Dirt Nap Diaries
By Brittany Olson
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Episodes: 61
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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.
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Episode 60: Mog 100: The Full DNF Breakdown
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Episode 59: DNF at Mog 100: The Short Version
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Episode 58: Taper Diary: Live From Week Two
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Episode 57: The Case For Good Enough: Running On Empty
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Episode 56: Trade offs and the off season: Why they're both part of the plan
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Episode 55: The Seasoned Runner: The dark side and a little about the brightside
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Episode 54: Alone on the Trail: Why Solo Miles Matter
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Episode 53: The Hill Is Not the Problem: A Tactical Guide to Uphill Running
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Episode 52: I Cried, Then I Climbed: The Tour du Mont Blanc
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Episode 51: Post-Race Blues: When the Finish Line is Behind You and You Still Feel Off
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Episode 50: Too Much, Too Little: Finding Your Training Sweet Spot
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Episode 49: The Door Has Conditions: Racism, the WNBA, and Who Feels Safe on Our Trails
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Episode 48: What coaching is all about: We're all adults here
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Episode 47: Your body knows: The physiology behind why your numbers lie
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Episode 46: Born to Climb: My Journey to Vert
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Episode 45: Cocodona 250: Your Questions Answered
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Episode 44: Cocodona Mile 176 to the Finish: Left on Birch
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Episode 43: Cocodona Mile 75 to Mile 176: The Long Middle
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May 26, 2026 |
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Episode 42: Cocodona Day One: The Desert, the Dark, and Why It Still Feels Like a Different Race
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode 41: Cocodona 250: What I Wish I Said at the Finish Line
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode 40: There’s more than one win: Celebrating all the things
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode 39: How Training Actually Builds: From General to Specific (And Why It Matters)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Episode 38: The final phase of training: Taper like you mean it
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 37: 75 Human: Why You Don’t Need Another Hard Thing
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 36: Fueling for performance: Support the work you're doing
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 35: Stop Asking the Internet: Trust Yourself Before Race Day
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Episode 34: Cocodona Training Camp: Trail Running over 3 days
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 33: What Actually Matters in Trail Running: 3 Things I Care About More Than Pace
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 32: Stop Policing Other People’s Finish Lines: Someone Else’s Medal Isn’t Your Problem
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Episode 31: Effort Over Pace: Their Effort is Not Your Effort
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 30: Pacers in Ultra Running: Support System or Safety Blanket?
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 29: Aid Stations for Everyday Trail Runners: Efficient, Prepared, and Not Distracted
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 28: Crew: What They’re For, What They’re Not, and How to Use Them Well
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 27: Borrowed Confidence vs Earned Confidence: Why Trusting Yourself Comes From Reps
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode 26: This Isn't Normal: Silence, ICE and Trump are the Enemy
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 25: Not Everything Has to Be Hard: Training Smarter in a World Obsessed With Suffering
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode 24: Running Research : Why It’s Not Always About You
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 23: New Year’s Resolutions Aren’t the Problem: Being a Dickhead About Them Is
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode 22: When Shit Goes Sideways: Safety, Scars, and Still Chasing Big Dreams
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Episode 21: How to Schedule Your Running: Building a Week You Can Repeat
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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You’re Not Lazy, You’re Tired: A Trail Runner’s Guide to Sustainable Training
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode 19: Your Watch Is Being Dramatic: A Trail Runner’s Guide to Chill
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode 18: Aid Station 101: Snacks, Chaos, and Getting In and Out Fast
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Episode 17: The Ups and Downs of Trail Running: How to Move Efficiently on Every Hill
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 16: How to Actually Run Easy: Where Endurance Really Starts
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 15: Permission to Rest: Why Doing Less Sometimes Moves You Forward
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 14: What Are We Running For: When the World Feels Heavy
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 13: Running Is Not That Serious: Lessons From the Party in the Desert
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 12: Race Strategy: How to Run Smart on Any Trail, at Any Distance
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 11: The Season of Meh: When You Just Don’t Have It (and You’re Not Sure Why)
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 10: Building Your Race Season: How to Choose Races That Actually Mean Something
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 9: Training Runs Are Practice: Why Everything Counts on the Long Run
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 8: Out of Control: Trail Running When the World Feels Heavy
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 7: When Finishing Isn’t the Win: The DNF I Didn’t See Coming
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 6: The invisible part of training: How to really recover
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 5: The weight we carry: Running through the heavy
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 4: Your watch is lying to you: Ditch the data (RPE vs HR)
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 3: The company you keep - Find your people for the hardest miles
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 2: Start where your feet are: How to actually begin trail running
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 1: Where real life meets the trails
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Before We Hit the Trail…
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Aug 06, 2025 |