The Endurance Evolution Podcast

For our first episode we sat down with Heather Durocher, also known as Michigan Runner Girl. Heather is a runner, mother, writer, and budding entrepreneur from Traverse City, Michigan. She writes a blog, MichiganRunnerGirl.com, where she talks about running, traveling, and being active all around the state of Michigan (and sometimes beyond). Some of the things we talked about were her how she got started with running, how she manages to get her running fix while away in family vacations, and a little bit about her blog.

What do you do with an adult diaper, a tyvek painter’s suit, a buckskin, and a few porcupine quills? You use them in The Death Race, of course.

For episode #10 of The Endurance Evolution Podcast, Joel talked with Keith Conway about his transformation from and overweight smoker to Ironman Triathlon finisher.

For the Endurance Evolution Podcast #8 Joel chatted with Miranda about travel nutrition, nutrition timing, common food myths, and more. Miranda's specialties include sports/performance nutrition, weight management, food sensitivities, and culinary arts.

Growing up without a father, Tony was inspired to do something to help kids that find themselves in similar situations. Our conversation hits a few emotional nerves along the way and we got to learn some pretty cool things about Tony's journey.

By day, Norm is a Vice President at Honor Bank, President of On The Ground, and runs Traverse Gourmet with his wife, Cile. Norm shared his story about how he got into running (which is strikingly similar to that of Marc Schollett), what it's like to run across Ethiopia, the mission of On The Ground, and more.

For episode 5, Joel caught up with Craig Webb and Sean Kickbush who competed in the Fat Bike World Championships this past weekend in Marquette, MI.

For episode 4, Joel and Eric talked about how they got started as runners and eventually progressed to ultra-distance events such as the Ironman triathlon and ultra marathons. Show Notes Ice Age Trail 50 mile run Intro/Outro music: M.Y.F (Move Your Feet) by Ella Riot

For episode #3 we talked with Lisa Taylor, a runner, coach, and race director. Lisa talked with us about working with Marc Schollett on his quest to qualify for the Boston Marathon and also what it’s like to work as a high school cross country and track coach. Lisa also gave use some background information on a race she directs, ... Read More