Grayson Murphy

Rest Day Live with Corrine Malcolm | Transgrancanaria Recap, Snowdonia Controversy, Grayson Murphy Interview

Welcome back to Rest Day Live, Freetrail's weekly livestream show breaking down the biggest stories in trail running. Tonight, Corrine Malcolm returns to the co-host chair alongside Dylan Bowman for a packed episode covering the latest news, race results, and debates from around the sport.

The Docket

Grayson Murphy Sponsor Reveal + Interview
Grayson Murphy joins the show to announce her new sponsor and discuss what's next in her running career.

Transgrancanaria Recap
A breakdown of the biggest performances and storylines from one of the season's most important early-year races.

Snowdonia by UTMB Controversy
Discussion of the recent controversy surrounding Snowdonia by UTMB and the broader implications for the sport.

Strava File of the Week
Jim Walmsley's half marathon effort takes the spotlight in this week's Strava file of the week.

Bonus Miles (Freetrail Pro After Show)
Ambush Marketing at UTMB — a deeper discussion exclusively for the Freetrail Pro community.

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In this episode, Hillary, Corrine, and Keely chat with Grayson Murphy. Grayson is a two time World Champion in mountain running, most recently snagging two medals at the 2023 World Trail and Mountain Running Championships in June, and has competed in the Steeple chase at the Olympic trials. A multi-talented athlete and person, Grayson also runs her own business that makes a training journal/planner, is a cat mom, and is engaged to another professional athlete.  We discuss how she balances all of this, racing multiple disciplines this year, remaining humble and excited to race, and evaluating her identity as a runner while navigating some challenging health issues. The team starts off by discussing their charities of choice for 2023 and why Trail Society has decided to donate to them and then they dive into some discussions around their plans for 2024 and shout out the winners of golden tickets from DOI Inthanon!

Follow Grayson here: www.racin-grayson.com

 

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Grayson Murphy is on the podcast today! She is a returning guest and was first on the podcast all the way back in May 2019 for episode 180! Back then, she was running with NAZ Elite and has made several changes in her career since then. She is a four-time US Champion and World Champion ... more »

Grayson Murphy is a two-time world mountain running champion and a 4-time US national champion in mountain running and the vertical kilometer. She has also been a finalist at the US Steeplechase Olympic Trials and has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials marathon.

In our discussion we go into depth on Grayson’s training and how she structures her workouts for success, including:

• Grayson’s current adventures, including a trip to Patagonia
• Her recent health concerns and how it has impacted her training
• How Grayson’s focus on threshold work gives her great breadth for racing
• The pain cave of the vertical kilometer (and how I’ve been challenged to try one!)
• How Grayson uses limited and specific VO2 max workouts in training
• The concept of “lifetime miles” for runners
• Grayson’s future racing plans

Grayson's success has come in part from her ability to understand what works best for her mind and body. Our conversation will help you understand how you can apply some of these concepts to your own training. Enjoy!

Links & Resources from the Show:

• Follow Grayson on Instagram and Strava
• Check out Grayson’s awesome training journal
• Listen to my previous episode with Grayson
• My discussion with Grayson’s coach, David Roche, on long runs
• Let me help you design your training

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Even if you’re a good runner, better balance, stability, and proprioception is going to help you have a more powerful stride and prevent more running injuries. You’ll learn how to improve the efficiency of the kinetic chain from your hip to your big toe. Because as Jay likes to say, it’s not just how strong you are, but how well you use that strength.

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We’re also supported by one of our most popular training programs: High Performance Lifting. We now know that muscle loss and less testosterone is a dramatic performance limiter as we age, especially among men. The best way to counteract the aging process and hold on to your youthful running performances is to get stronger. 

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Carrie welcomes Grayson Murphy back to the show! They talk about her latest World Championship win and bronze medal, her ups and downs in the last couple of years, her side business with the Racin Grayson Training Log and Planner, her goals for 2024, her upcoming wedding, and so much more!

Every runner has experienced a race where their fitness was there - but their mind gave up. Mindset plays a tremendous role on endurance performance. However, mastering your mindset and improving your mental toughness in running is not as simple as "getting hard" or "toughing it out." In this episode, we share evidence- and experience-based approaches for mastering your mindset - while also still enjoying your running.

Discussion points include:

-Mindset techniques to use to reframe a tough run

-How to use different types of workouts to boost your confidence

- Using a training journal as a mindset tool 

- How to optimize your self-talk during races and hard workouts

- The psychology of visualization and how to effectively use it

- How smiling is a powerful mindset tool on race day

- Using exposure therapy to overcome race nerves

- The power of falling in love with the process and being your authentic self

- How to frame tough races, DNFs, and DNS

Further Resources:

Elite Minds: https://amzn.to/46JILtq

Run to the Finish (Amanda’s Book): https://amzn.to/46JeoDr

SWAP Podcast Grayson Murphy Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/153-grayson-murphy-interview-world-champion-talks-happiness/id1521532868?i=1000612375489

References: 

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1469029217303461

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10413200.2010.544279

I am joined by 2023 Mountain Trail Running World Champion, Grayson Murphy. She is a 2x World Champion, 4x National Champion, and 5x All American. We talk about her journey into trail running, her track and field career, and her 2 world championships since 2019. Please enjoy. Welcome to the Trail Life... Grayson Murphy.follow Grayson: @racin_grayson

We brought a heaping helping of excitement to this episode to celebrate the most wonderful time of the running year! The main discussion was on the 2023 World Championships for trail and ultra-running. We break down the storylines, including an analysis of race tactics and training for WORLD CHAMPION Grayson Murphy. The courses were absolutely wild, and there are lessons for all athletes. Some of those lessons are about training and racing, and some are about not trying to cool yourself off with bottled sparkling water. Though it does sound quite refreshing!

The main training topic was on training for shorter events, and how those principles apply to optimizing potential at every distance from the mile to 100 miles. The fastest runners in the world use intensity-controlled principles even when they are racing very short distances. We zoom out from examples on the track to talk about how the same principles are at play in longer distances. Physiology is SO COOL! Except GI tract physiology. It knows what it did.

And that was just the start of the fun! Other topics: getting hyped for the Western States 100, an incredible story about coaching and love, how to improve uphill running, whether intervals should be steep, the tradeoff between aerobic and mechanical adaptations, 9 hot takes from listeners, 3 world records from the track, track super-spikes, and a listener corner about shooting your shot.

You'll never guess what a listener said about squirrels in the Hot Takes segment. We love our listeners and their weird takes!

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Jason Fitzgerald is back on the pod! Jason is a good friend and we had a blast chopping it up about several running topics that have been at the top of our minds recently (with plenty of diversions as we went along). 1. How your nutrtion/fueling has changed over time (I've finally come to the realization that I have a gluten sensitivity and it's changed a lot). 2. Grayson Murphy: An outlier who is simply one of the best of all time or a model for a potential paradigm shift in training/racing theory? 3. Can pushing the pace on technical/challenging trail runs improve fitness for runners who plan to race primarily on the roads? We have a new segment called "5 Questions presented by Running Warehouse." Here are links to a few of the shoes Jason mentioned: ASICS Noosa Tri 14 ASICS Magic Speed 2 Brooks Catamount HOKA Zinal You can visit Jason's website at https://strengthrunning.com and buy his Performance Training Journal on Amazon. Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by UCAN nutrition which is powered to deliver steady, long lasting energy without the spike and crash. Add in UCAN Hydrate to get those electrolytes that you need to stay hydrated. Finally, you've got to try the award winning Edge energy gels - they are my go-to on the run. You will get 20% of all of your orders at ucan.co with code RAMBLING. _ _ _ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so excited for this episode where we got to party with one of our favorite people: Grayson Murphy. She was fresh off a double national championship, winning the U.S. Uphill Champs on one day, followed by the U.S. Mountain Champs the next day, both in dominant fashion. In a few short years, she has established herself as one of the best trail runners in world history. How did she do it? Grayson describes a journey that was as much emotional as physical, learning to find happiness in the long-term process. Her incredible story features going to college to play soccer before finding out she was quite good at this running thing, becoming a professional and learning that she needed to follow a different path, and then courageously blazing her own trail in the sport. Her race wins are cool, but what's so inspiring about Grayson is her independent spirit, and how she has discovered that she gets to decide what it means to be successful in athletics.

And that was just the start! Grayson talks about everything from overcoming competition anxiety to dealing with injuries to her fueling secret (dino nuggets sponsorship please). We hope this episode leaves you with inspiration to take the trail that's most meaningful to you. Especially if that trail is a bit overgrown and scary!

Buy the Training Log and Planner here, with 50% off for a limited time: https://www.racin-grayson.com/pages/2023-training-log-planner

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We did a happy dance for the most wonderful day of the week: Podcast Tuesday! The main discussion was on fun takeaways from racing the Canyons 100k. David stepped up into the unknown and was 5th place! But what made the day really special was hitting a low point when it seemed impossible, and finding out that there was more to give. Our suggestion is to try something really big and really scary, whether it's in athletics or something else. Shoot those shots! The race discussion led to tons of fascinating topics: the science of "deception" in hot conditions, drug testing, the role of ego, the power of subconscious expectations, inspiration from people pushing their limits, and so much more! We also discuss the wildly uncertain area of electrolyte consumption, and how population-wide recommendations may not apply to individual athletes. This race was the most fun experience OF ALL TIME, and we can't wait to do more of these. Hopefully this discussion will inspire you to try something that seems unthinkable!

And that was just the start! Other topics: the US Mountain Championships and the legend of Grayson Murphy, 5 rules for fueling runs based on duration and intensity, a shocking revelation about our favorite grocery store, last week's news of a positive drug test from an elite triathlete, and a question from a listener on how to optimize fitness at lower training volumes.

Our only concern is that the happy dances on this episode may lead to cheek cramping (faces and butts). Keep the salt pills close by.

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Today I have the privilege of having the one and only Grayson Murphy on the podcast. Grayson is an extraordinarily accomplished professional runner for Saucony. She is a 2xUS champion and a 1xWorld Champion. She has also run world-class times on the track and roads. In addition to her world-class performances on the trials, roads, and track, Grayson is the Founder and CEO of Racin' Grayson Training Logs and an overall incredible human being who has contributed so much to the sport of running. 

Grayson has one of the more unique personal stories of how she got into running. I was personally fascinated and inspired by it. I loved hearing about how Grayson puts curiosity at the center of running and the many paths it has led her down. Listening to my podcast with Grayson Murphy will provide valuable insight and inspiration for anyone looking to improve their performance and overall well-being. Through Grayson's personal experiences and knowledge, you will gain a deeper understanding of the mental and physical components of running and how to apply them to enhance your own running journey and ultimately improve the quality of your life.

You can listen wherever you find your podcasts by searching, "The Running Effect Podcast." If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. If you really enjoy the podcast, consider sharing it on social media to spread the word!

The podcast graphic was done by the talented: Xavier Gallo.

S H O W   N O T E S

-Grayson's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/racin__grayson/?hl=en

-Racin Grayson Training Logs: https://www.racin-grayson.com

-Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en

Grayson Murphy is a five-time Division 1 All-American, the 2019 World Mountain Running Champion, and the 2019 and 2021 US Mountain Running Champion. In addition to her racing success, Grayson is working on her Masters of Sustainable Natural Resources at Oregon State University. She also has her own small business selling a self-designed training log and planner.

Catch her contribution to Episode 160: 5 Of The World’s Fastest Women On Injury Prevention & Recovery!

Grayson and I discuss her year of injuries, and she shares how she has handled them both mentally and physically. Her openness about dealing with injury is a tremendous resource for all levels of runners. Some topics we touch on include:

• Her sequence of injuries, from her plantar fascia to her hip
• How cross-training both hindered and helped her recovery process
• The importance self-assessment along with professional help
• How a written training journal can help with injury prevention and recovery
• What she learned about recognizing different types of pain
• How she is beginning to trust her body again post-injury

Grayson’s thoughtfulness and self-reflection on her recovery process will help any runner, whether injured or not!

Links & Resources from the Show:

• Visit Grayson’s website
• Follow Grayson on Instagram
• Learn more about Grayson
• Read about Grayson’s cross training adventures
• Let me help you prevent injuries!

Thank You InsideTracker!

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Thank you Elemental Labs!

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The citrus flavor has quickly become my favorite. I’m drinking one a day now to help me get enough fluids in our dry Colorado air. It’s tasty and delicious and I find that I’m not peeing every 45 minutes throughout the day, which might be an indication I wasn’t eating enough sodium.

There’s now mounting evidence that higher sodium intake levels are not unhealthy – and athletes need substantially more than your typical sedentary person. Of course, ask your doctor if you’re worried. But for those athletes running outside in the heat, an electrolyte replacement makes a lot of sense. So check out Elemental Labs to try their new flavor or get a free sampler pack.