All Episodes

475: When Your Identity Gets Stripped Away with Heather Lacy

474: The Story You Tell Yourself Before the Run

473: Breathe Better, Run Better

472: Upper Body Training for Runners — Why, How Often, and What to Do

471: Your Guide to Crewing an Ultramarathon

470: Your First Ultramarathon

469: How We Fixed Kevin's Back Pain in Less Than 2 Weeks

468: Real Life Lessons from Western States 100

467: How Your Ego Is Keeping You Stuck

466: Why Asking for Help is So Hard

465: Carbs, Creatine, and Caffeine — What the Research Actually Says

464: The Optimizer Trap: Is It About Health or Money?

463: It Doesn't Look Like Anything Yet: What Building a Vanity Teaches Us About Training.

462: It Can Be Two Things At Once

461: Stress Overload, Decision Fatigue, and Why Your Runs Feel So Hard

460: Progressive Overload: The Principle Behind All Progress

459: What's Really Possible: The Truth About Limitations and Possibilities

458: Stop Eating Stupid Sh*t (And Start Fueling Like a Runner)

457: The Hidden Cost of Always Trying to Be Better

456: Do It Before You're Ready?

455: Choose Your Hard… But Not Like You Think

454: The Hidden Weeds Sabotaging Your Running

453: Training Upgrade or Shiny Object Syndrome? How to Know the Difference

452: Rest, Adjust, or Push? What to Do When You’re Tired

451: The Missing I: Why Intention Changes Everything

450: Why Information Isn’t Enough (And What Actually Creates Change)

449: Your Running Foundation: The 3 Essentials That You Can't Ignore, Especially After 40

448: Why Lindsey Vonn’s Comeback Wasn’t a Failure

447: What I Know at 45 (And What I’m Still Learning)

446: Faith Over Fear

445: Long Haul 100 Recap - When Things Don't Go As Planned

444: Kevin's Running 100 Miles...Again - Return to the Long Haul 100

443: Skinny Is Back...And It's Not A Good Thing: 3 Mindset Shifts for Women Runners in 2026

442: New Year, New You? Creating Identity-Based Resolutions That Stick

441: Waiting, Rebirth, and Renewal: Running as a Form of Devotion

440: Before You Set New Goals: What Your Running Year Actually Revealed

439: How Your Athletic Identity Influences Performance and Running Injuries with Dr. Kate Mihevc Edwards

438: Don’t Let December Take You Down: The Science of Staying Consistent During the Busy Season

437: Thanksgiving Run-Down: Gratitude, Guilt, and Navigating the Holidays

436: Hips and Single Leg Strength

435: The Paradox of Control: When Letting Go Helps You Run Stronger

434: The Overlooked Side of Recovery: Nutrition, Stress & Nervous System Regulation - Episode 4

433: Cold, Heat, Compression & Massage: What the Science Really Says - Episode 3

432: It's Not Just Stretching and Foam Rolling: The Science of Recovery Episode 2 Active and Passive Recovery

431: The Science of Recovery: Episode 1

430: How Restriction Fuels Binge Eating (and How to Overcome It) with Kelly Lyons

429: Teamwork

428: Resilience

427: Commitment

426: R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find Out What It Means To Your Running

425: Thyroid, Perimenopause & Weight Loss: What Women Need to Know with Dr. Rachel Vong

424: The Unspoken Secret To Becoming A Better Runner: Integrity

423: How To Enjoy Running More

422: Different Seasons, Different Running Goals with Tara Welling

421: The Internal Battle We Were Both Experiencing On Our Run Up A Mountain

420: Healing Through Running: Releasing Emotional Pain and Grief One Step at a Time with Sheetal Story

419: The Benefits of Being Uncomfortable

418: When Is It Ok To Push Through?

417: Menopause Myths in the Running World—And What Women Really Need

416: The Forensics of Emotional Eating with Holly Bertone

415: Injuries Are Not Normal — Let’s Stop Normalizing Pain in Running

414: Don’t Train on Leftovers: The Profit First Method for Runners

413: Running and Broken Fences: Stop Patching What Needs Replacing

412: What to Do Now for Your Fall Race: Why Summer Training Matters More Than You Think

411: Unlock Your Potential Through Gut Health with Dr. Nikki DiNezza: How Tending to Your Gut Can Fuel Your Energy, Recovery, and Resilience

410: You Don’t Need More Motivation—You Need a Plan That Works After 40

409: If I Only Had 10 Minutes to Help You Run Better…

408: When You Lose the Spark for Running (And How to Get It Back)

407: The Identity Shift Required for Running After 40

406: Rewriting the Rules of Age: Cindi’s Journey from First Steps to Marathon at 61

405: Muscle, Metabolism & Menopause: The Real Connection

404: Navigating the 404: Rerouting Your Training Plan After 40

403: Running Used to Be My Stress Relief—Until It Wasn’t

402: Why You're Feeling Slower (and How to Reverse It)

401: Breaking Free from Food and Exercise Obsession with Sabrina Magnan

400: The Power of Plyometrics – How to Run Faster, Stronger, and Injury-Free

399: Stop Procrastination and Get What You Want with Dr. Christine Li

398: The Evolution of Training Plans: Ditching the High Mileage Model

397: The Missing Link to Stronger, Injury-Free Running: Your Nervous System

396: The #1 Mindset Shift That Will Transform Your Running After 40

395: The Highs and Lows of 100 Miles - Long Haul 100 Part 2

When Things Don't Go As Planned - Long Haul 100 Part 1

How Do You Prep To Run 100 Miles? Kevin's journey to Long Haul 100

392: Using Mental Skills to Restart a Fitness Journey with Amanda Schaefer

391: 5 Things To Leave in 2024

390: Racing People vs. Racing the Clock

389: The Power of Rest

388: Mantras And The Power of Self Belief with Don Oswalt

387: 5 Tips For Running Through The Holidays

386: Are You Sacrificing the Wrong Things?

385: You Don't Need More Motivation. You Need This.

384: Heavy Lifting for Runners

383: A Powerful Mental Tool for Better Races

382: The Importance of Hip Strength for Runners

381: 5 Reasons Running Is Feeling Harder Than It Used To

380: How to Treat and Prevent Running Cramps

379: Avoid These 3 Training Mistakes in Perimenopause

378: A Powerful Mindset Tool To Achieve Your Goals Faster

377: Does Running Require Voluntary Suffering?

376: The Key for Sustainable Progress

375: Eat Less, Move More is Horrible Advice

374: Sprint Training and Myths of Zone 2

373: An Unknown Secret To Your Running Success

372: Put Yourself In A Position to Succeed: Takeaways From The Paris Olympics

371: Avoid Symptom Squashing: Learn to Interpret Your Body's Signs

370: Small Details, Big Impact

369: Stay Safe When Running in the Heat

368: Are You Running Out of Fear or Love?

367: How to Evaluate and Improve Your Running Outcomes

366: Stop Second Guessing Yourself

365: Training Over 40: Insights and Adaptations for Runners

264: Nutrition Strategies to Enhance Your Running Efficiency

363: How Running Form Helps You Become A More Efficient Runner (Part 2)

362: Tips to Become a More Efficient Runner

361: Running Both Matters and Doesn't Matter: A Deep Dive

360: Getting Back on Track: Returning to Running After Time Off

359: Easy, Tempo, Hard: The Triple Pillars of a Successful Running Plan

358: Fix Your Stretching Routine: 3 Common Mistakes Runners Make

357: Sneaky Habits Affecting Your Running Performance with Megan Blacksmith

356: Reasons to Run

355: Stiffness: The Good and The Bad

354: Why Runners Get Hurt: 5 Main Causes of Injuries

353: Training Cycles: A Powerful Tool for Continuous Running Improvement

352: Is Technology Hurting or Helping Your Performance?

351: Forced Recovery: How to Connect to Your Body to Avoid Injury

350: Avoiding Training Mistakes: Fueling, Injury, and Loving the Run with Dr. Lisa Mitro

349: The Power of Binary Actions in Achieving Fitness Goals

348: The 4 Ingredients for Running Consistency and Actually Making Progress

347: Training Adaptability: The Key to Successfully Integrating Running into Your Life

Transforming Life and Mindset through Running: Lori's Journey with Lori Duesing

345: Play the Long Game: Strategies for Long-term Running Success

344: Take Care of Your Feet with Dr. Tonya K. Olson, DPT

343: How Your Daily Movement Affects Your Running

342: Find Your Joy

341: Non-Race Goals

340: Ability vs. Capacity

339: Overcoming Self-Sabotage: How to Get Out of Your Own Way

338: Plan for Your Success

337: Running 100 miles: Kevin's Journey to the Daytona 100 Ultramarathon Finish Line

336: Preparing for a 100 Mile Ultramarathon Mentally and Physically

335: Motherhood and Marathons: How Running Changes After Having Kids with Dr. Katlyn Lennemann

Kevin's Road to the Daytona 100 - Part 3

334: Running with Gratitude: Finding Joy in Every Stride

Kevin's Road to the Daytona 100 - Part 2

333: Running is Not a Solitary Sport: Building Your Support System

Kevin's Road to the Daytona 100 - Part 1

332: Training During the Holidays

331: Transform Your Run through Heavy Lifting and Plyometrics

330: Exploring Chronic Pain in Runners with Dr. Tawny Kross

329: Bad Running Advice Part 1

328: Understanding and Managing Running Discomfort: Fatigue, Soreness and Pain

327: Redefining Running: From Hobby to Lifestyle

326: Running After 40

325: Choose Your Hard

324: Can I Run When I'm Sick?

323: Chasing Goals

322: Actions Create Results

321: Less But Better, Building Our Bodies Up Instead of Breaking Them Down with Dr. Shannon Ritchey

320: Get Faster By Running Easier

319: Embrace The 50/50

318: When More Is Not Better

317: Be Where Your Feet Are with Elisabeth Scott

316: What If I Never PR Again?

315: The Problem with Trying

314: The #1 Thing Holding your Back in Your Running

313: Types of Zone Training

312: Keep It Simple: The 4 Things You Need to Improve Your Running

311: Summer Running, Happened So Fast

310: Summer Running, Had Me A Blast

309: Running FOMO

308: Don't Fix Your Running Form

307: Invest Wisely in Your Running

306: Motivation

305: Be A Stronger Runner

304: Lessons from the Boston Marathon

303: 10 Tips for Race Day Success

302: Examining Suffering in Our Running

301: What Are You Training For?

300: 3 Steps to Achieve Any Running Goal - The RLR Method

299: The Paradox of Easy Running - Why is it Hard to Run Easy?

298: Pacing Your Race

297: Freedom in Running

296: Family & Running

295: Get Rid of The Things Holding You Back

294: Faith in Your Running

293: What is Your Minimum Exercise Level and Why is It Important?

292: Patience and Perseverance Through Running with Doug Barna

291: 5 Sneaky Ways Insecurity Hiding in Your Running

290: 10 Tips for Treadmill Running

289: The Problems with Generic Training Plans

288: Starting or Restarting in the New Year

287: The Difference Between Health and Performance with Elizabeth Knight

286: Goals and Visions for 2023

285: Break the Vicious Running Cycle

284: 3 Steps to Navigating Your Fitness During the Holidays

283: Partners in Life, Coaching, and Business

282: Why Runners Should Make Time for Yoga with Alli Louthain

281: Using Gratitude to Improve Your Running

280: Running is Not The Best Way to Lose Weight

279: Why You Should Take a Break From Race Training

278: Pros and Cons of Running Groups

277: Safeguard Your Body Against Injury

276: Adjusting Your Plan When Life Gets in the Way

275: Prepare for Race Day Success

274: Pushing Your Limits

273: The Secret to Your Next PR/PB

272: 7 Ways to Find Your Joy in Running

271: Navigating an Unexpected Turn with Beckie Gacki

270: Your Running Form is Not the Problem

269: 90 Day Goals

268: That Finish Line Feeling

267: Something to Prove

266: How Food Affects the Way We Feel and Perform with Kristi Goode

265: Are You Focusing on the Right Things?

264: Running in the Heat

263: What You Need to Know About Base Building

262: Feeling Frustrated With Your Running?

261: Know Where You Are

260: Running is Not Punishment

259: 3 Types of Runs to Incorporate in Your Training

258: Using Nervous System Regulation to Improve Our Running with Ariana Fotinakis

257: Are You Limiting Yourself?

256: 5 Steps to Half Marathon Success

255: 3 Beliefs That Could Be Holding You Back

254: Nutrition, Goal Setting, and Perspective with Amber Brueseke

253-2: Kevin and the Keys 100 Part 2 - Race Day

253-1: Kevin and the Keys 100: Part 1 - Leading up to the Race

252: Coaching is Not Just Accountability and a Plan

251: How to Get Faster: 3 Mistakes to Avoid

250: How to Stay Consistent Without a Race on the Calendar

249: Lessons from Kevin's 50 Mile Run

248: Where Are You Giving Your Power Away?

247: Training Structure: Warmups and Cool Downs

246: Achieve Big Goals

245: I Could Never

244: Choosing the Focus for Your Next Training Cycle

243: You're Doing Enough

242: The #1 Reason Runners Get Injured

241: You Don't Have To

240: Perfectionism in Running: The Good, The Bad, and The Human

239: Running is a Team Sport

238: Make Running Work for You

237: Consistency is Not Always the Key to Progress

236: All About Running Shoes

235: What To Do After a Race

234: Why Effort-Based Training is Better than Pace-Based Training

233: Make Your Running Resolutions Stick

232: Running Through the Holidays

231: Be a Lifelong Runner

230: The 3 Essential Ingredients to Achieve Your Running Goals - Part 3

229: The 3 Essential Ingredients to Achieve Your Running Goals - Part 2

228: The 3 Essential Ingredients to Achieve Your Running Goals - Part 1

227: Run For You

226: Dream Big

225: How Gratitude Can Transform Your Running

224: Does Running Need to Be Fun?

223: Will Running More Make You A Better Runner?

222: 10 Tips for New Runners

221: Fit Is Not Always Healthy

220: Motivation

219: The Importance of Easy Running

218: Get Your Mind Right

217: Back to Basics: What to do after time off

216: Build a Bridge

215: Your Current Running Level

214: Who Are Your Training Partners?

213: PR vs. PB - What's the Difference?

212: How the New Olympic Motto Applies to Us

211: How Heat and Humidity Affect Your Running

210: Are Your Goals Big Enough?

209: Getting Kids Into Running

208: What's the Point?

207: Are You Getting Enough Recovery?

206: Race Training With A Physically Demanding Job

205: Am I Ready for a Half Marathon?

204: How Polarized Training Can Make You Run Faster

203: Your First Half Marathon

202: Improve Your Running Form to Race Faster

201: Running Through the Ages

200: The Runner's Journey

199: Breathing for Runners

198: Low Back Pain in Runners

197: The 5 Keys to Consistency

196: Benefits of Different Recovery Periods During a Workout

195: The Must-Knows of Base Building

194: Pacing for Racing

193: Overcome Pre-Race Anxiety

192: When To Quit

191: How Do Body Image and Gender Stereotypes Affect Runners?

190: Fueling and Nutrition for Runners with Kristy Baumann

189: Running in the Middle

188: How Much Recovery Do I Need?

187: Listener Q&A: Being "Race Fit" and The Benefits of Different Shoes

186: Should You Adjust Your Running Form?

185: A Runner's Journey Through Infertility and Pregnancy

184: 6 Mistakes Most Runners Are Making

183: Why Should Runners Strength Train?

182: Fitting Running Into Your Life

181: The Need for Speed

180: Let Your Intuition Guide You with Erin Gallardo

179: Think Your Way to a Better Run

178: Set Better Goals

177: How To Have Your Best Running Year Ever

176: What 2020 Has Taught Us About Running

175: Make Running More Fun (and Get Results!)

174: The Running Journey

173: Keeping Hope Alive Through Running with Nima Palma Maples

172: Ask Us Anything: Listener Questions Answered

171: Food is More Than Fuel

170: Making an Impact With Running

169: When Sickness or Injury Get in the Way

168: How to Treat and Prevent Side Stitches

167: Hip Stability and Mobility for Runners

166: All-Or-Nothing to Sustainable Growth with Guy Fitzgerald

165: Listen To Your Body

164: How To Find Consistency without Motivation

163: Ask Us Anything: Listener Questions Answered

162: Fuel Like A Runner

161: What Is The Best Training Plan?

160: How This Mindset Tool Helped One Runner To Shift and Succeed

159: How Much Does Recovery Matter?

158: The Importance of Cadence in Running

157: Treating Calf Pain in Runners

156: Be Thankful for the Challenges

155: The Key To Running Faster and Avoiding Injury

154: How to Handle Changes to the Plan

153: Get Rid of Running Pain For Good

152: How to Safely Return To Running After A Break

151: How To Prioritize Your Running

150: Best of RLR - Running In The Heat

149: Running Is Not A Solo Sport

148: When Is The Right Time to Jump In?

147: Does Goodness Lead to Greatness or Prevent It?

146: Change is Necessary for Success (in Running and Life)

145: How Runners Support Runners with Corey Brown

144: Action Creates Clarity

143: Running: Unity Through Challenges

142: The Pros and Cons of Labeling Ourselves As "Runner"

141: Structure Creates Success

140: What Happened To My Running Motivation?

139: TMI? Some Things Only Runners Understand

138: The Things That Might Be Missing From Your Running Foundation

137: What Makes The Running Community So Special?

136: 9 Tips for Running in the Time of COVID

135: If Not Now, When?

134: How To Adjust When Life Gets in the Way

133: How Do You Respond To Something New?

132: What To Do In Uncertain Times

131: These Things Are More Important Than Willpower

130: What To Do When You Miss A Run

129: Stop Stretching and Do These Things Instead

128: Stop Lying To Yourself

127: Train Smarter, Not Harder (What Does That Even Mean?)

126: What is the Next Right Step? (And How to Get Unstuck)

125: The Thing You Do Everyday That Affects Your Running Success

124: The Hidden Culprit That Takes Joy Out of Our Running

123: Forget What You Know So You Can Grow

122: Running From Seizures

121: What Is A Real Life Runner?

120: Goal Setting for 2020

119: Lessons from 2019 - In Running and Life

118: Avoiding Aches and Pains

117: Are You Sabotaging Your Own Success?

116: Give Thanks For Your Running Journey, Each and Every Run

115: Do You Actually Want To Achieve Your Goal?

114: Does Your Past Define You?

113: Do You Live to Run or Run To Live?

112: Running Is Tough - Are You Tougher?

111: How Looking Ahead Can Keep Us Behind

110: The Problem with Perfection

109: Stop Pushing So Hard

108: You Are In Charge But Not In Control

107: Embrace the "Bad" Days

106: Your Magic Training Plan

105: Maintain High Standards

104: How fast can you get "fast"?

103: Do You Care Too Much?

102: Is Your Race Training Compromising Your Health?

101:How adopting a mindset of abundance can help your running

100: Episode 100! How Does Running Affect Family Life?

099: How Categories Can Hold Us Back From the Runner and Person We Want to Be

098: What's more important: a map or the destination?

097: How to be a Healthier Person Today

096: Should your coach be faster than you?

095: Moving Outside Your Comfort Zone

094: How Running Affects the Immune System

093: Why you should be incorporating running drills into your weekly routine

092: I Can't, I Won't, I Will...

091: One Skill That Many Runners Neglect - Balance

090: How practicing these two skills can make you a better runner

089: What is the best way to warm up for running or a race?

088: Will running more miles make me a faster runner?

087: Lacking Motivation? What to do when you just don't feel like running

086: What is a Multi-System Workout and How Can I Benefit From It?

085: Why your training plan might not work

084: Dealing with Negativity

083: Obstacles to Performing Our Best

082: Are You Just Going Through the Motions?

081: Why should I do a long run, and how far should it be?

080: Should I Add Cross Training to My Running Schedule?

079: Running and Weight Control

078: What is Winning?

077: It's All Relative

076: Finding Your Running Team

075: Declutter your life and your running

074: Effort-Based Running, Updated

073: How Long Do I Need to Recover?

072: Training By Effort, Racing By Feel

071: Pre-Race Anxiety and What To Do

070: Sneaky Signs of Overtraining

069: How Your Starting Line in Running Still Affects You Today

068: What Are You Waiting For?

067: How Gratitude Can Improve Your Running and Your Day

066: Running and Eating Through the Holidays

065: Running Gift Ideas

064: Treadmill Running Workouts (and Tips!)

063: Fast Running and Fast Food

062: Why You Should Slow Down Your Running and Eating for Better Health and Performance

061: Are You Racing Too Much?

060: How Running Makes Us Greater In All Things

059: Who Are You Comparing Yourself To?

058: Running Etiquette - How to Handle Those Awkward Situations

057: What Happened in that Race? A Coaching Conversation between Coach and Runner

056: Using Inspiration to Dig Deeper when Running

055: Our One Year Anniversary Episode! Tying Running and Health Into a Family-Centered Life

054: How To Run a Half Marathon

053: What Should I DO?

052: Key Running Workouts for 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, and Marathon Training

051: Are You A Real Runner?

050: Is Your GPS Running Watch Holding You Back?

049: Do You Want or Need a Fresh Start?

048: Your Schedule for Success

047: How To Fit Running and Health Into Your Hectic Life

046: Bringing Out the Best in Athletes and People

045: How to Run a Marathon

044: Training Paces in Your Running Plan Explained

043: I Have A Runner's Body and So Do You

042: Why should I keep a running journal?

041: Is Running Fun?

040: Do All Miles Matter? Chop Wood, Carry Water...

039: Going All-In With Your Running - The Importance of Belief in 3 Key Areas

038: Running Without a Finish Line

037: Running in the Heat

036: Overcoming Running Fatigue - Mind vs. Body

035: Food Is More Than Fuel

034: Running Unplugged

033: When A Race Does Not Go Well

032: More Isn't Always Better

031: Running for Weight Loss

030: Rebuilding After Injury

029: Are You Stretching Correctly?

028: New Runners and What We Can All Learn From Them

027: Eating Trends - Deciphering Paleo, Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, and Plant-Based Eating

026: Finding Your Motivation, in Running and Life

025: Beyond the Numbers - Recognizing and celebrating the other wins

024: Post-race Coaching and Analysis

023: Shin Splints

022: How to Start (or Restart!) a Workout Habit

021: Why Calorie Couting Doesn't Work

020: The Negatives of a Training Plan

019: Running with a Group

018: How our thoughts can help us or harm us

017: Running Tech - the Pros and Cons

016: Causes of Knee Pain and What You Can Do

015: Fitting It All In

014: Effective Goal Setting

013: Cycle Your Training to Get Faster

012: Run Safe - Alone, In the Dark, or With a Medical Condition

011: Lessons from Cross Country

010: Running based on effort: the pros and cons

009: Clean Eating: The Very First Steps

008: 3 Easy Tips to Start Improving Your Running Today

007: Running shoes - What's right for you?

006: Exploring the mental side of running - Part 1

005: From Hate to Love, Angie's running journey

004: The Evolution of a Father Runner: Kevin's story

003: Strength training: why is it important for runners and what are some key exercises to focus on?

002: Carbo loading vs. Fat-adapted training: what's the right way?

001: Quality vs. Quantity: in our running, health, and relationships