{"id":63,"date":"2015-01-26T23:59:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T05:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesnotincluded.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2015-05-09T07:19:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T12:19:12","slug":"episode-4-brandon-runs-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesnotincluded.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Episode 4 \u2013 Brandon Runs Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/milesnotincluded.com\/?attachment_id=65\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska.jpeg?fit=1600%2C2400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1391263516&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BrandonRunsAlaska\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska.jpeg?fit=290%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska.jpeg?fit=449%2C304&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-65\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska-150x150.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BrandonRunsAlaska\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska.jpeg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milesnotincluded.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BrandonRunsAlaska.jpeg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>In December 2009, Brandon Wood (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irunalaska\">@irunalaska<\/a>) weighed 290 pounds and decided he needed to make a change. He took his first steps and hasn\u2019t stopped since. Brandon has completed numerous races, including 15 marathons and four 100 milers. Learn what keeps him motivated and how he survives the long winters, training and racing year-round, in Anchorage Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Brandon at his blog <a href=\"http:\/\/irunalaska.com\">irunalaska.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1441\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-63-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/milesnotincluded\/milesnotincluded.com\/podcast\/episode004.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/milesnotincluded\/milesnotincluded.com\/podcast\/episode004.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/milesnotincluded\/milesnotincluded.com\/podcast\/episode004.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/milesnotincluded\/milesnotincluded.com\/podcast\/episode004.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/milesnotincluded.com\/?powerpress_pinw=63-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/milesnotincluded\/milesnotincluded.com\/podcast\/episode004.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode004.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/miles-not-included\/id955696710?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fmilesnotincluded.com%2F%3Fp%3D63\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/milesnotincluded.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2009, Brandon Wood (@irunalaska) weighed 290 pounds and decided he needed to make a change. 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