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The RUNEGADE Podcast

The RUNEGADE Podcast

Written by: Mark and Todd
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RUNEGADE: Running is hard. Life is harder. This Podcast Helps. Real talk on running, endurance, and the human grind - to help you run better, be better. Hosts Mark (started in 2023 to fight the dad bod) and Todd (running since 2016, turned a 5-hour marathon into a 3:47 PR) talk with elite athlete, coaches, doctors, scientists, everyday runners, and underdogs. We explore the honest journeys of training, mindset, injury, and performance - venturing off the trails, deeper into the currents of humanity philosophy, and mystery. No grifting. No perfect runners. You Belong Here - RUNEGADE.Mark and Todd Running & Jogging
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  • The Runner's Guide to Not Screwing Up Your Relationships | Josh Stiles: E69

    The Runner's Guide to Not Screwing Up Your Relationships | Josh Stiles: E69
    Oct 7 2026

    Josh Stiles and The Runner’s Guide to Not Screwing Up Your Relationships


    Life is hard. Running shouldn't be. RUNEGADE helps.


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    On this episode, Josh Stiles returns for a thoughtful conversation about relationships, moderation, and spiritual life. Josh brings both his background in marriage and family therapy and his long experience as a natural runner and sandal maker to the table.


    We discuss how obsession can damage relationships, why listening matters more than fixing, and how running can actually become a bridge to connection instead of a wedge.


    Key topics

    • Josh says the first step with any obsession is not to fix the other person, but to look inward, practice a “fearless and searching moral inventory,” and consider moderation.
    • He explains that good therapy begins with listening, accurate empathy, and paraphrasing, not with immediate advice.
    • Running, at its best, can be a relationship builder, especially when it creates space for conversation, shared effort, and mutual enjoyment.
    • Josh describes how he and his wife have long used running as a shared activity, but only because both of them genuinely enjoy it and can keep it in balance with family life.
    • Josh's desire to help people move more naturally.
    • The importance of being a “spirit matter hybrid” and how nature, movement, and prayer all matter in a healthy life.
    • The episode closes with a practical message: accept limitations, focus on your own growth, and let healthy leadership and self-awareness improve your relationships.
    • “Lord keep me humble, but be gentle.”


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    Connect with Todd and Mark:

    • ​Email: runegadepodcast@gmail.com
    • ​Todd on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@altramarathonman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • ​Mark on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@runclemark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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  • Why the Usual Running Advice Fails Us As We Age | Chris Ryan: E68

    Why the Usual Running Advice Fails Us As We Age | Chris Ryan: E68
    Sep 23 2026
    Embracing Aging and Finding Strength Beyond Running with Chris RyanDiscover how to enhance longevity, strength, and recovery while aging, as Chris Ryan, former Division 1 athlete and top trainer featured on NBC Strong, shares insights on training smarter over the years. Learn simple, effective routines for runners and non-runners alike, emphasizing the importance of strength, proper form, and surface choices to stay healthy and motivated.Key Topics:The importance of training for longevity and aging well, not just aesthetics.How small, consistent, 10-15 minute workouts can build strength and improve health.Common misconceptions about aging and physical decline—truths uncovered through experience.Core exercises like reverse planks, calf raises, and hex bar deadlifts for runners.Why surface choice (trails vs pavement) impacts joint health over time.Strength training's role in improving running economy and preventing injury.The significance of proper running form—ball of the foot strike, keeping eyes ahead.Cross-training strategies used by elite athletes—cycling, elliptical, water running.The value of strength exercises for endurance athletes, including pull-ups and plyometrics.How to integrate fitness into busy lifestyles, especially for executives and parents.Personal stories: Chris’s journey from collegiate track star to fitness entrepreneur.The impact of strength training on mental resilience and aging gracefully.Practical tips for beginners: starting small, focusing on form, and enjoying the process.Connect with ChrisChris Ryan Fitness WebsiteChris Ryan on YouTube: @chrisryanfitnessInstagram: @chrisryanfitnessLinkedInFacebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save $$$ with RUNEGADE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - friends of the podcast offering great savings to RUNEGADE listeners.Connect with Todd and Mark:​Email: runegadepodcast@gmail.com​Todd on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@altramarathonman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Mark on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@runclemark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RUNEGADE on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RUNEGADE on YouTube: ⁠⁠@TheRUNEGADEPodcastTM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Path Projects⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | our favourite running gear and apparel. Look great and perform to your potential by gearing up with Path Projects. Elite running gear and apparel, by runners, for runners. Hats, T-shirts, base liners, hoodies, shorts, jackets ... everything performs. Use code TRP10 for 10% off (limited time, first time order)About RUNEGADE: RUNEGADE is what happens when two ordinary friends dare to to better understand what it means to run, be a runner, to be human. We interview athletes, doctors, scientists, olympians, adventurers, elites, and every day athletes - those doers of Big Things - to help you navigate the run and life, a bit better.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Time Travel Back to 2006 | Dean Karnazes: 50 Marathons in 50 Days in 50 States E67

    Time Travel Back to 2006 | Dean Karnazes: 50 Marathons in 50 Days in 50 States E67
    Sep 9 2026
    "Running is just something that brings us all, it’s a shared, it’s something that’s shared between all humans. And that’s a beautiful thing" - Dean KarnazesListen to Dean's first appearance on Episode 26Step back with us to 2006 (20 years ago this month)Social media didn’t exist. Ultrarunning was still a fringe obsession. And running one marathon was, for most people, the absolute edge of human endurance.This episode is sponsored by Thrive Protein | Canadian made supplements, nutrition, and hydration to fuel all your adventures. Check them out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thrive Protein⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code RUNEGADE to save 20% off your order.Comment your biggest takeaway from this conversation for a chance to win a special RUNEGADE prizeJust a few years earlier, on his 30th birthday, celebrating with friends, Dean Karnazes spontaneously left a San Fransisco bar and ran 30 miles through the night to Half Moon Bay - an experience that changed everything. Soon after, he quit his corporate job to fully chase his obsession with human potential. Into that world he stepped with a challenge that sounded impossible: 50 marathons in 50 days, in 50 different states.No one had done it. Many believed it couldn’t be done. But over 50 straight days, from Missouri to New York City, Dean ran 1,310 miles, turned skepticism into awe, and helped spark the modern endurance movement.For longtime runners, this is a return to the moment the legend was born. For everyone discovering Dean for the first time - welcome. You’re about to meet one of the most inspiring figures in running: a man fuelled by relentless curiosity, unbreakable discipline, and a deep belief in what’s possible when you simply refuse to stop.We time travel and go back to 2006 to experience the energy, the doubt, and the magic of the Endurance 50 - straight from Dean himself.In this episode:What the running world felt like in 2006Dean’s place as one of the first true endurance iconsThe story behind 50 marathons in 50 days across 50 statesWhy the feat felt almost impossible at the timeWhat motivated him to keep going when most people would have quitHow his story helped bring long-distance running into the mainstreamWhy new runners today still find inspiration in his journeyThe enduring power of grit, curiosity, and belief in the impossibleConnect and Find More Dean Here:Instagram: @ultramarathonFacebookDean's WebsiteUltramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner50 Marathons 50 Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save $$$ with RUNEGADE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - friends of the podcast offering great savings to RUNEGADE listeners.Connect with Todd and Mark:​Email: runegadepodcast@gmail.com​Todd on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@altramarathonman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Mark on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@runclemark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RUNEGADE on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RUNEGADE on YouTube: ⁠@TheRUNEGADEPodcastTM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Path Projects⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | our favourite running gear and apparel. Look great and perform to your potential by gearing up with Path Projects. Elite running gear and apparel, by runners, for runners. Hats, T-shirts, base liners, hoodies, shorts, jackets ... everything performs. Use code TRP10 for 10% off (limited time, first time order)
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