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Sorry if this has been posted here already, but our very own slowman was interviewed on the most recent TrainerRoad podcast in case you missed it (linked below, or you can find it on itunes, or wherever else you listen to podcasts).

https://soundcloud.com/...l-guest-dan-empfield

I like their podcasts and I enjoyed this interview... Thanks Dan!

I enjoyed the podcast too... until you started diagnosing neck pain. As a physical therapist, I can say that cervical stenosis is not likely the cause of bike related neck pain. As well, the pain is certainly treatable with something other than surgery (think PT). Spinal stenosis is just a degenerative condition. Degeneration is a product of aging and does not equal pain. In fact, Medical literature quite clearly shows diagnostic imaging poorly correlates with pain. One can have a bad X-ray or MRI and have no pain, and vice-versa.

While you are at a greater risk of neck pain due to the forward head position, you should still expect to be able to ride without pain. And when it comes on mid-ride, you should have techniques to self reduce your pain.

What can I do to self reduce pain mid-ride?

Pull over and head to the coffee shop.

Nate,
Love TR and the podcast. Thanks.
But I do have one favor to ask. I know you guys live to talk about your races and nose operations and stuff but sometimes those go on for 20-30 minutes. Some people may enjoy them but I don’t and probably many others as well. Can you please tell us in the show notes when you guys start answering questions so I can go to that time of the podcast? PLEEEEEEEASE????

FWIW i do the opposite and listen just for all the race stuff -- training questions are OK, but I enjoy the stories, prep, race execution, and of course the humor when nate gets beaten by coach

I can understand both sides.

As a guy in 1.5 hours of traffic a day, i get in a lot of podcasts.

What annoys the crap out of me is endless ads at the beginning and I just want the host to get to it.

So I guess I can understand if someone just wants training info, they want you to get to it. You're not ads though, but you know what i mean.

The reason why I enjoy your podcast so much is that its not just training. As a listener I can connect to you guys from a life, training, business, fitness point of view. I feel like i could show up in reno, go out for a ride then a beer with you guys and have a great time. That is major entertainment value - i cant wait to hear recaps from races like when you went up here to BC for singletrack six.

If all i heard was how sweet spot training works, i would have tuned out during the first year.

Maybe a clear break and note in the description for when you switch to answering questions? Makes it easy for people to skip the beginning if they want to.

I can understand both sides.

As a guy in 1.5 hours of traffic a day, i get in a lot of podcasts.

What annoys the crap out of me is endless ads at the beginning and I just want the host to get to it.

So I guess I can understand if someone just wants training info, they want you to get to it. You're not ads though, but you know what i mean.

The reason why I enjoy your podcast so much is that its not just training. As a listener I can connect to you guys from a life, training, business, fitness point of view. I feel like i could show up in reno, go out for a ride then a beer with you guys and have a great time. That is major entertainment value - i cant wait to hear recaps from races like when you went up here to BC for singletrack six.

If all i heard was how sweet spot training works, i would have tuned out during the first year.

Maybe a clear break and note in the description for when you switch to answering questions? Makes it easy for people to skip the beginning if they want to.