Uphill Athlete Podcast

In 2000, Krissy Moehl said she wanted to run the day she dies. Twenty-five years later, she tells Steve House it still holds true. The two-time UTMB champion and Chuckanut 50K race director talks about running the first UTMB in a garbage bag, the trophy she cleared a shelf for, learning at 40 that her cycle had shaped her training since 13, and why running is her answer rather than her escape. At the end, she reveals a second calling: work as a death doula.

Read more:
The duty to remain, Mark Twight: https://uphillathlete.com/voiceofthemountains/the-responsibility-to-remain-podcast/
Training for the female athlete: https://uphillathlete.com/female-athlete/
Personal coaching: https://uphillathlete.com/coaching/personal-coaching/

Full transcript: https://uphillathlete.com/voiceofthemountains/the-long-way-around-krissy-moehl-podcast/

Uphill Athlete no longer recommends fasted training. Steve House explains why, then RD Alyssa Leib and host Alyssa Clark dig into fat oxidation, metabolic flexibility, low energy availability and RED-S, and what research says about low-carb, high-fat diets for endurance and altitude. The takeaway: aerobic training builds your fat-burning engine, carbs fuel performance and recovery, and there are no shortcuts. Originally released November 2024, with a new introduction.
Read more:
Fat adaptation: https://uphillathlete.com/nutrition/fat-adaptation/
Fasted training and performance: https://uphillathlete.com/nutrition/the-impact-of-fasted-training-on-performance/
Low-carb, high-fat diets: https://uphillathlete.com/nutrition/high-fat-low-carb-diet-ultra-endurance-performance/
Nutrition coaching with Alyssa Leib: https://uphillathlete.com/coaching/nutrition-coaching/
Full transcript: https://uphillathlete.com/podcast/fat-oxidation-fasted-training-and-low-carb-high-fat-diets/

Signed up for your first ultra? Coach Alexa Hasman, who has run 40+ ultras including seven 200-milers, joins Steve House to cover what first-timers need to know: why you don’t need a road marathon first, how much runway to give yourself, why hiking is part of the plan, the minimum strength training that works, fueling, poles, dress rehearsals, and the two keys she wants you to remember: consistency and adaptability.

Buzz Burrell coined the term "fastest known time," and he's spent his life honoring the athletes who never tell anyone what they did. Steve House talks with Buzz about his 1969 run to Lake Michigan with no food, no water, and no one to tell; pushing multi-day FKTs on the Colorado Trail and the John Muir Trail; surviving a "widowmaker" heart blockage his doctors kept missing; and why, once goals and expectations fall away, what's left is simple: keep moving.

Trail running, climbing, skiing, riding: can you train for all of them without getting worse at each? Steve House and Director of Coaching Chantelle Robitaille share the framework Uphill Athlete coaches use with multi-sport athletes. Pick one priority per season, run an honest gap analysis, and harmonize your sports instead of balancing them. They also cover the interference effect, layering sports through the year, when to set one aside, and why strength training is non-negotiable.