"The Dirt" Trailrunning Podcast

"The Dirt" Trailrunning Podcast is a trail and ultra running show with mud on its shoes and coaching notes close at hand. Coach Lindsay and Coach Loretta appear across the recent conversations as the show works through training, racing, and the support systems around long efforts. The tone is friendly, specific, and unvarnished. It spends time on the details runners actually argue with: hills, heat, fueling, gear, stomach trouble, crew decisions, pacing strategy, and the mental math of getting to the next aid station. One episode centers on all things crew support and pacing. Another breaks down uphill and downhill running, including feet, lean, arms, and how to start small when preparing for hilly races. Seasonal training gets similar treatment, moving from winter into warmer weather, sauna work, big temperature swings, and the risk of doing too much when the first warm days arrive. The show also stretches beyond conventional race talk into Grand Canyon preparation, where training, gear, and safety sit together. Race stories are a major part of its texture. Coach Reese talks through a Tunnel Hill 100 second-place finish, including strategy, stop time, fueling, music, caffeine, and the variables that make the 100-mile distance different from shorter road speed. Lily Medina appears in a conversation about the Midwest Super Slammer and Mohican Trail 100, with attention to technical trails, elevation, expectations, and adjusting once the course becomes real. Sam Stymick is discussed in connection with UTMB 100 and a run of strong race results. The show also makes space for trail-adjacent builders, including Josh Sprague from Orange Mud, who talks about hydration packs, prototypes, running-club feedback, and custom apparel. What separates the show is its mixture of coaching language and race-day candor. It does not clean up the sport into slogans. Heat waves, puking, nausea, downhill fear, and misjudged elevation all belong in the conversation. The result is a grounded listen for people who care about endurance running as a practiced skill, a community, and a long list of small decisions made under fatigue.