{"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":"Heat, Heart, and Multi-Day Miles: Meg Eckert Never Stops Running","slug":"heat-heart-and-multi-day-miles-meg-eckert-never-stops-running","published_at":"2026-02-27T14:26:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477/heat-heart-and-multi-day-miles-meg-eckert-never-stops-running","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eastcoastadventures/episodes/Heat--Heart--and-Multi-Day-Miles-Meg-Eckert-Never-Stops-Running-e3fmsed","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c30d5b74/podcast/play/116141965/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2F418951499-44100-2-e6cdfb56fa72e.mp3","summary":"This week on the Dirt and Vert Podcast, we are joined by one of the most versatile and high-performing athletes in the ultra world: Meg Eckert. Meg is a force to be reckoned with, whether she’s running circles at Desert Solstice, tackling the furnace of Badwater 135, or preparing for the 250-mile journey at Cocodona. We go deep into the \"how\" of her training—from the calculated suffering of sauna sessions to the mental flexibility required to survive a 6-day race. Meg also highlights the incredible rise of the female ultra-running community and the deep emotional bonds that make races like Snowdrop so much more than just a distance on a map. If you want to know what it takes to perform at the elite level while maintaining a deep passion for the community.","meta_description":"This week on the Dirt and Vert Podcast, we are joined by one of the most versatile and high-performing athletes in the ultra world: Meg Eckert. Meg is a f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4218,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dirt-and-vert-6621477/episodes/heat-heart-and-multi-day-miles-meg-eckert-never-stops-running/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/heat-heart-and-multi-day-miles-meg-eckert-never-stops-running.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}