Back of the Pack Podcast

Oct 28 2024 134 ep. 32 mins 16

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Lace up your sneakers, grab your favorite headband, and toe the starting line! The signal has fired and the “Back of the Pack Podcast” is up and running! Are you a fan of running 5k’s just because the finisher medal looks cool? You are not alone there! Join the show that is all about the race swag and running on a Saturday morning to get the most out of your race registration. We will talk about local races in the Kansas City area. We will give you a heads up if you’re wanting to go farther outside the area to run the big races. Host Kyle Walker has Nine full marathons, over fifty half marathons, and over a hundred 5k’s. Take it from us, you are among friends here if you’ve gotten to the finish line to find all the bananas gone!

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The Good Life Halfsy 2024

Oct 28 2024 31 mins

We are back from Year Two at The Good Life Halfsy in Lincoln, NE. We enjoyed this race so much last year, we had to come back for another round! This time we brought a team with us! 70 runners joined our team this year. We had a table at the expo, met the folks, and ran the race. It was just about as good a weekend as one could have in Lincoln, NE. Join us as we breakdown all thing

Season Three Begins!

Oct 21 2024 31 mins

Welcome to Season Three! It was the Garmin Kansas City Marathon weekend. The official start of our new season. We had a wonderful time at the expo for two days at Union Station and at the race itself! Congratulations to all the finishers! Next up for us is the Good Life Halfsy in Lincoln, NE. Our second year heading up to the land of the Corn Huskers for this 13.1 mile jaunt throug

That was Fast! Season Finale

Oct 14 2024 31 mins

That's right! Season two of The Back of the Pack Podcast is coming to a close. That's okay though, because season three starts next week! Join us as we talk about the 2024 Chicago Marathon. We also have a couple race reviews to catch up on, a race expo we attended, and an article you won't believe! Some races make the strangest decisions! Before we head off to the Garmin KC Maratho

The 2024 Berlin Marathon

Oct 07 2024 70 mins

We are back from the 2024 Berlin Marathon! The record race for most marathon finishers ever, and we were a part of it! We will be breaking down the entire experience! The good, the bad, and certainly the ugly. This was a trip like no other! The things we do to chase the World Marathon Majors. So settle in for the longest BotP episode EVER! We are off to Germany for 42km of fun!

Run Away from Home!

Sep 30 2024 24 mins

Karin is back! While Kyle is in Berlin and Karin prepares for Pikes Peak, it is time to talk about what it takes to run those races away from the lands you know and love. Not every race is created equal and not every course will be like what you've trained on. Karin breaks down the science behind preparing for a race in a climate you may not be familiar with. And yup, she's bringin

Berlin Marathon Preview

Sep 23 2024 35 mins

This is it. It's over. The last weekend of racing before Berlin is in the books. Nothing left to do now but board a plane, fly half way around the world, and run our first Interntational Marathon! This week we'll talk about our two races. The Corporate Challenge 5k (that didn't exactly go as planned) and the second year of the Boulevard 10k. After that, we'll throw a little Berlin

Stick Em Up!

Sep 16 2024 36 mins

Everyone Freeze! This is a stick up! Don't anybody move! Thinking Toy Story aren't you? Well you should be. This week we are taking the law into our own hands. We are dealing with an issue that is always on the underbelly of the running world. That being Bandits! Yes, there are bandits among us, but they aren't wearing bandanas and holding up steam locomotives. They are running rac

Haters Gonna Hate!

Sep 09 2024 33 mins

We're flying through September! This week is a classic stop for us. We had two races, one of which being the famous and fourteen year old Plaza 10k. Saturday we ran a new race. The Pathway to Parenthood 5k which was a great morning. This week we're going to talk about the hatred in the running world. It's silly, but unfortunately it's a thing. So be ready to look at others, but als

Deep Dive: 2018 Chicago Marathon

Sep 02 2024 42 mins

We have a couple of quick race reviews including our 300th race! The bulk of this show is a listener requested deep dive into the Chicago Marathon. We did this race back in 2018. This was the first World Marathon Major we had ever done, so it was a deer in headlights kind of trip for us! We'll talk about everything that we can recall from this trip six years ago. Hopefully it will

Pick 'em!

Aug 26 2024 31 mins

Another weekend down and a new race in the books. We were at the Summer Sizzle 15k. Yes, a 15k. We're going to break the race down. Then we are going to tackle a listener requested topic. We'll talk about races and how we pick them. How do you pick the races you run. Sometimes it's a no brainer, but sometimes it can actually be due to a number of factors. Let's discuss!