Addison Smith reflects on the 2026 season, how to highlight non-pro runners, and if we were in the stone age of ultrarunning

We are back! Covered in Auburn dust. We recap our experiences at Western States and discuss general takeaways on the elite and age group field.

We pulled up and yapped up! We discuss how to utilize uphill treadmill hiking in your training, how to navigate running with bad air quality, and how magical rest weeks can be. We even briefly reviewed Wuthering Heights!

We are back this week! Checking in on our thoughts around Hardrock, how entertaining it is, and how the level of competition compares to other events. Adam also goes on an unhinged rant about the size of most running packs. But we planned out our day terribly and had to cut it short! Enjoy the best…

An episode over an hour??? Can you believe it?! We finally made the time to sit down and really blab today. We talk about adjusting Adam's strength training to accommodate run training, answer listener questions about required gear and foot care, and we discuss the latest wave of Claude and GPT ge…