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Tony and Mike discuss a few upcoming races from Grandma’s Marathon, including the Park Point 5 Miler and the deadline to submit virtual results for Grandma’s Marathon and Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon. In recent race results, Kyle Sather took the win at a local beer mile. Tony discusses a recent assault on a local Duluth … Read more

Michael Koppy recently smashed the supported FKT on the Superior Hiking Trail, raising over $20,000 for the SHTA along the way. Mike and Tony dissect Michael’s extreme adventure, talk about his training, and also his running history and how he came to love the 200+ mile race distance.

Tony and Mike talk about Grandma’s Marathon weekend and runners getting out for their virtual events. Trails are in good shape, and Tony talks about smart goals but why you can’t necessarily work smarter and not harder in a running program. Mike details a new pair of trail running shoes: The Salomon Ultra Pro, and … Read more

Mike and Tony talk to Amy Broadmoore, local Duluth multi-sport athlete and long time runner. Amy started running at a young age and has finished many marathons and trail races up to 100 miles. Amy also owns a photography business called Broadmoore Photo, which specializes in running, biking and skiing photos. Her latest project is … Read more

Tony and Mike talk trail conditions as of late spring, Tony talks about three pillars of constructing a training plan: Frequency, Duration, and Intensity. Tony also has another old-school gear review – cheap knit gloves. Tony is in to the sport of speed golf, a hybrid sport for runners who like golf (or vice versa). … Read more

Tony and Mike interview former Proctor High School standout runner Matt Welch, now of Bellingham, Washington. Matt recently competed in the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta, and is now training to break 4 minutes in the mile. Matt has a unique perspective as an elite runner and coach.

Tony and Mike discuss recent trail conditions – they are in great shape! Trail running season is finally here. Tony touches on a highly controversial topic – running in cotton! Mike talks about gravel biking, what he is in to recently, as an excellent cross training option. A shout out goes to Kyle Severson of … Read more

Shelly Thompson, trail ultramarathon fanatic, is the interview subject for today. Shelly has lots of experience with local and regional trail ultramarathons with many finishes through the years. Also, Shelly has spent countless hours volunteering to support the Duluth running world in so many various capacities. From race directing, to racing timing, managing results and … Read more

This is the one year anniversary episode! What a year it has been. Unfortunately, Mike and Tony have no upcoming races and no race results to report on, but talk a bit about some bigger events that have been canceled in recent weeks, such as Grandma’s Marathon, Superior Spring 25/50k, Fitger’s 5k, and the NMTC … Read more

Tony and Mike interview local runner Brian Landstrom, whose accolades include nearly 20 finishes at the Voyageur 50 Mile Trail Ultra, and nearly 25 finishes at the Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon.