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Episode 1: The Running Boom

Are we in the second running boom? Third? No, Brenn takes a look at the numbers and argues it’s all just one big impressive sustained boom. Gregg gives his thoughts on a sudsy run with inflatable...

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Episode 2: Running as a Spectator Sport

While the U.S. has experienced a sustained running boom, mainstream media coverage and viewership of the sport has been a bust. In podcast episode 2, Gregg unearths startling data on how poorly the...

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Episode 3: Running Performance and PEDs (interview Ulrich Fluhme)

In podcast episode 3 we interview Ulrich Fluhme about PEDs in running. Uli, who ran a 2:33:33 NYC Marathon for the Central Park Track Club in 2009, shares provocative views about drug use in the sport...

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Episode 4: Splits and (Im)perfect Pacing

In our fourth podcast, we check out splits from world record races, and contrast that to how most of us pace marathons. Note to runners: there is much room for improvement! Local elite runner and...

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Episode 5: Amy Begley and the Business of Running

In podcast episode 5, we welcome our first Olympian to the Cloud: Amy Begley. Amy discusses challenges track and field athletes face making a living and possible improvements to the business side of...

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Episode 6: Nick Arciniaga and Boston Preview

The Boston Marathon is just a week away, and in podcast episode six we converse with Nick Arciniaga, who was the top American finisher at Boston in 2008 and who has run three marathons with a 2:11...

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Episode 7: Patrick Rizzo and the London Marathon

Photo by Dustin Whitlow In episode 7 we have the good fortune to catch up with Patrick Rizzo, the top American finisher (12th overall, in 2:16:10) at the London Marathon. Patrick describes the tense...

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Episode 8: Oiselle Versus the Establishment

It is said that birds of a feather flock together, and so it was in podcast episode 8.  Oiselle runners Lauren Fleshman and Kate Grace are joined by the company’s founder and CEO Sally Bergesen in a...

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Episode 9: Alan Culpepper and the Sub 2:10 Club

In episode 9, we interview our fastest subject yet: 2:09 marathon man Alan Culpepper. Culpepper offers a 360 degree view of the sport from the perspective of elite runner turned race organizer and...

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Episode 10: Jeannette Faber and the US Track Champs

Jeannette Faber, owner of 13 consecutive marathon PRs, will be representing the U.S. at the World Championships in Moscow this summer. Faber, our interview guest in Episode 10, describes her...

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Episode 11: Glen Redpath takes on Badwater

As if the Badwater 135 mile ultra wasn’t sufficiently hellish, the mercury for this year’s race may hit the 120s. In episode 11, elite ultrarunner Glen Redpath discusses his preparation for the race...

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Episode 12: Dot McMahan, the World Marathon Champs, & Badwater revisited

Dot McMahan will be running the marathon at the IAAF Championships in Moscow, and in Episode 12 we learn how the newly minted U.S. 25K champ has continued to sharpen her times through two Olympic...

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Episode 13: Jeffrey Eggleston and World Champs preview

Moscow, here we go! Jeffrey Eggleston, who will be running for the U.S. at the marathon World Championships on August 17, joins us in lucky Episode 13. We dig into Jeffrey’s preparation and goals for...

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Episode 14: Jason Hartmann, the NYC Marathon, & Competitor Group

Jason Hartmann, with consecutive fourth place finishes at Boston, is the top American in the World Marathon Majors 2012-13 leaderboard. In episode 14 we interview the modest gent about his career,...

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Episode 15: Ryan Vail and strategy for 26.2

When you are feeling great during a marathon, at what point do you leave your goal pace behind and go for broke? In episode 15, rising marathon star Ryan Vail gives us his in-race strategy as he...

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Cloud259 marathon race report: Hartford blues

It’s fickle, this 26.2. Gregg describes his race at Hartford last weekend, his 32nd marathon and his first with a hard target of 2:59. Brenn then outlines his New York City Marathon prep with two...

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Episode 16: NYC Marathon Preview

The Big Apple is buzzing over the return of the marathon, and in Episode 16 we get multiple perspectives on the race. Sam Grotewold, who manages the pro field for New York Road Runners, gives us his...

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Cloud259 marathon race report: Onwards and upwards

We got this airplane to fly. Aided by the advice of professional and elite amateurs, Brenn sliced through the three hour barrier with a 2:56:40 at the New York City Marathon. In this podcast interlude...

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Cloud259 marathon race report: Back at it in Bucks County

Gregg details his race at the Bucks County Marathon in our third episode interlude. After a stomach bug derailed his race at Hartford on Oct. 12, Gregg salvaged his training for another shot at 26.2....

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Episode 17: Tyler McCandless takes the road less traveled

It’s refreshing to see an elite U.S. distance runner take a decidedly different approach when it comes to training and racing. In episode 17 we meet Tyler McCandless, who forgoes long tempo runs,...

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