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S2E7 S2 E7. What Percent of Training Should be Ski Specific?
This week on the Race Ready Podcast, Brian and Andy tackle one of the most common questions in endurance training: how should beginner athletes structure their intensity distribution when they only…
S2E6 S2 E6. Sophia Laukli opens up about why she needed to take a step away from skiing.
After stepping away from the World Cup circuit, missing the Olympic season, and disappearing from competition, Sophia Laukli sits down for an exclusive and remarkably candid conversation on the Race…
S2E5 S2 E5. Blood Volume, Burnout & Broken Training Zones
This week on the Race Ready Podcast, Andy Newell and Brian Halligan dive deep into the realities of early summer training. From rebuilding training rhythm after spring downtime to understanding why…
S2E4 S2 E4. Emma Albrecht: From Broken Spine to the World Cup
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, we sit down with rising American cross-country skier Emma Albrecht to unpack one of the most unique development stories in U.S. skiing right now. From…
S2E3 S2 E3. Is Hawaii Secretly a Perfect Training Location for XC Skiers?
In this episode of Race Ready, Brian Halligan and Andy Newell answer listener questions centered around one of the most important times of the year for endurance athletes: the transition into summer…
S2E2 S2 E2 Zak Ketterson on Why Training Harder Isn’t the Answer.
This episode of the Race Ready Podcast dives deep into the journey of rising U.S. cross-country skier Zak Ketterson, fresh off a breakthrough season that included a top-10 World Cup finish and…
S2E1 S2 E1. Stacking Bricks: The Real Path to Success is Consistency
Kick off a new training year with a fresh perspective in this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, where hosts Andy Newell and Brian Halligan dive into the art and science of planning and periodizing…
S1E42 Ep. 46 Rest, Reflect, Rebuild: How Much Rest Do Endurance Athletes REALLY Need?
As the season winds down and the energy of World Cup racing fades into spring, this episode of Race Ready captures the unique transition point every endurance athlete knows well. Fresh off a…
S1E45 Ep . 45 What Should Skiers Do in March? End-of-Season Training Explained
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, hosts Andy Newell and Brian Halligan catch up after a busy stretch of international racing, including the World Junior Championships for both biathlon and…
S1E44 Ep. 44 Olympic Takeaways: Skis, Strategy, and Split-Second Decisions
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, hosts Andy Newell and Brian Halligan reconnect after an intense Olympic stretch, recording from an airport lounge en route to Junior World Championships in…
S1E43 Ep. 43 Sverre Caldwell’s Formula for Development Success
What does it take to develop world-class endurance athletes — not just fast juniors, but Olympic-level performers who thrive for decades? In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Brian Halligan and…
S1E40 Ep. 42 Kikkan Randall’s Honest Breakdown of Pressure, Pain, and Performance
In this powerful episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Brian Halligan and Andy Newell sit down with Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall for a deep dive into life after elite competition — and the…
S1E41 Ep. 41 The Peaking Episode
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Andy Newell and Brian Halligan dive deep into one of the most debated topics in endurance sports: peaking for championship events. Drawing from elite World…
S1E40 Ep. 40 JD Downing Leads Team USA to the Masters World Cup: Training, Tapering, and Competing After 40
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Andy Newell and Brian Halligan sit down with JD Downing, one of the most influential figures in U.S. masters skiing and a driving force behind XC Oregon and…
S1E39 Ep. 39 Faster after stepping away from the sport?
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Andy and Brian check in from opposite sides of the Atlantic as Brian joins the show live from Latvia during the IBU Junior Cup. The conversation opens with…
S1E38 Ep. 38 What Elite Athletes Do Between Sprint Heats with USSS PT Ned Dowling
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Andy Newell and Brian Halligan sit down with Ned Dowling, physical therapist at the University of Utah Orthopedic Center and one of the leading…
S1E37 Ep. 37 How Erika Flowers Balances Elite Racing, Motherhood, and a Full-Time Job
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Andy Newell and Brian Halligan sit down with elite skier and trail runner Erika Flowers for a wide-ranging conversation on training, racing, and life as a…
S1E33 Ep. 36 Gary Chambers: The Master's Perspective
In this episode of the Race Ready Podcast, Brian Halligan and Andy Newell sit down with Gary Chambers, a fourth-generation Alberta grain farmer, CANSkI Level 4 instructor, Alberta Masters Association…
S1E31 Ep. 35 Training Through Racing: Don’t Panic After Early Season Results
In this episode of Race Ready, Andy Newell and Brian Halligan break down the biggest early-season takeaways from the Biathlon and Cross-Country World Cups, including surprising yellow-bib leaders,…
S1E34 Ep. 34 Øyvind Sandbakk: The Science Behind the Norwegian Training Model
In this wide-ranging and deeply insightful conversation, Brian Halligan and Andy Newell sit down with Dr. Øyvind Sandbakk—one of the most influential figures in modern endurance training science.…
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