Hosted by Coach Isaac Alcaide · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 20 episodes
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The Trail Running Briefing is a short, weekly podcast for trail runners and endurance athletes who want to train with purpose.In 5–8 minutes, each episode focuses on one specific aspect of performance: training design, physiology, strength, durability, or race execution. No hype. No filler. Just clear, practical insights you can use immediately.Hosted by Isaac Alcaide, endurance coach, the podcast is designed to be listened to on the move, during easy runs, commutes, or recovery helping you understand your training so you can run better, longer, and with more confidence on the trail.
Coach Isaac Alcaide hosts The Trail Running Briefing, a sports show with 20 episodes published.
Caffeine is one of the most evidence-supported supplements for endurance performance, but ultrarunners need to use it strategically rather than simply taking more. The key message is that caffeine is not fuel. Carbohydra
Show notesIn this episode, we explore why many trail and ultra runners feel that their breathing is still under control, but their legs simply stop working. The main idea is that ultra running is not limited only by cardiovascular
Show notesThis episode explains why running performance drops in hot conditions and why it is not simply a loss of fitness or lack of toughness. In the heat, the body has two jobs: keep running and protect itself from overheating.
Show notesIn this episode of The Trail Running Briefing, we explore why choosing a race with purpose can be a powerful part of ultra-distance performance. Training, pacing, fuelling, strength, and recovery all matter, but when a r
Show notesThis episode explains why recovery is one of the biggest limiting factors in ultrarunning performance. The key idea is that training does not create fitness by itself, training creates stress, and recovery allows the bod
Show notesTapering is not about resting, it’s about absorbing the training you’ve already done. After weeks or months of building fatigue through long runs and hard sessions, your body needs time to recover and convert that work i
Show notesHydration in long trail running is not just about drinking water. It is about replacing enough fluid and sodium to stay functional as conditions, duration, and sweat losses increase. This episode explains why runners can
Show notesHRV, or heart rate variability, is not a score that tells ultrarunners whether they are fit or unfit on a given day. It is a signal of how well the body is handling overall stress. That stress comes not only from trainin
Show notesTraining fatigue is normal. Overtraining is not. And very often, what runners call “overtraining” is actually a mix of excessive load, poor recovery, and under-fuelling. This episode explains the difference between norma
Show notesTraining hard has its place, but harder is not always better. In this episode, we explore why the real value of a session is not just in the stimulus it provides, but in the recovery cost it creates. For trail and ultra
Show notesDownhill running is one of the most damaging parts of trail racing, not because it is aerobicly hard, but because it places heavy eccentric load on the muscles, especially the quads. In this episode, we explain why downh
Show notesIn this episode of The Trail Running Briefing, we explore one of the most important but misunderstood ideas in endurance training: you often run faster by slowing down more often. Many runners make the mistake of pushing
Show notesIn this episode of The Trail Running Briefing, we unpack why Zone 3 is one of the most misunderstood training intensities in endurance sport. Often dismissed as “junk miles” or the “grey zone,” Zone 3 is frequently criti
Show notesThis episode explains fuel utilisation in simple terms: your body is always using a mix of fat and carbohydrate, but the harder you run, the more you rely on carbs. The key message is that many runners don’t “blow up” be
Show notesIn this episode, we unpack why lactate threshold is one of the most useful predictors of ultra performance, not because you race at threshold, but because it sets the ceiling for what “sustainable” feels like for hours.
Show notesMotivation is a mood, it comes and goes. Consistency is a system, it keeps you training even when life gets messy. This episode explains why relying on “feeling like it” leads to stop-start training, and why the runners
Show notesVO₂max measures your maximum aerobic capacity, but ultra races are not performed anywhere near that intensity. What decides performance is not how big your “engine” is, but how efficiently and sustainably you can use it
Show notesIntensity can drive quick improvements in trail running performance but only for a short time. Hard sessions create a strong training signal, yet they also generate fatigue faster than they build fitness. At first, fitne
Show notesMost ultra runners don’t lose races on the climbs—they lose them on the descents. In this episode of The Trail Running Briefing, we break down why downhill running causes so much damage despite feeling easy at the time.
Show notesThis episode explores a common frustration among runners: increasing training volume or intensity, yet feeling slower, heavier, and less fit. The key message is simple, fitness doesn’t come from training itself, but from
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The Trail Running Briefing is hosted by Coach Isaac Alcaide. The show is categorised under sports (running) and has published 20 episodes.
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