work is critical. It's essential that biomechanics & speed be considered with the MM. 
  • "What you don't use, you lose." 
  • James Nestor's Breath
  • "Easy is as easy does."
  • Why Steve & John are pro-effort based training. 
]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:26:25 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 2216 We announce a new series we are calling FUNdaMENTALS, where we break down a specific topic that we hold as fundamental or foundational for all runners, regardless of your pace or race (or lack there of). These will be shorter episodes & we'll be weaving these in every other episode. We hope that these are helpful to runners of all levels who want to improve their running over the long term. 
This week we cover the importance of the easy run. 
What is an easy run?

  • The easy run is where all running begins. It is where all training begins.
  • Conversational 
  • Different for beginners & advanced runners?
  • The easy run makes you fitter, not slower. 
  • Can you run too easy, too long? No. 
  • What happens when we want our easy run to be faster? Don't. 
  • Now that marathon training sessions tend to be longer, recovery easy runs become more important. 
  • Doubling easy days.
  • Why the 10% Rule is bullshit. Consider using the Bump & Hold method. 
  • Nose Breathing for the win. 
  • Our take on Phil Maffetone's method. 
  • The Running Rogue podcast episode (Episode #97 - The Maffetone Method-Oct 2018) referenced by Steve. Evidently there was another episode cut in 2020 (Episode #178 - Maffetone Method REDUX - April 2020). We have not listened to this second episode & have no idea what they say there. 
  • Why neuromuscular work is critical. It's essential that biomechanics & speed be considered with the MM. 
  • "What you don't use, you lose." 
  • James Nestor's Breath
  • "Easy is as easy does."
  • Why Steve & John are pro-effort based training. 
]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson A Half Decent Pair of Shoes 9 9 A Half Decent Pair of Shoes full 07058a12-0c2b-4371-ad7c-d100210e93f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a04fef91 This episode is all about shoe porn. Michael returns from The Running Event & sparks a wide ranging discussion on the state of the shoe industry, foundations & fundamentals, how you can rejuvenate your running by using effort & more shoe porn. 

]]> This episode is all about shoe porn. Michael returns from The Running Event & sparks a wide ranging discussion on the state of the shoe industry, foundations & fundamentals, how you can rejuvenate your running by using effort & more shoe porn. 

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 08:59:34 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4283 This episode is all about shoe porn. Michael returns from The Running Event & sparks a wide ranging discussion on the state of the shoe industry, foundations & fundamentals, how you can rejuvenate your running by using effort & more shoe porn. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Power Chillin' 8 8 Power Chillin' full f3e05af6-7e69-4f17-940e-2b0a7db1f66c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a899116 The Big Questions of life, love & God are covered as Michael brings forth a challenge: What's one thing you want to accomplish before you die? Everything comes back to power chillin'. 

]]> The Big Questions of life, love & God are covered as Michael brings forth a challenge: What's one thing you want to accomplish before you die? Everything comes back to power chillin'. 

]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:06:58 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5084 The Big Questions of life, love & God are covered as Michael brings forth a challenge: What's one thing you want to accomplish before you die? Everything comes back to power chillin'. 

]]> running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Brad Pitt's Honey Bear: 90's Music 7 7 Brad Pitt's Honey Bear: 90's Music full 9800ad7a-49eb-4937-8277-731b088d3f19 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c70ef4d0 All hail, Guided By Voices' Alien Lanes!

John's Top 3

  • Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
  • Rage Against The Machine - Battle of Los Angeles
  • Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin

Honorable Mentions

  • Liz Phair - Exile in Guysville
  • Jeff Buckley - Grace

Michael's Top 3

  • Foo Fighters - The Color & the Shape
  • Weezer - Pinkerton
  • Radiohead - The Bends

Honorable Mentions

Violent Femmes - Why Do Birds Sing
Bad Religion - All Ages
Dinosaur Jr - Where You Been?

Steve's Top 3

  • PJ Harvey - Rid of Me/To Bring You My Love
  • Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
  • Tom Petty - Wildflowers

Honorable Mentions
Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider
Tortoise - TnT
Being There - Wilco

]]> All hail, Guided By Voices' Alien Lanes!

John's Top 3

  • Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
  • Rage Against The Machine - Battle of Los Angeles
  • Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin

Honorable Mentions

  • Liz Phair - Exile in Guysville
  • Jeff Buckley - Grace

Michael's Top 3

  • Foo Fighters - The Color & the Shape
  • Weezer - Pinkerton
  • Radiohead - The Bends

Honorable Mentions

Violent Femmes - Why Do Birds Sing
Bad Religion - All Ages
Dinosaur Jr - Where You Been?

Steve's Top 3

  • PJ Harvey - Rid of Me/To Bring You My Love
  • Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
  • Tom Petty - Wildflowers

Honorable Mentions
Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider
Tortoise - TnT
Being There - Wilco

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4617 A touchstone 90's film is the Tony Scott/Quentin Tarantino joint, True Romance. We thought it appropriate to title this episode from the classic scene with Brad Pitt's stoner. We run the tables on 90's music, Keep Going style. So much music!!! A touchstone 90's film is the Tony Scott/Quentin Tarantino joint, True Romance. We thought it appropriate to title this episode from the classic scene with Brad Pitt's stoner. We run the tables on 90's music, Keep Going style. So much music!!! running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson Style Issues & Scar Tissue 6 6 Style Issues & Scar Tissue full 4221b4f3-3de3-4914-bb9e-1c6d741f9ca5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/56e92ac1
  • Jane's Addiction "Ain't No Right" - Ain't no wrong now, ain't no right.
  • sobriety
  • polarity 
  • karma
  • tantra
  • meditation
  • Kanye West's INTERVIEW with Lex Friedman (https://youtu.be/4AWLcxTGZPA)
  • Kanye's song Ghost Town (https://open.spotify.com/track/7vgTNTaEz3CsBZ1N4YQalM?si=2f77449981d34795)
  • waves & bars
  • &
  • accounting/cash flow
  • multiple lifetimes/reincarnation
  • Nagarjuna 
  • pain is the ultimate motivator
    • ]]>
  • Jane's Addiction "Ain't No Right" - Ain't no wrong now, ain't no right.
  • sobriety
  • polarity 
  • karma
  • tantra
  • meditation
  • Kanye West's INTERVIEW with Lex Friedman (https://youtu.be/4AWLcxTGZPA)
  • Kanye's song Ghost Town (https://open.spotify.com/track/7vgTNTaEz3CsBZ1N4YQalM?si=2f77449981d34795)
  • waves & bars
  • &
  • accounting/cash flow
  • multiple lifetimes/reincarnation
  • Nagarjuna 
  • pain is the ultimate motivator
    • ]]>     Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:53:42 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 2640 This is a shorter episode but if you've liked our style to this point, we think this one has the vibe & Style Issues = How we choose & live out our mental map & frames in personally coherent & congruent ways. Scar Tissue = The accumulated effects of our lived experience. This is a shorter episode but if you've liked our style to this point, we think this one has the vibe & Style Issues = How we choose & live out our mental map & frames in personally coherent & congruent ways. Scar Tissue = The accumula running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson     Pain & Anxiety Yield Really Tasty Fruit 5 5 Pain & Anxiety Yield Really Tasty Fruit full 1c5b4d1c-b603-4832-9801-a5bed9047ae4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7219b48 In the initial episodes of this podcast, your hosts talked coaching & being an athlete. In this one we explore the challenges Michael confronted as he started Atreyu & how those align with running & culture in general. Some highlights include: pain points, pain & anxiety yield really tasty fruit, life is a mysterious thing, reason is not alway best, stealing the culture, losses are more valuable than wins & many other things.
    As John says at the end of this conversation:"The world is round, we'll get there."

    ]]>     In the initial episodes of this podcast, your hosts talked coaching & being an athlete. In this one we explore the challenges Michael confronted as he started Atreyu & how those align with running & culture in general. Some highlights include: pain points, pain & anxiety yield really tasty fruit, life is a mysterious thing, reason is not alway best, stealing the culture, losses are more valuable than wins & many other things.
    As John says at the end of this conversation:"The world is round, we'll get there."

    ]]>     Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:16:36 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4368 Michael is in the hot seat in this episode. We unpack his experiences with Atreyu & how the challenges were met with creativity & curiosity. Michael is in the hot seat in this episode. We unpack his experiences with Atreyu & how the challenges were met with creativity & curiosity. running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson     The Role of an Athlete 4 4 The Role of an Athlete full 62a95b2a-178b-46b1-8796-a06bd930f255 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e0e03400 After expound at length of the role of an athlete in episode 2 of this podcast, Michael, John & Steve get deep in the weeds on the role of an athlete. We discuss types of athletes, sobriety, training as learnin not winning, the responsibilities & expectations coaches have of athletes, goal setting & much more. 

    ]]>     After expound at length of the role of an athlete in episode 2 of this podcast, Michael, John & Steve get deep in the weeds on the role of an athlete. We discuss types of athletes, sobriety, training as learnin not winning, the responsibilities & expectations coaches have of athletes, goal setting & much more. 

    ]]>     Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4619 In the final episode of this initial triptych, your hosts discuss the role of an athlete in running. In the final episode of this initial triptych, your hosts discuss the role of an athlete in running. running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson     The Shit 3 3 The Shit bonus 52446256-f9bb-4905-84a3-830b44e310eb https://share.transistor.fm/s/3dd2e362 This bonus episode has sound quality issues & we did not want it to be the initial episode & turn off folks who expect better production values. But the content is good & the vibe excellent so we decided to release it as a bonus episode. This conversation was the exploratory first take at what we now know this podcast could be. We go anywhere & everywhere. Enjoy!

    ]]>     This bonus episode has sound quality issues & we did not want it to be the initial episode & turn off folks who expect better production values. But the content is good & the vibe excellent so we decided to release it as a bonus episode. This conversation was the exploratory first take at what we now know this podcast could be. We go anywhere & everywhere. Enjoy!

    ]]>     Sat, 14 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 5759 A bonus episode that is the first recording of the three hosts coming together in conversation. A bonus episode that is the first recording of the three hosts coming together in conversation. running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson     The Role of a Coach 2 2 The Role of a Coach full d5da4d78-b828-4b34-bbea-8df6bd0b439d https://share.transistor.fm/s/c2e4d82e In this first official episode, John & Steve discuss coaching roles, styles & responsibilities. Michael pokes & prods them into revealing some of the secret sauce around what a coach is so he can relate it to running a business. 

    ]]>     In this first official episode, John & Steve discuss coaching roles, styles & responsibilities. Michael pokes & prods them into revealing some of the secret sauce around what a coach is so he can relate it to running a business. 

    ]]>     Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:44:54 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 4299 In this episode, Michael, John & Steve discuss the role of a coach & what makes a good coach. In this episode, Michael, John & Steve discuss the role of a coach & what makes a good coach. running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek     Origin Story 1 1 Origin Story trailer 150db739-a703-43a6-bb14-8c08d257ff88 https://share.transistor.fm/s/67803df8 0:00 - Intro to the Origin Story episode 
    2:10 - Banter
    3:20 -Naming the podcast
    15:28 - Steve's elevator pitch bio
    21:13 -Michael 's elevator pitch bio
    32:55 -John's elevator pitch bio
    40:45 - Running will save your life

    If you like what you hear, keep listening. 

    ]]>     0:00 - Intro to the Origin Story episode 
    2:10 - Banter
    3:20 -Naming the podcast
    15:28 - Steve's elevator pitch bio
    21:13 -Michael 's elevator pitch bio
    32:55 -John's elevator pitch bio
    40:45 - Running will save your life

    If you like what you hear, keep listening. 

    ]]>     Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:19:04 -0800 Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson Michael Krajicek & Steve Sisson 2735 An introduction of the podcast & its co-hosts wherein they talk about the naming of the podcast, share a little of their personal backstories & what may lie in store for listeners. Continue at your own peril. An introduction of the podcast & its co-hosts wherein they talk about the naming of the podcast, share a little of their personal backstories & what may lie in store for listeners. Continue at your own peril. running; coaching; shoe design; shoe company; training; Yes Michael Krajicek Steve Sisson