{"podcast":{"title":"FACING VERT","slug":"facing-vert-6327711","podcast_index_feed_id":6327711,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/db6f2d50/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/facingvert","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36714964/36714964-1685629764900-b34254ec326fd.jpg","author":"Tara Jordan","episode_count":90,"summary":"Welcome to Facing Vert...both on trails and in life. So, what is vert? For all of those in the trail running community, it is short for Vertical Elevation Gain. Basically, it is climbing a mountain, and we have all faced mountains in our lives. This 'vert' may be an upcoming race, or simply getting up the courage to start training for a 5k. Or, this mountain is an obstacle, a burden, a fear that you just want to claw your way up and conquer. These are conversations you will hear about, and I hope they will inspire you to do the impossible and face the impossible with greater hope.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T00:18:07.985210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711"},"episode":{"title":"074: Creatine Study on Endurance Athletes-Dr. Jennifer Kurtz","slug":"074-creatine-study-on-endurance-athletes-dr-jennifer-kurtz","published_at":"2025-08-23T02:47:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711/074-creatine-study-on-endurance-athletes-dr-jennifer-kurtz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/facingvert/episodes/074-Creatine-Study-on-Endurance-Athletes-Dr--Jennifer-Kurtz-e36ubv9","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/db6f2d50/podcast/play/106950057/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-16%2F405772016-44100-2-1eed219f96127.m4a","summary":"Dr. Jennifer Kurtz is an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University. She specializes in nutritional supplementation, performance and recovery, and she is also a sports nutritionist. She understands endurance athletes because she is one...an ultra runner, a mountain biker and a snowboarder. She is QUITE the athlete and incredibly smart. Her first ultra was the Mt. Mitchell Heartbreaker 55K put on by Tanawha Adventures. Now she has decided to investigate the effects of creatine on cognitive function and performance recovery following ultramarathons. She is specifically working with athletes running in events put on by Tanawha Adventures. Jen’s study sounds absolutely intriguing, and I would love to see the results when this is completed. Jen taught me so much through this podcast, and I really loved her personality and her passion for her work and endurance sports. She is already doing so much for our community. After listening to the podcast, you may be consider being part of her field study. If so, please connect with Jen via her website, https://sites.google.com/appstate.edu/creatine-trail-running-study-/home. Also her email is kurtzja@appstate.edu. Thank you, again, Jen for reaching out and coming on to the podcast! Looking forward to running with you in the future! :) Jen Kurtz's Instagram is @jen.kurtz.phd Thank you for listening! Please follow Facing Vert on Instagram (@facingvert).","meta_description":"Dr. Jennifer Kurtz is an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University. She specializes in nutritional supplementation, performance and recovery, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4745,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facing-vert-6327711/episodes/074-creatine-study-on-endurance-athletes-dr-jennifer-kurtz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711/074-creatine-study-on-endurance-athletes-dr-jennifer-kurtz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}