Miguel Quinta is a vert.run explore athlete from Portugal living in Spain. Miguel started training with Vert in 2023 with the goal to finish CCC, a 100km race with 6000m around Mont Blanc. In this episode we talk about Miguel’s race, how it went and how he handled the difficulties that he faced; about his preparation (using a specific training plan for CCC designed by Petter Engdahl), the challenges of training while having a full time job and a family, and also his why: from why he runs, to why CCC was a special experience for him. As you know, in this podcast we try to talk about trail running at 360°, giving voice to all the people who are part of its amazing community: from the pro athlete, to the coaches, to the middle of the pack runners. Miguel is certainly one of them, and it was very inspiring and very relatable to hear from him, which is why I’m sure you’ll enjoy this episode very much. Please rate, review and share our show on social media: it will help other trail runners discover this podcast! _____________________________ Follow @vert.run on IG Download our app and sign up to our training plans on vert.run You can send us a message with any questions for us or for our guests! https://anchor.fm/vertrun/message Francesco's links: Instagram | Twitter | Strava | Website

Toni McCann is a professional trail runner from South Africa sponsored by Adidas Terrex She's the 2023 OCC women champion, with an incredible race and performance - she ran 53km with 3100m of elevation in 5h18 min. In this episode we talk about her preparation, which was not short of challenges and setbacks, her race, her strategy and in general about her 2023 trail season. We always find it very inspiring to hear from the champions of our sport, and we think that Toni is a pretty special person who will go very far in her athletic journey. Find out why! Please rate, review and share our show on social media: it will help other trail runners discover this podcast! _____________________________ Follow ⁠@vert.run⁠ on IG Download our app and sign up to our training plans on ⁠vert.run⁠ You can send us a message with any questions for us or for our guests! ⁠https://anchor.fm/vertrun/message⁠ Francesco's links: ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Strava⁠ | ⁠Website⁠

If you're struggling around routines or to get back to your normal life after the summer and hopefully some time off for vacation, training or racing, then this episode is for you! Olya Amelina is a health and performance coach helping people create daily routines around food, sleep, training and rest to enhance performance and achieve their goals in business, sport and daily life. In this episode we talk about the power of routines and how they can help athletes maximise their performance and better handle their training. We get into details of how routines can affect nutrition, sleep, training, recovery and mindset; role of consistency; the routines vs motivation debate; how can routines help us balance work, life and training. Follow Amelina Health on Instagram and Linkedin Please rate, review and share our show on social media: it will help other trail runners discover this podcast! _____________________________ Follow ⁠@vert.run⁠ on IG Download our app and sign up to our training plans on ⁠vert.run⁠ You can send us a message with any questions for us or for our guests! ⁠https://anchor.fm/vertrun/message⁠ Francesco's links: ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Strava⁠ | ⁠Website⁠

After the summer season and especially after this week's UTMB, we figured it's important to relisten to this conversation with Coach Daniel Rowland on recovery and managing the time after a race. It’s a very delicate period, both physically and mentally: we need to make sure that we've recovered well after a race and many months hard training, and we need to start laying the foundation of what is next. In this conversation we talk about how the cardiovascular, muscular and hormonal systems recover at different times after a race, how we can maintain fitness, how long we should recover within the context of a racing season and with an eye to our long term athletic development. Daniel Rowland is a trail and ultramarathon runner, a Vert.run coach and an expert in endurance science. Follow him on Twitter @dwrowland ! Enjoy! Please rate, review and share our show: it will help other trail runners discover this podcast! _____________________________ Follow @vert.run on IG Download our app and sign up to our training plans on vert.run You can send us a message with any questions for us or for our guests! https://anchor.fm/vertrun/message Francesco's links: Instagram | Twitter | Strava | Website

This episode focuses on the nutrition during a race or a long run: you will learn how to fuel during an endurance effort, what it makes sense to eat and what doesn’t, some strategies that will help you always stay on top of your nutrition and get the all energy that you need. Wilfredo Benitez is a trail runner and nutritionist based in Portland, Oregon, and founder of On Pace Wellness, a company with the goal to help endurance athletes optimize their nutrition for training, racing and having a healthier lifestyle. Please rate, review and share our show on social media: it will help other trail runners discover this podcast! _____________________________ Follow ⁠@vert.run⁠ on IG Download our app and sign up to our training plans on ⁠vert.run⁠ You can send us a message with any questions for us or for our guests! ⁠https://anchor.fm/vertrun/message⁠ Francesco's links: ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Strava⁠ | ⁠Website⁠