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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
January 22, 2020
2020 Best Running Shoes Part 1 with Bryan Smith from The Running Room
Bryan Smith from Running Room talks about best shoes in 2020 Shoes are probably the most important, and exciting, piece of a runner’s equipment. The ongoing search for the best shoe for each of us is a challenge and an opportunity to improve our running....
January 15, 2020
January 8, 2020
How Applied Kinesiology Can Heal You: Dr. Eugene Charles
Dr. Eugene Charles – The Journey To Healing With Applied Kinesiology Dr. Eugene Charles experienced a sports injury in his teens that ended any athletic dreams he had. No one was able to diagnose the reason for his shoulder pain and after years...
January 1, 2020
New Year’s Resolutions – How to Make Them, How to Keep Them: Dr. Michelle Cleere
Dr. Michelle Cleere Talks about New Year’s Resolutions – How to Make Them, How to Keep Them, How to Be Realistic and Reach High It’s a New Year. And not just any year; it’s the ‘Year of Perfect Vision’: 2020. Most of us take the opportunity...
December 25, 2019
The Gift of Fitness: 3 RunnersConnect Members Share Their Stories of Success in 2019
The Gift of Fitness 2019 has almost ended and 2020 is all but upon us. This is a great time to appreciate the gift of fitness that has made such a difference in the lives of most of us listening to this podcast. Let’s take a moment to say “thank you”...
December 18, 2019
Trauma Depression Yoga Hope With Beth Shaw
Trauma, Yoga, and Hope with Beth Shaw The holidays can bring joy and happiness, but depression, anger, and isolation can intensify at this time of year, as well. Beth Shaw is an expert in discussing some of the potential causes of the darkness that can...
December 11, 2019
Fit Strong Lean: Circuit Training with Felix Grewe and Mike Diehl
Build Your Best Circuit Training Plan with Felix Grewe and Mike Diehl Felix Grewe and Mike Diehl have put together a book that includes many ways to build a circuit training plan and adapt it as your training changes or you become more fit. Fit Strong...
December 4, 2019
Injuries Suck! How to Rebound Faster and Better with Cindy and Carrie
Recovering from Injuries: Body, Mind, and Spirit Are you currently injured? If not, lucky you! Injuries affect every athlete, from the elite Olympian to the weekend racer. When it happens, it can feel like the most devastating event possible. While some...
November 27, 2019
Strength Training From Body Weight Exercises to Major Lifting with Endurance Specialist Doctor Alex Harrison
From body weight strength training to heavy lifting: When and Why If you are only running every day, you may be hindering your training. Cross training is extremely important to be at your best and today’s guest will speak to us about how to use cross...
November 20, 2019
Optimize Your Running with Integrated Periodization: Dr. James Hoffmann
An annual, comprehensive training plan that includes cross training, recovery time, nutrition, and running with a few big race goals, is all part of the term periodization. When done properly, periodization allows for creating calculated major goals,...
November 13, 2019
Start With Your Big Toe and Get Those Feet Involved for Better Running: Jay Dicharry
If You Want To Compete, Show Up Ready: Jay Dicharry How much credit do you give to your feet for making you a better runner? If you are like most of us, those feet get put into shoes and then you just hope they’ll do their job. It’s time to rethink...
November 6, 2019
Quest for Gold: Stephanie Bruce Looking Strong for US Marathon Team in Tokyo 2020
Quest for Gold: Stephanie Bruce Stephanie Bruce is one of the most popular American distance runners competing on the circuit. She has used her platform to build up women, inspire others and uplift U.S. distance running as a whole. And it doesn’t hurt...
October 30, 2019
Zombies Halloween and Running The Lost Coast: Camille Picott
Camille Picott: Undead Ultra II It’s almost Halloween and that means… Zombies… And what do you do when you come across a horde of zombies? Run! Ultra runner and author Camille Picott has written another suspense filled novel about long distance,...
October 23, 2019
Quest for Gold: Gwen Jorgensen’s Story – A Family Affair
Go, Gwen, Go: A Family’s Journey to Olympic Gold Gwen Jorgensen won gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics, along with many other wins, and she is currently training hard for another medal in the 2020 Olympics, this time in the Marathon. We all know, it takes...
October 16, 2019
From 500 Pound Couch Potato to Marathoner and Ironman: Marcus Cook
Marcus Cook – from big to little, from couch potato to marathoner Many of us started running as a way to lose weight and / or gain fitness. But, how does a 489 pound man change his life enough, to lose almost 230 pounds, to be able to run the New...
October 9, 2019
Badwater 135 and Badass Course Records with Michelle Barton
The World’s Toughest Races Racing is tough. We push ourselves physically and mentally to go faster, further, or faster AND further than we have before. But Ultra Trail Racing is in a whole other category, with courses that stretch for over 50 and sometimes...
October 2, 2019
Chicago Marathon: The Insider’s Guide with Carey Pinkowski
Carey Pinkowski – Executive Director Chicago Marathon In 2019 the Chicago Marathon will be held on Sunday, October 13 and in this episode, we are privileged to have Carey Pinkowski, Executive Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon talking...
September 25, 2019
Instant Coaching with Artificial Intelligence: Racefox Co-founder Magnus Jonsson
How Artificial Intelligence Can Make You a Better Runner What is it about runners and data? Do we love data because it’s simply the most tangible evidence of our abilities? Is it just another way to extend our run experience by reliving a race or training...
September 18, 2019
Michael Wardian: SF Marathon and World Marathon Challenge Winner
Michael Wardian – Running Tirelessly The San Francisco Marathon is one of those bucket list races for most road runners. Running across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge is such a unique and wonderful experience. Circumnavigating the beautiful City...
September 11, 2019
Miles to Go With Dean Karnazes: Running for the Soul
Dean Karnazes – Running For Good Dean Karnazes is considered a living legend to many of us runners. TIME magazine named him one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World.” and Men’s Fitness hailed him as one of the fittest men on...
September 4, 2019
Love Running? Another Take on How to Start Your Own Running Business with Runners Connect Founder Jeff Gaudette
Start a running business? Jeff Gaudette talks about another type Last week we had guests Misa Dugally, Jeff Stokes, and Katie Ownbey talk about starting their running business, STRIDE which is a franchise type of business, geared to runners. Our focus...
August 28, 2019
Love Running? Start a Running Business with Misa, Katie, and Jeff
Katie Ownby, Misa Dugally, Jeff Stokes – run with STRIDE How many of us love running so much that we would LOVE to quit our day jobs and start running for work and play? It’s not simple and certainly not easy, but many people, including our own...
August 21, 2019
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...
August 14, 2019
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...
August 7, 2019
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...
July 31, 2019
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...
July 24, 2019
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,...
July 17, 2019
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,...
July 10, 2019
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...
July 3, 2019
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...