Episode 248: Devin Kelly on His New Novel, Exploring His Obsessions, and Committing to a Daily Practice
The Morning Shakeout Podcast
On a weekly basis, host Mario Fraioli gleans unique insights and inspiration from a wide range of athletes, coaches, and personalities in the sport of running through compelling longform conversations you won’t hear anywhere else.
Episode 247: Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli on When to Push Hard and When to Pull Back
In this episode Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli discuss when to push and when to pull back in training, business, and life.
Episode 246: Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli on Teamwork and Support Crews in Running, Business, and Life
In this episode Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli discuss the importance of surrounding yourself with good people in running, business, and life.
Bonus Pod: Reflecting on 500 Issues of the morning shakeout Newsletter
This week on the podcast I sit down with my right-hand man Chris Douglas to discuss the history of the morning shakeout email newsletter, which just celebrated its 500th issue. It's been published every Tuesday since November 17, 2015.
Episode 245: Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli on “Peak Running,” Event Hype, and Fundamentals Over Fads
In this episode Simon Freeman and I discuss the idea of "peak running," the growing hype around events and event weekends, fundamentals over fads in training, why chasing optimization if a fool's errand, and a lot more.
Episode 244: Ask Mario Anything
This week on the podcast I sit down with my right-hand man Chris Douglas and answer reader and listener questions about dream podcast guests, training ideas I have and haven’t changed my mind about, the impact of AI on coaching, best mindset practices for training and racing, and a lot more. There’s even a good rant from me on running while sick/injured that I hope folks will appreciate and take to heart.
Episode 243: Sebastian Junger on Running, Writing, and Not Negotiating With Yourself
In this episode, bestselling author Sebastian Junger talks about his background in running as well as how it's shaped his identity and framed his perspective on writing and life. We also discussed how his relationship to running has evolved over the years, the parallels between competitive running and being in combat — "There's nothing like fear and exhaustion to wipe out your ego," he explains — how he got his start as a journalist and eventually author, the race he's spent his entire life training for, and a lot more.
Episode 242: Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli on The Importance of Making Time for Quiet, Creating Space, and Slowing Down
In this episode Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli discuss the importance of making time for quiet, creating space for ourselves, and slowing down in both running and in life.
Episode 241: Ben Rosario on The Marathon Project, Entrepreneurship, and The Third Running Boom
In this episode of the morning shakeout podcast, Ben Rosario and Mario Fraioli talk about the return of The Marathon Project, Ben's career as an entrepreneur in the running industry, running's third "boom," and a lot more.
Episode 240: Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli on the Different and Evolving Reasons Why We Run
In this episode, Simon Freeman and Mario Fraioli talk about the different reasons why people run—and how, and why, those reasons usually change or evolve over time.