The Endurance Athlete Journey
The Endurance Athlete Journey Podcast helps runners, triathletes, and endurance athletes train smarter, fuel better, and build long-term durability in sport.
Hosted by Coach Justin and sports dietitian Katie, the show explores the training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset challenges endurance athletes actually face—without the confusion and generic internet fitness advice that often leads to burnout, inconsistency, and frustration.
From first triathlons and swim anxiety to fueling mistakes, recovery, race-day expectations, and balancing training with real life, each episode combines practical coaching insight with evidence-based nutrition guidance and honest athlete conversations to help listeners better understand the “why” behind their training and fueling decisions.
Whether you’re preparing for your first race or trying to become a more complete endurance athlete, this podcast gives you clear, experience-driven guidance you can actually apply to your training, recovery, and performance.
The Endurance Athlete Journey
Latest Episodes
Are You Getting Fitter—or Just More Tired? The Difference Between Training Hard and Training Well
You can complete every workout, push hard, and finish exhausted—and still miss the purpose of the training.Hard work is necessary, but difficulty alone does not make a workout effective. In this episode, Coach Justin explains the differe...
Road to Grandma’s Marathon: Final Weeks of Training & Heat Training vs. Altitude Training
In this final Road to Grandma’s Marathon episode before race day, Katie shares a candid look at the last few weeks of training, tapering, travel, and preparation leading into one of the most anticipated races of her season.From ...
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Nutrition Deep Dive: The Carb Load Playbook For Improving Race Day Performance
Carb Loading for Endurance Athletes: What Actually Works?Is carb loading really necessary before a marathon, Ironman, or long endurance event? How many carbs do you actually need, and will carb loading make you feel heavy, bloated...
Why Your Race Fueling Fails: How to Train Your Gut
For Episode 100, Coach Justin and Coach Katie are tackling one of the biggest reasons endurance athletes fall apart on race day: fueling that was never practiced like training.You may think your stomach is the reason your fueling fails. ...
Minutes vs Miles: Stop Chasing Distance and Manage Training Stress
Miles can make a training plan feel clear. But they can also make it easy to chase a number without understanding the actual cost of the work.In this episode, Coach Justin and Coach Katie break down the difference between training by min...
