{"podcast":{"title":"Distance To Empty","slug":"distance-to-empty-6729493","podcast_index_feed_id":6729493,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef81d1e4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-goldberg","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40082625/40082625-1719777787541-d5d6c2afe6908.jpg","author":"Kevin Goldberg and Peter Noyes","episode_count":155,"summary":"Become a Subscriber: http://patreon.com/DistancetoEmptyPod Distance To Empty will take its audience deep into the world of ultra-endurance running, with a particular focus on races exceeding 200 miles. Through in-depth interviews with athletes, race organizers and sports scientists, the episodes shed light on the unique challenges and strategies involved in tackling these extreme distances. Tune in and learn what it takes to reach your distance to empty.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distance-to-empty-6729493"},"episode":{"title":"Mike McKnight is Flagstaff Bound at the 2026 Cocodona 250","slug":"mike-mcknight-is-flagstaff-bound-at-the-2026-cocodona-250","published_at":"2026-04-28T18:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distance-to-empty-6729493/mike-mcknight-is-flagstaff-bound-at-the-2026-cocodona-250","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distance-to-empty-6729493","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-goldberg/episodes/Mike-McKnight-is-Flagstaff-Bound-at-the-2026-Cocodona-250-e3ijjvh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef81d1e4/podcast/play/119180721/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-28%2F938ff1c8-2a91-c97c-d9f3-fafc3666a85e.mp3","summary":"FLAGSTAFF BOUND is BACK for 2026! Become a Distance to Empty subscriber!: https://www.patreon.com/DistancetoEmptyPod Code IRON at www.goodranchers.com and mention us in the post purchase survey! Get some free DTE Swag by supporting out sponsors! Check out Mount to Coast here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mounttocoast.com/discount/Distance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Janji.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and be sure to select 'podcast' > 'Distance to Empty' on the post purchase "How did you hear about Janji" page. Thank you! EPISODE DESCRIPTION In 2023 he showed up to Whiskey Row ten hours behind the leaders, told his crew he was still going to win and set the course record, and then did exactly that. In 2025 he herniated a disc and watched Kilian Korth take his Triple Crown records from his couch. He described it as a whirlwind of emotions. He went to therapy, read about the mind-body connection, and concluded his back hurt because he was trying too hard to win. He came back and immediately won the Arizona Monster 300 and set the course record. In this episode of Flagstaff Bound, Kevin and Peter sit down with Mike McKnight — the Dark McKnight, the King of 200s, the man who is very uncomfortable being called the King of 200s — for one of the most honest conversations in the series. Mike talks about why Cocodona is the one race he hasn't figured out despite winning it, how his mantra of "decide, don't hope" played out in real time at the Arizona Monster when second place closed a three-mile gap on him in the Tucson heat, and why he's working to get to the start line with genuine confidence rather than just telling himself he has it. His chalkboard message at Mingus is "I want it that way." He is a Backstreet Boys fan. He is not embarrassed abo…","meta_description":"FLAGSTAFF BOUND is BACK for 2026! Become a Distance to Empty subscriber!: https://www.patreon.com/DistancetoEmptyPod Code IRON at www.goodranchers.com and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1740,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/distance-to-empty-6729493/episodes/mike-mcknight-is-flagstaff-bound-at-the-2026-cocodona-250/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distance-to-empty-6729493/mike-mcknight-is-flagstaff-bound-at-the-2026-cocodona-250.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}