Dirt Nap Diaries

A trail running podcast for everyday trail runners juggling training with real life. Hosted by women’s trail running coach Brittany Olson, it’s where the messy, funny, and real parts of running meet strength, joy, and the reminder that you’re more than “just” a runner.

Dirt Nap Diaries is a health podcast hosted by Brittany Olson, with 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brittany Olson hosts Dirt Nap Diaries, a health show with 59 episodes published.

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  Episode #58

  Episode 58: Taper Diary: Live From Week Two

  Sep 8, 202632 min

  Mog 100 is Saturday, y'all. It's a stacked week, a concert tonight, beer night with an extra reason to celebrate, my friend Catherine in town, a cabin trip Friday, and I am nowhere close to packed. But since most of my life right now is training, tapering, and figuring out logistics, I figured I'd just bring you along for it. This is a follow up to the taper episode from earlier this year, episode 38, linked in the show notes, so I'm not rehashing the why here, just what my actual two week taper has looked like in real time, the good, the restless, and everything happening behind the scenes to get me to that start line. What a two week taper actually looks like week by week, and why the second week cuts even more than the first The behind the scenes prep that keeps me calm heading into race week, crew, pacing, and all What I'm doing, and skipping, with strength, mobility, and recovery work right now The honest truth about the doubt and restlessness that shows up during taper, and why it's not a red flag Why trusting the work you've already banked is the entire point of this phase Links & Resources for This Episode Episode 38: The final phase of training: Taper like you mean it Follow me on Instagram Visit my website: www.sunrisetrailscoaching.com Want to work together? Learn about 1:1 Coaching Free guide: What’s In My Pack? Download here

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  Episode #57

  Episode 57: The Case For Good Enough: Running On Empty

  Sep 1, 202628 min

  I'm tired. Like really tired, and I don't fully know why yet, work's fine, running's fine, life isn't bad, but I've been running on empty for a while now, struggling to get out of bed for a trail run, struggling to sit down and program my athletes, struggling to want much of anything. I've got blood work coming to rule some stuff out, but in the meantime I recorded this one straight from the middle of it. This episode gets into what running on empty actually looks like, in training, coaching, and work, and makes the case that lowering the bar on purpose isn't quitting, it's what keeps you in the game long enough to come back stronger. Running on empty doesn't always mean overtraining, sometimes it's just a season Lowering the bar on purpose isn't quitting, it's how you keep going Good enough or nothing beats perfect or nothing, every time Small and consistent beats big and unsustainable Maintenance protects the progress you already made, and that counts as growth Links & Resources for This Episode Follow me on Instagram Visit my website: www.sunrisetrailscoaching.com Want to work together? Learn about 1:1 Coaching Free guide: What’s In My Pack? Download here

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  Episode #56

  Episode 56: Trade offs and the off season: Why they're both part of the plan

  Aug 25, 202652 min

  Links & Resources for This Episode Stability in Motion (SiM) - SiM is all about reminding people how to be playful, creative, and enjoy life Follow me on Instagram Visit my website: www.sunrisetrailscoaching.com Want to work together? Learn about 1:1 Coaching Free guide: What’s In My Pack? Download here

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  Episode #55

  Episode 55: The Seasoned Runner: The dark side and a little about the brightside

  Aug 18, 202652 min

  It's still my birthday month! In case you were wondering. This episode gets into something I've been chewing on: seasoned runners and the trap experience can turn into. We start with the good stuff, reading an elevation profile, understanding how your body handles heat and altitude, knowing your warning signs before they become a real problem. Then we flip it, because experience isn't always a win. Sometimes it turns into six pairs of shoes you didn't need, overanalyzing a race course until the fun's gone, giving advice nobody asked for, or telling people to rest and fuel right while you're out here ignoring your own rules. If you've been at this a while, some of this might sting a little. If you're newer, consider it your permission slip to stop assuming the loudest voice on the trail knows best. Key takeaways: Experience gets you real skills: reading elevation profiles, understanding heat and altitude, pacing by feel, and knowing your body's warning signs before they escalate A closet full of gear you don't use isn't experience, it's overbuying, know what you actually need before you swipe Overanalyzing a race course can steal the fun right out of it, and so can refusing to look at the map at all Unsolicited advice, especially the kind nobody asked for, pushes new runners away instead of pulling them in If you're telling people to rest, fuel, and train a certain way but not doing it yourself, that's the real problem, not your years on the trail Links & Resources for This Episode Follow me on Instagram Visit my website: www.sunrisetrailscoaching.com Want to work together? Learn about 1:1 Coaching Free guide: What’s In My Pack? Download here

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  Episode #54

  Episode 54: Alone on the Trail: Why Solo Miles Matter

  Aug 11, 202647 min

  A text from one of my athletes got me thinking about solo running, and it turns out I have a LOT of feelings about it. Some of you won't run alone, ever. Some of you love it but won't admit it to your run crew. And some of you are the friend who keeps saying "come with us!" until it stops feeling like an invitation. In this episode I'm making the case for why solo miles matter, for your training and for your life, and I'm not doing it with a "just get over it"...fear of running alone is real, especially for women, and we're talking about how to work with it, not around it. In this episode: The 4 types of runners when it comes to solo miles... and which one you are What always running with others actually costs your training The voices in your head, and why race day is a terrible time to meet them for the first time How solo runs build boundaries and confidence that carry into the rest of your life Practical steps to start running solo if fear or nerves are holding you back Your homework (yes, there's homework this week) Links & Resources for This Episode Stability in Motion (SiM) - SiM is all about reminding people how to be playful, creative, and enjoy life Follow me on Instagram Visit my website: www.sunrisetrailscoaching.com Want to work together? Learn about 1:1 Coaching Free guide: What’s In My Pack? Download here

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