The Break Down, A ZenduranceNow Podcast
Life is amazing and then it’s awful. Somewhere in the in between is where the amazing things happen. Join us as we find extraordinary people who have pushed beyond the mundane, routine, and sometimes brutal existence of being human to excel and thrive and do mind blowing and amazing things with their life.
Episodes
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) Technol...
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 R...
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-en...
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 th...
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.
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 4...
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...
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
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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.
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 commun...
Meghan checks in with Sean to see how is feeling after his skiing accident. Sean reports that he broke his tibia and describes his accident, surgery, and stay in the hospital. Sean ponders his plans for the remainder of the year and is cautiously optimistic about his rehab and prognosis for the fall.
Thanks to Coach John Harris for filling on our last podcast.
Outtake Song: "Pressure," Billy Joel
Welcome to a another episode of Comfortably Uncomfortable: Not Another Running Story.
In this episode, we discuss the experiences of being an athlete and the surprising injuries that come with it. John Harris, an experienced podcaster and athlete, steps in to fill for our co-host Sean Meehan's unexpected absence. Sean's unfortunate skiing accident sparks an emotional dialogue on personal experiences of injury, recovery, self-care a...
Sean gets hit in the head and seeks an Arborist to tell him he's not at fault. Meghan discusses her love of horror movies. Sean discusses Gleaming the Cube and Dr Giggles. The discussion moves into summer plans, camping in Acadia and trying to fit all of the fun into life. Sean discusses how race lotteries in December start to influence the summer family calendar. And Sean hates dogs and denies his family canine love and companions...
Back in time... enjoy our first episode! This is where it all began.
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.
Outtake song: Drive by Truckers, We Ain’t Never Gonna Change
We continue profiling stories from the mid pack and bring mid pack athletes onto the podcast. In this episode Meg and Sean down with Marc Kelly a Connecticut ultrarunner and Sean's friend. Marc lets us into his “why” and his internal motivation and how he stepped up his training in recent years and with renewed focus has created a world he loves being a part of. This is highlighted by Marc regaling us with stories from the Jigger J...
Coaches Meghan, Sean, and Sam talk with Chris Wristen founder of Mass Ultra. Chris created Mass Ultra covers ultra races in Massachusetts. Chris talks about moving to Massachusetts with his wife and how he used his education in journalism and background to help him become a part of the ultra running community. He discussed how the ultra community and sport has grown over the past ten years. Chris discussed his thought...
Chaos, laughter, and fun continue with the whole ZenduranceNow Gang! Coaches Meghan, Sean, and Sam talk about their favorite full length records. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording this. This is part 2 of 2.
Outtake Song: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Part 2" Pink Floyd
We have a great podcast for you! Chaos, laughter, and fun with the whole ZenduranceNow Gang! Coaches Meghan, Sean, and Sam talk about their favorite full length records. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording this. This is part 1 of 2.
Outtake Song: "Songbird," Fleetwood Mac
You are in for a big treat. Join us for this special Christmas podcast episode with Finn Meehan. Finn was coached by his dad, our very own Coach Sean. Finn talks about his first 5k and then about his most recent 5k when he beat his previous time by 10 minutes!! Finn made us laugh so much and even told very embarrassing stories about his dad that had Meghan laughing and doubled over in tears. Finn is an incredible young man and is a...
Meghan and Sean sit down with the amazing Race Director and athlete Amy Rusiecki. We talk about how she was introduced into the ultra/trail running community and her personal accomplishments in the sport. We discuss how Amy went from running the Bill Koch Ski League to becoming the race director of the Vermont 100 mile and 7 Sisters trail races. We dive into inclusivity in ultra running and how Amy is using her plat...
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