RunnersConnect Podcast
Get actionable lessons from the best runners, researchers and coaches in the sport while you run, when you’re at the gym, and on your commute
The #1 Rated Running Podcast!
Total Podcast Downloads
Downloads Per Month
iTunes Five Star Reviews
If you were learning to play golf, would you want to learn from Tiger Woods or some guy who played in high school? Running isn’t any different from golf – you deserve to learn from the best.
And that’s our mission with our podcast and these in-depth interviews:
We want to introduce you to the doers and thinkers in the running world, whose training concepts, depth of knowledge, and stories are so powerful that just hearing them will change the way you approach your running and training.
We want to give you an alternative to the “know-it-all gurus” and marketing hype. Heck, no single person knows it all. The best way to grow is to learn from a mix of smart, energetic and talented people who are willing to share their expertise and experiences.
Even better, if you want to ask your own questions to our future guests, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. We will post opportunities for questions as soon as we schedule the interview. This is your chance to get real answers from running experts.
While you listen, check out some of the most recommended running resources from our expert guests here.
RECENT EPISODES
Mental Toughness: How It Can Improve Your Running with Dr. Michele Ufer
Mental toughness can improve your running Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and New York Yankees catcher, Yogi Berra, is quoted as saying, “Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.” He could just as easily have been talking...
Running Across the USA 7 Times with Bjorn Suneson
7 times across the USA It’s probably safe to say that most Americans have never driven across the United States. And even fewer have run across the country. So how is it that a 71 year-old Swedish man has run his way coast-to-coast across America, not...
Run Better: Coach Greg McMillan Talks About Superstarch and More Ways to Improve Your Running
We’ve spent the last couple weeks learning more about the benefits of Generation UCAN and this week we have one more voice to champion the SuperStarch® that has fueled countless elite runners, recreational runners, and those of us in between. Greg...
Super Starch: How it Benefits Runners with Dr. Krista Austin – The UCAN Story Part 2
Dr. Krista Austin – The Science of Super Starch A recent article in Seasons Magazine featured the incredible story of UCAN, a SuperStarch® for athletes that started from a life threatening illness that threatened a baby’s survival. Follow this...
Meb Keflezighi, Shoba Murali, Wendy Feldman – The UCAN Super Starch Story
It’s not often in sport that there is something that can fundamentally, and legally, improve training and performance. It’s even rarer that a product that was born out of a unique solution to a serious health issue can have wide-reaching applications,...
Best End of Summer Early Fall Races with Mitchell Garner
Best End of Summer/Early Fall Races Around the US with RRCA President Mitchell Garner Summer’s here and the time is right for racing in the streets. Looking for some fun races for the end of summer or early fall? Today’s guest is Mitchell Garner,...
Sub 3 Hour Marathon: Get Used to Being Uncomfortable with Lauren Curley
First Marathon Attempt 2:57:58 After only running consistently for a couple of years, newly minted Doctor in Cognitive Science, Lauren Curley ran her first ever full marathon in a brisk 2:57:58. Lauren started running to relieve stress during her doctorate...
Functional Yoga for Runners – Take It Anywhere with Erin Taylor
Take your yoga with you wherever you go Erin Taylor is a yoga for athletes pioneer, author, and founder of Jasyoga. She is on a mission to help as many athletes as possible use yoga to achieve their goals. Erin believes that yoga can save your body...
Endure: Mind Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance with Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson – What It Means To Endure What exactly is endurance? Is it physical or mental? Or both? How do we increase our endurance effectively? Are there shortcuts and do they truly work?Photo Credit: Florence Tsui A former Canadian national-team...
Top Triathlete in the World: What it Takes with Katie Zaferes
Katie Zaferes – #1 Triathlete What does it take to be ranked the #1 International Triathlon Union triathlete in the world? In this episode we talk with Katie Zaferes, 2016 Olympic triathlon participant for Team USA and currently competing professionally...
How Rowing Can Help Your Running with Caley Crawford
Rowing: Low Impact, High Results Cross Training You love running, right? Today’s episode is about ROWING and how the two fit together. Today we get some advice from an expert on how to add something new to our training regimen that might make a huge...
Can Yoga Make You a Better Runner with Lindsay Junk
Can Yoga Make You a Better Runner? Yoga practice has been around for thousands of years and yet, there are still questions about its benefits and usefulness for runners who inevitably would rather be running than doing much of anything else with our training...
Heel Strikers, Gait Analysis, New Technology: Matt Phillips Returns with Updates for 2019
Matt Phillips – Running Gait Matt Phillips is back with us for another discussion of gait analysis, running form, foot strike, foot type, cadence, stride, and many misconceptions that we, as runners, have acquired from the running industry. Matt...
How to Run Hills and Not be Intimidated with Coach Dylan Belles
How to run hills HILLS! For many of us this word terrifies us because they’re hard, they’re uncomfortable, and we may not even know how to run them correctly. Up hill, downhill, hills for interval training and speed work, trail running with hills,...
Measuring Success as a Runner with Kate Pallardy
Kate Pallardy Success as a Runner What does it take to be a successful runner? Our guest today is Kate Pallardy, recent finisher at the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:38:27, good enough for 22nd Female Finisher of the entire field of more than 26,000...
7 Essential Runner Stretches with Austin Martinez
Austin Martinez – 7 Essential Stretches Stretching is such an important, and sometimes even controversial, topic to runners and yet how many of us know how to use our stretching time to its best potential? Today we are talking with Austin Martinez,...
UltraRunning and Zombies with Author Camille Picott
Undead Ultra – Ultrarunning and the Zombie Apocalypse What do zombies and ultra marathons have to do with each other? We find out in this week’s episode where we talk with Undead Ultra book author and ultra runner, Camille Piccott, as we honor...
CBD Cannabis: Pain Relief and More – What it can do for Runners with Caleb Simpson
Caleb Simpson: CBD / Cannabis What Can It Do For Runners? Hemp, marijuana, CBD, THC… How are they related and can they help runners? Are they even legal? Can CBD alleviate pain and inflammation? What is the science behind it? Are our bodies actually...
Ryan Hall Half Marathon Record Holder and Olympian Shares His New Book: Run the Mile You’re In
Ryan Hall talks about Run The Mile You’re In Having dreamed of playing professional baseball, one small decision changed the course of his life. Olympic athlete and American record holder in the half marathon Ryan Hall hasn’t always loved running....
First Time at Boston Marathon with Scott Mattingly
Scott Mattingly – Boston Marathon For many of us, the Boston Marathon is not just a Bucket List race, but a Bucket List goal altogether. While we’re excited to see what the elite field can do in one of the most famous running events, thousands...
Boston Marathon Hopefuls and Hoka Team Naz Elite with Coach Ben Rosario
Boston Marathon Hopefuls On today’s episode we are talking with Ben Rosario coach of the Hoka NAZ Elite Team in Flagstaff, Arizona. We discuss the upcoming 2019 Boston Marathon and who Ben believes are the top contenders, from his own team and the overall...
Best Running Shoes of 2019 Part 2 with Derek Wun from A Runner’s Mind
Best Running Shoes of 2019 We choose different running shoes for terrain, weather, price, ability, etc. In the second of this 2 part series we are talking with Derek Wun, running shoe expert in California as we continue our search into the best running...
Best Shoes of 2019 Part 1 with Ross Martinson Owner of Philadelphia Runner
Best Shoes of 2019 Shoes. As individual as… well, feet. In the history of running, there has probably never been a time when more styles, brands, and models have been available. And every year, after countless hours of research, development, and...
Cutting Edge Power, Pace and Heart Rate Technology with Tom Fowler Polar USA
Wearable Technology Today and Into the Future Today we are speaking with Tom Fowler, president of Polar USA, about the benefits and evolution of wearable technology. Tom has vast expertise and engaging stories about fitness as a former professional triathlete,...
Ketosis and Fat Burning Benefits for Runners with Doctors Art Zemach and Mark Cucuzzella
Ketosis and Fat Burning is it Right for You? Today we have a special episode with two medical doctors who are also avid runners and personally advocate for the fat burning way of eating that creates ketosis and, for many people, fat loss and increased...
5 Amazing Runners Including Meb Keflezighi Who Overcame Incredible Obstacles – Stories Shared by Bob Babbitt
Amazing Runners Incredible Obstacles To title this episode “Obstacle Runners” would not just be misleading, but also a negligent understatement. Sometimes we think we have it tough because we’re training in bad weather, or we have...
Staying on Top of Your Running Game with Coach Peyton Hoyal
Staying on Top of Your Running GameIt’s been said that “Motivation is overrated; on a good day you don’t need it and on a bad day it never shows up.” With everything we have going on in our lives (work, family, friends,...
Running Pain, Grizzly Bears, and Current Pain Science with Paul Ingraham
Paul Ingraham: The Pain Science GuyRunning Pain: Shin Splints. ITB Syndrome. Patellofemoral Syndrome. The dreaded Plantar Fasciitis… With even the slightest of niggles, we often keep ourselves up at night assuming we are developing any, or...
Self-Healing – Hashimoto’s, Autoimmune and Gut Health with Maria Aparis
Maria Aparis: Autoimmunity, Hashimoto’s and Gut HealthAs runners, we know that fueling is crucial. We spend countless hours finding the perfect combination of gels, hydration, and nutrition. However, one component we may be overlooking is our...
Running, Weight Loss, Wellness with Drs. Mohan and Parker
Dr. Carmen Patrick Mohan, MD and Dr. Ruth Parker, MD – Women’s Guide To Health – co-authored with Jeff GallowayDr. Ruth Parker, MD, MACP is professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, GA....