On The Run With Beards And Dun

Dick Beardsley and Mike Dunlap
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On The Run With Beards And Dun

Welcome to On The Run With Beards and Dun. Since 1978 we have been best friends and love to share stories of our many adventures. Our podcast will give anyone who wants to be inspired, motivated and entertained, the opportunity to connect with legendary 2:08 marathoner and storyteller Dick Beardsley and his buddy, 2:18 marathoner Mike Dunlap.

  1. Someone To Look Up To

    5 DAYS AGO

    Someone To Look Up To

    Despite some technical issues Beards And Dun manage to get a conversation going with former SDSU Coach Jay Dirksen. Jay coached for SDSU from 1969 to 1977 before coaching in Illinois, Missouri, and 28 seasons for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, retiring in 2011. Jay has won numerous marathons including the inaugural Paavo Nurmi Marathon, The Drake Relay, and the Twin Cities Marathon just to name a few.

    1h 6m
  2. Always A Story To Tell

    OCT 13

    Always A Story To Tell

    Beards and Dun finally get a chance to get together to record a new episode. Beards gives an update on what's going on with his knee, Dun tells about his run in with a dog, his experience with Hurricane Helene, and they discuss highlights from the Twin Cities Marathon.

    48 min
  3. Knees, Teams, And 20 Milers

    SEP 18

    Knees, Teams, And 20 Milers

    Beards and Dun are back together this week for a bit of an update episode. Beards gives an update on what's been going on with his knee [content warning, squeamish listeners beware], and Dun talks about his return to the running game as a volunteer coach for Mars Hill University along with some anecdotes about his and Beards' training and coaching at SDSU.

    38 min
  4. Tip Of The Iceberg with Randy Fischer

    AUG 20

    Tip Of The Iceberg with Randy Fischer

    Dun flies solo again this week as Beards continues to deal with medical issues, however Dun's college room-mate Randy Fischer is just the guy to fill Beards' shoes. Randy was a state champion track runner in high school, an All-American in college, running varsity all for years at SDSU and was on two national cross-country runner-up teams. Randy ran for the Nike shoe company and went on to run 54 marathons with two sub 2:20 and 30 sub 2:30 times. He has won 7 marathons and still holds the course record at the Brookings Marathon having ran it 5 times in total. Randy is a "shoe in" if South Dakota ever creates a Hall Of Fame for distance runners and coaches.

    48 min
  5. Olympic Track & Field Recap with Brad Cordts

    AUG 11

    Olympic Track & Field Recap with Brad Cordts

    This week on the podcast Dun is joined by guest host Brad Cordts to discuss the Olympics while Beards takes a short break to address some health concerns. Brad Cordts is an SDSU alumni running track with Rod Dehaven, has 30 marathons under his belt including 19 consecutive Boston Marathons, and has a love and knowledge for the sport of running. Get to know Brad this week as he and Dun discuss his running career as well as discussing highlights from some of the running events from the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    50 min
  6. The History of Grandma's

    AUG 4

    The History of Grandma's

    Beards and Dun sit down this week with Scott Keenan, who for 37 years starting in 1977 was the race director for the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth Minnesota. Both Beards and Dun are past competitors of the marathon with Beards holding the course record for 33 years! They discuss the history of the race from its founding and how its evolved over the years, as well as sharing stories of their own experience with the race.

    48 min
  7. Interval Training - A Love/Hate Relationship

    JUL 29

    Interval Training - A Love/Hate Relationship

    Beards and Dun get together again to continue their training series, this week they discuss interval training. Interval training has been a proven training method to increase cardiovascular endurance and Beards and Dun use their knowledge to break down what it is and how to utilize it as well as sharing stories of their own experiences with interval training.

    33 min
  8. Training 101: The Long Run

    JUL 21

    Training 101: The Long Run

    Beards and Dun are back after a short summer hiatus. This week Beards and Dun kick off a multi-part series of training advice. Starting the series off with the long run. They get to the heart of the importance of long distance training and they both share stories and insights from their own personal experiences.

    36 min
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About

Welcome to On The Run With Beards and Dun. Since 1978 we have been best friends and love to share stories of our many adventures. Our podcast will give anyone who wants to be inspired, motivated and entertained, the opportunity to connect with legendary 2:08 marathoner and storyteller Dick Beardsley and his buddy, 2:18 marathoner Mike Dunlap.

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  • Creator
    Dick Beardsley and Mike Dunlap
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    On The Run With Beards And Dun

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