Ger Dixon’s story isn’t really about running 421 miles. It’s about choosing to stay. After reaching a point in his life where he attempted to take his own life, Ger made a decision to change. Since…
Places to Run — Episode 1: Route 66 UltraRun This one is a little different. Places to Run started as an idea for a video series: travel somewhere worth running, learn the history, meet the people who…
The Pep Talk Sometimes you don’t need another training plan, race strategy, or piece of running advice. Sometimes you just need a pep talk. After spending the last few weeks in a funk, Nick went out…
Runners are great at tracking pace, heart rate, mileage, and exactly which gel destroyed their stomach at mile 30.But how well do we actually understand the body doing all that work? In this solo…
Some runs begin long before you ever press start.In this solo episode, I open up about something I don't think we talk about enough in endurance sports: mental health. There are days when I know…
Every athlete eventually reaches a crossroads. For Peyton Allen, that moment meant walking away from baseball—the sport he grew up loving—to fully commit to running. In this episode, Nick Meraz talks…
Some races end at the finish line. Others become stories that stay with us forever. This week on the Ostrich Running Podcast, Nick Meraz and Jarett Horton are joined by ultrarunner Blake Bender and…
Two hundred and fifty years ago, running wasn't something you tracked on a GPS watch—it was survival. In this special solo episode, I take you through the forgotten history of running alongside…
He didn't start running until he was 37 years old. Today, Gene Jochen has completed 109 marathons, 11 Ironman Championships, earned the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Medal, and maintained a…
Burnout doesn't happen overnight. It sneaks up on runners when every run becomes a workout, every workout becomes a measurement, and every measurement becomes a judgment. This week Nick and Jarett…
