The Running Public
Kirk Dewindt & Brakken Kraker
Two endurance athletes and coaches sit down to talk all things running! We bring you high level running knowledge and present it at a practical level.
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Mar 28, 2026 • 35min
Episode 601: Answering AI Questions
We send Brakken off on his trip to Poland with a light hearted episode: answering questions from a random generator but doing so with a running twist.
Mar 26, 2026 • 60min
Training Tuesday: Race Prep Workouts
While we’re not always big fans of Race Simulator or Race Predictor workouts, we are definitely big fans of Race Prep workouts. Here’s how and when to implement this type of session!
Mar 21, 2026 • 1h 10min
Our 600th Episode!
We are celebrating our 600th episode the best way we know: doing a Q&A, taking way too long with each answer and thus failing to get through the entire queue!
Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 6min
Training Tuesday: “X Factor” Workouts
These aren’t workouts you could build your entire training around. These are the workouts that round out your mental and physical fitness.
Mar 14, 2026 • 1h 7min
Episode 598: Our Best & Worst Race Decisions
Today we discuss the best and worst race choices we’ve ever made when it comes to fuel, shoes, gear, and mid-race decisions
Mar 12, 2026 • 1h 4min
Training Tuesday: Talking Training!
Today is a good ole fashioned training chat! We cover what we’re doing in our own training, some trends with the athletes we work with, some race updates, and plenty of miscellaneous rabbit holes.
Mar 7, 2026 • 1h 13min
Episode 596: Aaron Telitz
A professional driver for Lexus, Aaron joins us to talk fitness, training, mental toughness, and doing whatever it takes to pursue your goal.
Mar 5, 2026 • 1h 16min
Episode 595: Zach Cygan
Zach recently won the Phoenix Hyrox Open division, running an impressive 56:39. And he did it weighing in at 110 lbs. In a sport where frame, mass, and long levers truly matter, how has he been able to achieve this level of success?
Feb 28, 2026 • 1h 11min
Episode 594: Take2Trail (Jes Parker)
Take2Trail is built by and for runners who believe gear should keep moving long after we’re done with it. They give your like-new and gently used trail running gear a chance to see another mile. No flaky buyers. No sketchy meetups. Just a smarter, smoother way to keep quality gear in circulation — and out of the landfill.
Used doesn't mean useless.
Feb 26, 2026 • 56min
Training Tuesday: How to Properly Use Your GPS Watch
We are joined by Sam Konowitch, a software engineer contracting for Space Force, to learn every single detail we could ever need to know about fully utilizing the capabilities of our GPS watches. From extending battery life to maximizing route accuracy in every location imaginable, this is the episode to nerd out on all things run tracking!
