The Break Down, A ZenduranceNow Podcast

Careless Whispers - Trends That We Love And Trends That We Hate

Meghan and Sean talk about trends in the endurance sports world and life as whole. Some are exciting, some are bothersome. There are some rants and there may be some careless whispers you’ll have to listen to hear. The trends we discuss during this podcast are: 1) Outdoor Apparel as fashion 2) Training women as women 3) Is the hundred mile distance the new marathon? 4) Speakerphone phone talkers 5) The death of the album 6) Technology and social media in sport. Of course there will be many side bars and digressions, per the usual Meghan and Sean.

ZenduranceNow Mix Tape Vol. 1, Encore

Music is LIFE!
Meghan and Sean talk about their top 6 current songs. Use this link for ZenduranceNow Apple Music Playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/zendurancenow-comfortably-uncomfortable/pl.u-KVXByaWTZzbpLo
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5rRJastdmFuAyCndrEDmNS?si=7vQClUOHSNKMLvNq28BJBw
Sean’s corrections:
Linkin Park singer is Chester Bennington 
Anthrax and Public Enemy Bring the Noise not Anthrax and Run DMC 
The make a wish child was 16 yr old Kenny Sykaluk, and Only the Young was released on Journey’s Warrior Album in 1984
Meghan has no corrections because Sean does the editing and Meghan doesn’t remember that far back. If she said anything in error, let us know and we’ll fix it.

Whale Sounds, Chewbacca, & Civil War Reenactments ENCORE

Talking about life and shootin’ the sh*t. Meghan catches us up on the status of her recovery from her most recent surgery, how she’s doing, and her feelings about PT and recovery. The discussions dissolve into conversations about recent concerts and Covid. They talk about Meghan’s injury, Sean’s allergies, bomb threats, shooter drills, and the helplessness of it all. They also chat about whale sounds, Chewbacca, and Civil War re-enactments. Conversations wrap up with discussions about biking, bikes, and the irony of Meghan being forced to bike because of the very thing that caused her injury in the first place.

Compassionate Grit Encore

Meghan and Sean explore the ins and outs of the consistency required to train for endurance events. There is no magic pill to training, training sometimes requires an athlete to grind it out. Making excuses and turning into a weekend warrior only leads to disappointment and injury. The social mediaziation of endurance athletics isn’t the real story. The real story is the grit involved in the training. The tears and blood shed on the trails are the truths that Meghan and Sean address. Being disciplined  is important for the results one is looking for. At times the priorities need to be adjusted to suit life’s requirements. Sometimes short term adjustments need to be made and we’d rather see a something done than an all or nothing approach to training. Finally, if you’re unsure if you want that commitment, go check out an event, see if it’s a community you want to be a part of. Just know nothing is free and it all takes grit.

Where It All Began, Episode 1 Encore

Encore! Our very first podcast is born! Welcome! Sean and Meghan talk about where their lives are now, why this podcast is important, and they make a decent attempt to recreate the conversations they have during long runs. 

Say It Ain't So Sean, Part 2

This is a bittersweet show for Coaches Meghan, Sean, and Sam. Sean has made the decision to leave the podcast due to time constraints. We have chosen this episode to look back at our favorite podcast moments. Listen and enjoy! 
Part 2
Meghan's Favorites: Whale Sound Podcast epidode 4, Talking about Sam's Genesis Album in episode 49, Sam's hippie brown car jamming music story episode 24, when Meghan Almost Died episodes 41 and 42, Sam and Sophie episode 46, and The Arborist episode 31
Outtake Songs: "Junkie Man" Rancid, "No Easy Way Out" Robert Pepper, and "My Way" Sex Pistols
 
 

Say It Ain't So Sean!! Part 1

This is a bittersweet show for Coaches Meghan, Sean, and Sam. Sean has made the decision to leave the podcast due to time constraints. We have chosen this episode to look back at our favorite podcast moments. Listen and enjoy! 
Part 1 
Sean's Favorites: B roll bloopers, ASMR episode 28. 
Sams's favorites: Sean Pooped his Pants with Finn episode 48, Marc Kelley episode 52, Hannah and Matt episodes 57 and 34, Phil Garcia episodes 38 and 39
Outtake Song: "Goodbye to You," Patty Smyth 
 
 

ENCORE! Weird Stories: Seen, Heard, and Experienced While Running Way Too Much

When you spend a lot of time outside weird things are bound to occur- right? At least this is what Sean and Meghan are telling themselves. Please join us for our listener submitted stories. We laugh a lot and there's a lot of head shaking. Here's a list of the stories that were told:
John Lennon
Death Race Hallucinations
Sean’s Virgil Crest
Matt’s poop story
Rick Vomit at Infinitus
Rick DNF’s stories cut 18:47-21:07
Fernando Chases a girl
Chest bumps gone aray
Sean goes out too fast again (Bart Yassosightings)
Meg gets struck by lightning
Sprinklers can be dangerous (sewage)
Whips and mattresses
Cold weather streaker
Carrying logs 
Pooping in snowbanks
Troll toll
Zebras in VT
Scooby- Doo glow sticks
Weird stuff happens in FL
 
Outtake Song: "Alabama" - Cross Canadian Ragweed
 
 

Encore: Hannah and Matt, our favorite trail couple

Matt Shinn began his 888k race at The Infinitus Trail Races. That's 888 kilometers/552 miles at the Infinitus Trail Races in Vermont from May 16-26. Please send him your best wishes, mojo, stretch, prayers, vibes, whatever you've got. He has worked and trained and he is ready. Also, his partner Hannah Hawley will be supporting him because as we all know, endeavors like this can't be done without support. 
 
Meghan and Sean talk with Matt Shinn and Hannah Hawley. Matt and Hannah met while Matt was thru hiking the Appalachian Trail. They are now married and share a love for the outdoors. The conversation starts off with shared experiences at The Endurance Society’s Infinitus races that took place 2 weeks ago in Vermont. The conversation continues with thru hiking adventures and past and future including stories from their honeymoon on the Pacific Crest Trail. Matt’s talks about where he’s from, his training, and his future FKT plans. Hannah tells us about her outings at Tuckfest and plans to get more people out on the trails. The conversation wraps up with silly things and animals we’ve all seen on the trails. 
If your interested in checking out Matt: https://www.instagram.com/hikertrashmatt/
Or Hannah: https://www.instagram.com/thehannahhawley/
Outtake Song: "Walking Slow" Animal Years

The ZenduranceNow Tribe

If you are easily offended, well, you won't like Sean very much, and maybe this isn't the podcast for you. Be warned, Sean may have topped himself in how inappropriate one can get on the podcast. If you're aren't easily offended, well, then, you're welcome for the laughs. Meghan and Sean discuss Sean's recovery from a broken leg. Sean explores missing the beginning of New England's race season. Meghan talks about the lack of community and talks about Sebastian Junger's book Tribe. And if that's too nerdy for you, they dumb it down and talk about the new movie "Ricky Staniky" and it's ridiculousness. Adventure on Tribe!
Outtake: Social Distortion, "Prison Bound"