Finding Strong

Mark, Michael and Nikki sit down to discuss their training agenda, structure for training, and adding purposeful strength training into the rotation to improve their running. Nikki discusses her upcoming powerlifting meet and the uniqueness of not frequently competing, while coaching athletes who compete at the highest level and why now more competition is in her future with some really big goals. We apologize for the audio quality, after upgrading systems both Nikki and Mark did not have compatible microphones. Moving forward they do for episode 4 and beyond. Thanks for listening!

On episode 12, Pat and Mark discuss the changes they are making to optimize performance and health as well as the challenges that those changes present. Mark and Pat grapple with breaking the cycle of detrimental habits that could have potential negative impacts on their performance and well-being.

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Alex Buck joins the Strong Squad! The Outlier Series is back. Michael and Mark sit down with Alexander Buck. Alex is a Vegan Ironman, former actor, musician, animal rights activist, and an addiction and recovery coach based in southern Southern California. The story so nice, we had to share it twice! We couldn't possibly fit this amazing story into one single episode, so, in order to do Alex justice, we're making this into a series.

In part one of this series, Alex speaks about his background in endurance sports, and the beginning of his journey and his transition to a life of positivity and health.

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Run Strong Athlete Tyler Kelley joins host Mark Bottenhorn on the Finding Strong Podcast. Tyler landed on the podium of his debut 100 mile race and now has his eyes set on a bigger prize - The Viper 200M race. Mark and Tyler talk through his journey, how he overcame past struggles, and how the tools he developed during those struggles have helped him in his journey.

Tyler's Three Pillars for success are:

• Discipline
• Consistency
• Endurance

Other topics include sobriety, parenthood, race planning and confidence.

You can find Tyler on instagram: @TK_Running11

You can find Mark @Bottenhornrunning

Michael and Mark are back, finally, with a brand new podcast format. This episode includes a race recap, training talk and talk about the adaptations from stress + rest. Thank you for listening. Please share on instagram and rate us on iTunes if you find value in our content.