18 Runner Questions Answered: Alcohol, Shoes, Night Running and More...

Two years of That’s Runnable! 🎉 To celebrate the podcast’s second birthday, we’re handing the mic over to you with a Q&A with Tommy covering 18 of your questions, from training and racing to kit and the odd curveball.

We get into advice for heavier runners and why load tolerance matters more than the number on the scales, how to become the best mountain runner you can be (hills, hills, hills… and systems, systems, systems), and what to focus on in the final weeks before your first 65K ultra.

Plus: balancing running with other sports like ultimate frisbee, breaking in new shoes, alcohol and training, why 30-week plans need flexibility, Tommy’s top “apocalypse” strength exercises, making night running a strength, carrying your own nutrition vs. relying on aid stations, how to go sub-24 for 100 miles and more…

Thank you to everyone who’s listened, shared and sent questions over the last two years. Here’s to many more.

00:00 Intro
04:28 Heavy runners
09:47 Lone Wolf prep & race nutrition
16:15 How to be the best mountain runner you can be
26:49 Eiger accommodation (Transylvania?!)
28:05 First 65K ultra: what to focus on
35:23 Mixing running with other sports
42:58 Shoe choices & getting used to new shoes
46:24 Alcohol & running
53:17 Backyard ultra mindset
1:01:04 Long training plans
1:09:40 Best strength exercises for the fitness apocalypse
1:13:20 Running at night
1:18:46 Carrying nutrition vs. aid stations
1:23:24 Running a sub-24hr 100 miler
1:28:04 Going pro?
1:33:05 Toenails & real runners
1:34:01 More in the tank

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