The Underground Running Project

David and Danny are back with a podcast episode explaining how they've dealt with COVID-19 in terms of their own training and their coaching. They discuss training during quarantine, what they're up to now and how they plan to move forward. 

Back with a bang. David conducts a solo interview while Danny races an indoor 5,000m. We welcomed David Marley Perry onto the podcast. David is an entrepreneur who ran at the University of Portland who's always had a creative side. He took the non-traditional route after college and decided to move to New York and take the free lance path to the max. Now a founder and owner of 2 businesses, David teaches us a bit about how having multiple interests and weighing your schedule out well can lead to happiness and success. 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, the guys are back from a long break. They explain why they were away from the podcast game for a while and break down a couple topics on running. Danny and David discuss how to handle work load to avoid burn out, dealing with incoming stud freshmen, weight room timing, and having kids buy into your program. 

The URP guys are back with another episode! Joined by their friends on a late night we open up the floor to discussion and enjoy a fun conversation catching up with what the guys have been doing over the past 2 months. They talk about their trip to Colorado, the beginning of their season, as well as other miscellaneous topics that come up at the round table. 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project the guys had the pleasure of chatting with Jeff Thies another member of the Tinman Elite. Jeff talks to us about what attracted him to the special team they were building in Boulder as well as why the team is so open about everything with the running community. We also go over his up and down moments at the University of Portland. 

On this week's episode of the podcast, the guys are joined by special guest Kyle Medina, professional runner for Tinman Elite. Kyle becomes Tinman #3 on the podcast and tells us his individual story of how he started off as a skater boy to being one of the best runners in Division 2 running. He tells us about how just after a couple minutes with the Tinmen he knew that was the team he wanted to be a part of forever. 

Would you get up, would you walk off, would you throw a fit, would you give up? These were the thoughts that went through Jeff's mind at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Jeff made the hard decision and it fueled him and his country to a bright future. On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, we interview Haitian Olympian, Jeffrey Julmis. Jeff is from here in South Florida just like us and has grinned his way through immense struggles to get to where he is now. We discuss his speed bumps in his childhood, the fall, and his plans moving forward. 

On this latest episode of The Underground Running Project, the guys interview Chris Lee. Chris is a strength training coach who works with many endurance athletes including the pro running team, Tinman Elite. His vast knowledge is heard in this podcast as he breaks down his strength training philosophy and his experience with triathletes, runners, swimmers, and more. Chris's attention to detail and eye for weaknesses is what makes him so good. You might just need to listen to this podcast twice to take it all in. 

Most professional runners have a lot of free time on their hands. That's not the case for Reed Fischer of Tinman Elite. Reed has been able to find the perfect balance in life with running, while working a full time job and being a full time boyfriend. The guys talk to Reed about how he's been able to progress so well and stay so consistent with his training. 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, Danny and David interview founder and CEO of Sweat Elite, Matt Inglis Fox. Matt is someone who took the leap of faith for his business by going on several trips to Kenya and Ethiopia with no goal in mind but to gain knowledge and information to provide to us running nerds. We discuss his many travels and experiences with some of the most well known and successful athletes such as David Rudisha, Mo Farah, and Kenenisa Bekele. 

So far on the podcast we've had plenty of guests and some world class athletes and coaches. But, we've yet to have an olympian on the podcast, that is until now. Thankfully for the guys, Coach Ronald Forbes the Volunteer Assistant Coach at FIU, is a 3 time Olympian for the Cayman Islands. Coach Ron was very open to talking about his humble beginnings of the sport, like when he had to run to his local track for practice and then run back home after. We touch up on his successful career and how he's dealt with adversity. 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny answer a listeners email asking about advice for coaches getting started. Kind of a lot to ask for from 2 rookies to coaching, but they give it their best shot. They talk about what they've learned so far in their short careers and what advice they can give to others. 

Many people don't get to see what really goes on in a professional runner's life. We see the medals, the wins, and the fast times, but what is it that these elite athletes are actually doing to prepare themselves for the big races. Justin Britton is a professional photographer and co-founder of the business A Runners Eye, who constantly travels across the U.S. and the world to take pictures of the greats during their training sessions and races. He gives us an exclusive look at his job and a new perspective that not a lot of people know much about. 

The guys break down what's to come this week and in the coming weeks for the podcast after some technical difficulties. 

When people talk about legacy's you think of the greatest teams who were consistently going above and beyond. The Pep Guardiola era Barcelona, The Zidane Era Real Madrid, the current Golden State warriors, and Bill Belichick's Patriots. You could say the same about the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks. After 3 successive National titles in cross country you start to mention them in the same sentence as the greatest ever to do it. On this weeks podcast we welcome Matthew Baxter former lumberjack and newly turned pro runner. We talk about his experience as a lumberjack and what was going on during these past 3 years of greatness. 

Jonathan Mederos is the online coach for Steadfast Running. On this weeks episode David and Danny pick Jonathan's brain on the science behind coaching as well as the art of coaching. They cover topics like periodization of training, excess anaerobic training, and improvements that can be made to coaching. 

David Ribich was a 4:10 1500m and 2:04 800m runner in High School. The thought of going pro was always in the back of his head, but he knew he had to put in a tremendous amount of work to get to that level. With the help of tremendous coaching and his patient approach to training, he progressed over the years. He now has the 1000m, 1500m, and 3000m DII records. Having just signed his first professional contract with Brooks, he has shown that with the right attitude dreams can become a reality. On this episode of The Underground Running Project, David our host interviews David Ribich and breaks down his career and progression over the years as well as his new book, Small School Big Dreams.

Join the guys on their first attempt at a Questions & Answers session. They discuss weight training, staying motivated, and 100m times. 

Join the guys for the last episode of the year as they discuss their level 1 coaching certification, indoor track, and other topics. Make sure to subscribe! 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, we were lucky enough to have American distance prodigy Drew Hunter as a guest on the podcast. Drew was the 3rd high schooler to ever go sub 4 in the mile and is now known as the ballsy kid who went straight from the high school ranks to the professional level after signing with Adidas. He talks to us about his transition to the Pros, his insane mental strength and the Tinman Elite training group. 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny have middle school coach, Frank Ramos on the podcast. Coach Ramos was Danny's middle school coach and has been coaching for 50 years now. He's seen the sport grow and he's seen plenty of kids develop over the years. We cover his coaching philosophy, the impact he loves to make on kids, and how he's kept his love for the profession over so many years. 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny go over the essentials that runners can look out for this holiday season. From watches, to gear, to recovery tools. They go over some useful things that should be on your Christmas lists or can be an awesome gift to give! 

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny have the privilege of interviewing the NCAA 10,000m champion, Ben Flanagan. Ben is graduate from the University of Michigan who had a standout underdog victory in last years NCAA Track and Field national championships. They speak about the importance of family in his life and go over his transition to the professional level. 

On this weeks episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny go over their cross country season, what they're looking forward to for the upcoming track season, and they look dices the upcoming Florida State championship meet

On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, Danny goes solo and goes a short rant about the mindset that athletes have to have now that it is the championship part of the season for cross country. 

On this week's episode, David and Danny interview Joaquin Cuadra a footwear guru and active runner. Joaquin used to be the manager at local Miami running store Sole Runners and shares with us his experience working there as well as some knowledge about footwear.

Andre Dunand is the CEO of the brand Tranquilo, a friend of ours, and Austin our videographer's brother. Being able to escape life's stresses and being able to focus on doing the things you love is what Andre preaches. On this episode we find out how to incorporate a Tranquil'o lifestyle into our running careers.

On this episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny dive into the results of the Chicago Marathon and break down Eliud Kipchoge's marathon world record from a few weeks back as well as some suspicions on doping. A casual conversation between the guys on a regular afternoon. 

Injuries are a plague that effect runners of all ability levels. Knowing how to prevent them is something that we should all be aware of in our process of becoming great runners. On this episode of The Underground Running Project David and Danny go over their top 5 tips for injury prevention for runners.

David does a bonus episode on how to deal with people who doubt you. Danny does his bonus episode on how to stay hungry after big wins and a race recap.

Pablo Espitia is a graduate from Florida International University where he was a decathlete on the Track and Field team. He attributes most of his consistency and hardwork to his progress as an athlete. He came from nothing to something in the matter of a few years and the guys have a great conversation with him. 

The transition between college and high school athletics can be a tough one, in order for that transition to be smooth for all, David and Danny have named the top 10 differences between competing at the high school and the collegiate level.

Believe it or not, not everyone in this world loves running as much as most of us do. On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project David and Danny are joined by Sebastian Lastra one of David's best friends who actually hates running. It's an interesting episode where they get another perspective on the sport and action of running.

New series of episodes that David is gonna be releasing every once in a while, shorter podcasts that pack a punch. David goes over why it's not okay to half ass the work you do and the outcomes.

Preparing well for practice and races is essential to compete at the highest level. On this week's episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny go over what a typical day and week of preparation looks like for them.

On this week The Underground Running Project team goes into a talk about their individual plans moving forward and also what the plan is for The Underground Running Project itself looking ahead into the future.

Carlin Berryhill joins us on this weeks episode of The Underground Running Project, he is one of the most elite runners to ever come out of Miami Dade County and has many accolades to his name. We go over his career and how he's been able to make decisions and control his emotions as he's progressed and grown as an athlete.

Dominick Cabrera was a 2 time cross country state champion and a 4x800 state champion for Christopher Columbus High School, he also coached Danny during his high school years and has been a huge mentor to him. He also ran for Florida State University for his collegiate career. During this interview we go over some of the accolades that Dom achieved during his career and the difficulties of staying consistent over so many years. On top of that we discuss what in store ahead from now for Dom.

Coach Ryan Raposo is one of the most well known high school coaches in the state of Florida, he's also David's high school coach during his time at John A. Ferguson Senior High here in Miami Florida, one of the most successful public schools athletically in the state of Florida who grew from the ground up thanks to the dedication to the sport by Raposo. Raposo is currently working on his masters in Sport's management at the University of Florida as well as being the head cross country coach at Gulliver middle and high school along with being assistant coach at St. Thomas University. In this week's episode David and Danny have Raposo on the podcast as a guest an go over his career and how he's been able to grow so quickly and so much in a rather short period of time.

Sorry for the delay! We are back to normal now that David is back from vacation. On this week's episode David and Danny go over the struggles that David had while trying to train on vacation as well as his new diet plans. The guys also go over how their cross country summer training has been going as well as some tips and information about the college recruitment process. Hope you guys enjoy this episode please leave a review and a rating for us here on iTunes and please subscribe!

There are millions of runners in the world, each with their own personality. When it comes to the most generic ones, David and Danny have narrowed it down to the most stereotypical runners out there that everybody knows!

Setting goals is one of the first steps towards a successful season. On this episode of The Underground Running Project David and Danny two division 1 distance runners discuss the importance of setting goals and how they can propel you towards becoming a better athlete.

A lot of people tend to neglect the minor details in life. Whether it be running, work, or education. It really is the small things that can make exponential changes in your life. On this episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny go over the small details that can be changed in your life in order to become the best runner you can be. Please subscribe, share, and leave a review!

Balancing school, running, and work can be a hard task for a lot of people. On this episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny talk about finding balance in your schedule. They give tips and stories about how they've managed their time efficiently throughout college. 

In episode 2 of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny discuss the importance of summer training for runners and what we can all gain from it. Questions about mileage, hell weeks, workouts, places to run, and the importance of staying consistent during a long summer training cycle.

In this first episode of The Underground Running Project, David and Danny, two division 1 athletes, break down their backgrounds in running while diving into some stories about their transition from high school to collegiate athletics.