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The Endurance Experience Podcast
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Join Tony Rich, Level II USAT certified coach, certified sports nutritionist, certified master swim coach, Level II TrainingPeaks Certified coach, Guinness World Record holder and finisher of over 100 marathons including the World Marathon Challenge (7 Marathons, 7 Continenets, 7 Days). Together with guests they'll discuss the science of self-propelled motion and also explore some of the most important topics within the intersection of endurance sports training, health, fitness, society and life current events.
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EP. 73: 48x Consecutive Boston Marathon Finisher Mike Beeman
Apr 1401:02:04Tap to summarizeA conversation with Mike Beeman a part-time teacher/coach. In 2026 Mike will run his 49nth consecutive Boston Marathon. He started running the Boston Marathon in 1978 and he's currently 5th all time in consecutive Boston Marathon finishes.We talk about the changes that have occured in the Boston Marathon over his time of running in 6 different decades.We discuss the Johny Kelly record of 62 Boston Marathons and the possibility that he could be one of the people that may surpass that record.Finally we talk about his goal of inspiring the next generation of runners on his social medial platform.Mike Beeman on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/runboston48Mike Beeman on Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/runboston48People Magazine Articlehttps://people.com/68-year-old-runs-the-boston-marathon-every-year-exclusive-11720850
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EP. 72: IOC Policy Statement on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category
Mar 2800:39:08Tap to summarizeThe IOC's new statement on the Protection of the Female/Women's Category was released on 3/26/2026. What does it mean and what are the implications for sport?An objective review of the statement from the IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the first female president of the IOC, and the IOC director of the Health, Medicine and Science Department, Dr. Jane Thorton.Ready the Full Statement Linked below.IOC Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport and Guiding Considerations for International Federations and Sports Governing Bodieshttps://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/International-Olympic-Committee/EB/policy/policy-on-the-protection-of-the-female-category-english.pdf
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EP. 71: 777 Retrospective w/Greg Yaghmai, Martin Schranz, Dawn Doucette
Mar 2001:04:37Tap to summarizeA conversation with three finishers of the 2026 World Marathon Challenge (7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days), Greg Yaghmai, Dawn Doucette, and Martin Schranz.We discuss and review the 2026 World Marathon Challenge, covering what worked from training preparation and packing logistics to nutrition and fueling. The group comments on what they learned.We look back at each leg of the event from Antarctica to Miami and discuss surprises, highs, challenges, including weather surprises and sleep strategies.The group offers their perspective on how a challenge like 777 parallels life circumstances and tests you for real-world challenges.About The World Marathon Challegehttps://www.worldmarathonchallenge.com/About RUNBUKhttps://www.runbuk.com/Dawn on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/ddoucette30Martin on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/martinschranzGreg on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/gregyaghmaiWorld Marathon Challenge on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/worldmarathonchallenge777/RUNBUK on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/runbukinc/
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EP. 70: Swimming Outside The Lanes w/Becca Mann
Mar 1700:41:34Tap to summarizeA conversation with Becca Mann, an open water swimmer and writer. She's an 8x USA Swim National Team member and 2x USA National Champion. She's the first and only swimmer to complete the Triple Maui Nui Channel Swim, a 40 mile channel crossing from Mauito Molokai to Lanai back to Maui. She's the author of the Book Outside the Lanes A Pro Swimmer's Story of Resilience, Reinvention, and Redefining Success.We have a conversation about her life as documented in her book Outside the Lanes, her swim successes including doing her first open water swim at the age of 10, swimming for national teams, and open water swimming.We talk about what she is up to now, her interests in writing and show business and her goals as she is getting back into swimming. Becca also gives some of her swim advice to developing swimmers and triathletes.About Becca Mannhttps://www.becca-mann.com/Becca's Books:Outside the Laneshttps://www.becca-mann.com/booksUnruleyhttps://www.becca-mann.com/booksBecca on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/becca__mannBecca on Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@beccawmann
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EP. 69: Trick or Treatment in Health w/Edzard Ernst, M.D., PhD
Nov 901:09:21Tap to summarizeA conversation with Edzard Ernst, M.D., PhD co-author of the book Trick or Treatment, The undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine. He's a long time physician that has decades of experience as a doctor and also as a researcher. He has served as chairman of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at the University of Vienna. He became director of complementary medicine of the Peninsula Medical School (PMS) in 2002. His writing appeared in a regular column in The Guardian, where he reviewed news stories about complementary medicine from an evidence-based medicine perspective.Dr. Ernst discusses his history and his evolution away from alternative medicine after a long period of research and discovery.We talk about what's called Naturopathy and it's fundamental claims and where such practitioners have gone array.We have an exchange about the "Placebo Effect" and Dr. Ernst gives his response to the common retort that the Placebo Effect is "Still an Effect".We talk about some of the commonly utilized modalities in health and fitness including acupuncture and cupping, their foundations and what does the imperical evidence show in regards to them.Finally we discuss science, the scientific method and Dr. Ernst Gives his perspective on the argument that science can often "get things wrong".Edzard Ernst, M.D., PhDhttps://edzardernst.com/Trick or Treatmenthttps://a.co/d/0memofthttps://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dr-Dr-Simon-Singh/Trick-or-Treatment--Alternative-Medicine-on-Trial/1382322
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EP. 68: Ultra Marathon Legend Dean Karnazes
Sep 600:57:29Tap to summarizeA conversation with Dean Karnazes, ultra-marathon runner, and author. Among many accomplishments he holds the record for the longest continuous run of 350 miles in 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep, and winner of the Badwater 135 milre run in Death Valley California. His first book, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, details his ultra endurance running origins and accomplishments. He's since written 4 more books including 50/50 which details the secrets he's learned in running 50 marathons in 50 states, in 50 days.We talk about his origin story and the books he's written about running. We discuss his running accomplishments including the 350 mile consecutive run, Badwater and the 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days.We have an exhange about the boom we've seen in marathon running over the last 5-10 years and I get Dean's perspective on what's fueling it.We talk about the often oversold adverse effects of running and whether or not he's experienced any of them in the 30 years of running long distance.We talk about what he's doing now, what he's doing next, and what he's doing with Greek Running Tours.Finally I ask Dean about his legacy and whether or not he thinks about his place in the annals of ultra marathon running.About Dean Karnazes https://ultramarathonman.com/Dean Karnazes Books:Ultra-Marathon Manhttps://a.co/d/cPlCxAaRun!https://a.co/d/4CCSguMRunners Highhttps://a.co/d/gsb1Elz50/50https://a.co/d/5lUa0arThe Road to Spartahttps://a.co/d/aOfOZhgGreek Running Tourshttps://www.greekrunningtours.com/Dean on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/ultramarathonUltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons • 50 States • 50 Days Documentaryhttps://youtu.be/bpjRFkqTIkY?si=_R5lAQ5teaCk0kNN
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EP. 67: The Enhanced Games w/Aron D'Souza, PhD
Jun 3000:35:04Tap to summarizeA conversation with Aron D'Souza, PhD. He is the President of the Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games are a privately funded sporting body that seeks to allow athletes to compete under performance enhancement under lucrative compensation arrangements.Dr. D'Souza discusses the main proposition and goals of the Enhanced Games and he provides his position on the conflicts of interests that exist in traditional sport.We talk about the recent world record that was broken by Kristian Gkolomeev in the 50 meter freestyle and the potential for athletes to reap prize money for reaching world records.We discuss the degree and prevalence of enhancement in existing sport.Finally Dr. D'Souza lays out his thoughts about the future of sport and were Enhanced Games will be in just a few years.About Aron D'Souza, PhD:https://arondsouza.com/About Enhanced: https://www.enhanced.com/https://www.enhanced.com/the-teamEnhanced on Instagram@enhanced_gamesFollow Us:Facebook: https://Facebook.com/EventHorizon.TvTwitter: https://twitter.com/EventHorizonTvInstagram: https://instagram.com/eventhorizon.tvYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EventHorizonTv
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EP. 66: A Conversation with Marathon Legend Amby Burfoot
May 2900:54:09Tap to summarizeA conversation with running legend Amby Burfoot. Amby Burfoot stands as a titan in the running world. Crowned the Boston Marathon champion in 1968, he became the first collegian to win this prestigious event and the first American to claim the title since John Kelley in 1957.As well as a stellar racing career of over 62 years, Amby channeled his passion for running into journalism. He joined Runner’s World magazine in 1978, rising to the position of Editor-in-Chief and then serving as its Editor-at-Large.As well as being the author of several books on running, he regularly contributes articles to major publications, and curates his weekly Run Long, Run Healthy Newsletter. We talk about his origin story and the early relationships he cultivated with other notable runners like John J. Kelly the younger, and Bill Rogers.We discuss the recent performances and new world records coming from the professional marathon field and Amby gives his perspectives on what's driving the performance, and he discusses his skepticism with the authenticity of some of the recent performance given the possibility and prevalence of performance enhancement substances.We talk about the heightened popularity of running and Amby gives his advice to runners looking to perform, enjoy the sport recreationally, enhance general health and increase longevity in the sport.About Amby Burfoot on Marathon Handbook: https://marathonhandbook.com/author/amby/ Amby Burfoot's Run Long, Run Healthy Newsletter: https://marathonhandbook.com/run-long-run-healthy-newsletter/Amby's Books on Running: https://www.ambyburfoot.com/p/buy-autographed-book.htmlFollow Us:Facebook: https://Facebook.com/EventHorizon.TvTwitter: https://twitter.com/EventHorizonTvInstagram: https://instagram.com/eventhorizon.tvYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EventHorizonTv
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EP. 65: Rise of the Fighter: Paul Holborn Winner of the 2025 World Marathon Challenge
Mar 2, 202501:06:51Tap to summarizeA conversation with Paul Holborn. He is a former boxer and winner of the 2025 World Marathon Challenge which is running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. Paul Holborn didn’t go into the event to win, but after about 5 days Paul emerged as the men’s winner, completing the 777 in an average time of 3:22:36. We talk about his background as a boxer and the inspiring story of what eventually drove him to consider attempting the World Marathon Challenge, and the support he received from his family after taking the physical and financial leap. We discuss Paul’s training approaching leading up to the 777 and the amount of training volume he peaked at to prepare, including his level of confidence going into Antarctica. We talk about Paul’s fueling and sleep protocol going into the event and how well it worked. Paul discusses what he believes it was that helped him in the end. Paul talks through each leg of the event, some of the high points and lower points and where along the way did the possibility he could win come into mind. Finally Paul talks about what the future holds for his athletic pursuits. Paul Holborn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauly_holborn Paul Holborn BBC Article https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp43emvd0o.amp Paul Holborn NYT Articlehttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6164653/2025/03/01/seven-marathons-seven-days-seven-continents/ About the World Marathon Challengehttps://www.worldmarathonchallenge.com/ Follow Us:Facebook: https://Facebook.com/EventHorizon.TvTwitter: https://twitter.com/EventHorizonTvInstagram: https://instagram.com/eventhorizon.tvYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EventHorizonTv Support Us: https://Patreon.com/Endurance
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EP. 64: Athlete Psychology and Mental Skills w/Coach Patrick Smith, PhD
Feb 28, 202501:02:12Tap to summarizeA conversation with coach Patrick Smith, PhD. Coach Smith’s passion for sports was paralleled by a desire to revolutionize how we approach mental performance. With an undergraduate degree in marketing and a doctorate under the mentorship of Dr. Steven C. Hayes, a pioneering figure in psychology, he has dedicated his career to merging the most advanced behavioral science with the world of sports. We talk about everything from mental skills, the benefits of meditation to athletes and even touch on concepts of the efficacy of hypnotism. Coach Smith gives his perspectives on balancing social influence with athletes and the impact of AI. About Coach Patrick Smith, PhD:https://www.coachpatricksmith.com/patrick-smith-phd Coach Patrick Smith’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrick_smith_aware/ Follow Us: Facebook: https://Facebook.com/EventHorizon.Tv Twitter: https://twitter.com/EventHorizonTv Instagram: https://instagram.com/eventhorizon.tv YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EventHorizonTv Support Us: https://Patreon.com/Endurance
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