Most Pleasant Exhaustion

Most Pleasant Exhaustion
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Discussing issues of interest to the local, national, and international endurance community.

  1. Apr 10

    Episode 366--Paper Presentation: The Appeal of Running Long Distances

    This week, we present a recording of a paper entitled "The Appeal of Running Long Distances" that George presented at an event at his college. In the paper, he discussed some of the things that may have inspired him to keep running after a wreck nearly ended his career (and his life).

  2. Mar 6

    Episode 365--Remember Jeff Galloway and Discussing the Atlanta Half-Marathon

    This week, George and Allison got together to talk about two big Atlanta-based running stories that have echoed around the endurance sporting world: the death of Olympian and coach Jeff Galloway and the unfortunate debacle at the USATF Half Marathon Championship at the Atlanta Half Marathon over the weekend.

  3. Feb 2

    Episode 364--Tsali 50K Race Report

    On January 18, Erik and Michelle ran the Tsali 50K in Almond, NC. Even though George had hoped to run it with them, he ended up just cheering instead. The three of us all got together and talked about the race, including the weather, the fueling, the course, and the challenges that Erik and Michelle faced along the way. Spoiler: they had a great time and highly recommend this race.

  4. Jan 16

    Episode 363--Reviewing Sir Bradley Wiggins's New Memoir with Justin Dugan!

    This week, longtime friend of the podcast Justin Dugan joined George to talk about "The Chain," a harrowing new memoir from Sir Bradley Wiggins. Sir Wiggins--who received his knighthood in 2013--is arguably the most successful British cyclist of all time, having won five Olympic gold medals, numerous world championships, and several stage races on the road. In 2012, he rocketed to fame when he became the first British winner of the Tour de France. Everything came crashing down after that, though. It turns out that there was a lot of trauma in Sir Wiggins's life, and when he quit racing his bike, it all came to the surface. The next decade was filled with drug and alcohol addiction, and he only recently started to find his way back. This memoir was an important step in that process.

  5. 12/24/2025

    Episode 362--Reviewing Our Strava Year in Review and Spotify Wrapped!

    Each year, we look spend some time talking about what Spotify told us about our listening habits and what Strava told us about our training habits. Today was that day! Of course, each of this tools gives us the opportunity to reflect on how we have spent our time, and that can potentially prompt changes in how we behave. And it's super-fun!

  6. 12/13/2025

    Episode 361--2025 Holiday Gift Guide!

    It's the 2025 gift guide! Every year, we talk about the suggestions that we have for the runners in your lives, and this year, we covered all the bases. Want something small? We have you covered. Big? We have that, too. Kinda random? Yep--there are some of those on the list. We even discussed the things that we suggest that you NOT purchase. Happy holidays!

  7. 11/30/2025

    Episode 360--The Postponement of the World 50K Championship and the NCAA Cross-country Championship!

    This week, we spent a lot of time talking about the fabulous men's and women's races at the NCAA cross-country championships, including a repeat win for Doris Lemongole and a long-awaited championship for Habtom Samuel. Before we got into the details of those races and our analysis of the issues related to the races, though, we talked about the biggest news of the week: the unfortunate--but ultimately understandable--postponement of the World 50K Championship that Allison was set to run in December. We discussed how the news hit her and what her plans are moving forward.

  8. 11/18/2025

    Episode 359--The Atlanta Braves Have a New Job Opening!

    This week, we talked about a new job posting from the Atlanta Braves--an opening for their on-field sprinter/entertainer, the Freeze! Although lots of folks have fowarded this application to us, we talked about how incredibly unfit for the job that we are! In addition, we checked in on Allison's mindset with only three weeks to the World 50K Championship, we made a few corrections based on listener feedback, and we discussed a recent controversy in the FKT world.

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Discussing issues of interest to the local, national, and international endurance community.

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  • Creator
    Most Pleasant Exhaustion
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    373
  • Rating
    Clean
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