Lea, Mike and Charlie cover local race news and discuss everything that goes into choosing, training and finishing a 100-mile race. Follow us on Instagram for Upchuck updates and news around Big Daddy Week 2025!
Sorry this is late! But the gang's all here this week! We bring our regularly scheduled news and banter, but we interview Mike about his amazing performance at the Javelina Jundred 100-miler. Stick around until the end for important news about Big Daddy Week and a surprise at the very end that is not a pretend listener question.
Stay up to date on Big Daddy Week by following us on Instagram @switchbacks_sweatstains_pod!
We're back and with a special guest! Not it's not Will (he was there though) it's Signal Mountain native and local LEGEND Skyler Baker. We maintain our usual banter, go over local race news, and review our performances at Kodiak by UTMB and the Wild Trails Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race.
Just the coaches on this episode! We cover the usual banter, news, but most of the episode is the tidbits we claim to cover in our intro. Mike and Charlie discuss their takeaways from Evoke Endurance coach Scott Johnston's interview on Freetrail. They discuss how they might apply Scott's training methods to themselves and their athletes and where his methods might not work for every athlete. Lea is on the pod, but steps away for a coaching call after some banter.
Link to Freetrail episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rTXzJ92QAA6vJE2oPUTi6?si=bb9a1d350a394016
Link to Training for the Uphill Athlete
https://open.spotify.com/show/3SAFiUYOXrgs93SMm1cI9v?si=8e284f69a0244430
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After some high-quality banter, we answer as many of your questions as possible.
Please keep sending us questions and topic suggestions! You can DM us on Instagram @switchbacks_sweatstains_pod with questions or even voice messages (no guarantee that technology will let us play it).
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We're home! Back in studio but still have sound issues. We cover the Oli Kai and Oli Via races, preview trail season in the Chattanooga area, and FINALLY answer (some) listener questions.
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We're back with another interview from Colorado! This week we cover the Telluride Mountain Run and The Grand Traverse 40-mile races.
We're back! Live and mostly from Leadville, the gang relives Lea's incredible day at the Leadville 100.
A successful virtual pod. Lea and Mike phone in from Tahoe to recap Broken Arrow, and we all prognosticate on Western States. We finally answer a listener question and get stoked about a Double SCAR FKT.
Interested in coaching? Reach out to Mike and Lea at Woodland Creatures Endurance or Charlie at CT Endurance to get to your next start line ready to crush your goals.
Lil bit of everything on this one:
Mike signs up for a race, we recap a myriad of recent events in the area, and Will talks about his FKT attempt and his hatred of golf and baseball. We also answer listener questions and challenge the Boulder Boys to the 2026 Stump Jump.
Pod crew was giggly on this one!
We recap Strolling Jim, brag on Martha and Austin's impressive results, discuss what Laz race we would do, hint at a future event, Will incorrectly states that we should go to Black Canyon instead of Canyons, we talk Cocodona and training for 200s, and we squeeze in some LQs (Listener Questions).
After capitulating for a few weeks, we're back to recapitulate the Gorge and Stillhouse 100K races that Lea, Will and Charlie crushed the last two weekends. As always, please rate, share and subscribe. We won't leave again - at least for a little bit.
Ready to tackle your next race and want coaching or just training advice? Reach out to Mike, Charlie or Lea! We'd love to help!
We are back! This weeks pod finally covers Southeastern trail running news not called Stump Jump, we struggle with 3rd place names, and Will says 200s are easy but won't sign up for Pinhoti. Will he explain? Have a listen!
Believe it or not, we recap the Stump Jump 50K and 10 mile. Also, Will does not have to sign up for Pinhoti :(
It's finally here! Stump Jump Week!! We cover everything - aid stations, creek crossings, good nutrition strategies for a warm day, and we make our predictions.
Join us Friday morning at 7 am at the Guild Trailhead at OCHS highway for a shakeout run. It will be an easy 3-5 mile out and back on Guild Trail - we can't wait to see you.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bxQFhCc5kNvexARbA?g_st=ic
We'll also be at packet pickup at Fast Break Athletics, so come say hello and hop in for a pre-race interview (if you want).
Find us on instagram @woodland_crtrs_endurance and @coachcharliehaney - we'd love to help you reach your goals!
We NEED 100 listens for Will to sign up for Pinhoti 100. Like, share, subscribe - make people listen!!
The crew is back and this week we discuss what we like to wear when it rains, what happened at Rabid Raccoon and Black Canyon and what we think about when Everything Hurts and Sucks!
We're back and better than ever! Bad Beard coaches Charlie, Lea and Michael along with our good friend Will preview upcoming Bad Beard races and preview runs!
Last episode before Pinhoti! Wes and I walk through the last few weeks of tapering, his go to phrases when things get hard and our favorite mythological creatures.
This week Lea Mulligan joins the podcast again! We discuss her big summer of van life, travel, training and awesome showing at CCC.
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