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The Pain Cave

The Pain Cave is a free-flowing conversation with a wide variety of guests from the worlds of running and exercise science.  We talk about physiology, sports science, politics, music, beer, and occasi... Read more

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Episode 114 - "The Race That Changed Running" with Doug Mayer

Episode 114 - "The Race That Changed Running" with Doug Mayer

There was a reading assignment for this show…naturally, Phil couldn’t be bothered to do any actual work, so I had the gr... Read more

13 Jun 2023

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Episode 113 - Twenty Questions with Rich Lockwood

Episode 113 - Twenty Questions with Rich Lockwood

Rich Lockwood has been a mainstay on the PNW trail-running scene for several years, but he grabbed the national spotligh... Read more

12 May 2023

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Episode 111 - Ultrarunners of the Year with Jason Mintz

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