Dirt Nap Diaries
A trail running podcast for everyday trail runners juggling training with real life. Hosted by women’s trail running coach Brittany Olson, it’s where the messy, funny, and real parts of running meet strength, joy, and the reminder that you’re more than “just” a runner.
Dirt Nap Diaries
Latest Episodes
Episode 62: Running with Poles: A Coach's Guide
Trekking poles can be your best friend if you take the time to work with them AND listen to this podcast. This episode breaks down what poles actually do, how to pick the right ones, how to solve the stow and retrieval problem, and how to pract...
Episode 61: Easing back into running after racing: Mentally, emotionally and physically
Week three post-Mog and I'm thinking a lot about what easing back into training actually looks like. You're not just recovering from the race. You're recovering from that entire training block you just put yourself through.This episode b...
Episode 60: Mog 100: The Full DNF Breakdown
Last week I told you I didn't finish MOG 100. This week is the full breakdown — mile by mile, what the race felt like, where it went wrong, and why my DNF ended up inspiring someone else to pull the plug on theirs too. We're talking humidity, v...
Episode 59: DNF at Mog 100: The Short Version
I DNF'd Mog 100 on Saturday. Pulled the plug at Buck Springs, right around mile 43, after hours of pain in places that have never once bothered me on a run, and a race I've wanted since 2018 that just... wasn't fun anymore. I'm not ready for th...
Episode 58: Taper Diary: Live From Week Two
Mog 100 is Saturday, y'all. It's a stacked week, a concert tonight, beer night with an extra reason to celebrate, my friend Catherine in town, a cabin trip Friday, and I am nowhere close to packed. But since most of my life right now is trainin...