RunRunLive 5.0 - Running Podcast

My monthly effort to keep the feed alive brings you a race report from my recently completed Drummer Hill 50K trail race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversation with of Jeff Galloway, in honor of his passing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sun Marathon A good day in Utah. I have gotten out of the practice of writing race reports. How does this work again? Oh yeah, now I remember…I’m supposed to start with a high-stakes moment in the race, describe it in compelling detail, get you breathless and hooked, and then, pull the rug out and leave you with a cliff-hanger. Make it compelling, hook the reader in right up front. Give them enough information to ride the ride and promise them a satisfying resolution. Then go back and fill in the messy details, exposition and clutter. And there should be some sort of thread. A thought or expression that provides a bit of backbeat to keep the bits entangled and syncopated, like you do.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-517 – Tamas Pinta – Living 40fied Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunliveHello my running friends. And welcome to episode 5-517 of the RunRunLive Podcast. Today we are continuing on our theme of how to navigate the transitional seasons of our lives. I have a interview with Tamas from Tasmania who compiled a wonderful book of wisdom from famous fitness teachers. In section one I’m going to give you something short and sweet and in section two I’ll give you some more discourse around the teachings from Tamas’ book. I know I haven’t been releasing the show with alacrity, but I also know that there is a core crew of you folks out there that are my friends that appreciate it when I do drop a show.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-516 – Jeff Weis – Running Against Time·      Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunlive·      Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.html·      Amazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. And welcome to episode 5-516 of the RunRunLive Podcast. Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know it’s been a couple of months and I’ve left you hanging. You’ve either lost interest or you’re super worried that I’ve fallen off the edge of the world. Are you? Have you been checking hospitals and morgues?   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-515 – Beantown Marathon Prequel·      Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunlive·      Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.html·      Amazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. And welcome to episode 5-515 of the RunRunLive Podcast. It’s been a long hot summer and now it’s time to race so I figured I’d give you my race preview. In section one I’ll talk through my training cycle, in the interview I catch up with my coach to see what he thinks and in section two we’ll talk about the power of being present in your training. I haven’t spoken with you since July. At the time I let you know that I would be slowing down the RunRunLive release cycle because my life is pretty busy right now and this fall is going to be filled with stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-514 – Lee - Coach for the Older Runner·      Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunlive·      Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.html·      Amazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. And welcome to episode 5-514 of the RunRunLive Podcast. Today we have a chat with Lee who is a coach that focuses on the older ‘serious athlete. We talk about something that I’m trying to puzzle out myself as I graduate into codgerhood. We talk about a specific cohort of runners who are fairly serious about their pursuit, but struggling with how to keep their performance high without breaking themselves as they get older. It’s an eye opening conversation which makes me wonder if I’ve been asking the right questions. In section one I’m going to muse on the ‘one percent rule’. In section two I’m going to talk about the state of podcasting. I know it’s been about a month since I released a show. Part of it is that I’ve been busy and part of it is that I’m just not feeling it. We’ll leave it at that for now. I’ll talk about my mediocre training in the outro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my running friends. And welcome to episode 5-513 of the RunRunLive Podcast. Today we have a chat with our friend Eric Buckley about how to baseline your racing fitness when you are in a new season of life. But the same would apply to anyone beginning a new structured training program or coming back from an injury. You wonder, ‘Where do I start?’ Well today we are going to answer that question. Or at least give it a good chewing over. In section one I’ll go deeper into this baselining topic and how I’ve been working through it myself. In section two I’m going to give you some book reviews, because I have been consuming so many books, I need to celebrate some of them and clear my desk. In the outro I’ll talk through my recent training, what I have learned and how I’m using that to set new goals. I’ll also revisit my summer goal list.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-512 – Michael Ceely the Discipline of Athletes Over Hate·      Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunlive·      Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.html·      Amazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. Today is the last of our four episodes focusing on the culture hate. We have a conversation with Michael and talk about it from an athlete’s point of view. In section one I have a delightful story for you about industrial poultry products and in section two is a summary of what I think we have learned from this fou-episode arc. Don’t worry, next episode we will be back in the running sphere of things. I do appreciate you humoring my little road trip around the hate and polarization topic. And one of the learnings for me from todays chat with Michael is that managing this polarized culture requires the same discipline that we use every day to get in shape and train for events. We have the toolset already.  We can approach it as another self-improvement campaign, like a marathon training cycle. So, do the work people! Society needs us. This is our moment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-511 – Kim Knoeller, Counseling Connections on the physical impact of hate·      Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunlive·      Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.html·      Amazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. Today we have a conversation with Kim about the negative physical and mental impact you get from participating in the culture of hate and outrage.  I had a lot of fun talking to Kim. It felt like a very synchronized conversation. This is the third in my four sessions on hate culture and polarization. Hopefully you find some nuggets in there that help you. In section one I’m going to talk about how to re-find your paces when you get into a new season of training. In section two I’m going to give some tips on having conversations with people you disagree with.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-510 – Dr. Andre – The Group dynamic of Hate·      Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunlive·      Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.html·      Amazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-510 of the RunRunLive podcast. Today we are going to continue our series on the current culture of hate and outrage with the goal of potentially having a better understanding of the causes and hopefully potential remediation. To this end we talk to Dr. Andre about the role groups play in amplifying hate. In Section One I’m going to talk hopefully about how you can still push yourself athletically as you age and my plan to put this theory to the test this summer. And in section two I will summarize the influence of groups on how we think and act and the group role in hate. And some suggestions to get out of it.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast link -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunliveBuy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.htmlAmazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-509 of the RunRunLive podcast. Woof Woof! Bark Bark! – Yes I figured you needed a break from the intense intellectualization of the why are we so hateful as a culture – so I dusted off this really fun interview I had in the can with Sean about his dog-running business. (Not that I’m abandoning the other topic – I am going to have 3 more discussions around that and hopefully provide you with some useful tools to reclaim your souls) In section one I’m going to talk about back strengthening for runnersIn section two I’m going to talk about an idea I have about gathering data on trash. Sean was a great conversation. After that talk I was thinking this might be the retirement dream job for me!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is the standalone interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-508 – Dorcy – Hate AddictionBuy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.htmlAmazon -> https://www.amazon.com/After-Apocalypse-Story-Pandemic-Survival/dp/0977234207Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-508 of the RunRunLive podcast. Today I have a very powerful and important conversation with Dorcy Pruter about why and how people are so full of fear and hate and what to do about it. As endurance athletes we use our legs and our lungs to cope with the stresses of life, but I felt like there was something deeply unnerving and destructive going on in the world right no that we need to address. So – this is the first of a series of episodes I’m going to do with guests that explore this topic. It is my gift to you and those you love. Tools for living as it were. I always find that what is top of my mind is usually top of everyone’s mind. Somehow, we are connected this way. In section one I’m going to address a commonly asked question about knee injuries. In Section two I’ll express a condensed version of what I’m thinking in regard to the hate culture. … Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-507 of the RunRunLive podcast. Today we talk with Denise Smith who owns physical therapy business in Illinois and we talk about dogs and running with dogs and how that improves the fitness of everyone involved, mentally as well as physically. In section one I’m going to talk about my dogs. In Section two I have an introspective essay on digital pictures.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-506 –Jena on Nutrition for Endurance AthletesHello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-506 of the RunRunLive podcast. In today’s show, if I manage to get it up today, we interview Jena from Victorem nutrition. She reached out to me to be on the show and we had a nice chat about racing nutrition and how to squeeze everything in. In section one I’m going to talk a wee bit about anxiety, because I think there is a fair amount of fear and stress in the world today. I’m going to skip section two because I’m running short on time.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-505 – Race postmortem with coachHello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-505 of the RunRunLive podcast. Apologies for being a couple days late with this one, I had a busy week. This is Mesa Marathon wrap up. Included is a post-mortem chat with my coach. And I’m glad we did this. I’m still learning and trying to figure out what this current version of my machine is capable of. That’s the beauty of racing and the associated training cycle – It’s an experiment and you get to see the results of the experiment.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-504 – Gait Happens with Dr. CourtneyHello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-504 of the RunRunLive podcast. This is a race week episode. I am writing this Intro 5 days out from the Mesa Marathon. As you are listening to this I may be out on the course!In today’s episode we have a great chat with Dr. Courtney Conley from Gait Happens. We have a great conversation about running gait and foot health. She really knows her stuff and you can tell she’s passionate about helping people stay on the roads. I see in my notes that they gave me a coupon code RunRunLive10 – not sure what that gets you but you can look up GaitHappens.com and see what services interest you. So, yeah, I’m racing this week. It’s been a good training cycle. I learned a lot. And I’ll talk about that in Section One. In section two I’m going to give thoughts on a personal power seminar I sat through this week. Because it’s kinda bugging me.  ...Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.htmlWebsite -> http://www.oldmanapocalypse.com Buy me Coffee -> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cyktrussellSubscribe page on Acast -> https://plus.acast.com/s/after-the-apocalypsePodcast on Acast -> https://shows.acast.com/after-the-apocalypseFacebook group -> https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldmanapocalypseYouTube -> https://www.youtube.com/@cyktrussellPatreon to support the show -> https://www.patreon.com/AftertheApocalypseMerch Store -> https://www.teepublic.com/stores/after-the-apocalypse Twitter -> [email protected] -> https://www.runrunlive.comPodcast on Acast -> https://shows.acast.com/runrunlive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5503 – David runs across VermontHello my running friends. I hope this episode finds you well, whether you are struggling in the deep, dark, depths of winter up here in the northern hemisphere or the pounding, dry, desiccating, hot rays of the sun down under. Today we talk to David who has a story to tell about running across one of our New England states recently. But, before I go any further, I need to share a milestone. I did it! I published the first o f my Apocalypse novels. It’s called After the Apocalypse, a Pandemic Survival Story, Book one: The Old Man. I’m very excited and proud and somewhat exhausted. It’s a beautiful 362 physical pages that you can go buy if you like science fiction or like my writing or just want me to feel like a success! The best place to buy it for me is on my publisher’s website www.booklocker.com – just search for it there or search for my name and you’ll find either the physical version or the e-book. I will get to an audio book version at some point, time and capital permitting. You can also find it anyplace they sell books, like Amazon or Barnes and Noble. If you want to be really supportive you can go leave a review on one o f those sites, or forward the link to your social networks. Tell a friend as they say. In section one I’m going talk a bit about the peak training cycle I’m in and how am navigating it. In section two I’ll talk a bit about the emotional rollercoaster of the publishing process. It’s been a busy couple weeks. I’ll try to be brief! On with the show.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to Episode 5-502 of the RunRunLive Podcast. This week we’ll repost a recording I did earlier in the week with Adam and his daughter Cassidy. Adam and I go way back to the beginning of the running podcast explosion. He and Eddie Marathon and I ran the Chicago Marathon in 2012, maybe, I dunno, would have to check the pictures. This is a long recording so I’ll skip the philosophizing for the week. The topic we kind of talk about is why you should consider getting a coach, (among other topics). But, I do think a good coach is like a good team member, where they fill in strength in areas you may be weaker. They help you see and avoid the patterns in you self-destructive behavior. This is where so many ‘get-better’ behaviors go awry. We think people aren’t doing what they think and say they want to be doing, because they don’t have the knowledge or the information. That’s seldom the case. The knowledge is freely available. There’s actually too much information. There are probably 10 -20 reasons they are not changing or adapting behavior on the list above ‘lack of knowledge’ – and those are the things that a coach can help with. Accountability and structure alone are major needs for me to be successful. I don’t need coaches, I need parents! But you see what I’m saying. The coach can help you find what those blockers are and get around them. Anyhow – if you need the unique type of coach that Adam is, give him a call, he’s in a place in his life, like I am, where helping other people is really fun. …Outro:OK campers you have chit-chatted you’re way through the end of episode 5-502 of the RunRunLive podcast, now you can go back to hiding under the bed like a border collie in a thunderstorm. I’m back running this week. My weight is on target. My fitness is good.But of course I had a setback. I got sick. So let me tell you my story. I heard you like stories. I had my race stuff on. I was getting ready to get in the car and head up to Salisbury to race the Hangover Classic 10K and jump in the ocean. When my phone rang. And I’m not going to go into the horrifying state of the American health care system but Instead of racing I spent the day hanging around in hospital emergency room with my mom, who it turns out had Covid. I don’t think I caught Covid, at least the test kit doesn’t think I caught Covid, but I caught something. I should have been doing a big build weekend for my marathon, but instead skipped those workouts.I’m just now getting back to it, but I’m less than a month out from the target race with a long run right now of 13 miles. So it’s going to be another learning experience, although I think I know this lesson by heart, but we can always hope for the ‘marathon miracle’. And that’s it. Got 2-3 weeks of build left.  Let’s see what I can do! And we’ll see you out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-501 – Prioritization with MiliciaIf you think it’s time to get serious about your health, and take action for yourself, reach out to Rachel at www.drshuck.com/rrl and have a conversation.  Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-501 of the RunRunLive podcast. In today’s episode we have a great chat with Dr. Milicia who shares her strategies on how to manage a busy life and prioritize effectively. Milicia is another smart, well-spoken, accomplished person. I’m starting to feel a bit I ntimidated and out of my league with these conversations. But – that’s my ego talking. My goal in these conversations is to interact and learn and to give you all some chewy thoughts to chew on. I think we hit the nail on the head with this one. For the end of the year I have a couple of introspective musings for you. In section one I’ll talk about goals, but not in a way that you are expecting. And in section two I’ll talk about treadmills, again, not in a way you’re expecting.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-500 – Examining the balanced life with Lisa TongHello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-500 of the RunRunLive podcast. I have been working my way through ‘frequently asked questions’ and the next two shows will focus on one that is on the top of most runners’ lists. How do we achieve that ever-elusive balance between our work, our families and our athletic pursuits? And how do we do that in a way that serves us? This week we’ll chat with Lisa who will walk us through her own story as a mom, a professional and a triathlete. I had a blast talking to Lisa. She’s very smart and polished and thoughtful. In section one I’ll talk about road racing and in section two I’ll delve further into the mind space of the artist. ...Lisa Tong, MBA, PCC Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Coach Lisa is an ex-corporate consultant and engineer turned entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker and professionally trained and certified coach and facilitator. She founded This Project Called Me, a personal development company that supports people in developing stronger self-awareness and helps corporate humans build passion projects. When Lisa is not writing or coaching, you will likely find her cycling or making soups for her other fun persona, The Chinese Soup Lady. Link https://thisprojectcalledme.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-499 – Anna – Exercise for the over 60If you think it’s time to get serious about your health, and take action for yourself, reach out to Rachel at www.drshuck.com/rrl and have a conversation.  ...Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-499 of the RunRunLive podcast. This week we talk with Anna who has written a book about exercise routines for people over 60. I got her query email and thought, ‘yeah, that’s interesting’. So here we are. In section one I’ll talk about how we can adapt our training and racing goals to this inevitable onslaught of time. In section two I’ll talk about being a creative and what I have gleaned from my recent survey of a bunch of ‘how to’ books about creativity. *** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-498 – Dr. Shuck - How I got to 165 lbs.If you think it’s time to get serious about your health, and take action for yourself, reach out to Rachel at www.drshuck.com/rrl and have a conversation.  Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-498 of the RunRunLive podcast. How are you all doing? Another wonderful week, yeah? You’ll be delighted to know that I survived my birthday. And, yes this is an interesting phase of life I’ve entered into. Last episode we talked about memento mori – or remembering that death is always there. This was a big thing in the middle ages because, death was always there. It’s a bit more intellectualized now. We’re not going to die from stepping on a nail or a intestinal parasite, probably, but death is still there. A quote that could be attributed to a 100 people, but I chose Jim Morrison, “No one gets out Alive”. So for me, with this birthday, Death may not be in the room with me warming up, but he may be sleeping on a futon next door thinking about it! Paradoxically I’m doing great! Today we do a summary review of my campaign over the summer to get down to 165 pounds with my nutrition coach Rachel, or as she is now known, ‘Dr. Shuck’. It really makes me wonder why we don’t start teaching nutrition in early education. There is a basic grab-bag of topics that I wish someone had taught me. Like basic financial planning. And how there are different personality types. And the importance of living in the present. In section one I’ll talk about the relationship between losing weight and running faster. In section two I’ll talk about the compound effect.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-497 of the RunRunLive podcast. Once more we find ourselves together my friends. How are you navigating the weirdness of these days? For today’s interview we talk with Dr. Savannah Santiago who is a podiatrist and runner from San Diego doing her residency in Indianna. First, let me say that this is the most fun I’ve had talking to someone in a long time. She was so positive and engaged – just glowing with positive karma. And it just makes me happy to know that souls like her exist in the world. I’ve started, or reverted to, using Zoom to record these interviews. That means we are usually both on camera during the chat – so I get to see the body language of who I’m talking to. I almost want to start posting the video versions of this because I think it would be fun for you to put a face with a voice. In section one I’m going to get all geeky runner guy and do a deep dive into tempo training in general and surge runs in particular – which my running buddies mocked me by calling them ‘Serge’ runs. In section two I’ll ramble about getting old. It’s my birthday next week. And I think I’ve been having the same conversation every birthday since I turned 30!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-496 – Coach Nora and some frequently asked questionsHello my running friends. Welcome to episode 5-496 of the RunRunLive podcast. Today we have a fun chat with Nora who is a coach and athlete about frequently asked questions. We ran into each other when I was answering running questions on Facebook.  As always Nora’s contact links will be in the show notes. If you want to take a look at her practice it’s at mileaftermile.co.I am consistently pushing this podcast out every two weeks while I can manage it, because I enjoy doing so. But, I’m not going to focus so much on the fine details for now because I just don’t have the time. This is the RunRunLive ‘compromise’ version, where we don’t edit as tightly and don’t polish as much. But we still have conversations and try to have fun. In section one I talk about shoes. And if you don’t agree with me, there’s going to be a rumble.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-495 – Maddi and some trail magic Hello my running friends. Hello my running friends. It’s only been a couple weeks but it feels like a lifetime. When we last spoke I was on top of all my training and fitness goals for this cycle. And then the universe stepped in and rebalanced the karma for me by breaking my collarbone. I’ll tell you all about that in Section two today. In section one we’ll talk about some more running advice I have been dispensing. And today’s interview is with Maddi who is a self-described trail bum who just stepped off the Appalachian Trail.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-494Hello my running friends, yes I let this one slide a week, because I needed to align it with the off-week of my other podcast – the apocalypse podcast – in which I am entering my 5th season now. Honestly, I have crowded my calendar so much it’s hard to get done all the stuff I’m signed up for. Today I will talk about one of those top 5 questions from the running forums – how to stay motivated and get the workouts done. I’ll talk a bit about how I do goal setting and why. And I’ll give you an update on my own goals for the summer that, for better or worse, I’m closing in on the deadlines for. Today’s interview is with the race director for the Mamba 100 in Memphis. That is my goal race for this campaign. I am glad I talked to him because I acquired insights into the course that filled in some blanks for me. So, sit back, (unless you’re in a chair with no back, because you’ll sprawl onto the floor). Sprawl is an interesting word that come to us through Old English and Danish. It rolls off the tongue nicely doesn’t it? Almost onomatopoeia. Anyhow – sit back or sprawl back and let’s go on an adventure together. On with the show. Interview… Thanks so much. Great talking to you.   www.mambatrailrunners.com is our website.  Facebook and Instagram: Mamba Trail RunnersOutroOk my running friends – I have to tell you I was quite relieved after my discussion with James. When I talked to him a few weeks ago, I did not yet have any big weks under my belt and the 100K distance was looking a bit daunting. But, after our talk I realized that the course is runnable and it’s well supported so good news all around for what my goal is. Now I just need to stay healthy for a few more weeks. What kind of mileage do you need to have for this distance? I think the mileage isn’t as important as you basic strength and time on your feet.  So, cumulative fitness is more important than any set mileage goal. When I ran 50K, my long run was probably 20 miles, but I was coming off a marathon campaign. When I ran 50 miles, my long run was 36 miles, and that was probably overkill. But it was my first ultra so it was ok. When I trained for 100miles my longest run was a 10-12 hour overnight run, so probably in the mid-30’s. But, again for these longer distances, it’s all about time on your feet and fitness. All these longer distances are grouped together for impact in the training calendar – so you are getting that time on your feet and running on tired legs effect. My long run for this cycle is probably going to be 30ish miles, again on tired legs. I’ve been listening to a lot of audio books. I find it’s a great way to get content in parallel with my training and dead time. It’s so convenient now with the library app. Last week I listened to Ryan Holiday’s Discipline is Destiny. Great listen when you training and trying to get stuff done. I would highly recommend it on audiobook. It’s read by the author. There is a lot of the ‘same old’ stoic philosophy stuff, but it’s a good reminder and might get you motivated. So my friends, I pushed this episode to line up with the off week of my other post-apocalyptic podcast After the Apocalypse, soon to be a series of novels, lol… Keep pushing, keep being smart, take time to learn, take time for yourself, sharpen your saw and I’l see you out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-493 – Interview Les is Made Hello my running friends. This week I present the last of the repurposed interview that I did originally for my other show “After the Apocalypse”. This is a friendly talk with Led for his Les is Made podcast – and fittingly he is really interested in talking about running. I had planned to write an article that dove deeper into some of the frequently asked questions. But, I’m out of day today and I figure something is better than nothing. I had another satirical piece on how women running together have an entirely different conversation than men talking to each other – based on my admittedly biased observations. But, alas there is only so much gas in the tank and I have miles to go before I sleep. So – My friends, I’ll give you an update on my training – drop the interview and slink off stage left in a embarred shuffle. My training is going great. Within the last 7 days I have completed a nice 12 mile trail run, a 100K bike and capped it off with a 100 mile bike ride with my buddies up to Saco Maine yesterday. Everything went well. We got perfect weather. Nobody crashed. No flat tires. And we made the trip, with breaks in just about 10 hours. My second goal of weight loss is going well also. I poked my nose under the 173 pound flap of the tent this week and with my training load increasing it should continue to trend down. I also finished the last additional chapter for the first novel in my apocalypse series – so getting very close to the end of the editing process and having a finished manuscript to kick out the door like a grown child who has tarried too long. Funny story – I actually brought that final chapter to my new Monday morning writers group for a read this past week as well. I was scared like a little kid having to stand in front of the class. But, they liked it. And gave me some good feedback. All is not lost. I grabbed the race director of the Mamba 100 for an interview and I’ll shove that up for the next show. You know me. Why read the race web site when you can just talk to the race director? I was a little worried about running a 100k in the trails in the dark. But he put my mind at ease. The course is in a very gentle trail system right in a park in the center of Memphis. That’s the next adventure! So – my friends. This is it for commentary,. I won’t be back at the end. Stay in touch. Wish me well. And I will see you out there. Les is MadeBy Les MadewellMy name is Leslie and I am a photographer. I have a few good stories to share and would love to shared them to the world. I try to have models and people I have work with one with me as much as I can. I hope I am at least not boringhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesismade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-492 – Publishing Sci-Fi George Allen Miller Hello my running friends. This week I’m continuing my streak of double dipping on the interviews from my other podcast and presenting you with George Allen Miller. He’s an author and we have a nice, tight chat about the creative process and some aspects of publishing and our favorite Sci-Fi. So - if you are one of those double dippers who already listened to my After the Apocalypse podcast you can fast forward through the interview section, but I will also have some unique content of you as well In section one I’ll continue my Runner FAQ conversation. In section two I’ll do an old-man nutrition rant.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-490 – Fran Tabor Hello my running friends. Today we’ve got a great show for you. I speak with Fran Tabor, who is one of those brilliantly independent thinkers – a real renaissance person. We discussed Alien first contact and lots of other stuff. I think you’ll enjoy it. In section one I’m going to talk through some of the responses that I have been giving to the “Runners Loving Running” Facebook group – because I decided to take a new tack. Instead of ridiculing the questions for being absurd, I decided to give thoughtful answers. It’s ‘tack’ by the way. T A C K. Not ‘tact’. Tack is a sailing term that means the direction you are going. When you change tack in a sailboat, the captain yells ‘Coming about’ and then the mainsail boom swings around to catch the wind and knocks you overboard – setting up the meet cute or the humorous plot element in any movie involving sailboats. I talk about my new audio-book adventure in section two. Because the interview is of a normal size, and I have room.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-490 – Stoned GeniusHello my running friends. Hey! 6 new episodes in a row. But I am cheating by re-tasking interviews I did for my other show.  So if you are a listener to my After the Apocalypse feed, this is the same interview and you’ve already heard it.  I will stick a quick article into section one with my thoughts on what to drink on run and hydration in general. I follow this annoying Facebook group called ‘runners loving running’ that has these really dumb beginner running questions and I though it would be fun to answer some of them. This a long interview. 1:30. So you have been warned. It is me being interviewed by Rodney the Stoned Genius on his podcast, named, interestingly enough “the Stoned Genius” and he was nice enough to share the audio with me. On with the show. Section Onehttps://runrunlive.com/what-should-i-drinkFeatured InterviewThat’s what I love about podcasting. Any curious soul can find and connect with their tribe. If like what he’s doing you can find more at the Stoned Genius Podcast.Show description: The Stoned Genius" is a podcast that blends humor and cannabis culture, exploring a wide range of topics through the lens of genius enjoying marijuana. Hosted by Ro Martin the show features discussions, interviews, and even comedic skits, all infused with a lighthearted and often irreverent tone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my running friends. Now, I see you… you’re shaking your head. 5 in a row? What are you doing Chris? I just got around to removing the RunRunLive podcast from my old phone and here you are dropping conten t again? How can we trust you again? You’ve put us through so much. Yup – I’m on fire folks. I even baked up some new bumpers. Besides I am using the interviews for both my podcasts so there are economies of scale.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my running friends. Here we go – 4 episodes in a row! I have actually gotten messages from people commenting on their surprise and delight, well surprise anyhow, that I have been able to keep it up. One of my long-standing tricks is to have an interview. This is also why there are so many interview-based podcasts. It’s a great way to leverage other people’s knowledge and energy for your own benefit – I bit like a parasitic worm or a vampire. Insert rim shot sound effect. But – seriously folks – today we have a chat with Roger Smith. Roger is a scientist and science fiction writer. I’m doing a series of interviews of scientists and science fiction writers. If you also listen to my apocalypse podcast you’ll see some duplication. I’m using the same interviews over there. The difference will be podcast specific content, like the intro and outro, and here, in the RunRunLive podcast I’ll sneak in some short articles about some running topics.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my running friends. Here we go – 3 episodes in a row!  On today’s show we’ve got the recording of when I was on Adam Tinkoff’s show a few weeks ago. This is a long interview…well, not really an interview, more of a conversation. It’s too long for me to edit out the slow bits, like when Adam is trying to get his AI to work. You’ll just have to muddle through. But we do have some good conversations about community and we do reconnect with some old friends from the running community and we do some reminiscing. Since this is so long I won’t stick anything else in here, but I’ll come back at the end with an update. On with the show!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-5486 – Nutrition with Dr. RachelHello my running friends. Here we go – 2 episodes in a row!  On today’s show we talk to my nutrition coach Rachel. I’ve worked off an on with Rachel for many years. She recently earned her doctorate and she is looking for new clients. She gave me a good excuse to do another chat.  It all works out. You get another show and I get to catch up with Dr. Rachel. I’ll talk a little about my nutrition journey in section one. In section two I’ll talk a bit about the scary and fun world of artificial intelligence. On with the show!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5-5485 – Nate Talks About ParentingHello my running friends. And so, the universe finds us together again. It is a fine Monday morning at the end of April bleeding into May and the fulsome fecundity of mother nature bursts free from the oppressive bonds of winter. The birds are singing, the rabbits are munching, the flowers show their timid faces in the new dawn of longer days and happier times. And here we are.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 5-484 – the one about the treeIntroduction:Hello and welcome to episode 5-484 of the RunRunLive Podcast. I’m calling it 5-484. That’s as good a number as any. At this point we are beyond the specificity of rational numbers and, some would say, rationality in general. Today I’m going to tell a story about a tree. I’ll give you the update on my current entropy challenge. Because it’s always something, isn’t it? And I have an idea to start a new segment called “Stupid running questions.” And, maybe I’ll talk about mortality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RunRunLive Episode 5483 – The one about 5K’s and Relay races and retirement…Hello my running friends. How are you doing today? It’s winter here in New England. The shortest days of the year are upon us. The seasons change and so do I. Which is a lyric from a song by the Guess Who called “No Time”, from an album called “Canned Wheat” released in 1969. The Guess Who was an influential Canadian rock band from Winnipeg of all places.  Randy Bachman from the band went on to success with Bachman Turner Overdrive. Apologies for not getting a show out. I have ideas in my head. I just don’t have the animation to write them down and record. Something is better than nothing they say. But, the older I get, the more I understand the value of nothing as well. Today I’m going to catch you up on a few races I’ve run and some other stuff as I work my way into shape for my next race, which is the Napa Valley Marathon in March. Now that I’ve put Boston aside as a goal race, I can add more fun stuff and travel races to my calendar. This year my wife and I will head out to Napa Valley to run the race and then hang around in wine country. Because, my friends, life is short. Memento Mori.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5-482Hello my friends and welcome to episode 482 of the RunRunLive Podcast. Today I’m going to gift you with a long screed entitled “Zero to Hero, How to go from zero miles and injured to a marathon in 6 months.” But, before I go there let’s do some business. I went back to the old RunRunLive 4.0 bumpers, because I like them. I didn’t like the new ones that I had done for me. The old ones are voiced by members of our community. That opening bumper about squeezing the life from lemons is by old-friend John. The strumming guitar and singing are the styling of Adam Tinkoff. The ‘move you to the exit’ is Steve Chopper. And the harmony on the last bit of the outro is Adam and Eddie Marathon. If I ever do interviews again, the ‘featured interview’ bumper is a young version of my talented daughter Katie. They make me happy and hopefully make you happy too. Secondly I spent some time last weekend loading old shows into the new ACast feed. I got all the way back to 250 – which would be some time in 2012, I believe. This is why episode 251 errantly dropped into your feed as a new show. I have to back date them to get them in the right order. That show was from January 2013, I must have missed a save button. I have fixed it. But- in all seriousness, that show is probably a good example of the format that I used to have back then. I have not listened to it, but if you have, that is an 11-year time travel into the past. If you liked it there are plenty more of similar size and shape. At some point I’m going to go back and listen to all of these from the beginning and learn something about myself. Other than that – enjoy this essay on training around our constraints. On with the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introduction:Hello my endurance athletic old friends. Welcome to episode 5-481.How are we on this fine fall day? Up here in New England we have set the clocks back and it is now officially dark at 4:30ish, which makes me want to stab myself in the eye with an olive fork… Is there such a thing as an olive fork? We like to tell ourselves up, with puritanical zeal, and righteous fury, that all this lack of sunlight and crappy weather makes us harder and more able to transverse this fickle world filled with chaos. We say things like, “I was doing hill repeats in the freezing rain,” – wearing that suffering like holy stigmata. But, what if it’s all a lie? What if all the adversity just makes us grumpy and hard to live with? I don’t know – but I do know the best policy is to take it one day at a time, do what you can and embrace what the universe brings you because time is short! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my friends and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast. My name is Chris and I am your host. Here is a quick introduction for anyone listening for the first time. I have been an amateur runner my whole life. I got serious in the late 90’s and it changed my life, like many obsessions will. I started this podcast in 2007 to share all the wonderful things I had learned. It has been a gift to me and I‘ve met so many great people who have enriched my life. There are close to 500 episodes that span a decade or more of training and racing marathons and mountain bikes and triathlons and so much more. I am sifting though my archives and will attempt to post them all here in sequence. I interview famous and not-so-famous people from the sport. I give advice and tips. I tell stories and entertain. The first 50 or so episodes have some audio challenges as the technology hadn’t really ripened yet. After that I hit my stride and the show’s are fun and consistent through around 250, where I take a break and begin a new format. After that there are highs and lows, as there are in any life. Currently I’m working on finding time to keep the show going into the future as I am now an older runner. Feel free to sample your way through my journey, our running life. And enjoy. I’ll see you out there. Chris,Outro:That’s it folks you have found your way back to the end of yet another RunRunLive podcast. If you’re new to the show go back and sample some of the history. If you’re one of my old friends Rech out and say hi. On reflection I find that friends are the most important thing we carry with us. Bear with me as I sort the technology out. And wish me luck in DC.I’ll see you out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4-16-2023 Update Well my friends.  Tomorrow is Patriots Day in Boston. And we all know what that means.  That’s right, it’s the Boston Marathon.  I’ve got a few friends running.  The weather looks pretty good. Sara Hall is running and Des Linden.  The fastest man in the world, Kipchoge is looking to complete his sweep of the majors.   Who knows?  Maybe we’ll see a sub-2-hour finish from him!  That would be something.  I am running a bit again.  I have spent the last 2-3 month slowly trying to get myself back into shape.  The knee seems to be ok as long as I don’t work it to hard.  I’m still trying to see where the edge is.  I worked with Rachel and took 15-20 pounds off.  And I got through the first 30 days of the Body Building for Beginners program.  I’m going to stop that right there.  I repeated weeks 3 and 4, but I’m not going to go deeper.  It gets very specific in the second two months and is probably more complex than I need.  And, the big news is that I have signed up for a race.  My friend Ann who we have talked to a couple times here on the podcast has a charity that she is heavily involved in called “Burgers and Bands” which is a teenage suicide prevention program.  She got 50 charity slots for the Marine Corp Marathon.  So, jokingly, I said, if you run it I’ll run it.  And she called my bluff.  I am fund raising and I’m going to try to blog about the process of getting back into shape.  I’ll put a link in the show notes, at the top so you can donate.  Then my coach, who was in the mix, said “Ok if you two run I’ll train you.”  And the rest is, as they say is history.  I am going to toss in some audio from before my run today.  I am going to start podcasting more.  I have some interviews.  I’m trying to put less pressure on myself.  I’ve got a lot of ideas and a lot of content, but less time to execute. I have been plugging away at my other, After the Apocalypse podcast.  I’m just about to finish up season 3.  I’m getting somewhere around 22,000 downloads a month.  There’s 20 episodes in a season, and I plan to make each season into a book.  As I creep ever closer to retirement I’m setting myself up to have a bunch of evergreen publishing content going.  At some point I’ll circle back to all the posts on RunRunLive and try to consolidate them into some sort of order and edit them up into some books.  There are literally millions of words worth of content out there.  Anyhow, figured I’d check in let you know I’m still out here.  A little slower, gimpy-er and grey – but out here none the less. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10-28-2022 Intro: Hello and Welcome to the RunRunLive podcast. I have some incredible updates for you today. As for format, heck, who needs format?  But as a semi-pseudo-format I’m going to keep dropping these short pieces on self-improvement, and especially how to navigate out of a dark place. I’ll do an intro with a little commentary, Then In section one, I’ve got a piece about self-worth. Then I’ll give you my updates in the outro. … Remember last time we talked about navigating the highs and lows of life?  Why? Because I know that a lot of you get the seasonal blues this time of year when the days get cold and dark.  (For you folks in Australia or Brazil; just set this aside and don’t listen for 6 months) I get these low points too. And the way I have learned to work my way out of them is to practice daily self-attention.  I hesitate to call it self-affirmation, or self-love or even self-development.  It’s hard to find words that don’t carry baggage of some sort.  So let’s just say self-attention.  This self-attention is important.  When we find ourselves in these low or challenging spots in our lives we need to systematically focus on ourselves. It may very well be that one of the reasons we are in this low point is that we have neglected self-attention.  We thought we were safely sailing calm waters and we forgot our practice.  As I said in the first piece, these highs and lows come at us throughout our journey.  We tend to enjoy the highs and suffer through the lows.  If you have a good self-care practice you don’t have to suffer through those lows.  You can see those lows as a gift and an opportunity to reassess, reset and replan. Even when everything in your world, our world, seems topsy turvy and out of balance, you are still you and the one thing you have control over is yourself.  This is the gift of self-attention. The bonus of this self-attention is that it makes you better able to deal with the outside world. … Unfortunately, needing to do some self-work is commonly seen as weakness, especially in the western cultures.  At least for my generation.  I’m happy we seem to be evolving beyond that.  Because this stigma on intelligent self-care is a lie.  80% of successful people start their days with some form of self-care.  Those successful people see it for what it is, the daily sharpening of the saw. I think we can recognize that we have these cycles of emotion and energy throughout our lives that are natural.  Feeling guilty or bad about these natural rhythms just compounds the problem. When I get into these troughs I have learned to get back to basics.  To return to the basic truths of who I am and what my values are and what my purpose is.  Then I work with that every morning as part of my routine.  This allows me to show up with my best self for the people who need me.  You are not doing yourself or anyone else any good by showing up incomplete with bad energy. Being in these low spots can be overwhelming. That’s why it is so important to let everything else go for a moment and commit some specific time on your own needs and go back to the basics.  You build yourself up day by day and step by step. I have often heard people say “Life is a marathon, not a sprint” – To which I laugh because what the hell do they know about marathons?  I know about marathons.  We know about marathons.     Remember that first marathon when you got to mile 18 and thought you were going to die?  Hell. I bet more than half of the 70+ marathons I’ve run ended that way.  The first time you hit that wall it’s awful, but eventually, with training and practice you learn how to deal with and overcome the wall.  It’s still awful, but it is a familiar awful that you have the tools to manage. That’s how these cycles of highs and lows work.  That’s why self-care is important because you can develop the tools to work your way through it. To summarize, carve out some quality time to focus on yourself and go back to basics. For me, the quality time for this kind of work is in the morning.  And the basics start with daily meditation to quite my mind.  The other important thing to understand about climbing out of a hole and the disciplines and practices to do so is that it takes time. When you sit down to meditate that first day your mind will be full of rabid weasels.  You have to keep at it.  The cause and effect of self-attention is subtle.  You may not see it in the moment, but when you look back you’ll be able to connect the dots.  You’ll see the positive impact of your practice.  Like any other training, that self-attention requires ac consistency of effort.  Don’t be discouraged.  Give yourself the gift of a little bit of focus. … Anyhow, I’m going to keep coming at you with these little bits. And you can take them or leave them. Thanks for all the positive feedback on the Watership Down essay. Stay tuned for some running news in the outro. On with the show! … Outro So my friends, the big news is that I have started running again.  I went to see the doctor and we reviewed the MRI results on the knee.  The big reveal is that the bruise on the bone has, for the most part, healed.  There is still some soft tissue degradation in there, but the big bad bruise is better.  I have started running again.  My run was .8 miles with Ollie around the neighborhood on Monday.  Then I ran 2 miles in the trails with Ollie on Wednesday and Friday.  I capped off week 1 with a 3.5 mile outing with my running club.  How about that? How did it feel?  Beautiful fall weather here – great for running.  I was a bit sore after that first trail run! The knee still has pain in it episodically.  But, at this point I’ll take what I can get. It’s definitely a mood lifter! The trick is going to be keeping myself in check.  The universe was talking to me with this injury, and I have to listen. I’m going to be in a new age group one week from today and I need to find a way to run with joy that is sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Update: Hello my friends, perhaps even my running friends. Welcome to another episode of the comically directionless RunRunLive Podcast.  I think we’re about 14 years into this podcast journey.  It’s funny how time flies… There really weren’t that many of us back in 2007.  It was a small family of runners talking about running with other runners.  It was me, Steve, Nigel, Nic and Dan, Kevin with the extra-milers and Chopper.  And a few others.  I bet, if you asked any of us we’d say we never expected to make money or become famous from it.  But secretly, we all probably did.  Steve probably came the closest.  I think runners were early adopters of the technology as a community because we all spent so much time alone out on the roads. This meant we not only thought too much, but also needed something to listen to.  The perfect storm for running creators.  When I recorded my first show in June of 2007, I had just run down Mount Washington, after running the race up Mount Washington.  I pulled out my little Sony audio recorder and talked about it.  That Episode One would go up over the July 4th weekend that year.  I interviewed my running buddy Frank, who I still hang out with.  I met Frank on a training run with a bunch of marathoners from Boston in the 90’s.  His story, like mine, and like so many others was coming to running later in life, discovering the marathon, then discovering Boston, then getting hooked. And here we are 20+ years later.  I started an interview show because some of the business podcasts that I was listening to at the time had that format.  From the start I diodn’t want the podcast to be about me.  I wanted it to be about the listener.  I wanted to add value.  I wanted to share everything I’d learned, at that point almost a decade into my journey.  I wanted to share the joy of the adventure.  It wasn’t about me, but ironically, I was the target audience.  I gave myself tips and tricks, I gave myself inspirational speeches, I practiced my writing and presentation skills on myself.  Some of you just happened to be along for the ride as well! I didn’t even know there were other running podcasts when I started.  Really, it wasn’t until later that I met everyone.  I remember going on the Runner’s Roundtable and being so nervous.  It was like standing up in front of a big audience.  It’s still a bit strange to me that I have talked into the ears of probably 2-3 million people at this point in time. By the way, all that content, 400+ shows, we could feed that into an AI now and have a very good representation of me.  You probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.  It’s a tremendous training data set. Anyhow, enough reminiscing.  I’ve got an few things for you this episode.  First I’ll give you an update on what’s going on in my athletic life. Then I have a book review I wrote for my other podcast – After the Apocalyspe. Finally I’ll share an inspirational piece from a series of articles I’m working on for those of us who get stuck in low points and want to grow out of those. … First for the update.  I think last time I told you that I had thrown my back out lifting weights.  Well, that is still hurting me.  I think because I do a fair amount of chair sitting in my line of work.  I decided to not push it by trying to get back to the gym.  Let it heal.  Instead, I’m doing a daily lower back stretching routine – which seems to help.  I’m willing to share it with you if you like.  Very simple.  I believe I also mentioned that I went back for my follow up with the knee doctor.  I’m 18+ months into this knee injury.  It was first diagnosed as a bruise on the knobby part of my bone.  The knee itself was in reasonable shape, but there was this stress bruise on the bone that showed up on the MRI. I went back to the doctor a couple weeks ago and he did his poking around and sent me for another MRI.  He made sure I didn’t go to the cheap MRI place that my insurance company recommended, because it has a larger diameter machine designed to accommodate the more portly among us and because it is larger it doesn’t get as good a resolution on the images.   Another reason not to let your girth get away with you.  (By the way I just typed Girth incorrectly and discovered the “Grith” is an old English word for temporary security.) I went and got the ‘good’ MRI.   Then played phone tag with the assistant lady who is like a doctor, but not the doctor, but the doctor looked at the MRI and told her what to tell me?   The medical profession in the US sounds like a great Ponzi scheme based entirely around my sore knee.   I played phone-tag with the lady proxy doctor.  Because you have to call the office and leave a message then they call you back.  But, they have a special AI-based algorithm that guarantees them to call back while you’re on an important call with a customer.  Then they leave a message that says, ‘tag you’re it’ and the cycle starts anew.  This back and forth went on for a week until my messages started to get salty, like “Hey how about we set a time when I’m available? I’ll show up, you show up and we’ll call it…I don’t know an ‘Appointment’. Wouldn’t that me the adult and professional thing to do here?” She finally managed to get me and it turns out the news is good.  The bruise is smaller.  It is healing (despite me being an idiot and trying to run on it) There is some swelling or irritation of the meniscus around that bruise and this is what they think is causing the pain.  Which makes sense.  I’m going in next week to get a cortisone shot.  That should knock down the irritation.  They will probably want me to go to rehab, God help me.  Waste a few more thousands of dollars and a few more hours of my life doing clamshells with stretchy bands under the guidance of a Sports Sciences drop out.  Which is long way of saying, I think I’m about to start running again.  It’s about time!  I’m overweight and out of shape. Maybe the RunRunLive 5.0 podcast will be me struggling through the couch to 5K? I also found out that there is a new Non-Binary category at Boston that uses the women’s qualifying time, so all I have to do is become gender neutral and I’m in! Just kidding folks.  Don’t send hate mail.  Let’s get started shall we?  On with the Show! … Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.