Podcasts about peak run performance

In this episode, we sit down with Brittany, an elite ultra runner and coach with Peak Run Performance. Brittany shares her journey from discovering running in high school to becoming a notable figure in the ultra running community. She discusses her experiences with different races, her love for trail running, and the challenges she faced including severe injuries that led to hip surgeries and an ankle fracture. Brittany reflects on her comeback and the mental resilience required to overcome setbacks. She also touches on her coaching philosophy, the importance of strength training, and her goals for the future, including her aspirations to compete in unique international races. This inspirational story highlights Brittany's dedication, resilience, and passion for running and coaching.@runhappybPeak Run Performance | Professional Online Running and Nutrition Coaching

Jacob Puzey is a 39 year old husband, father, coach, race director and runner from Invermere, BC. He is the Director of Peak Run Performance, a company that offers a variety of coaching experiences to assist you along your running journey. He has also been a race director for two decades, and is currently directing the 5 Peaks Trail Race Series and the Tran Selkirks Run.  As a runner he has won the Calgary 50K four times, and set the 50 mile treadmill record in 2016.  Jacob cites his best running performances as occurring in the Pacific Northwest at the Mount Hood 50 and the Hagg Lake 50. When asked why he now runs, this dedicated husband and father of six states that his runs are now not preferential, but existential. Please excuse the background noise as we were recording from various locations around the globe during a mild earthquake! We hope you'll appreciate Jacob's deep relationship with running and the running community.  Connect with Jacob :Instagram: @jacobpuzey5peaks.compeakrunperformance.catranselkirks.comResources we discussed in the episode:Jacob's wife's (Amy Puzey) company, Access NutrientsJacob's brother, Tommy Rivers Puzey (@tommy_rivs) Sinister 7 - www.sinistersports.caKim's 50-mile recap episodeOur interview with race director, Brian GallantConnect with Carolyn & Kim:Email us with guest ideas: inspiredsolescast@gmail.comInspired Soles InstagramKim's InstagramKim's FacebookCarolyn's InstagramCarolyn's FacebookCarolyn's website (sign up for her free weekly newsletter on the homepage)

Whether you're training for you first or 50th Ultra, getting the right tips on how to train smarter and more efficiently from a coach is always helpful. And in this episode, I was joined by one of the best running coaches out there, Jacob Puzey! Jacob is the Director of Peak Run Performance, which is a coaching company designed to help runners achieve their big goals (without having to do any of the guess work themselves). Jacob is also an accomplished runner himself, finishing in the top 10 of the 2021 Javelina Jundred and winning multiple races in the past. Plus, he's coached tons of runners to the podium as formerly a collegiate-level Cross Country coach, and now as a running coach to the public. In this episode, Jacob and I discuss simple tips to make your training way more effective, what you should be aware of if you're thinking of working with a coach, and how to keep yourself in the game during brutal training blocks. Also, Jacob's brother, Tommy Rivs, has been unfortunately and heartbreakingly battling cancer since 2020. If you know Tommy, Jacob, and their family you know that this couldn't have happened to a more undeserving guy and family. So, we discuss ways you can support #TeamRivs in the beginning of the podcast as well. Special thanks and much love to Jacob for this special episode! Check out Peak Run Performance: https://www.peakrunperformance.com/coach-jacob Donate to support Tommy Rivs and his family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Tommy-Rivers-Rest-Up Tommy Rivs x Craft Sportswear Gear: https://www.craftsports.us/collections/team-rivs-collection Follow Jacob on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacobpuzey/

Coach Jacob Puzey is the Director of Peak Run Performance (PRP) based in Canada.  PRP provides individual run coaching to athletes of all levels in all corners of the world and they organize several races throughout the year.  Jacob is also an accomplished runner and has set records and won championships throughout his storied career.  Jacob and I first connected when he was my coach and help me train for my first 100 mile run.  You can learn more about Jacob and Peak Run Performance at www.peakrunperformance.com. This episode is sponsored by the Quintanar Running Co.  Q running works to empower individuals and communities through running.

Welcome to the second episode in our new series, ‘Athletes in the Oven', where we profile athletes from all walks of life to discover their “why”. In this episode, we meet Karin Reemts aka Happy Mama Project, and learn why she has decided to run for those who can't. Karin is a certified run coach through 2 organizations: RRCA (Level 1 & Level 2) and USATF, and is working towards an ultramarathon coaching certification through UESCA. She is a member of the RADrabbit run team, an ambassador for Hammer Nutrition, UltrAspire, ProCompression, and BoCo Gear. Karin trains with Jacob at Peak Run Performance. Peak Run Performance is putting on a year-long virtual race series as a way to keep athletes active in these uncertain times, benefitting Bigger Than The Trail, a non-profit that aims to create a positive impact on mental health through awareness, community, and providing educational support and treatment options. There are distances for everyone, with races being held in March, June, September, and December. All info at www.peakrunperformance.com Find out more about Karin by following her Instagram account: @the_happy_mama_project

This episode of The Checkpoint podcast is sponsored by The North Face®️. In episode 13 we speak with Jacob Puzey, who set a world record in 2016 for running 50 miles in 4:57:45 on a treadmill, beating the record of 5:57:31 by nearly an hour. He is also a six-time national champion in cross-country, road and ultra championships, and has three top 10 national trail 50K championships on his resume. He is a husband, father, runner, coach, race director for Peak Run Performance, TranSelkirks Run, and 5 Peaks and a podcaster. We dive into some of his pivotal running experiences, and talk about diversity and representation in trail running. Jacob's brother Tommy was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of Lymphoma. He is receiving treatment under the guidance and expertise of some of the leading lymphoma physicians in the world. You can support Tommy and Steph and their daughters through their go fund me page and the craftsports collection. You can follow Jacob on Instagram at @jacobpuzey

Importance of Female Role Models Jacob grew up surrounded by three strong sisters and mother. From a young age, he saw them as role models of strength and courage. Today, as a father to four daughters, Jacob says he knows he’s not someone his daughters can aspire to be because they’ll always see him as a man, as their father. He shares he’s constantly looking for strong women to point to because having been surrounded by strong women his whole life, he wants his daughters to have the same.  Exercising Your Strengths “It’s about putting in the time and being patient. Let your body adapt to gradually increasing stimuli.” — Jacob For Jacob, he had spent the majority of his childhood running 5Ks and 10Ks. It wasn’t until later in life when he learned of his uniquely high VO2 max and lactate threshold which gift him with having more endurance. That’s when he learned about marathons and later ultras. That’s where he found his strength.  As a coach, he shares that the greatest opportunities to improve as athletes are in aerobic development. “So many people focus too much on anaerobic and not enough on aerobic. Perhaps the best way to find out where your talents and strengths are is to focus on building your aerobic base. Build your lungs.” He also discusses what it’s like to explore new activities like trail running. He says you can start small by doing your easy runs on trails first, then introduce strides or hill repeats on trails. A good indicator of where you’re performing at your strongest is how well you’re feeling during certain workouts but also paying attention to how quickly you recover.  Who is Tommy Rivs? The largest part of Jacob’s story is his brother Riv’s recent illness. Rivs is Jacob’s younger brother. An ultra-marathoner with a big beard and an even bigger heart.  “He’s just a very kind soul. A renaissance man of some sort,” says Jacob. Rivs speaks multiple languages including sign language and French. He makes videos with iFit so people can run while learning about different cultures. He’s a husband, father, and helps others with their running journey through his physical therapy practice. Rivs and Jacob were even training to qualify for the Olympics. But earlier this year while in the Grand Canyon, Rivs got sick and couldn’t get out. He was coughing blood and thought he might have COVID-19 so he self-isolated for two weeks until he got too sick and his wife took him to the hospital. After many tests, it was discovered Rivs has a rare form of lymphoma. He went from being a world-class athlete to being on life-support for over three months, in a coma, and paralyzed.  Jacob shares Rives is now out of the ICU and is undergoing chemotherapy. He’s in a rehab facility to help him regain strength and mobility before undergoing a bone marrow transplant. In the past months, Jacob helped put together a Run with Rivs Challenge, which the running community around the world showed support for. Organizing this helped give Jacob a sense of meaning and purpose since he’s not able to physically be near Rivs or his family due to COVID travel restrictions since Jacob lives in Canada.  Paradigm Shift For Jacob, the whole experience with Rivs has increased his sense of empathy toward what others are going through and a deeper appreciation for the human experience. “Like most runners, I pride myself in being independent and low maintenance. But this experience has exposed my vulnerabilities, fears, weaknesses, blind spots, and given me a new appreciation for humanity and the running community,” Jacob says. Ask for Help “It’s ok to not have all the answers and to ask for help. I think this is particularly helpful for men to hear because we spend so much of our lives believing we have to be strong and independent, and it is our responsibility for others to rely on us— not the other way around. We can become better people through these tough times.”   Resources: Jacob’s Instagram  Jacob’s Peak Run Performance  Tommy Riv’s Instagram  Tommy Riv’s Facebook  Thank you to my wonderful sponsor Tracksmith, Athletic Greens, and Inside Tracker 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. Not to mention they have their fall collection out! 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Go here and use code: GIFTFROMRUNFORREAL for this amazing deal.   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 Jacob, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the show.

This week's guest is Jacob Puzey. Jacob is an elite trail and ultra runner who lives in Alberta, Canada. Jacob is a coach, a dad to six, race director, and more. In this week's episode we talked about: -the many hats he wears -living and running in Alberta, Canada -his entry into running -the running community -what RD's are dealing with during these times -his background in education -a dive into homeschooling and his tips for parents who are now working from home with school aged kids -and much more! You can follow Jacob's adventures at https://www.instagram.com/jacobpuzey/ and https://twitter.com/jacobpuzey, and his coaching group is called Peak Run Performance. 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

Had a nice time speaking with a friend of the show, Jacob Puzey.  Jacob now lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with his wife Amy along with their 6 children.  He offers online coaching services through Peak Run Performance and is the race director for the 5 Peaks Trail Running Series - a 25 race trail running series throughout Canada.  He also directs the TranSelkirks Run – a five-day stage race in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Training For Ultra Gear www.TrainingForUltra.com  

Welcome to episode 72 of the Final Surge podcast where today we welcome runner and coach Jacob Puzey. Jacob and I have a great conversation about his early running career and how those experiences and the coaches he worked with influenced who he is today and how he coaches. Jacob was the top Canadian male in Boston in 2017, is the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Road 50K National Champion and has a great coaching resume. Jacob's business Peak Run Performance is teaming up with Final Surge in the coming weeks to offer new coaching services in several languages, so watch out for that.     Could you give our listeners your background on how you started running back in the day? Middle school basketball player Did not come naturally had to work at it 10th grade started running year round How did the high school career and running career after high school go? Qualified for Oregon XC State Meet as a senior Tough Oregon high school area Ran against a lot of future D1 college runners Ran for a Junior College who was defending national JC champion 2 National Championships for JC When did you make the transition into coaching? Took 2 years off after junior college Started training for marathon Developed a love for it again Went back to finish college and did some youth coaching at middle school and high school You have coached high school runners and ultra runners. What are the foundational principles you take in your coaching philosophy that would be applicable to all runners? Stamina, speed strength, need to work on all of them Nutrition and skills would be emphasized by event I know from your bio you took over some high school programs that did not have a history of success and you created state championship programs. What did you do to turn around and build those programs? Did not try to make wholesale changes Go in and listen and learn about cultures of team Winning traditions in other sports so was easier Get them to buy into potential in that sport Competed against the great teams All coaches have influences that have an impact on them as coaches. Who are some of the influences who have impacted your coaching philosophy? Middle school, high school coaches, college coaches Learned different training philosophies from hs/college coaches  Greg McMillian, Joe Vigil What does the typical athlete you are coaching these days look like, what is their experience level and distances they are training for? From Millenials waiting tables to executive empty nesters All distances Coached people who raced on all 7 continents last year You are going to be releasing some coaching very soon on Final Surge, how is it you ended up on Final Surge as your coaching platform? While living in Flagstaff ran with some NAZ Elite Guys Heard about NAZ Blogs Worked for Greg McMillian Did not look at it until was ready to launch something Liked easy syncs Right vision behind company ((((30))))What can people expect to find in your packages? Multiple languages Speak the same language as athlete Every coach speaks at least two languages Tailored training plans and 1-0n-1 coaching How many coaches do you have? 4 with a nutritionist Coaches have experience in several countries to understand unique differences You have 4 coaches that work on your team, what events do you focus on? All surfaces, all distances, all disciplines Road and trails Stage races Tailor training to person There are many tools runners use. GPS watches, heart rate monitors, HRV readings, Power Meters. What type of technology do you use? All of it and as little as possible Trail and ultra a lot of metrics thrown out the window Run by feel Like that they are available in Final Surge You have a lot of running accomplishments, you were the top Canadian male in Boston this year and a lot of success in Ultras. One of your accomplishments is the 50-mile treadmill record you set. When I saw the video this was the first time I had heard of you. How hard was that to run on a treadmill for 5 hours? Was easier than thought Started just below world record pace but found himself going faster Was originally thinking of going for 50k record Didn't expect it to be an hour quicker Do you use a treadmill often? Yes, in Calgary it is cold Wear microspikes 4-6 months a year when outside Boston training did a lot of treadmill miles When need good footing will use treadmill when cold You ran the TransRockies with your brother, for those who do not know what the TransRockies is can you tell them and what it was like doing with your brother? 6 Day stage race 8500-12k feet elevation If run at team you all need to be within 2-minutes of each other   Final Surge 5 questions in under a minute Favorite endurance/running book? - Once a Runner Current trainers you are wearing? - Altra Paradigm Favorite race? - 50k-50miles (3-6 hours) Favorite recovery meal or recovery drink? - Steak, salted chocolate covered almonds Your favorite workout - Georgetown 400's Resources PeakRunPerformance.com Instagram PeakRunPerformance Twitter @teampeakrun Twitter @JacobPuzey

Jacob Puzey lives in Calgary and is first and foremost a husband and a father of five children. We talk to Jacob about running, directing races, parenting, and coaching. Jacob has excelled at a number of distances, from marathon to ultramarathon, and even holds the world record for the fastest 50-mile effort on a treadmill. We talk with Jacob about how the running community has played a critical role in his life, including introducing him to the woman of his dreams and starring in a documentary with his brother, Tommy Rivers. Jacob emphasizes longevity and sustainability in running and is a student of the sport. We learn what makes Jacob an effective running coach and how he and his wife like to give back to the running community. Jacob finishes by telling us about how his company Peak Run Performance is seeking to make running as accessible as possible by providing coaching, nutrition, and others health services to diverse communities speaking different languages.   This episode is hosted by Matt Sorenson and is sponsored by goodr. Use code “runified2017” at playgoodr.com for a special Runified discount and to help support Runified and our running podcast!   Runified’s Website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Jacob Puzey Blog, Instagram, Twitter, Peak Run Performance Website, Facebook