Strength, Movement & Physical Therapy with Matt Walsh

Tabor Hemming is a professional trail runner for Adidas TERREX living in Kremmling, CO. She has been one of the stellar crop of young American sub-ultra distance specialists racing internationally in the last couple years. We get to know her in this first appearance on the show.

Topics discussed:

• Tabor's personal and athletic background
• Family history and cattle ranching
• Joining Adidas TERREX
• Racing collegiately at CU
• Nordic skiing history
• Career development and the importance of self-investment
• The start to the 2024 season
• The Big Alta
• The Hemmings YouTube channel
• Goals for the future
• A lot more!

Andy Pearson is an ultrarunner and VP of Creative at Liquid Death, living in Southern California. He's also the co-host of a trail running podcast called Between Two Pines, distributed by UltraSignup. He's made his career in advertising and creative, winning industry awards along the way. He's also a longtime ultrarunner who has competed in races like Western States, Big's Backyard Ultra, Barkley, and Cocodona 250. Topics discuss:

• Andy's personal and professional background
• The difference between entertainment and marketing
• "The art of stupidity"
• The value of thinking irrationally
• Creating viral products
• Liquid Death's famous Super Bowl ad
• Maintaining a disruptive posture as Liquid Death scales
• Andy's running career
• The creative genius of Lazarus Lake
• Between Two Pines
• A lot more!

Shannon O'Grady is the CEO of Gnarly Nutrition, our longest tenured partner. She is also a PhD Sports Nutritionist with incredible knowledge about fueling for performance and recovery. This is her second appearance on the show -- the first being one of our most popular episodes ever. We use this as another opportunity to blast through a laundry list of nutrition topics to help you be more informed about your nutrition choices and strategies.

Topics discussed:

• Shannon's new role as CEO
• The Gnarstool Podcast
• Micronutrients vs macronutrients
• Metabolism
• Carbohydrate periodization
• Lifestyle hydration
• Calories vs. grams of carbohydrates
• Supplementing with protein during ultra races
• Alcohol's impact on performance
• Salt intake outside of training
• Acidic vs alkaline diets
• A lot more!

Zoë Rom is the Editor in Chief of Trail Runner Magazine and Managing Editor of Women's Running. She is also a host of The Outside Show. She is one of the most respected journalists in the sport, writing two fantastic pieces recently that we center the episode around. The articles are The Rise of Indie Running Brands and How Fan Service is Changing Running Media. 

Topics discussed:

• Nichification of sports
• Brands as identity signalers
• Social media's role in empowering new brands
• The DTC business model
• The importance of differentiation
• Fan service in media
• The state of journalism
• Trade offs made as an editor
• A lot more

Justin Grunewald is a professional runner and physician, living in Boulder, CO. At the end of January, Justin posted about his experience giving up alcohol for a month and how it impacted his running and personal health. His post resonated with me and created a great opportunity to finally have Justin on the podcast. Topics covered:

• Dry January
• Justin's observation of alcoholism as a physician
• How giving up alcohol impacted his training, relationships, and mood
• The importance of moderation
• The sponsorship landscape in trail running
• Agents in pro trail running
• Justin's training for Tarawera and goals for the season
• A lot more!

Jon Rea is a professional trail runner for HOKA, living in Boulder, CO. In 2023 he finished 4th at CCC and broke the CR at Javelina Jundred. Next weekend, Jon lines up as one of the favorites at the Black Canyon 100k. This podcast is a companion conversation for a training video Freetrail released, documenting one of the final key workouts in Jon's build to Black Canyon. In the podcast we discuss the following topics:

• Jon's background and family
• "From runner to racer" philosophy
• Team sports as the foundation for his running career
• This important moment in Jon's career
• His training for Black Canyon
• Flux workouts
• His unorthodox taper strategy
• The value of hardwork
• His PhD work and career at RMI
• Not needing a Golden Ticket
• "Big Cat Mode" 
• Who Jon admires