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The Marathon Project is back and bigger than ever.Ben Rosario spent two years as a member of the Hansons Brooks Distance Project, was the special events director for the GO! Saint Louis Marathon, founded the Northern Arizona Elite professional team, and co-founded a specialty running store--Big River Running Company.Now, Ben's the CEO of The Marathon Project, an annual event in Chandler, Arizona that features an amateur and a professional marathon in one weekend.Listen to hear about:What does success mean, anyway?Origins of and goals for The Marathon ProjectThe 2025 event, including an all-ages, all abilities 5k, a gold wave marathon for amateurs, and a pro marathon.The impact of super shoes on the current running boomBen's coaching philosophy and structuring a year for peak marathon performanceStay connected:The Marathon Project: themarathonproject.comBen on Instagram: instagram.com/coachbenrosario1 The Marathon Project on Instagram: instagram.com/marathonprojX: @themarathonprojBlueSky: @themarathonprojectFor The Long Run Podcast on Instagram: instagram.com/forthelrpodJon Levitt on Instagram: instagram.com/jwlevittJoin the For The Long Run email community: for-the-long-run.beehiiv.comThis episode is supported by:Shokz: They stay in place and you'll be safe and sound because they don't go in your ears. ⁠Use code FTLR10 for 10% off your purchase. Boulderthon: Our favorite Colorado race event with a variety of distances. Use code FTLR20 for $20 off the marathon or half marathon when you register at www.boulderthon.org.Tifosi Optics: Fantastic sunglasses for every type of run. Anti-bounce fit, shatterproof, and scratch resistant. Use code FTLR2025 at this link for 15% off your pair.

Ben Rosario is a leading figure in distance running, known for his work with Northern Arizona Elite, The Marathon Project, and his book Run Like a Pro (Even If You're Slow). As the head coach of NAZ Elite, he developed one of the premier training groups in the U.S., coaching athletes like Aliphine Tuliamuk to a U.S. Olympic Trials win. In 2020, he played a key role in launching The Marathon Project, creating a fast, competitive race for elite marathoners during the pandemic. With a passion for coaching and a knack for innovation, Ben has made a lasting impact on the sport.---

Join Phil and Mark as they interview Ben Rosario, CEO of The Marathon Project and a highly experienced coach, discussing the details of the December 2025 event and his extensive background in the running industry.  As head coach of Northern Arizona Elite for over eight years, Ben Rosario's athletes achieved remarkable success, securing 87 victories, 13 national titles, ten top-10 finishes at World Marathon Majors, eight World Championship appearances, and an Olympic Trials Marathon win.   In this episode, Ben discusses The Marathon Project (TMP), set to take place in December 2025, and shares insights from his extensive coaching career.   Timestamps: 00:21 Intro 3:00 History of TMP 8:15 The Gold Race Details 12:00 Gold Race Fluids 16:36 TMP Experience 20:01 Defining Gold Race Success 23:34 The Professional Field 29:03 Ben's Coaching Background 34:24 Most INSANE Distance Workouts 40:00 Common Misconceptions in marathon training 45:36 Current marathoners on the circuit 50:13: Ben's Top 3 Tips for racing the TMP GOLD Race     Follow us on: Instagram Phil: @lane.one.run Mark: @markanthony015   Follow Ben and TMP: TMP: @marathonproj Ben: @coachbenrosario1 Website: https://www.themarathonproject.com/   Lane One Bangerz Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0xs5WpVtTLYiPiOIWHtWKB?si=be33b6b913374670   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69KPMyywS1iIbvsE3K6QSq?si=c13e4dda7eb54a7f   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lane-one-talk-show/id1719495358   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@laneone1780   Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-awqhm-108a682   #marathon #halfmarathon #crosscountry #trackandfield #trailrunning #5k #10k #runningshoes #runninggear #runningtips #endurancerunning #sprinting #longdistancerunning #intervaltraining #roadracing #pacesetting #hillrunning #racenutrition #racepreparation #runnershigh #olympics

"When I pass someone, I think: Poker face and pass them with authority. You don't want to give someone hope. There are a lot of opportunities to feel sorry for yourself in a marathon. I don't want someone that I'm going by to have a little something to fight for. I want to put them away immediately.” Scott Fauble makes his return to the CITIUS MAG Podcast after taking seventh at the Boston Marathon in a personal best of 2:08:52, which moves him to No. 10 on the all-time U.S. list. He is the third-fastest active U.S. marathoner. This was a big performance for Scott since he shook things up a bit toward the end of 2020 by leaving his sponsor Hoka and parting ways with coach Ben Rosario and Northern Arizona Elite. He eventually teamed up with coach Joe Bosshard and spent the past few months in Colorado to prepare for Boston. We catch up on the decision-making process behind that, his brilliant race tactics in Boston, how he's shifted his thinking after a big performance and what's got him excited about the future. We also go through a bunch of the listener questions that you submitted on Instagram. SUPPORT THE SPONSORS FINAL SURGE: No matter if you are an athlete or a coach, Final Surge helps plan and attain both short, and long-term training success. Their free online training log is compatible with Garmin, Strava, Polar, Stryd, COROS and a slew of other apps and devices. If you are a coach, Final Surge makes planning and analyzing workouts simple and helps streamline communication with your athletes. If you're an athlete out there hammering miles and tempo runs solo with no guidance or direction, Final Surge is also here to offer up some world-class training programs. Check out their offerings today: FINALSURGE.COM – USE CODE CITIUS FOR 10% OFF. BROOKS RUNNING: The Brooks Hyperion Elite 3s were released earlier this month and its Brooks' latest road-running shoe built for speed with ultralight foam and a carbon fiber plate to help propel you forward. THERABODY: Their new RecoveryAir JetBoots are the first of its kind as the world's most advanced pneumatic compression system ever created. RecoveryAir flushes out metabolic waste more fully and brings back fresh blood to your legs at three times the speed of competitors. Faster cycles mean faster recovery, so you don't have to wait for..the legs to be feelin' great. For more information and to get a discount visit: https://therabody.com/citius OREGON22: We are less than 90 days until the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon (7/15-24). The outdoor track season is underway and the journey to Hayward has begun. Don't miss out. Buy your tickets today to see the world's best athletes in action at the first-ever world outdoor championships being held on U.S. soil. You can get your tickets by visiting WorldChampsOregon22.com/Tickets

To this day, many athletes and coaches use some combo of spreadsheets, emails, calendars, and even paper to plan and record their training. There is a better and more simple way, thanks to the technology of companies like Final Surge. CEO TIm Surface joins Coach Claire to explain more. In this episode, you learn: why to log your runs to track progress how planning your running schedule digitally can save you time how to work with a coach on a digital platform how technology has advanced to make planning your training and/or working with a coach easier, cheaper, and more effective Once you decide that you really like running and want to work to get better at it, the first step is tracking your progress. The simplest way to do that is to wear a basic watch and write down how far and how fast you ran on a piece of paper. This is how runners have been doing it for perhaps hundreds of years. Now with technology like GPS watches and the apps that go along with it, we can track dozens of data points about our runs and share every detail with the internet. The next step beyond simply logging our runs, is coming up with a plan that will help us achieve our running goals. We can come up with something ourselves, we can follow a premade plan from a book or online, or we can work with a coach to truly maximize our progress. Many athletes and coaches today still use some combo of emails, spreadsheets, and even paper schedules to work together. While that can work, it's cumbersome and time consuming. Fortunately, there is technology out there that can make this process work so much better for both athletes and coaches. Today, we talk about one of the companies out there that is creating the platforms that make training better. It's called Final Surge and its CEO is Tim Surface. As a disclaimer, Final Surge is not sponsoring the show and in fact, they really do no formal marketing at all. Its success has been entirely word of mouth.   It's free for athletes to use and it can be a great way to take your training to the next level, even if you are not working with a coach. Tim explains the details. A little background on Tim, he was a runner growing up and in college and holds a 2:24 marathon PR. He unexpectedly fell in love with web development and technology in college and began with a few startups before eventually coming up with Final Surge with his business partner. Once the new platform was ready, he cold called some of the best coaches in the country to try to convince them to give Final Surge a try. He got his first big win when legendary coach (and former Run to the Top guest Jeff Galloway came on board. Today, Final Surge is home for teams like the Northern Arizona Elite, The New York Road Runners, The Atlanta Track Club and more.  At its core, it's a communication avenue for coaches and athletes, teams and individuals, all with the goal of being better runners with less hassle.  CONNECT, COMMENT, & COMMUNITY: Follow RunnersConnect on Instagram Join the Elite Treatment where you get first dibs on everything RTTT each month! Runners Connect Winner's Circle Facebook Community  RunnersConnect Facebook page GET EXPERT COACHING AT RUNNERSCONNECT! This week's show brought to you by: Perform from the Amino Company  Perform immediately gives you energy and focus to help reinvigorate your runs.   Even better, Perform helps reduce fatigue, and increases muscle protein synthesis (so you recover faster from both the run and your strength training).  The research on amino acids and performance enhancements is well-documented, with hundreds of studies demonstrating their effectiveness.    You can even use Perform during your long runs and workouts (and of course your race) to increase focus and performance during the run itself.  If you're interested in giving Perform a try, we've got a special offer for you where you can save 30% and get a free gift by using the code RC30.  Just head to aminoco.com/rttt and use the code RC30 at checkout to save 30% and get a free gift. 

Find Ben and Northern Arizona Elite on Instagram @coachbenrosario1 and @naz_eliteAlso on Twitter @BenRosario1 and @NAZ_EliteThe podcast is on Instagram @marathonpodcastAnd check out nazelite.com as well as their Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HOKANAZElite/featured-- Ben's Bio as seen on nazelite.com  - - BEN'S STORYBen has been just about everything in the running industry; elite athlete, special events director for a big city marathon, running store owner, marketing director, elite athlete coordinator and of course…coach. His number one passion though, has always been the competitive side of the sport and he brings a healthy obsession for success to his role as coach/executive director of Northern Arizona Elite.AS A COACHBen has coached everyone from third graders, to beginning adult runners to World Championship performers. His motivational skills and training knowledge have translated to success at every level. His work with the Big River Racing Team in Saint Louis produced three different Olympic Trials qualifiers; Shannon Leinert (800), Julie Lossos (Marathon) and Adam MacDowell (Marathon). He also led Canadian Stephanie Hood to top-11 finishes at the Boston (2:44:44) and Chicago (2:35:09) Marathons in 2008 as well as the Canadian Cross Country Title.In his six+ years with Northern Arizona Elite, Ben's athletes have won U.S. National Titles in cross country and on the roads at 10k, the half marathon, and the 25k, and a New Zealand National Title on the track. The team has been represented at the World Cross Country Championships in 2017 and 2019, the World Half Marathon Championships in 2014 and 2016 and at the World Track and Field Championships in 2015. His athletes have also competed at the European Athletics Championships, the Great Edinburgh International XC Meet, the NACAC Cross County Championships, the NACAC Track Championships, the Pan American Cup Cross Country Meet and the Pan American Games. In 2016, the team produced two sixth-place finishes at the Olympic Trials Marathon and two fourth-place finishes in the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Track and Field Trials. At the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, four HOKA NAZ Elite athletes posted top 20 finishes, including three in the top eight in the women's race led by Aliphine Tuliamuk–the Trials Champion. At World Marathon Majors, HOKA NAZ Elite athletes have recorded 8 top-10 finishes including a sixth at Boston in 2018 and in Chicago in 2019, and a seventh at New York City in 2018 and Boston in 2019. Other top marathon finishes include a win at the Grandma's Marathon in 2018 and runner-up finishes at the USATF Marathon Championships in 2015 and 2018.AS AN ATHLETEBen was a Division II All American at Truman State University, before landing a spot on the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project team in 2003. There he became the youngest qualifier for the 2004 Olympic Trials Marathon where he finished 37th. He returned to his hometown of Saint Louis in the summer of 2005 and that fall finished second at the U.S. Marathon Championships at the Twin Cities Marathon. He ended his career with personal bests of 4:03 in the mile and 2:18 in the marathon.

Carrie chats with elite runner Ben Bruce! They discuss his role at Northern Arizona Elite in Flagstaff, all of the hats he wears in life, the shoe debate, running 17 USATF National Championships in a row, and so much more!

Ryan Sterner and Stephen Kersh join me for this bonus episode of The CITIUS MAG Podcast to discuss their documentary "A Time And A Place" – which follows Northern Arizona Elite's road to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. As I wrote in the CITIUS MAG Newsletter: "Many of us know how the story ends and if you don’t then major spoiler: Aliphine Tuliamuk ends up making the U.S. team for the Tokyo Olympics. But what you don’t know is what the road to get to Atlanta looked like. Over the past 12 months, maybe you’ve caught interviews with the athletes about the preparation and some of the workouts but this film packages it all together and really helps paint the picture of what this pursuit ultimately means for each of the athletes. I highly recommend you check out the film." World-renowned film critic Paul Snyder wrote a glowing review of the movie. There are very few tickets remaining for the film's virtual world premiere on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. ET. Get your tickets today.

  Welcome to episode 180 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome NAU national champion Tyler Day, who recently turned pro and announced he was joining former collegiate teammate Matt Baxter and Coach Ben Rosario with Northern Arizona Elite. We talked a little bit about his rise from a good Arizona high school runner to one of the best in the country in high school. We then talk about what the process was like when he announced he was turning professional. Tyler is always a fun listen and we hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did. 1:58 How did you get started in running? 3:36 Once you started running did you keep running or was it a season thing? 4:42 Talk about your high school career 6:46 In your senior year in the 3200 you had the 7th best time in the state. That is good, but how does that project to someone who turns into a champion in college? 9:15 What was it about NAU that attracted you to there? 10:34 What were those national champion teams like with that group of guys? 14:10 You had two great college coaches back-to-back, what was that transition like to Smith? 15:47 As far as the coaching part, what did Coach Smith bring that was magic that seems to work wherever he goes? 17:20 When you were coming out of college you achieved a next level, so what type of interest was there from teams? 18:24 What lead you to Hoka NAZ Elite? 20:25 Did Matt being there help motivate you to join them? 21:15 When that decision time came was the focus always the 10k or did you have the marathon on your mind? 22:38 Is the focus the 10k for the Olympics? 23:17 Where are you now with the rehab? 24:30 What has been the thing that surprised you the most about being a professional runner? 25:47 Being the rookie do Fauble and Baxter make you carry their bags? 26:54 Any races on the books you have? 27:27 One thing the NAZ Elite team does to help their athletes is marketing and finding their niche. Talk about your products.   Resources NAZ Elite Shop Tyler on IG Tyler on Twitter Final Surge Final Surge Instagram Final Surge Twitter Final Surge Facebook Final Surge Website

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Mission Of Spe Podcast. In this episode, our host will be interviewing Julia Kohnen and Jason Holroyd. I have trained with both over the years and lucky enough to call them both close friends. Julia is professionally running in Northern Arizona Elite which is a team run by Ben Rosario who owned a big river running company. Jason is living in Boston and still coaching in St Louis as head coach of the Go St. Louis Running team. In today's episode, you will hear about such topics as: Diving into the world of running The thought process of going into your first marathon Talking about accountability on a running team How to coach an elite athlete Lessons from the Olympic trials Not taking running for granted You just have to be you If you want to hear more Mission Of Spe Podcast, be sure to subscribe and tune in for new episodes.

We are kicking off our inspiration series with someone who's whole mission is to inspire others to break their own self-imposed limitations, and he's doing it epic style.  Bill, remember the phrase that summed up our plan for 2021?  #DOEPICSHIT.  Tez Steinberg, Founder of United World Challenge solo rowed from California to Hawaii this past summer/fall and we get to hear what it was like for 6 weeks alone, rowing, in the largest deepest ocean on the planet.  Do epic shit, indeed.  Show Sponsor: VENGA Today's show is sponsored by Venga CBD.  Venga is a premium CBD that will improve your athletic performance by helping reduce inflammation and anxiety.  Venga CBD products are made for endurance athletes here in Colorado with the highest quality hemp. All their products are THC free, with the highest bioavailability of any CBD.  Venga has a no-risk, 60-day, money-back guarantee.  It's easy to order online and have delivered right to your door.   Get yours at https://vengaendurance.com/303podcast/.  Get 30% off your first order with promo code - 303podcast.  In Today's Show Feature interview with Tez Steinberg Endurance News - Aliphine Tuliamuk, Olympic Marathon Trial champ having a baby What New in the 303 - BRAC Q/A with Andy Johnson; Castle Rock Fat Bike Snow Adventure Video of the Week - Tez Steinberg on Land Sighting after 70 days   Interview Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel serious athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance! You put in the training, so don't let nutrition limit your performance.  Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co,  UCAN DAILY PERFORMANCE BUNDLE includes 2 Energy Bar Boxes, 2 Hydrate Electrolyte Boxes.  You get to customize the flavors in your bundle and it's now 25% using this link.   Interview with Tez Steinberg We first spoke to Tez Steinberg in the summer of 2019.  He was preparing to do the solo row from California to Hawaii in the winter 2019-2020.  We stayed in touch to follow his story.  His schedule was delayed until the summer of 2020.  While most of us were isolating because of COVID, Tez was isolated by himself for 6 weeks 2,700 miles, documenting the plastic in the Pacific and collecting , and raising $76K for scholarships to United World College.   Captain's Blog: United World Challenge - United World Challenge UWC - What is UWC? Together with you, the United World Challenge... Raised $76,625 for scholarships to the United World College of the USA. This will provide 3 full scholarships for BIPOC students from the US to attend UWC, becoming leaders for a peaceful and sustainable future. Funded the collection of nearly 200,000 ocean-bound plastic bottles through our partnership with Ocean Bottle, creating recycling infrastructure in communities where it's needed most. Collected the world's first dataset on open-ocean airborne microplastics in partnership with Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Piloted the Ocean Classroom Campaign, the world's first map-based, open-source coding curricula to teach high school students marine science through adventure. Inspired thousands of people around the world to know that with the right attitude and preparation, anything is possible. Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance is the kind of peace of mind you need as an active outdoor enthusiast.  Buddy’s mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.  You can now get on-demand accident insurance to make sure you get cash for bills fast and fill any gaps between your current coverage.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News: Marathon trials champion uses Olympic postponement to start family Even if she couldn't immediately renew her nursing assistant license to help during the coronavirus pandemic, marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk was determined to be productive through a one-year postponement until the Tokyo Olympics. One way was to fulfill orders for her crocheted Allie Resiliency Beanies that took off following her victory at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in late February 2020. The other way, she and her long-time boyfriend Tim Gannon decided, was to start a family. So this month, the 31-year-old Tuliamuk will give birth in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Then when she is physically ready, Tuliamuk will resume training with Northern Arizona Elite in Flagstaff to prepare for the Olympic marathon Aug. 7 in Sapporo, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics selected for distance events due to excessive summer heat in Tokyo. For Tuliamuk and Gannon, engaged to be married, the birth of their daughter already named Zoe will be a joyous start to 2021 that her coach believes will carry over through the hard work necessary to prepare for the Olympics.  "Aliphine is as happy as she's ever been, and I just think there's something to be said for that," NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario said. "Any couple who's really wanted to have a baby then have one, sure there's stress that comes with that and sleepless nights. But overall there's joy. And Aliphine has always competed best when she's happy. Tuliamuk naturally was ecstatic after conquering the demanding trials course in Atlanta to win in 2:27.33 and become the first Olympic qualifier for NAZ Elite, going into its eighth year of operation. Her finish-line celebration with teammates Stephanie Bruce (sixth) and Kellyn Taylor (eighth) is one of the indelible 2020 Olympic sport memories before the Tokyo Games were postponed less than a month later. In early December, Tuliamuk made her pregnancy public via social media. "Tim and I always knew that we wanted to have a family," she said. "The goal was post 2020 Olympics. As it turned out this year had other plans. By mid-April we were convinced there will be no more races this season. The darkness ahead was too much, we created our own light at the end of the tunnel. "If anyone told me this would be the case 10 months ago, I would have called them crazy, but this is 2020. We planned this knowing that we would have six-plus months to get ready for Tokyo Olympics."   What's New in the 303:   BRAC a Year in Review and What’s Ahead with President Andy Johnson 303Endurance caught up with Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC) President, Andy Johnson to take a look back at 2020 and all the challenges and how they will help BRAC moving forward in 2021 and beyond to benefit not only bike racing community, but the cycling community in general.    303: You have mentioned a new name for BRAC, are you ready to reveal that at this time and if so what is it?   Andy: Years ago when BRAC was under different leadership, the organization was keen on creating a URL that speaks to the larger vision of BRAC’s role in the Colorado cycling community.  So, if approved at Club Council in February, the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (which is a mouthful) and BRAC (which is always awkward to say and explain) will be known as ColoradoCycling.Org.  The name change affords us the ability to talk about cycling and cycling events in the broader context of our Colorado community.   Castle Rock Fat Bike Snow Adventure and Cultural Hub Extraordinaire? When I say Castle Rock, Colorado…what comes to mind? Awesome backcountry adventure? A gritty and popular brew pub vibe from “the other side of the tracks”. Perhaps that shining monument to Law and Order—The Douglas County Jail complex? Or, if you are like me, Castle Rock reminds you of New York City right? Well, in an epic Dirt Journal mix tape they all collided last week. If Castle Rock reminds you of none of the above, except perhaps the Justice Center (that’s a separate story on to itself) I’ll show you how this overgrown Highlands Ranch is actually a trippy Narnia. You just need to put on the magic rose colored hippie glasses to see it. If you have been reading Dirt Journal, a familiar sequence is starting to appear: Bike, Business, Beer, Boondoggle. My Castle Rock mission was long overdue but with the last snow and cooler weather…and the holidays upon us…it was “go” time for Castle Rock.   Video of the Week: Day 70 | September 10 | Mile 2601   Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Happy New Year!  Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

We are kicking off our inspiration series with someone who's whole mission is to inspire others to break their own self-imposed limitations, and he's doing it epic style.  Bill, remember the phrase that summed up our plan for 2021?  #DOEPICSHIT.  Tez Steinberg, Founder of United World Challenge solo rowed from California to Hawaii this past summer/fall and we get to hear what it was like for 6 weeks alone, rowing, in the largest deepest ocean on the planet.  Do epic shit, indeed.  Show Sponsor: VENGA Today's show is sponsored by Venga CBD.  Venga is a premium CBD that will improve your athletic performance by helping reduce inflammation and anxiety.  Venga CBD products are made for endurance athletes here in Colorado with the highest quality hemp. All their products are THC free, with the highest bioavailability of any CBD.  Venga has a no-risk, 60-day, money-back guarantee.  It's easy to order online and have delivered right to your door.   Get yours at https://vengaendurance.com/303podcast/.  Get 30% off your first order with promo code - 303podcast.  In Today's Show Feature interview with Tez Steinberg Endurance News - Aliphine Tuliamuk, Olympic Marathon Trial champ having a baby What New in the 303 - BRAC Q/A with Andy Johnson; Castle Rock Fat Bike Snow Adventure Video of the Week - Tez Steinberg on Land Sighting after 70 days   Interview Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel serious athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance! You put in the training, so don't let nutrition limit your performance.  Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co,  UCAN DAILY PERFORMANCE BUNDLE includes 2 Energy Bar Boxes, 2 Hydrate Electrolyte Boxes.  You get to customize the flavors in your bundle and it's now 25% using this link.   Interview with Tez Steinberg We first spoke to Tez Steinberg in the summer of 2019.  He was preparing to do the solo row from California to Hawaii in the winter 2019-2020.  We stayed in touch to follow his story.  His schedule was delayed until the summer of 2020.  While most of us were isolating because of COVID, Tez was isolated by himself for 6 weeks 2,700 miles, documenting the plastic in the Pacific and collecting , and raising $76K for scholarships to United World College.   Captain's Blog: United World Challenge - United World Challenge UWC - What is UWC? T Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance is the kind of peace of mind you need as an active outdoor enthusiast.  Buddy’s mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.  You can now get on-demand accident insurance to make sure you get cash for bills fast and fill any gaps between your current coverage.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News: Marathon trials champion uses Olympic postponement to start family Even if she couldn't immediately renew her nursing assistant license to help during the coronavirus pandemic, marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk was determined to be productive through a one-year postponement until the Tokyo Olympics. One way was to fulfill orders for her crocheted Allie Resiliency Beanies that took off following her victory at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in late February 2020. The other way, she and her long-time boyfriend Tim Gannon decided, was to start a family. So this month, the 31-year-old Tuliamuk will give birth in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Then when she is physically ready, Tuliamuk will resume training with Northern Arizona Elite in Flagstaff to prepare for the Olympic marathon Aug. 7 in Sapporo, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics selected for distance events due to excessive summer heat in Tokyo. For Tuliamuk and Gannon, engaged to be married, the birth of their daughter already named Zoe will be a joyous start to 2021 that her coach believes will carry over through the hard work necessary to prepare for the Olympics.  "Aliphine is as happy as she's ever been, and I just think there's something to be said for that," NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario said. "Any couple who's really wanted to have a baby then have one, sure there's stress that comes with that and sleepless nights. But overall there's joy. And Aliphine has always competed best when she's happy. Tuliamuk naturally was ecstatic after conquering the demanding trials course in Atlanta to win in 2:27.33 and become the first Olympic qualifier for NAZ Elite, going into its eighth year of operation. Her finish-line celebration with teammates Stephanie Bruce (sixth) and Kellyn Taylor (eighth) is one of the indelible 2020 Olympic sport memories before the Tokyo Games were postponed less than a month later. In early December, Tuliamuk made her pregnancy public via social media. "Tim and I always knew that we wanted to have a family," she said. "The goal was post 2020 Olympics. As it turned out this year had other plans. By mid-April we were convinced there will be no more races this season. The darkness ahead was too much, we created our own light at the end of the tunnel. "If anyone told me this would be the case 10 months ago, I would have called them crazy, but this is 2020. We planned this knowing that we would have six-plus months to get ready for Tokyo Olympics."   What's New in the 303:   BRAC a Year in Review and What’s Ahead with President Andy Johnson 303Endurance caught up with Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC) President, Andy Johnson to take a look back at 2020 and all the challenges and how they will help BRAC moving forward in 2021 and beyond to benefit not only bike racing community, but the cycling community in general.    303: You have mentioned a new name for BRAC, are you ready to reveal that at this time and if so what is it?   Andy: Years ago when BRAC was under different leadership, the organization was keen on creating a URL that speaks to the larger vision of BRAC’s role in the Colorado cycling community.  So, if approved at Club Council in February, the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (which is a mouthful) and BRAC (which is always awkward to say and explain) will be known as ColoradoCycling.Org.  The name change affords us the ability to talk about cycling and cycling events in the broader context of our Colorado community.   Castle Rock Fat Bike Snow Adventure and Cultural Hub Extraordinaire? When I say Castle Rock, Colorado…what comes to mind? Awesome backcountry adventure? A gritty and popular brew pub vibe from “the other side of the tracks”. Perhaps that shining monument to Law and Order—The Douglas County Jail complex? Or, if you are like me, Castle Rock reminds you of New York City right? Well, in an epic Dirt Journal mix tape they all collided last week. If Castle Rock reminds you of none of the above, except perhaps the Justice Center (that’s a separate story on to itself) I’ll show you how this overgrown Highlands Ranch is actually a trippy Narnia. You just need to put on the magic rose colored hippie glasses to see it. If you have been reading Dirt Journal, a familiar sequence is starting to appear: Bike, Business, Beer, Boondoggle. My Castle Rock mission was long overdue but with the last snow and cooler weather…and the holidays upon us…it was “go” time for Castle Rock.   Video of the Week: Day 70 | September 10 | Mile 2601   Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Happy New Year!  Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Elevating American Distance Running: Ben Rosario  Ben Rosario is the head coach of the HOKA Northern Arizona Elite. His athletes have been wildly successful in recent years, with the most notable being Aliphine Tuliamuk's win at the 2020 US Olympic Trials. His athletes Stephanie Bruce and Kellyn Taylor also finished in the top ten of that race, and on the men's side, Scott Fauble, a 2:09 marathoner, came in 12th.   In this episode, Coach Claire talks to Ben about the Olympic Marathon Trials, focusing on how well his female athletes did, how HOKA NAZ treats female athletes, especially in light of the Nike Oregon Project, and why he thinks so many female runners are still posting PRs well into their 30s.  Ben also shares some great coaching advice, his training philosophy, and his insight into why so many world records have been posted during COVID.    At the time of this recording, Ben was preparing for The Marathon Project held on December 20. Coach Claire asks Ben for his predictions and will post the results here in the show notes following the race. Like many coaches, Ben started out as an accomplished runner himself as a member of the Hansons Brooks team and he competed in the Olympic Trials twice before turning to coaching full time.  In his six+ years with Northern Arizona Elite, Ben’s athletes have won U.S. National Titles in cross country and on the roads at 10k, the half marathon and the 25k, as well as New Zealand National Titles on the track and the roads.  HOKA NAZ Elite athletes have recorded 8 top-10 finishes at World Marathon Majors.The team has been represented at the World Cross Country Championships, the World Half Marathon Championships, and at the World Track and Field Championships.  His athletes have also competed at the European Athletics Championships, the Great Edinburgh International XC Meet, the NACAC Cross Country Championships, the NACAC Track Championships, the Pan American Cup Cross Country Meet and the Pan American Games.  In 2016, the team produced two sixth-place finishes at the Olympic Trials Marathon and two fourth-place finishes in the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Track and Field Trials. At the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, four HOKA NAZ Elite athletes posted top 20 finishes, including three in the top eight in the women’s race led by Aliphine Tuliamuk–the Trials Champion.    Questions Ben is asked: 4:19 2020 has been pretty crazy for everyone in the world but specifically for the team that you lead, Northern Arizona Elite. Let's go back in time to February when you were getting ready for the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. Can you take us back there and recap what you were thinking?   5:10 Atlanta is a pretty tough course with all the hills. Obviously that was not a problem for at least your female athletes.   5:28 Your athlete, Aliphine Tuliamuk, won the women's race and was planning to head to Tokyo when the world shut down. What was that like as her coach?   6:41 I would love to talk to you about Aliphine Tuliamuk’s recent announcement that she is pregnant and due in January. As her coach, I’m sure she came to you and said, “Hey, Ben, this is what I’m going to do.” What was that conversation like?    7:26 How tough was it keeping Aliphine’s pregnancy a secret?   8:33 You are quite experienced in elite mom runners. Several women on your team are moms and are still just killing it. I would love to talk about Kellyn Taylor, Stephanie Bruce. I would love to talk about Stephanie for a minute. She is almost 37 years old and still getting PRs in the 10K. How is that possible?   10:14 It didn’t used to be so long ago that mid-30s was old for a runner but now that’s not the case, and I think maybe it has something to do with belief, too, seeing all these new great examples.   11:06 I want to keep going back to the women because you have been coaching some really great ones obviously, and American women are seeing a resurgence in endurance running. American men maybe not so much. Would you want to talk about that?   12:32 I want to talk to you about how women are treated in this sport. We’ve all heard about the crazy things with the Nike Oregon Project and how Kara Goucher was treated when she was pregnant. I don’t think that it’s going to be the same story with Hoka. I would love to have you share what you could say about how Hoka supports its female athletes.   15:06 I think you’re right that when all that came out about the Oregon Project that we thought as fans, “Oh. This is the way they’re all treated.” But it’s great to hear that that’s not the case.   15:34 Whenever I get a coach on, I love to talk about coaching advice to hopefully help someone who’s listening become a better runner. Do you have different training approaches for the kids who come straight out of college than you do for your veteran elite runners?   17:03 Let’s talk in a little bit more detail about the training advice. Most runners get the advice hard days are hard; easy days are easy. But then you throw in some medium days. I think that’s where a lot of recreational runners trip up is those medium days. Can you talk about those and what they’re for and how you use them?   19:22 You don’t always have to run your hardest, right?   20:11 You're also a fan of high mileage and I want to know what that means to you because as runners we all want to run as much as possible but clearly there’s a point when high is too high. So what is that point? Obviously it’s individual, but how does somebody know what is high for them? Where’s that sweet spot?   22:51 Besides your athletes, this year we've seen so many world-record breaking performances in 2020, which seems counterintuitive since there have been so few races, the world is not normal, and people can’t train the way they usually do. What do you attribute that to?     24:14 I’m sure the cynics would say the number of world-record breaking performances in 2020 are because of the shoes or because there’s not enough drug tests in COVID. What do you say about those kinds of things?   25:25 So you think there should be regulations on running shoes like them being available to the public or there’s a stack height, that kind of stuff; is that what you mean?   27:00 What's next for you and your athletes?  How do you predict the running world will change in 2020?     28:29 This will probably air after the Marathon Project this weekend, but I would love to have you handicap it a little bit, tell us who’s all racing and what do you predict?   31:40 How many participants are there for the marathon? Questions I Ask Everyone:   32:17 If you could go back and talk to yourself when you started running, what advice would you give?   33:31 What is the greatest gift running has given you?    33:56 Where can listeners connect with you? Quotes by Ben: “I think what we’re learning is that women can run really well into their mid-to-late 30s, and we’re learning that not only from Steph but Shalane, Des, Kellyn, Molly Huddle; all kinds of women in the US and beyond are showing that in distance running, women keep getting better.”   “In general, my goal anyway is to keep people around here for a really long time. So we’re definitely taking a long-term approach and we’re not trying to necessarily throw everything at them right away. We’re trying to slowly add pieces over time, and you see that with the folks who have stayed with us for a long time just getting better and better and better and better, and that’s what we want.”    “I think uninterrupted training leads to great performances for anybody at any level.”   “The sport has a side to it now that is very technological. And so does golf. And so does swimming. And so does baseball, right? And every sport almost. And like all those other sports, we need to make sure that the playing field is fair.” Take a Listen on Your Next Run     Want more awesome interviews and advice? Subscribe to our iTunes channel   Mentioned in this podcast:  The Marathon Project Runners Connect Winner's Circle Facebook Community RunnersConnect Facebook page claire@runnersconnect.net https://www.precisionhydration.com/ Follow Ben on: NAZ Elites on Instagram NAZ Elites on Twitter NAZ Elites on Soundcloud NAZ Elites on Facebook Ben's Twitter Ben's Instagram

“When I saw that positive pregnancy test, it was basically the highlight of my year. Looking at the place I am emotionally and mentally, I am very happy. I don’t think I’ve ever been happier.” – Aliphine Tuliamuk This is a short and special episode of the podcast regarding the big news that U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials champion Aliphine Tuliamuk is pregnant with her first child. A baby girl is expected in late January. She made her announcement on Sunday afternoon in an Instagram post. I published a story for Sports Illustrated about how she came to this decision but also dives into her family history since she is one of 32 siblings. Now, she’s starting her own. The story includes some insight from Northern Arizona Elite head coach Ben Rosario on her possible road back + HOKA One One’s sports marketing manager Mike McManus on how Aliphine won’t face any reductions or have to rush back to action. Aliphine just re-signed with HOKA One One for the next four years. She is going to have plenty of time to get ready for the Olympics and this just became one of the inspirational stories to follow ahead of Tokyo. Apologies for the audio quality. Initially didn’t intend to release this as a podcast. I recorded it off of my iPhone speaker for the Sports Illustrated story. After sharing the story with my coach, she mentioned to me just how much of a "bright light" Aliphine is for the sport so I decided it would be best if you heard from her! SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: One of 32 Siblings, Aliphine Tuliamuk Prepares to Start Her Own Family Follow Aliphine on Instagram: @Aliphine Catch the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes so subscribe and leave a five-star review. We are also on Stitcher, Google Play and Spotify! Support us by picking up some CITIUS MAG merch! Sponsorships for the CITIUS MAG Podcast remain open just in time for 2021. If you’re interested in supporting this show, hit me up chris@citiusmag.com to get the word out about your brand, product or event. I’m all ears. You can also pledge a dollar or two for the time that goes into producing all of these shows and more: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris via Email: chris@citiusmag.com | twitter.com/ChrisChavez | instagram.com/chris_j_chavez

It's been a while since Matt Meyer and I teamed up to recap the biggest news stories and results in track and field. He has been in Montana. I've had other work to do so it's been a scheduling challenge. However, we made it happen again. We're back together over Zoom to unpack the summer and fall racing circuit. – Matt shares how he's found a love for trail running and I share some of my shortcomings but aspirations for the mile. – We discuss all major marathons being pushed – We name our most valuable performers (MVPs) of the 2020 campaign. – We give major props to the creativity and lengths that some people like Bowerman Track Club, Northern Arizona Elite and the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project have gone to stage meets in the United States safely amid a global pandemic. – In the Dopers Gonna Dope segment that people love, we discuss the Christian Coleman whereabouts failures that led to his two-year suspension, Salwa Eid Nasser getting off on a technicality and a French investigation into Olympic champion Taoufik Makhloufi. – Plus...we share things that have made us smile like the DK Metcalf tackle and Tommy Rivs providing an update on his cancer battle. ▶ Follow us: twitter.com/CitiusMag | instagram.com/citiusmag | facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Chris via Email: chris@citiusmag.com | twitter.com/ChrisChavez | instagram.com/chris_j_chavez ✩ Connect with Matt on Instagram: Instagram.com/matthewlukemeyer

In this episode of The XC Podcast, Alex Cyr talks with Rory Linkletter, a Canadian-American sponsored by Hoka One One, a member of the NAZ Elite squad, and running's equivalent to the Dos Equis' Most Interesting Man in the World. When Rory Linkletter ran 61:44 at the Houston Half Marathon in January, we all thought he was a shoe-in for making his first Canadian Olympic team. The, of course, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic and the Games in Tokyo were postponed. Instead of packing it in for the year, the 24-year-old undertook several projects and challenges to outrun boredom. He started a podcast, he attempted to break Canada's one-hour run record, he bought a truck, he raced several virtual and in-person relays across the United States, he ran 2,000 feet up a mountain as hard as he could, he became a U.S. citizen, and now, he trains for his second-ever marathon. In this episode, Alex and Rory touch on several of these topics and more. Follow us on social @TheXCorg and visit our new content home: thexc.org

Tyler Day is one of the two newest additions to Northern Arizona Elite, living and training in Flagstaff, Arizona. In this episode, we talked about: -his dreams of being a catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks -where the idea of becoming a runner came from -graduating college during COVID times -gratitude -self confidence -failure -what he’s proud of -what he wants to gain/contribute in regards to NAZ Elite -what it’s like to live in Flagstaff -having a fresh start when it comes to training -the best pizza and burger in Flagstaff -and much more! Follow along with Tyler’s adventures at instagram.com/day6nau This episode is sponsored by Janji. As a local to Boston running apparel company, I’ve enjoyed seeing Janji grow over the years and their gear has only gotten better as time has gone on. I have a few pairs of both the AFO split and AFO middle shorts, and highly recommend them. Their singlets are super cool too. You can take 15% off all month with the code FTLR15. I hope you love them as much as I do! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support

Julia Kohnen is a professional runner for HOKA ONE ONE’s Northern Arizona Elite. In this episode, we talked about: -getting into running from a soccer background -being what she would consider a newer runner -earning an OTQ in her second marathon -her running dreams -what running means to her -gratitude and her intentional practice -pride and failure -the running community -what she hopes to gain with NAZ -what she hopes to contribute -consistency -and so much more! Follow along with her journey at https://twitter.com/julia_kohnen and https://www.instagram.com/juliakohnen5/ This episode is sponsored by Janji. As a local to Boston running apparel company, I’ve enjoyed seeing Janji grow over the years and their gear has only gotten better as time has gone on. I have a few pairs of both the AFO split and AFO middle shorts, and highly recommend them. Their singlets are super cool too. You can take 15% off all month with the code FTLR15. I hope you love them as much as I do! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support

Tyler Day joins the podcast to share what went into the decision to turn professional and sign with the Hoka One One Northern Arizona Elite team after a successful career at Northern Arizona University. Tyler is a six-time All-American and was part of three NCAA championship-winning cross country squads for the Lumberjacks. Most recently, the end of his collegiate career was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic but he managed to set the American collegiate record at the indoor 5,000 meter distance in 13:16.95 at an indoor meet at Boston University in the winter. He has also competed for the U.S. at the 2019 Pan American Games. In this episode, we look back at his successful NCAA career, his goals for the 2021 outdoor campaign, the Flagstaff running community and much more. Follow Tyler on Instagram. Follow NAZ Elite on Instagram. Support for this episode comes from Bakline Running. We're excited to partner with this Brooklyn-based company that's making active lifestyle and streetwear-inspired apparel. I'm racing a mile in their performance singlet soon but their hits are their shirts, graphic tees and designs with inspiring mantras like "Me vs Me"; "Nothing But Miles"; "The Future Is Female Runners" and more. Check them out at https://www.bakline.nyc/ and use code CITIUS for 15% off at checkout. Subscribe to the CITIUS MAG Newsletter for all sorts of analysis and commentary on everything happening in the sport: https://citiusmag.substack.com/ FULL SHOW NOTES ON CITIUSMAG.COM Catch the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes so subscribe and leave a five-star review. We are also on Stitcher, Google Play and Spotify!

BITR's Thomas and Meaghan discuss the Skechers Razor Elite (3:02) and the HOKA One One Rocket X (5:07) before previewing the upcoming London Marathon (8:00). Then, they interview Stephanie Bruce, NAZ Elite athlete, and Michael McManus, Global Sports Marketing Director at HOKA, about the Rocket X and HOKA's partnership with the Northern Arizona Elite running team (10:40). Finally, BITR's own Adrienne Langelier explains how to move past failure (50:09).

This week Dave sits down with Ben Rosario, the head coach and co-founder of Northern Arizona Elite (NAZ Elite). NAZ Elite is one of the premier Olympic Development programs in the United States.Ben Rosario has been a fixture in the U.S. running community for nearly two decades, first as an NCAA All-American and professional runner, then as special events director for the GO! St. Louis Marathon, before co-founding the Big River Running Company. In January of 2014, Ben and his wife, Jen, established Northern Arizona Elite in Flagstaff, AZ. Over six successful years, the program continues to innovate and expand. Perhaps most notably, NAZ Elite had 5 athletes finish in the top 20 at the US Marathon Olympic Trials, including the women's national champion, Aliphine Tuliamuk.Check out this week's episode for more information on the NAZ Elite team, their athletes, and some useful advice on drills, weight training, and running that you can incorporate into your own training regime. For more information on Hoka One One NAZ Elite, check out their web page (NAZelite.com) or follow them on Twitter and Instagram @NAZ_Elite. You can also follow Ben on Twitter @BenRosario1. For coaches interested in the Assistant position, check out NAZ Elite's careers page.

Join my conversation with Matt Fitzgerald renown journalist and author of 20 endurance-related books. In this week's episode, Matt and I discuss his new book, "Running the Dream" and his time training in Flagstaff, AZ with Northern Arizona Elite. Matt is an award-winning endurance sports journalist and bestselling author of more than 20, including his most recent book, Running the Dream that was release in May of 2020. Matt regularly appears in national publications including Men's Journal, Outside, Competitor, and Women's Running. An experienced running and triathlon coach and certified sports nutritionist, Matt also operates his own training and coaching service 80/20 Endurance. For more about Matt check out his Amazon profile and his coaching web page (8020endurance.com). Or check out his newest title Running the Dream.

Ben Rosario, the first guest of the podcast returns for his second episode to talk about the recent four year contract that Northern Arizona Elite signed with HOKA ONE ONE, of which he is the coach for. In this episode, we talked about: -why Ben thinks that the group training model is the best model for both athletes and sponsors -how it is a good deal for the industry overall -health insurance for pro athletes -recruiting and growth plans for NAZ Elite -“let the body drive the ship” -adding additional resources to NAZ Elite and what that looks like -social media for athletes and how it’s a nearly necessary piece of the puzzle -Tommy Rivers Puzey and what he means to the team and Flagstaff in general -what he’s learned about himself in 2020 -how NAZ Elite has approached 2020 -balance as an athlete and coach -focusing on finding a sense of normalcy -and much more! Thanks to Janji for sponsoring this episode. As a runner you know the importance of hydration, but you might not know that almost 800 million people lack access to drinking water. By working together, we can create viable solutions and collectively, we can have a greater impact. The Janji Collective is one way to do that. It's a membership that earns you tons of perks like discounts on gear and first access to new collections. It's also a community of adventurous runners around the world. 100% of the membership fee goes towards supporting clean water programs I’m a member and enjoy knowing that it is a small step that each of us can take that when pooled together, can have quite an impact. If you use the code FTLR, you can join the Janji collective for $50. You’ll receive a free singlet as well as a special members only discount for life. Every dollar from that will go towards supporting clean water programs. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support

Sarah Crouch Takeover Have you ever wondered what it would be like to train with a group of elite runners?  To experience their daily schedules, workout routines, and eating habits?  Matt Fitzgerald, author of dozens of running books and owner of a 2:39 PR for the marathon had the opportunity to do just that!  Matt went to Flagstaff, Arizona and trained with a group of elite runners and documented his experience in his book, titled Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age, which comes out in May. Training with the Elite Injuries become a common theme as we up our mileage and start getting older.  For some of us, we may believe we have set our last PR.  We can spend months or even years chasing that personal best only to realize those days are behind us.  Like many of us, Matt had similar experiences.  So, after going through a spurt of injury free running and believing that some of his best days were still to come, Matt developed the idea for Running the Dream. Matt reached out to elite running group, Northern Arizona Elite, about training with them and documenting is experience in a book.  Throughout the course of 13 weeks Matt experienced the lifestyle and full commitment of what it takes to be the best you can be. Running with individuals faster than us can be discouraging.  We can find ourselves comparing our times to theirs and this can be demoralizing. Imagine what Matt, age 46, felt like training with elite runners half his age at an elevation of 7,000 feet.  As Matt arrived to train he couldn’t even pass as one of the elite runners, let alone maintain the speed and miles they were.  However, this community of elite runners welcomed him in and made him feel like one of the group. Matt’s goal was to do everything the pros did.  He would cross train in the morning, going through different routines of strength training, and then would run in the afternoon.  Training with these individuals took some major adjustments, but once the proper adjustments were made, Matt saw experienced incredible results. Adjusting to the Altitude Matt traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona, an altitude of roughly 7,000 feet from his home in California, which is at sea level.  Running at sea level is much different than running at altitude, but Matt was able to adjust fairly quickly and provided these three suggestions. The first suggestion Matt provided was to prepare yourself prior to going to train at high altitude.  Matt spent eight weeks traveling the country and ran a marathon each weekend in a different location.  Developing a strong base of fitness can have a phenomenal impact on your training.  The second suggestion Matt provided was to begin taking iron pills.  Your iron supply is crucial if you are going to train and succeed at high altitude.  And the third suggestion Matt provided was to start slow.  Give your body time to adjust and gradually work up to your goal mileage and pace. Results of Training with the Elite Being dedicated to your training can provide you with astounding results.  If we focus on our training and make getting our workouts in a priority, will can surprise ourselves with the final outcome. This was the case for Matt.  After thirteen weeks of pushing his body and mind to their limits, he registered as an elite runner at the Chicago Marathon in 2017.  At the age of 46, Fitzgerald completed the marathon in 2:39:30, a new personal best!  He placed 146thout of nearly 45,000 participants and finished 5thin the men’s 45-49 age group. While not all of us may have the time, resources, or abilities to join an elite running group and give all of our attention to the sport, we can give focus to the workouts we are doing now.  By saying to ourselves, regardless of how today goes I am going to get my work out in, or, tomorrow I’m going to get up early, fight the urge to stay in bed, and go out on my run, we will also begin to experience amazing results.  If we want to continue to improve as runners and set new personal bests it is our responsibility to put in the work.  Stop making excuses and get out there and enjoy your next run! Resources Running the Dream (Book) Matt's Instagram Matt's Twitter   Thank you to my wonderful sponsor Tracksmith and Generation UCAN for sponsoring this episode of the Running for Real Podcast.   Tracksmith is a Boston based running clothing company that truly cares about the quality and care of their running clothes. Running can be a demanding lifestyle for our clothes, they definitely go through the wear and tear to where we may be purchasing new clothes constantly. Tracksmith designers truly work with the finest materials and think of you as a runner in mind with spots for your keys, phone, and fuel. You can get 15% off your first purchase, click here and enter code TINA.   Generation UCAN has been with me through a lot of my races and in my every day life. This product has been my go to nutritional product for marathon training and racing when I was getting all of my best times. It gives you a steady energy without the sugar, so there are no sugar high or crashes! Use code  TINAMUIR25 for 25% off.   I am now taking 3 months off to take some time to get to know my new baby, there is only ONE thing I will be continuing to work on while I am away, and that is my newsletter. I send it out once a week with just my thoughts, any updates, something I am appreciating, and it is just a way for me to stay connected with you all. :) If you want to join go hereto sign up! Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoyed today's episode. To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Join the Running for Real Facebook Group and share your thoughts on the episode (or future guests you would like to hear from) Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. To help out the show: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews will really help me climb up the iTunes rankings and I promise, I read every single one. Not sure how to leave a review or subscribe, you can find out here. Thank you to Matt, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the show.

Scott Fauble is joined by Northern Arizona Elite coach Ben Rosario to discuss the 2019 hit film Jojo Rabbit. Synopsis: Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend -- Adolf Hitler -- Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on. ▶ Follow the show: instagram.com/showrunnerspodcast ✩ Connect with Scott twitter.com/scottfaubs

Matt Fitzgerald has been running (and writing about running) for most of his adult life. Like many passionate amateur runners, he never felt he quite fulfilled his potential. In his mid-forties, Matt convinced Ben Rosario, head coach of Northern Arizona Elite, to let him train with a roster of national champions and Olympic hopefuls in the running mecca of Flagstaff, Arizona. These runners included Scott Fauble, Kellyn Taylor, Stephanie and Ben Bruce, Matt Llano, Tim Ritchie, and several others. Matt's mission: Run the race of his life at the Chicago Marathon by preparing exactly like a professional runner. Matt’s gripping account of his “fake pro runner” experience allows us to partake in his dream of fulfilling his potential. Matt also details this process through the eyes of the pro's who live that life year round, year after year. Running the Dream pulls us into the rarefied world of professional running in a way we can all relate to, regardless of speed, and to take away pieces of one man’s amazing journey to try to achieve our own potential. Sponsors: Previnex is a supplement brand that I trust, use, and have greatly benefited from. They source the highest quality ingredients in the most clinically effective and beneficial forms. Previnex manufactures to the highest standards possible, testing every ingredient, every step of production and every finished product. Visit www.previnex.com and use coupon code Runner15 to save 15% on your first order. This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic, a wellness company that mixes mushrooms and adaptogens with coffee, cacao, latte, protein powder. They have a special offer for the Rambling Runner audience. Receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic order. Just go to www.foursigmatic.com/RAMBLINGRUNNER or enter code RAMBLINGRUNNER at checkout. Follow Matt: Instagram - @rambling_runner Twitter - @rambling_runner Rambling Runner Run Club on Strava Newsletter Patreon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Runchatlive Ep43: Matt Fitzgerald 'Running The Dream'In this episode of Runchatlive, we welcome the return of Matt Fitzgerald, nutritionist, endurance athlete and author of hugely popular books such as 'Brain Training For Runners', 'Run Faster 5k to Marathon', '80/20 Running', 'Diet Cults' and the truly incredible 'Life Is A Marathon' which we spoke to Matt about in Runchatlive Ep.37. 'RUNNING THE DREAM', Matt's latest book, documents a summer he spent with the Northern Arizona Elite, one of the country's premier professional running teams, training with national champions and Olympic hopefuls in the running mecca of Flagstaff, Arizona, leading in to the Chicago Marathon. His goal: to beat at the age of 46 a marathon PB he set 9 years earlier!With Matt's trademark mix of humour, drama and defiant endurance in the face of adversity, 'RUNNING THE DREAM' is an incredible book and a total eye opener for any veteran runner tempted to play the "I'm too old" card, flipping as always from utterly gripping to Cheshire grinning, chapter after chapter.NEWSFLASH! >>>>>>MATT FITZGERALD WILL BE A SPEAKER AT RUNCHATLIVE CONFERENCE!Tickets for 'RCL International Running Conference 2020' are now on sale! Full for details of all speakers and the chance to get EARLY BIRD TICKETS, go to http://rcl2020.eventbrite.co.uk/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NEXT PODCASTRCL44 Thursday May 28th 8pm (BST)Special Guest: DR CLAIRE MINSHULL'Strength Training For Runners'Join us LIVE: www.facebook.com/MattPhillipsRCLHELP US OUT? :-)The success of a podcast ultimately boils down to how much Apple advertises it, which is heavily based on ratings & reviews. A huge thanks to those of you who have left ratings and reviews! If you'd like to help us, do please take two minutes to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts or iTunes. iPhone users can do it from the app on your phone, android users need to go to iTunes on a laptop/pc. Thanks in advance! https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/runchatlive/id1446286174

If you are in your mid forties and think your best years are behind you, think again. Today we're taking you on a journey with endurance sports writer, coach and dare I say elite runner, Matt Fitzgerald. Matt decided to live out a dream to train and race with a professional running team to see exactly how much potential he still had in his 46 year old body. Ben Rosario is the coach of the Northern Arizona Elite running team. As you'll hear, Matt sought out Ben and NAE because of the coach and team's reputation and the opportunity to train at 7000 feet. Thanks to last week's guest, Max Leonard for taking us through a cycling journey through the French Alps in HIGHER CALLING CYCLINGS OBSESSION WITH THE MOUNTAINS. Also in today's show: The new 303 Endurance Podcast is live! What's new in the 303 Endurance News Video of the Week x 2   Announcements: Go to MileHighEndurancePodcast.com, click on the "subscribe" button, and you will get the newsletter with show notes and all the links and articles sent to you automatically every week. Sponsor UCAN: Stay tuned for a ~45min cycling session with Hunter Allen on Monday evening (6pm ET) on UCAN’s IG Live just like the CPK one.   UCAN gives you steady energy so you can finish stronger. I use the UCAN Performance Energy and I feel great and ready to keep going. I did a 3 hour ride on Saturday and Sunday a 3 hour brick. Felt totally awesome both days. Use the code MHE2020 to save 15% at generationucan.com, or try the UCAN Starter Pack for 25% off.   Interview with Matt Fitzgerald: If you haven't read any of Matt Fitzgerald's books, there's a reason that he has more than 20 books. Let's get into the interview.   Sponsor - iKOR Labs: Thanks to iKOR Labs for helping sponsor today's show. iKOR Performance is a clean, natural source of hemp-based CBD that protects your body from the stresses of training and promote fast recovery. Don't let your competition out recover you! Save 25% on all products right now. Go to www.ikorlabs.com for more details.   Post Interview Discussion: 2:39:30 with a pace of 6:05.005 Book available for purchase on May 5th Available on Amazon for pre-order https://www.amazon.com/Running-Dream-Training-World-Class-Runners/dp/1643135147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=running+the+dream&qid=1586523193&sr=8-1 https://www.8020endurance.com/about-us/ Matt Fitzgerald on Instagram and Twitter @mattfitwriter   Endurance News: Sam (big unit) Long takes the Mt. Lemmon KOM and then does a 4.5 Sam Long takes the KOM on Mt. Lemmon from Lionel Sanders. How Coronavirus Is Impacting Pro Cycling As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, pro cycling is ever increasingly feeling its effects. The Union Cycliste Internacionale (UCI) has suspended all cycling events of all classifications on the calendar until at least June 1, and it will later communicate whether the events will be rescheduled. Despite the widespread postponements and cancellations in the cycling world due to coronavirus, the Tour de France has made no indication that the schedule will be altered.   What's New in the 303: Cody Waite, “Take This Opportunity to Build Your Most Powerful Aerobic Base Yet” In light of the current worldwide health crisis and cancellations of at least the Spring racing season, everyone’s plans have changed… and so should our training! Many riders are choosing to be on their indoor trainers utilizing online training apps while others are willing to venture outside to keep racking up the miles. However, instead of smashing yourself with high-intensity training or epic long rides with no events in sight on the calendar, take a step back and target your Aerobic Threshold energy system. Take this opportunity of ‘no racing’ to build your most powerful aerobic base yet!   Video of the Week: RECAP: IRONMAN VR 1 Men's Pro Challenge (4-5-20) He pulled the plug... / IRONMAN VR Race   Upcoming Interviews: Sue Reynolds In The Athlete Inside (April 28), Reynolds takes readers through her transformational journey from her first walk to finishing sixth at the World Triathlon Championship. Matt Miller from BASE Performance talking about a number of topics including the IRONMAN purchase, being a guide for blind athletes and the COVID-19 impact on the sports nutrition business.   Closing: Please support our sponsors. We really think these are amazing products. Check them out at https://milehighendurancepodcast.com/sponsors. Be sure to follow us on social media including @303endurance and @milehighendurancepodcast. Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

If you are in your mid forties and think your best years are behind you, think again. Today we're taking you on a journey with endurance sports writer, coach and dare I say elite runner, Matt Fitzgerald. Matt decided to live out a dream to train and race with a professional running team to see exactly how much potential he still had in his 46 year old body. Ben Rosario is the coach of the Northern Arizona Elite running team. As you'll hear, Matt sought out Ben and NAE because of the coach and team's reputation and the opportunity to train at 7000 feet. Thanks to last week's guest, Max Leonard for taking us through a cycling journey through the French Alps in HIGHER CALLING CYCLINGS OBSESSION WITH THE MOUNTAINS. Also in today's show: The new 303 Endurance Podcast is live! What's new in the 303 Endurance News Video of the Week x 2   Announcements: Go to MileHighEndurancePodcast.com, click on the "subscribe" button, and you will get the newsletter with show notes and all the links and articles sent to you automatically every week. Sponsor UCAN: Stay tuned for a ~45min cycling session with Hunter Allen on Monday evening (6pm ET) on UCAN’s IG Live just like the CPK one.   UCAN gives you steady energy so you can finish stronger. I use the UCAN Performance Energy and I feel great and ready to keep going. I did a 3 hour ride on Saturday and Sunday a 3 hour brick. Felt totally awesome both days. Use the code MHE2020 to save 15% at generationucan.com, or try the UCAN Starter Pack for 25% off.   Interview with Matt Fitzgerald: If you haven't read any of Matt Fitzgerald's books, there's a reason that he has more than 20 books. Let's get into the interview.   Sponsor - iKOR Labs: Thanks to iKOR Labs for helping sponsor today's show. iKOR Performance is a clean, natural source of hemp-based CBD that protects your body from the stresses of training and promote fast recovery. Don't let your competition out recover you! Save 25% on all products right now. Go to www.ikorlabs.com for more details.   Post Interview Discussion: 2:39:30 with a pace of 6:05.005 Book available for purchase on May 5th Available on Amazon for pre-order https://www.amazon.com/Running-Dream-Training-World-Class-Runners/dp/1643135147/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=running+the+dream&qid=1586523193&sr=8-1 https://www.8020endurance.com/about-us/ Matt Fitzgerald on Instagram and Twitter @mattfitwriter   Endurance News: Sam (big unit) Long takes the Mt. Lemmon KOM and then does a 4.5 Sam Long takes the KOM on Mt. Lemmon from Lionel Sanders. How Coronavirus Is Impacting Pro Cycling As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, pro cycling is ever increasingly feeling its effects. The Union Cycliste Internacionale (UCI) has suspended all cycling events of all classifications on the calendar until at least June 1, and it will later communicate whether the events will be rescheduled. Despite the widespread postponements and cancellations in the cycling world due to coronavirus, the Tour de France has made no indication that the schedule will be altered.   What's New in the 303: Cody Waite, “Take This Opportunity to Build Your Most Powerful Aerobic Base Yet” In light of the current worldwide health crisis and cancellations of at least the Spring racing season, everyone’s plans have changed… and so should our training! Many riders are choosing to be on their indoor trainers utilizing online training apps while others are willing to venture outside to keep racking up the miles. However, instead of smashing yourself with high-intensity training or epic long rides with no events in sight on the calendar, take a step back and target your Aerobic Threshold energy system. Take this opportunity of ‘no racing’ to build your most powerful aerobic base yet!   Video of the Week: RECAP: IRONMAN VR 1 Men's Pro Challenge (4-5-20) He pulled the plug... / IRONMAN VR Race   Upcoming Interviews: Sue Reynolds In The Athlete Inside (April 28), Reynolds takes readers through her transformational journey from her first walk to finishing sixth at the World Triathlon Championship. Matt Miller from BASE Performance talking about a number of topics including the IRONMAN purchase, being a guide for blind athletes and the COVID-19 impact on the sports nutrition business.   Closing: Please support our sponsors. We really think these are amazing products. Check them out at https://milehighendurancepodcast.com/sponsors. Be sure to follow us on social media including @303endurance and @milehighendurancepodcast. Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

This week's guest is Aliphine Tuliamuk. Aliphine is a professional runner on HOKA ONE ONE's Northern Arizona Elite, based in Flagstaff, Arizona. In this episode (which was recorded before the announcement was made about postponing the Olympics), we talked about: -racing (and winning) the Olympic Marathon Trials -her roots and moving to the US after growing up in Kenya -rest and recovery after one of the biggest races of her life -uncertainty and her approach to moving forward -Northern Arizona Elite and the team environment -re-watching the Trials -crocheting and keeping busy -her favorite spots in Flagstaff -gratitude -consistency -much more! Follow along with Aliphine's adventures at https://www.instagram.com/aliphine and https://twitter.com/aliphinetuliamu This week's podcast is sponsored by SynchroKnit, powered by Wigwam! SynchroKnit uses breakthrough technology creating a truly fitted sock that doesn't slip, and it enhances the performance of a running shoe. They're tight on the arch and heel which makes it feel snug. Go to synchroknit.com and enter in code LONGRUN25 to receive 25% off. I'll be wearing them this spring and you should too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support

Pat and Mark sit down with Hoka One One and Northern Arizona Elite runner, Sid Vaughn, to discuss his journey to 2020 Olympic Marathon trials and his plans beyond.Photo credit: @Richiebee_You can find Sid at:@cajunlightningAs always, if you enjoyed this episode please rate us on iTunes, share and drop us a comment or message.You can find the hosts of the Finding Strong Podcast:Michael: @SonofragingjoePat: @PatxgatesMark: @bottenhornrunning and www.markbottenhorn.comOpinions, comments and feedback are always welcomed and appreciated. If you found enjoyment in this episode we ask that you rate it and share.*While we have made every attempt to refrain from inappropriate language, the occasional curse word may have found its way into the recording.

Northern Arizona Elite coach Ben Rosario joins Scott to discuss "The Irishman." The film garnered 10 Oscar nominations. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese's epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics. They share their insight into the conspiracy theories regarding the death of Jimmy Hoffa, why the movie is rightfully three and a half hours, where does this rank among all mob movies in history. The film is available to stream on Netflix. ▶ Follow the show: instagram.com/showrunnerspodcast ✩ Connect with Scott twitter.com/scottfaubs instagram.com/sfaubs Get your copy of Inside A Marathon by Scott and Ben here: insideamarathon.com/product/inside-a-marathon/

Rory is a professional runner for Northern Arizona Elite. He graduated from BYU in 2019 and has been crushing it in his first year as a pro. After his astounding, 1:01:44, half marathon debut in Houston this past weekend we knew we had to Catch Up With him. Things We Talk About In This Episode - His race in Houston - His transition from collegiate to professional running - His goals for 2020 - His recent switch to a plant based diet - The Game Changers Documentary [learn more here] - The Plantpower Meal Planner [learn more here] - His new podcast --> once this is released we will make sure to link here We wish Rory the best this year and hope to see him representing Team Canada in Tokyo! --- Follow Rory on Instagram and Twitter Follow Lauren on Instagram Follow Abby on Instagram --- This episode is sponsored by Lily Trotters. Get 25% off your order at lilytrotters.com with code "UPANDRUNNING"

Before this weekend's Chicago Marathon, Scott Fauble is joined by his Northern Arizona Elite teammates Scott Smith and Stephanie Bruce for the most in-depth discussion and hole-punching analysis of Home Alone. Synopsis: When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence and that he alone must protect the family home. In case you're wondering how Scott and Steph are feeling before the Chicago Marathon, we touch on that...very briefly. You can stream the movie on YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime and iTunes. ▶ Follow the show: instagram.com/showrunnerspodcast ✩ Connect with Scott twitter.com/scottfaubs instagram.com/sfaubs

Northern Arizona Elite teammate Danielle Shanahan joins the podcast to discuss the 1987 classic 'The Princess Bride.' The film is available to stream on Netflix! Synopsis: A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience.

Scott Smith joins me on the show today- he’s a 2:12 marathoner running for Hoka One One with Northern Arizona Elite under coach Ben Rosario. Scott is funny, he’s calm... The post Episode 191: Scott Smith appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Northern Arizona Elite’s Scott Fauble joins CITIUS MAG Podcast for the third time. Wow. Fauble was the top American at the 2019 Boston Marathon, where he notched a big personal best of 2:09. His PR going into the race was a 2:12:28 from his seventh-place finish at the 2018 New York City Marathon. Fauble was leading the race with four miles to go and on this episode, he’ll take you through his internal thoughts as he’s surrounded by a handful of 2:04 East Africans. Did he think he could win? What was it like when they decided to break away? He puts us in his shoes. He also dives into his training for the race, which included a monster 16-mile workout at Sunset Crater in Arizona. How that gave him the confidence and sign that he was ready for a major breakthrough. With him finally running under 2:10, have the haters been silenced? He responds to the criticism from the LetsRun message boards regarding his last appearance on the podcast and those who defined “good” as a fast time. Plus: With the 2020 U.S, Olympic Trials looming, what are his plans for the fall? All that and more on the latest episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast. Support for the CITIUS MAG Podcast comes from SOAR RUNNING. Get familiar with one of the finest and newest running apparel companies deep into the running culture. The company’s focus is on the best quality technical fabric for the common, everyday runner. There’s something available for men and for women. Support the brand, support the podcast. Check them out today: https://www.soarrunning.com/ Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soar_running/ I’m a fan of the Elite Tempo Top 2.0. It is super lightweight with 3d textured woven fabric. Designed to go fast. https://www.soarrunning.com/product/elite-tempo-top-20?colour=122

We have a very special episode this week! A returning friend of the pod, Scott Fauble of Northern Arizona Elite brought his coach Ben Rosario along to unpack their new book, Inside a Marathon, and the buildup that culminated in Scott finishing 7th at the 2018 NYC Marathon. Scott and Ben came on to talk about their training relationship, their aspirations for this year's Boston Marathon, and most importantly, their takes on the best romantic comedies and 80s teen movies. Scott is a 2:12 marathoner who was an accomplished distance runner at the University of Portland before joining NAZ Elite, and Ben is an accomplished runner-turned-coach who guides the Hoka NAZ Elite team to national titles, World Marathon Major success, and Olympic dreams. These guys know their stuff and you'll love what they have to say. Inside a Marathon can be found and bought at https://insideamarathon.com. Pick up your signed(!) copy today!

Aliphine Tuliamak runs for Northern Arizona Elite and is one to watch for making the 2020 Marathon Team! She grew up in Kenya where she would run to and from... The post Episode 165: Aliphine Tuliamak appeared first on Lindsey Hein.

Grayson Murphy joins the CITIUS MAG Podcast to discuss her first six months as a professional runner with Northern Arizona Elite. We go back to her roots as a soccer player before she finally started competitively running as a walk-on for Santa Clara. She really burst onto the NCAA scene after transferring to Utah and becoming a steeplechaser. Now as a professional, she's working on focusing on the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Most importantly, she's been spreading positivity with her journaling. Grayson shares why she started selling training journals + planners and how it helped her cope with anxiety. Plus: Her funniest drug testing story might be the best one that we've ever had on the show. If you want to check out her journals, they're available here: https://racin-grayson.com/shop/ ----- The CITIUS MAG Podcast is brought to you by Strava. Personally, I believe Strava is the best app for runners and cyclists to keep track of all their training. It helps keep me accountable as I get ready for the 2019 Tokyo Marathon in March. I've been using Strava Summit, which includes extra features with their training an analysis packs. Right now, CITIUS MAG Podcast listeners have a chance to try those Summit features go to www.strava.com/summit and enter the code citius (all lowercase) at checkout while purchasing an annual subscription. It's like you're getting your first month free! Follow me on Strava: www.strava.com/athletes/13479304 Join the CITIUS MAG Track Club: www.strava.com/clubs/citiusmag

Welcome to the final episode of the Ben Rosario show for season three. Ben is the coach of the professional Northern Arizona Elite team in Flagstaff and Dean Ouellette is a high school coach in Chandler Arizona. Today they welcome Coach Tom Rothenberger of Jesuit high school in Oregon. Tom has coached Jesuit for over 30 years with 26 state titles. About Coached for 37 years Played other sports in 70s Father died young so mother raised him and he spent a lot of time outdoors Coach identified talent when Jr in high school Used running to run for Boise St 4 coaches in 4 years - different experiences Found success senior year Was married as a sophomore One of 9 children Applied for a job with Catholic school at Jesuit, 37 years ago, still there 1993 added girls program Different training based on cycles of 80's-90's We had 10-12 kids on team and now over 150 Lydiard background with phases by the book, high volume 9 years to get team to State Work ethic was laid early and building running culture Football was king on campus Late 80's had a few athletes who joined and help build program 9o's went coed 93 first girls team had one individual who went 2nd at Footlocker 4th year girls won State title 80's Lydiard and in 90's different influences different training Had to build 'coolness' for the sport and visibility Girls Program When started did not treat them any different Early pusher for girls to go 5k in races in Oregon How have kids changes in 37 years Needs of kids are the same How we meet them has changed White noise/distractions has grown Need to belong to something Training and how things have changed Don't do things just because you always have Had been top 4 at state for 20 years straight then missed it Stopped using the word easy now building an engine Looked at what Pat Tyson was doing and June/July they were going harder Training runs vs hard/easy runs End of summer test run is 30 minute run on track instead of fast 3k Running better now because quantity and quality of threshold work better Now will do 6xmile with :30 rest threshold run, next week 3x2 miles, then 5mile Repeat that cycle Were giving them too much easy and seemed non-important day Rubbing shoulders with Tyson and Shumaker learned needed more fitness Had to recognize hs setting were participants and athletes on team Really focus on those who will score and training Pour energy into those with potential and those who need to have buy-in from When have smaller group can focus on hitting paces better Have them focus on how they feel and how to close Last 1/3 of a run is most important part of the run Summer long runs begin to put workouts into the run After build volume add in quality Lane 8 tempo run 5k pace for 400, float to start Multiple energy systems in same workout w/ fartlek Build huge engines consistent mileage over time Value in run every day A week late September Monday 8xK or 6x mile 30-45 seconds rest (every 10-12 days) Will do work after a race if have a race Long runs on Saturday 70-90 minutes build up to Last few weeks of season Get used to doing hard runs on Saturday's instead of long

Our latest guest on The Just Athletics podcast is Erin Clark, who recently signed with Northern Arizona Elite and Hoka One One as she starts her professional running career after graduating the University of Colorado this spring. Erin attended South Eugene High School and was a Two-Time Oregon State Champion in high school and graduated … Continue reading Episode 30 – Erin Clark

This week’s guest is Scott Fauble, a HOKA One One runner for Northern Arizona Elite. Scott is a Colorado native and graduate of the University of Portland. Scott ran 2:12 in his debut marathon in the fall of 2017 and recently finished 5th at the NYC Half Marathon. Scott was in town competing in the BAA 5k and cheering on his teammates in yesterday’s marathon, and he stopped in the Trackhouse for some great long run talk with co-host Ben Weingart. Hope you enjoy the episode and feel free to subscribe on iTunes and like our Facebook page. We also just made an instagram account, @runyourmouthpod, so feel free to give that a follow for new episodes and behind-the-scenes footage.

On Episode 1, host David Melly and co-host Rosa Moriello welcome Scott Smith and Kellyn Taylor of Northern Arizona Elite into the Trackhouse to talk marathons, miles, content, and chickens. Recorded January 28th in front of a live audience.

Carrie catches up with Northern Arizona Elite head coach Ben Rosario! Ben discusses the early days of starting NAZ Elite and shares the latest news about his athletes. He also offers advice for beginning runners, and he emphasizes the importance of getting involved in a running group to stay motivated. Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com. Ben Rosario Ben was a Division II All American at Truman State University, before landing a spot on the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project team in 2003. There he became the youngest qualifier for the 2004 Olympic Trials Marathon where he finished 37th. He returned to his hometown of Saint Louis in the summer of 2005 and that fall finished second at the U.S. Marathon Championships at the Twin Cities Marathon. He ended his career with personal bests of 4:03 in the mile and 2:18 in the marathon. Ben has coached everyone from third graders, to beginning adult runners to World Championship performers. His motivational skills and training knowledge have translated to success at every level. Ben has been just about everything in the running industry; elite athlete, special events director for a big city marathon, running store owner, marketing director, elite athlete coordinator and of course…coach. His number one passion though, has always been the competitive side of the sport and he brings a healthy obsession for success to his role as coach/president of Northern Arizona Elite.

Welcome to episode 63 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome back Ben Rosario the head coach of Northern Arizona Elite. Ben just had four guys run 2:13 or under and had two of his female runners crack the top 10 at the NYC Marathon. We talk about this fall and how the training went and then we spend the majority of the podcast talking about marathon specific training and his training plans that he has available on Final Surge. If you have interest in the marathon you are going to love this episode. Ben, we had you in episode 4, and people can hear your background there and we had you on again in episode 44 talking about high school summer running training. Today I want to focus on some marathon talk, sound good? Your crew at NAZ Elite has had quite a fall on the marathon course. Let me run down a few of these. I believe it was in Chicago you kicked off the season where you had Aaron Braun run a 2:13 Then in Frankfurt, you had Scott Fauble make his marathon debut, Matt Llano come back from a long injury and run a strong race and then Scott Smith set a 2 1/2 minute personal best in the Marathon. So let’s start there with the guys. Four men 2:13 or under, that is quite some depth at the marathon. Including a great debut by Fauble. How happy were you with the results? Was there a reason for Frankfurt? On the women’s side, you had both Kellyn and Steph run in NYC. And they both had top 10 finishes. Did they both decide to do NYC so they could train together? For a marathon to go well there is a lot that needs to go right. Not only on race day but also in training. So what went well that allowed you have such great finishes? You have this long list of elite athletes, but you also develop plans for non-elite runners. One example is you worked recently with Matt Fitzgerald and helped him run a PR 10 years after his best. Want to talk about that? We cannot talk about NYC without at least mentioning what Shalane Flanagan did becoming the first American women to win in 40 years. What does this mean for American running? You have proven you can certainly coach marathon runners, so let’s talk about some marathon training. On Final Surge at Finalsurge.com/nazelite you have some training plans that are available for purchase including 5 marathon plans. The 5 marathon plans are a beginner, intermediate, advanced, elite and the Eric “Big Dog” Fernandez Awesome Marathon Plan, can you tell us what the difference is between these? How does someone know which they should get? Let’s talk about little bit about that beginner plan. The plan starts at 25 miles a week and builds up to 48-50 miles. And It looks like one long run up to 20 miles. The first couple of weeks is all easy runs with a long run one day a week. A newer runner who is running their first marathon may not know what their paces should be, how would you tell them to find their easy run and long run paces? In week three you start adding workouts with a fartlek. Some people say you should wait longer into a buildup why are you adding in a fartlek here? After you start workouts, so you are getting to the end of your first month, what should a beginner marathoner’s week look like for training, how many days should they be running and how many should be workouts or long runs? Later on in the plan, you introduce in the medium-long run. How does this compare to the long run? What about races, how often do you recommend shorter races for someone training for a marathon? One of the workouts is a workout that many, who have trained for shorter races, know well, but you are using it in the marathon and that is a 12x400. What is the purpose of this workout for a marathon runner? As I mentioned earlier you hit high of about 50 miles, the week before the marathon you run 41 miles. Talk about the taper and what athletes do wrong with the taper? The marathon is a completely different beast than the shorter races when it comes to fueling. And within that I would assume there is a big difference between someone who is running a marathon in 2.5 hours vs someone who is running a marathon in 4.5 hours is that true? What about workouts, what workouts are you doing to allow them to handle the wall better are you doing carb depleted workouts? What is the difference in race-specific workouts for beginner plan vs a more advanced plan? In your log runs you seem to spice them up quite a bit with surges and adding in workouts into them? NAZ Training Logs and Training Plans Ben Rosario on TwitterNorthern Arizona Elite on Twitter Northern Arizona Elite Website Episode 4 with Ben Rosario      

This conversation is with Ben Rosario! Ben is the head coach for Northern Arizona Elite, which is a professional running team based out of Flagstaff, Arizona and sponsored by Hoka One One. Ben has had tremendous success in running, business, and coaching. He used to run professionally for the Hanson’s Brooks Project. Then he built up a running store from nothing to 2 million in sales. In 2014, he created the professional running team that he coaches today, NAZ Elite. This is a special episode to me because this is actually the first podcast episode I ever recorded. This conversation is the first time I sat down with someone and recorded anything longer than 10 seconds. We recorded this all the way back in early August of 2017. When we recorded this, several of his athletes were gearing up for the Frankfurt marathon. Scott Smith, Matt Llano, and Scott Fauble, who has never run a marathon, were set to compete at Frankfurt in Late October. Llano ran 2:13:42, Fauble 2:12:35, and Smith 2:12:21. Huge congratulations to all of them, especially Scott Fauble who ran the 12th fastest American debut, tied with Meb Keflezghi. If you know anything about running, you know Meb. He’s an absolute legend. This episode is also special because Ben is not a student-athlete, but the topics we discussed can be helpful to anyone wanting to be good at athletics or anything in their life. He works with some of the best athletes in the world to help them get the best out of themselves and I hope he can help you too! Thank you so much for listening! If you have the time, please leave a rating and review! It would mean the world to me!

There aren't too many marathoners out there who are training at a high level for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and still chasing the dream of breaking four minutes for the mile. Meet Scott Smith of Northern Arizona Elite. The 2:14 marathoner joins the podcast ahead of his race at the Frankfurt Marathon. He has not raced a marathon since the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February 2016, where he finished 14th overall. He discusses how he felt about that performance and moved forward from it. Smith seems to love tough and warm marathons with two 26.2 races in Los Angeles and a steamy world championships in Beijing in 2015. He expresses his optimism for cool and fast conditions in his next race. Fun topics include his brother's pursuit of a 3:30 marathon without running more than five miles at a time, Thank You Meb, California high school track, Game of Thrones/TV binging and more. He's thought long and hard about the 25 shots from halfcourt/25 years in prison question and his answer is great. This episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today at rollrecovery.com

We mix things up on the latest episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast by talking movies. Sarah Cotton, the former Georgetown distance runner turned filmmaker, joins the show to discuss her new film One Eighty Three Point Four. The film has been following the Northern Arizona Elite group in Flagstaff throughout their training for the fall marathon season. We discuss the state of running films, the process of making a film like this, her plans for other running projects going forward and much more. It's a behind-the-scenes look at one of the best running films that you'll see this year. Sarah has also started getting into trail running and recently won the Mt. Hood 50K. She gives a little insight into her balance into running and film making as well as shares a few recovery tips.  Fun topics in the podcast include casting the NAZ Elite training group with real life actors (Scott Fauble is a young Ron Howard) as well as what was left on the editing floor for the first episode. Follow @oneeightythreepointfour on Instagram for updates on the film. You can watch the first episode of 183.4 here: citiusmag.com/episode-1-one-eighty-three-point-four/ This week’s episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today at RollRecovery.com

Northern Arizona Elite head coach Ben Rosario joins the CITIUS Mag Podcast to discuss his team's fall marathon plans, cross country, an upcoming documentary and much more.  Ben's been at the helm of NAZ since the group started in 2014. His athletes have seen success on the track and on the roads, especially in the marathon. Aaron Braun will kick things off at the Chicago Marathon. Scott Fauble, Matt Llano and Scott Smith will race the Frankfurt Marathon. Stephanie Bruce and Kellyn Taylor will take on the NYC Marathon. Ben Bruce will also race a marathon TBD. Ben runs down their hopes and goals for some of these races, provides insight into their training and shares some tips on recovery because that's important. This wee's episode was brought to you by ROLL Recovery. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado with one major goal: To design and build revolutionary products to help people recover faster and improve the quality of their life. They have thoughtfully designed products to keep you moving. Be happy. Be healthy. Check them out today. Here is a synopsis of Ben's recovery tips but listen to the episode for his in-depth answers: Massage and be sure to listen to your body when it needs a break. Take care of those muscle groups. Sleep. Get as much as you can and you'll feel much better. Eliminate any time that you're wasting before bed to get some extra minutes.  Have a hobby outside of running. It helps to get your mind off things before you get overwhelmed with your running obsession. Bonus: Roll Recovery currently has a bundle deal! Save 15% on R3 and StretchMat (together) with code R3SMbundle Fun questions in the bell lap portion of the podcast include: Craziest workout witnessed in Flagstaff, his MLB coach comparison, most impressive observation from the trail running community and more. On this week's episode, I giveaway a R3 foot roller so find out how to do that in the episode and join the prediction contest.

For our fourth podcast, we talk to former elite runner Ben Rosario, who now spends his time coaching the Northern Arizona Elite Hoka Team. We talk to Ben about how he got his strat in running and talked to Ben about what his high school running career was like. With Ben having run at a D-II school we talked about how high school kids who may not be good enough to run at a D-I school should not give up their running dreams. Ben goes into depth about the possibilities that D-II and D-III schools offer for runners. His advice about finding the right fit for you after high school is pure gold for any high school distance runner. We then talked about how Ben made the transition into coaching after being a runner for the Hanson Brook's distance project. We discussed how his Northern Arizona Elite team ended up in a deal with the Hoka running company. Ben spends a lot of time explaining exactly how his current squad got together to form one of the top teams in the world. We spend a few minutes talking about the unique uniforms for Hoka NAZ-Elite. We talk about the marathon Olympic Trials where NAZ-Elite had a top 6 finisher on both the men and women's side. We also discuss the deep NAZ-Elite 5k and 10k teams in the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials where 3 of the 24 runners on both sexes are NAZ-Elite members. Ben discusses why he believes there is an advantage to running as a group when training as an elite athlete. We also discuss the overall healthy of the potential U.S. Olympics Team where Ben believes we have medal opportunities from the 800m through the 10k. Final Surge announced Northern Arizona Elite as a partner just recently. We discuss how NAZ started using Final Surge. We talked about how he has been using Final Surge with his team and how his favorite part is you can tell it is made by runners, for runners. NAZ-Elite is making all their running logs available online at FinalSurge.com/NAZElite. Any coach, using Final Surge or any other log should have their athletes look at the NAZ logs to see the types of information that are being included in logs. NAZ-Elite's mission statement is "Train hard, race fearlessly and share every part of our journey with our fans." That is why they completely open up their training logs. We then discussed a recent Scott Smith log entry which ended included: Run - Easy Run + drills/strides/plyos Normal drills. 8 x 150 meter hard but smooth strides. Plyos= 2 x all single leg exercises. 1x all squat jumps/bounds. Ben has a theory that he doesn't want to be just runners, he wants to be athletic. The biggest thing he works on is getting off the ground as quick as possible as many times as possible which is why they do explosive plyo work. This question came in from Twitter… Coach, you have a lot going on in your life right now with the team, writing, family, any time management tips you have for busy athletes? @FinalSurge @BenRosario1 @LucusHumphrey how does Ben manage his time with all he does/ coach, write book, podcast, family etc — Doug Petrick (@DougPetrick1) June 18, 2016   Ben has agreed to give one listener a signed copy of his HS XC book Tradition, Class Pride; you can find out details on that give-a-way at Finalsurge.com/promo. You can get a copy of that book at traditionclasspride.com. Ben can be found in the following places: Ben On Twitter NAZ Elite on Twitter NAZ Elite Training Programs