{"podcast":{"title":"Back of the Pack Podcast","slug":"back-of-the-pack-podcast-5326207","podcast_index_feed_id":5326207,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5474889/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.botppod.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9d8e4cc10cc014653b3595336db5c08.jpg","author":"The Back of the Pack Podcast LLC.","episode_count":273,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-of-the-pack-podcast-5326207"},"episode":{"title":"A Race for Every Pace","slug":"a-race-for-every-pace","published_at":"2026-04-20T21:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-of-the-pack-podcast-5326207/a-race-for-every-pace","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-of-the-pack-podcast-5326207","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-race-for-every-pace--71328684","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71328684/04_20_2026_friendly_audio.mp3","summary":"With no race review on deck this week, we take a different route and dive into a topic that matters deeply to so many everyday runners: which races truly welcome the back of the pack. Fresh off a weekend in Las Vegas, we use this episode to spotlight marathons, half marathons, and shorter races that make room for runners and walkers who need extra time, extra grace, and a finish line that still feels alive when they arrive. We break down what actually makes a race Back of the Pack friendly, from no-cutoff events like Honolulu to early-start options at races like Little Rock and Run the Rainbow. We also dig into races that are building real late-finisher culture, including places that keep the energy up instead of packing everything away before the final runners get home. Along the way, we call out the difference between races that truly plan for slower runners and races that simply allow them on paper. This episode is part resource guide, part love letter to the runners who keep showing up, no matter their pace. If you have ever worried about cutoffs, being swept, or whether you belong at the starting line, this one is for you. Because the best races do not just celebrate the winners, they celebrate the finishers.","meta_description":"With no race review on deck this week, we take a different route and dive into a topic that matters deeply to so many everyday runners: which races truly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1901,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-of-the-pack-podcast-5326207/episodes/a-race-for-every-pace/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-of-the-pack-podcast-5326207/a-race-for-every-pace.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}