EndurancePlanet.com Interviews

Call him our “embedded reporter.” This time around on the Week in Multisport, Barry Siff of the Timex Multisport Team is in Kona and getting ready for the Ironman World Championship. He tells us what he’s seen and heard in the days leading up to the big event. This edition is brought to you by 2tomsaustralia.com.

Call it the "Mission Accomplished" edition of the Endurance Planet Hour. Today we'll hear from two guys who set lofty goals for 2010 and reached them. Tony Clark set out to run across the state of Kansas and raise at least $25,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. Clark is our Trail Nerd of the Month. Dale Holloway set out to complete the Grand Slam of Ultra running. Both men have insights and great stories to tell about their journeys. Today's edition of Endurance Planet is brought to you by the Nevada Silverman Triathlon and Sock Geek.

This week's Marathon & Beyond Monday is a very helpful story written by Anna Heintz simply titled, “Choosing the Perfect Marathon Training Program.” It’s a story that offers some great insights, whether you’re planning for another shot at 26.2 in the spring or you’re just wondering if your fall effort could’ve been done better. This edition of Endurance Planet is brought to you by Sock Geek.

This time around on our Week in Multisport edition with Barry Siff of the Timex Multisport Team we review races in locations ranging from Cancun to Branson, Missouri. And, as always, we discuss who is looking the most race fit with the Ironman World Championship looming. Today’s Endurance Planet is brought to you by 2tomsaustralia.com.

On this week's Endurance Planet Hour we're doing a special My Story edition in conjunction with USA Triathlon by profiling two of the competitors in this weekend's USA Triathlon Age-Group Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Jennifer Walz is a 19-year-old from Savannah, Georgia who will be defending her age-group title. Meantime, 76-year-old Roger Brockenbrough is a world champion from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who also will be looking for another championship on his mantle. We'll speak with both of these inspirational athletes. Today's show is brought to you by the Silverman Triathlon, Sock Geek and The Right Stuff.

This week's Marathon and Beyond edition of Endurance Planet is an editor's choice written by Dick Michener. It’s a short story about our priorities. It’s called “For the Rest of My Life.” This edition is brought to you by Sock Geek.

This time around on our Week in Multisport edition with Barry Siff of the Timex Multisport Team, Barry tells us about the final weekend of ITU racing and the unexpected turn of events on the men’s side. And while ITU racing for the year has come to an end, the elites have already begun packing up and heading to Kona for final tune-ups in advance of the Ironman World Championship. This edition is brought to you by 2TomsAustralia.com.

On this week's Endurance Planet Hour we hear about the efforts of two men to run the length of the Erie Canal ... all 363 miles of it. We also hear about a fictional adventure, excerpted from "The Runner's Literary Companion." And we wrap up the hour by looking at scientific research on motivating yourself for physical activity. The Endurance Planet Hour is brought to you by the Nevada Silverman Triathlon and Sock Geek.

This week's Marathon and Beyond Monday edition focuses on the importance of the marathon finisher's medal and takes a look at the top 25 medals available to those who are disciplined enough to earn them. This edition is brought to you by Sock Geek.

This is an especially fun "Week in Multisport" edition of Endurance Planet. This time around Barry Siff of the Timex Multisport Team gives us his Kona predictions. The World Championship race is just a month away and Barry thinks he knows who will win and who will contend for the coveted Ironman crown. This edition is brought to you by 2TomsAustralia.com.