{"podcast":{"title":"Dirt And Vert","slug":"dirt-and-vert-6621477","podcast_index_feed_id":6621477,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c30d5b74/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.runeastcoastadventures.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/32624325/32624325-1733081283436-14554faa52ea7.jpg","author":"East Coast Adventures","episode_count":134,"summary":"Run, party, repeat! Welcome to the East Coast Adventures Dirt and Vert podcast, where we talk all things running, racing, and training to help you get ready for your next big adventure. Learn from our successes and our failures, and have fun at the same time. Join us right here, every week with inspiring guests who share their captivating tales from the trails. And remember, nobody cares... run faster!!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477"},"episode":{"title":"Build and Event with Heart: How to Start Your First 5k/10k","slug":"build-and-event-with-heart-how-to-start-your-first-5k-10k","published_at":"2026-05-25T23:33:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477/build-and-event-with-heart-how-to-start-your-first-5k-10k","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eastcoastadventures/episodes/Build-and-Event-with-Heart-How-to-Start-Your-First-5k10k-e3jsvhs","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c30d5b74/podcast/play/120536060/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-25%2F424881858-44100-2-9a937b1d0c9b5.mp3","summary":"We get a lot of questions about how to get into race directing, how to host fundraisers for charity, and what it actually takes to put on your very first 5K or 10K. In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast , David, Matt, and Mike Taylor break it all down into a simple, high-level roadmap. We start the day catching up on Mike and Matt's longest 50K ever at the Stump Jump anniversary race—a beautiful, well-marked course where they threw up a thousand times, survived on green and red Gatorade, and battled some classic race director lies about the actual distance to the next aid station. Then, we dive into the nitty-gritty of race directing. From navigating monthly city agenda permits and securing liability insurance policy to choosing a major hosting platform like RunSignUp and finding a local photographer to capture the memories, we share the fumbles we went through so you don't have to.","meta_description":"We get a lot of questions about how to get into race directing, how to host fundraisers for charity, and what it actually takes to put on your very first…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2954,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dirt-and-vert-6621477/episodes/build-and-event-with-heart-how-to-start-your-first-5k-10k/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477/build-and-event-with-heart-how-to-start-your-first-5k-10k.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}