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Back of the Pack Podcast

Back of the Pack Podcast

Di: Kyle Walker
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Lace up your sneakers, grab your favorite headband, and toe the starting line! The signal has fired and the “Back of the Pack Podcast” is up and running! Are you a fan of running 5k’s just because the finisher medal looks cool? You are not alone there! Join the show that is all about the race swag and running on a Saturday morning to get the most out of your race registration. We will talk about local races in the Kansas City area. We will give you a heads up if you’re wanting to go farther outside the area to run the big races. Host Kyle Walker has fourteen full marathons, over eighty half marathons, and hundreds of 5k’s and 10k's. Take it from us, you are among friends here if you’ve gotten to the finish line to find all the bananas gone!Copyright The Back of the Pack Podcast Corsa e jogging Igiene e vita sana
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  • Nobody Tells You This: Your Brain Will Lie to You

    Nobody Tells You This: Your Brain Will Lie to You
    Oct 23 2026
    This week on The Back of the Pack Podcast: Second Wind, our Nobody Tells You This series heads into the place where some of the hardest miles happen: right between our ears. We talk about the voice that tells us we’re done, the race is ruined, everyone else looks stronger, or there’s no possible way we can keep going, even when our body may still have plenty left to give. From breaking huge distances into manageable pieces to surviving one bad mile without turning it into a prediction for the entire race, we explore practical ways to quiet the mental spiral and stay focused on the mile we’re actually running. We also look at race-day bargaining, the temptation to “bank time,” negative self-talk, temporary low points, and the mysterious finish-line miracle where we somehow find another gear after spending miles convinced the tank was completely empty. Of course, there is an important difference between ordinary running discomfort and genuine warning signs, so we make one thing very clear: listen to your body and question your brain. We share a simple reset for those moments when quitting sounds awfully tempting: check for danger, solve whatever problem we can, shrink the task, keep moving, and reassess before making a permanent decision during a temporary low. We also talk about why experience, humor, mantras, other runners, volunteers, crowds, and even helping somebody else can change the story our brain is telling us in the middle of a difficult race. The first voice saying “stop” does not always get the final vote, because becoming a stronger runner sometimes means training the conversation in our head just as much as we train our legs.
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    1 ora e 3 min
  • The Last Blue Bib

    The Last Blue Bib
    Oct 19 2026
    This week on The Back of the Pack Podcast, we open Season 5 with the full story of Garmin Kansas City Marathon weekend and a race experience unlike any Kyle has had before. After two packed days at the Union Station expo meeting runners from around the country, race morning arrived with nearly perfect fall weather and one very specific assignment: serve as the official sweeper for the full marathon. Instead of chasing a personal time, the goal was simple: stay behind the final marathoners, keep an eye on every blue bib, and help as many runners as possible make it safely to the finish line. Along the way, we break down the Kansas City course, from the early hills and downtown landmarks to the brutal second half where the marathon begins asking some very serious questions. As the miles pile up, Kyle begins collecting runners who are dealing with cramps, exhaustion, undertraining, pain, and the creeping doubt that maybe this just is not going to be their day. What follows becomes less of a race review and more of a story about six runners who simply refused to stop moving forward, even when nearly every part of their bodies was telling them otherwise. With incredible support from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and more than seven hours on the course, the final group eventually reaches the finish line and earns every inch of those marathon medals. This is a celebration of Kansas City, the back of the pack, the people who fight for every final mile, and why sometimes the most meaningful marathon finish is not the one you run for yourself.
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    53 min
  • Nobody Tells You This: Your Best Race Might Not Be Your Fastest

    Nobody Tells You This: Your Best Race Might Not Be Your Fastest
    Oct 16 2026
    This week on The Back of the Pack Podcast: Second Wind, we continue our Nobody Tells You This series with a lesson runners usually discover only after enough finish lines: our fastest race and our best race are not always the same thing. We dig into why finish time tells only part of the story and why smart pacing, adapting to conditions, overcoming problems, fueling well, and simply executing the day we were given can sometimes matter more than a PR. From brutal weather and difficult courses to comeback races and days when Plan A disappears almost immediately, a slower clock can still represent some of our strongest racing. We also talk about the races where we help another runner, support a meaningful cause, return from injury, or simply allow ourselves to enjoy the experience instead of staring at our watch for every mile. Sometimes the races that stay with us forever are not the ones sitting at the top of the spreadsheet, but the ones filled with people, places, challenges, and moments that a finishing time could never measure. We break down the difference between performance races, training races, experience races, comeback races, and support races, because knowing why we are standing at the start line keeps us from grading the wrong exam afterward. The clock absolutely still matters when time is the goal, but it is only one definition of success, and we can be disappointed with a result while still being proud of how we raced. Fast is great, PRs are great, but the best race is ultimately the one that succeeds at what that particular race was supposed to be.
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    1 ora e 3 min
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