A few episodes back, we talked about four tips when coming back from injury. Now let’s talk about the long and bumpy road to connecting the dots and running your best times once you’ve gotten through that initial injury recovery period. There are four essential tips that we will walk through; You develop new mental toughness You have something new to track You get to learn the basics (this is a good thing) Follow (good) medical advice On that last point - we are not doctors, nor do we play any o...
Feb 21, 2023•24 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Discover the subtle training differences between the 5k and 10k races. Learn how to improve your 10k time, how training changes for each race, and how to run a fast ultra 50k race. Listen on to find out more. What You’ll Learn Psychologically what is happening to your body in the 5k vs the 10k Can training for a 5k and 10k help you to run a fast ultra 50k race How your training needs to change from 5k specific to 10k specific work And more Links & Learnings If a XC runner started running ult...
Feb 07, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 20
After a long run, it's hard to resist the urge to eat everything in sight, much like how it's hard to resist the pull of a toxic romantic relationship. Just like a long run can leave you feeling exhausted and drained, a toxic relationship can also drain you of your energy and sense of self. And just as a post-run snack can provide a much-needed energy boost, a toxic partner can also temporarily provide a rush of excitement and validation. Find out how to break the run a lot and eat everything in...
Jan 24, 2023•15 min•Season 5Ep. 19
When you see a runner with perfect running form, what do you think? Damn, they look fast, how can I look like that? How efficient are they at injury prevention?? Is that running form by winning the genetic lottery or did they work at it? Do they do drills to look that good? Well, you might not think those things, but I sure as hell do. Listen on to find out more! The 4 drills to help you get better run form Butt kicks uphill - get foot placed correctly high knee uphill - helps with getting knee ...
Jan 12, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Work + Rest + Recovery = Training, not work + work + work. This means that when you go hard or long on a run, you need to properly recover. Supplements! They polarise and divide the endurance sports and running community. Some people love em, so people don’t - I personally like them for many reasons and… maybe you should consider them in your recovery routine if you don’t already. Disclaimer - Take these if you’re healthy and consult with a medical professional. this is all for fun. this doesn’t...
Nov 17, 2022•42 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Watch the video and read it all here Picture this it’s race morningof the race you’ve been training for all year. you’ve got your race shoes, your race clothes and your race tunes… or do you? Are you the type that races with music or without it? Well find out why you maybe should and shouldn’t on this special series called “This Or That” featuring Remy B Reel on Trees & DLake I teamed up with my content brother from another mother Remy B Reel to make this new style of video podcast glory. Ou...
Nov 01, 2022•18 min•Season 6Ep. 2
How much thought do you put into what you eat after a run and how well it will help you recover? If you are like the 3 years ago, it wasn’t much more than “Was it easy to get and am I full - okay I'm good”. Learn about the 8 real foods that you can get anywhere for running recovery. This is a fun compliment episode to the best supplements for everyday recovery episode that we released a bit ago. Let’s talk about whole foods… real foods that you can easily find. Not processed packaged foods. Not ...
Oct 19, 2022•32 min•Season 5Ep. 16
This is now on YOUTUBE! Watch and read it all here (if you like to consume your content that way) Some people run by distance, while others care about how long they’ve been out. Who’s wrong? Who’s right? What do you do? Does it even matter? We find the answer to all those questions and more in this special series, "This Or That” featuring Remy B Reel on Trees & DLake. I teamed up with my content brother from another mother, Remy B Reel, to make this new style of video podcast glory. Our main...
Sep 29, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 1
AI aka Artificial intelligence is here to help us and not hurt us… for the most part 🙂. One place it wants to help us is with that thing on your wrist that you wear to track your running data. Find out if your run smartwatch insights and data are lying to you and more on this episode. [2:48] What exactly the insights are for each platform/watch [6:12] Why you still need a coach along with your smart watch [7:12] Why Most Smart Watches don't give you an objective to work towards [8:55] Take your...
Sep 07, 2022•19 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Purgatory in catholic/Christian religious circles is the in-between place right after you die. You’re not alive but you’re also not in the afterlife. You’re mildly suffering in a hybrid limbo state of purgatory. If you’re training for a run or endurance event this place is also called the GREY ZONE. Most coaches preach to not stay in the grey zone (which is between aerobic and anaerobic heart rate zones on a 5 zone heart rate model). If you follow the 80/20 rule you know that 8 out of 10 runs sh...
Aug 24, 2022•16 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Purgatory in catholic/Christian religious circles is the in-between place right after you die. You’re not alive, but you’re also not in the afterlife. You’re mildly suffering in a hybrid limbo state of purgatory. If you’re training for a run or endurance event, this place is called the GREY ZONE! Most coaches preach to not stay in the grey zone (which is between aerobic and anaerobic heart rate zones on a 5 zone heart rate model) If you follow the 80/20 rule, you know that 8 out of 10 runs shoul...
Jul 26, 2022•26 min•Season 5Ep. 13
There’s a saying - If you don’t know your history, then you are bound to repeat it. While it’s a stretch, knowing and understanding successful endurance athletes history might just prove to help you perform better in your life. In this episode we go into the archives and get to hear how Mike Trees got started in his 50 year endurance career (He just turned 60 years old and can still run a 17 min, 5k). Listen on to find out how to train, race and live with purpose for as long as possible on this ...
Jul 14, 2022•32 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Imagine you want to bake the worlds best cake. Base training is like making the best sponge cake possible, speedwork is the icing on the cake, too much icing will spoil it, not enough and it’s not so tasty, but in the right balance you have a perfect and delicious cake..... In this article/podcast we’ll tell you everything you need to know about base training and why it’s so important to making you an endurance monster! To find out keep listening on to this episode of trees and dlake. What You W...
Jun 22, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Most people don’t agree on a lot of things in this world. But if you’re a runner or endurance athlete we can all agree that Injuries suck. Whether it’s chronic (aka the pain has slowly been around and you’ve been ignoring it and keep training) Or... acute (aka you twisting your ankle or falling down hard). They suck. But what do you do when you inevitably get injured? First things first when you get injured: You can’t compare yourself to the uninjured version. Don’t compare times, fitness level,...
Jun 08, 2022•23 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Aerobic, Anerobic... adenosine diphosphate phosphocreatin or ATP-PC. These are greek and latin words. They are also all different energy systems that we use in endurance sports (and life). I’ve been in the endurance sport game for 25 years now and it wasn’t until the last few years that I started to get a better understanding of energy systems. In this episode we’ll explain (in simple metaphors and analogies) exactly what they are, when they are used and how you can use them to train and race yo...
May 17, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Mentors, advisors, teachers... COACHES. Whatever you call them, they are necessary and critical to our success in relationships, business, and endurance sport training! In this episode I have the honor of being coached directly by Mike Trees as he helped me figure out the best training for me to run a 15:59 5k race. Listen on to find out how a great coach/athlete fit works and how you can train, race and live better on this episode of Trees of DLake. What You Will Learn What kind of key workouts...
Apr 19, 2022•26 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Back when I ran track in college, I had a decent amount of raw genetic talent to run faster. But as I graduated to endurance running, my inefficient overstriding led to some serious knee injuries. Imagine how fast I could have been if I actually focused on my form. In the 80s it was mostly thought good running form was a natural talent and not a skill to be worked at and acquired. If you compare my run form from now to 20 years ago it's a world of difference. Learn the 7 best tips to run your fa...
Mar 29, 2022•44 min•Season 5Ep. 7
As runners and endurance athletes (Hey triathletes and cyclists!), we all love knowing what you should do! But sometimes it’s nice to look at the inverse. Inverse just means the opposite. In the context of running and training, knowing what IS NOT good for you is just as effective as knowing what is. The point of this episode is not to embarrass anyone, but to get you to think more about what you are doing by again, looking at the opposite of what good is. This is what Mike Trees calls “training...
Feb 20, 2022•48 min•Season 5Ep. 6
For decades now running’s cousin sport, cycling has understood the power of... power is the ultimate objective metric in a lot of areas of our lives including - endurance sports training and racing. How does power in running work? I mean we have heart rate, pace and the very accurate Rate of perceived exertion (RPE)... but how can you use running power to train and race smarter? Find out the question to that answer and more in this episode. Note - if you aren't into metrics, physics and data the...
Jan 17, 2022•47 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Too many runners train in ‘the grey zone’, too fast for an easy run but too slow for a hard run. Nose breathing is a natural way to ensure your easy runs are easy, because you can not supply enough oxygen to the muscles if you run too fast. A 2017 study published in the International Journal of Exercise Science showed breathing through your nose makes your heart rate higher than breathing through your mouth, at the same pace. Yes, we go deep on this! What You Will Learn How our current training ...
Dec 05, 2021•40 min•Season 5Ep. 4
The 5k running race... It's a race most people in the running world are ver familiar with. You've either started your run race career doing a 5k and graduated to a half marathon and up. Or... if you're like me, you are focusing on running your fastest 5k... But how do you get faster at the 5k? Listen above and read below to find out! What You'll Learn In this episode, Mike gives all of the tips and tricks on running a fast 5k race. From - Strength and Conditioning Training to Dieting to How many...
Nov 22, 2021•55 min•Season 5Ep. 3
27 years between races!! That's how long it took Mike Trees between his first Ironman Triathlon to his 2nd. In this quick part 2 of 2 episode in following his Ironman journey we talk to him about the challenges before the race, what actually happened in the race, and what's up next for him. Spoiler - he did it! He got first in his age group and 92nd overall with a time of 10 hours 31 minutes. He did a 1 hour 13 min swim in very cold water (17 degrees celsius - and about 67 degrees farenheit) Bla...
Nov 11, 2021•16 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Most runners get into running with the 26.2 mile, 42 kilometer marathon race as their end all be all. Some runners hit the marathon and want to one up that and get to the 31mile, 50km ultra distance race And others look at the going even further to race a 60 mile and even 100 mile trail run But what happens when an ex-pro runner who focused on speed his whole life decides to break a guiness book world record on his 2nd Ironman Triathlon attempt? What You Will Learn In this episode, we go deep wi...
Oct 23, 2021•44 min•Season 5Ep. 1
If you're a serious and committed endurance athlete like me, you've got your a race, your b-race and even c races planned throughout the year. But how do you optimise a c race in your training and the same c race theory into your everyday life? Find that out and more in this episode of DLake Creates. In this episode my every now and then co-host Phil and I go a bit fringe and niche. We discuss something that I haven't heard discussed enough —- The C Race! For a real-world example - Let's take my...
Oct 05, 2021•14 min•Season 4Ep. 19
10 years ago you couldn’t tell me I would be able to run for 2 hours without eating. Now I can do that every day. I fell in love with training while fasted… to the point where I started to slightly crack at the seams a bit. After midday headaches and general life bonking I knew something was up. So after some accidental googling, I found out that my electrolytes were low due to my high sweat rate. Problem solved? Maybe… listen on to find out if intermittent fasting is something you should incorp...
Sep 06, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 18
So... what is affecting you from getting the optimal rest recovery and sleep that you need to perform your best? In this episode, I'm joined by my every once and again co-host Phil Cross. We entertain, educate, and inspire you through personal stories and studies of how proper recovery can help endurance athletes run faster, fight off sickness, and overall improve the rest of their lives (you know the whole fitness as a metaphor for life) Be sure to subscribe, rate, comment and share this podcas...
Aug 11, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Bodybuilders and endurance athletes are not the same type of person. They usually identify with things that are polar opposite. From their training to their nutrition and even how they compete - there is nothing in common. My guest on this episode Seth Baird aka Mindfulrunz (on Instagram) has chosen to go from the identity of a hardcore bodybuilder and transform into an endurance runner. It took him a while but when I asked him if he was a runner, he without hesitation, said yes. If you want to ...
Aug 02, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Seth Biard tells us what makes him healthy, wealthy, creative, and wise in this 2nd part of a 2 episode series. Listen to part 1 to find out how upgrading your identity will help you form new running habits. About Seth Baird Endurance Runner based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA In a past life was a hardcore bodybuilder He founded Athlos CBD to help athletes with recovery. The guy is one of the most positive and optimistic runners I know on Instagram - so much so that his quote in his IG b...
Jul 26, 2021•15 min•Season 4Ep. 14
If you want to reframe racing failures as lessons learned then you should listen to this episode. Some endurance athletes say “failure is not an option”. If you’ve ever attempted to do a race or event that was slightly ambitious, I would argue that a failure is an option. In my head, I’ve redefined failure to mean all of the ways to not do something. Or in other words “lessons learned”. Every mistake, misstep and failing moment is a stride towards triumph. In this episode, I’ll show you a few ra...
Jul 19, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 13
If you want to learn how to use your own curiosity for endurance sports gains - then you should listen to this episode Curiosity is something that is double-edged in our society. People that are curious are usually people that do a lot and don't stick to one thing. In our specialist world, that tends to not be favourable. Andia Winslow, who is the definition of a generalist/Jack of all trades/Master of Some has proven that perfection with pursuing just one thing isn't the best way for some peopl...
Jul 12, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 12
