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Running to the Castle — 251 episodes

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RTTC #251 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Weeks 17 and 18

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RTTC #250 Why Am I Still Not Getting Faster?

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RTTC #249 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Weeks 14 15 16

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RTTC #248 Overcome the Dragon The runDisney Ramps

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RTC #247 How to Master the Progression Run to Build Your runDisney Pacing Buffer

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RTTC #246 Stop Guessing Your Paces How to Find Your Real Training Limits

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RTTC #245 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 13

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RTTC #244 6 Signs You're on Your Way Out of Corral G As a Slow runDisney Runner

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RTTC #243 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 12

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RTTC #242 How to Run Faster in the Summer Heat

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RTTC #241 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 11

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RTTC #240 How to Handle the Long Run When All You Know Is Run More Run Faster

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RTTC #239 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 10

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RTTC #238 How Long Should Cross Training Be for Slow RunDisney Runners?

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RTTC #237 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 9

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RTTC #236 How Do I Build My Confidence to Finish My Race?

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RTTC #235 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 8

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RTTC #234 What Speed Workouts Can a Slow Runner Do That Are Simple?

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RTTC #233 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 7

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RTTC #232 How to Keep Strength Training Simple Enough to Actually Do It

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RTTC #231 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Weeks 5 and 6

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RTTC #230 What Makes You Faster Quicker Running or Strength?

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RTTC #229 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 4

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RTTC #228 Running Is Part of Your Life Not Your Whole Life

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RTTC #227 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 3

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RTTC #226 Will Running Longer Intervals Make Me Faster?

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RTTC #225 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 2

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RTTC #224 Cross Training What It Is and Why Every Slow Runner Needs It

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RTTC #223 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 1

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RTTC# 222 How Should I Carry Water for runDisney Races and Training?

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RTTC #221 How Many Races Should You Sign Up For?

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RTTC #220 Should Slow Runners Wear a Weighted Vest?

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RTTC #219 How to Do Intervals in a Crowded Race Environment

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RTTC #218 How to Stay Consistent With RunDisney Training Without Hating Every Run

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RTTC #217 The Non-Negotiable Everyone Should Add To Their Run

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RTTC #216 How Fueling More Helped a Back-of-the-Pack Runner Finish Dopey an Interview with Kai

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RTTC #215 Springtime Surprise Recap

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RTTC #214 How Slowing Down Long Runs Helped Her Go From Just Finishing a Marathon to a Princess PR an Interview with Christina Bowler

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RTTC #213 Race Day Cross the Finish Line With Confidence

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RTTC #212 How a Back-of-the-Pack Runner Finished Dopey from the Last Corral Interview with Page Bitner

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RTTC #211 What to Do When Your Running Feels Worse Than It Did Months Ago

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RTTC #210 No Pain No Gain Really?

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RTTC #209 Before You Stop Running Because of Pain Listen to This

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RTTC #208 What Should You Eat When Training for runDisney Races?

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RTTC #207 How To Stay Consistent Training for runDisney As a Slow Back of the Pack Runner

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RTTC #206 How to Run A Faster Half Marathon As a Slow runDisney Runner

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RTTC# 205 When Is It OK to Train the Full Race Distance?

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RTTC #204 From 7-Hour Marathoner to 6:19 at Dopey… A Real runDisney Success Story with Amanda Mueller

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RTTC #203 If You Passed Character Stops But Really Wanted to Stop... This is How You Do It

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RTTC #202 Why Am I Not Getting Faster?

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RTTC #201 I Just Finished Princess Now What?

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RTTC #200 If You’re Slow and Training for runDisney, This Is for You

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RTTC #199 Calf Tightness in the First 2 Miles of a Run for Slow Runners

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RTTC #198 What Training and Mileage Should Look Like Between Races

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RTTC #197 Should I Still Taper When I Missed 2 Weeks of Running?

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RTTC #196 How to Incorporate Daily Walking into Your Running Routine

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RTTC #195 How to Train for Wine and Dine Half Marathon, 10k or 2 Course Challenge as a Slow Run/Walk Runner

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RTTC #194 When Should a Slow Runner Run Fast and When Should They Run Slow?

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RTTC #193 Fueling for Long, Slow Miles…Why Elite Runner Nutrition Doesn’t Work for You

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RTTC #192 My Run Training Philosophy Why Anyone Can Do Any Distance

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RTTC #191 Why Am I So Nervous for My Race…Even Though the Last One Went Well?

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RTTC #190 How to Stay Consistent Training for runDisney Races

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RTTC #189 Dopey 2027 Marathon 2027 Start Here

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RTTC #188 How Slow runDisney Runners Can Have Time for Character Stops

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RTTC #187 Dopey Race Part 6 After the Races

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RTTC #186 Dopey Race Part 5 Warm Up and Stretching

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RTTC #185 Dopey Race Part 4 Fueling & Hydrating

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RTTC #184 Dopey Race Part 3 Carb Load

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RTTC #183 Dopey Race Part 2 Packing & Race Week Prep

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RTTC #182 Dopey Race Part 1 Missed Long Run

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RTTC #181 If You Feel Like You Need to Run More to Prove You Can Run The Marathon Do This

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RTTC #180 Can I Skip a Run if I'm Still Sore?

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RTTC #179 Can I Break Up a 16 Mile Long Run Into 2 Short Runs to Train for runDisney Marathon or Dopey?

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RTTC #178 How Fast to Walk During Run/Walk Intervals

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RTTC #177 Knee Discomfort After Running What Else to Do Besides Ice

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RTTC #176 Is It Possible to Get Faster for Dopey 2026 in December 2025

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RTTC #175 Speed Workouts That Actually Work for 13+ Min per Mile runDisney Runners

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RTTC #174 Getting Faster When You’re Slow The runDisney Runner’s Guide

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RTTC #173 Training for runDisney without Tears Every Time You Run

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RTTC #172 How to Catch Up When You Miss a Run

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RTTC #171 How to Run a Faster Marathon

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RTTC #170 Strength Training for Slow Runners Who Are New to Lifting with Betsy Foster

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RTTC #169 Marathon to Dopey How Do You Train in 10 Weeks?

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RTTC #168 Wine and Dine to Dopey What Do I Do Now

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RTTC #167 Don't Run Race Distance to Train for the Race

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RTTC #166 What Supplements Are We Taking for Joint Support? Over 5 Miles = Joint Pain

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RTTC #165 Is Your Injury All in Your Head?

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RTTC #164 Finishing Strong Has Nothing to Do with Running More

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RTTC #163 AI Run Training Plans, Workouts and Social Media

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RTTC #162 Will Cross Training Help Your Running for runDisney?

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RTTC #161 Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend 2025 Race Recap

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RTTC #160 From 4 Hours to 315 How Amanda Shaved 45 Minutes Off Her Half Interview with Amanda Mueller

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RTTC #159 How to Not DNF a Race When You're Slow and Starting in the Back of the Pack

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RTTC #158 Marathon Training Advice When Muscle Pain is Bad

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RTTC #157 Race Day Strategy How to Cross the Finish Line When Training Didn't Go As Planned

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RTTC #156 My Physical Therapist Recommended These Shoes for Trails, Should I Wear Them?

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RTTC #155 Your Workout Isn’t Happening in A Vacuum (So Don’t Worry if One Workout is Bad)

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RTTC #154 My Easy Pace Is Too Slow for My Plan

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RTTC #153 The Often Forgotten Parts About a Healed Injury

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RTTC #152 How to Stay Consistent Training for a runDisney Race (For Runners Who Running Isn’t There Life)

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RTTC #151 Achilles Pain Recovery Tips

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RTTC #150 The Finisher Framework Part 8 Putting It All Together

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RTTC #149 The Finisher Framework Part 7 Fueling and Hydration

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RTTC #148 The Finisher Framework Part 6 Shoes and Equipment

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RTTC #147 The Finisher Framework Part 5 - Stretching and Mobility

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RTTC #146 The Finisher Framework Part 4 - Rest and Recovery

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RTTC #145 The Finisher Framework Part 3 - Training

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RTTC #144 The Finisher Framework Part 2 - Strength

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RTTC #143 How to Actually Cross the Finish Line Without Feeling Broken The Finisher Framework - Part 1

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RTTC #142 Hip and Groin Pain Training for Wine and Dine and Dopey - What to Do Now

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RTTC #141 runDisney Training - Fix the Long run, Finish without Pain

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RTTC #140 How to Stay Motivated for Dopey and Marathon Training

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RTTC #139 How to Train for a Race When Your Schedule Is Wild (Nurses, Shift Workers, and the Overloaded!)

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RTTC #138 The Most Important Weeks in Training When You’re Slow or Injury-Prone

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RTTC #137 Fearing the Balloon Ladies Why You Have It (and How to Crush It)

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RTTC #136 The Lie of Strength Training for runDisney Runners

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RTTC #135 Why You Can't Diagnose Running Pain from a Facebook Post

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RTTC #134 Should You Train for Dopey on Your Own or With a Coach?

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RTTC #133 The Top 3 Training Plan Mistakes Slower Runners Make

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RTTC #132 How Any Runner Can Train for Dopey without Popping Advil Like Candy

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RTTC #131 Permission to Pivot How to Keep Training When Life Gets in the Way

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RTTC #130 The Dopey, Goofy, Marathon Survival Trap (And How to Escape It)

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RTTC #129 Why Traditional Marathon Plans Don’t Work for Slower Runners

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RTTC #128 What No One Tells You About runDisney Corrals

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RTTC #127 The Invisible Mistakes Killing Your Finish Line Dreams

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RTTC #126 Slow Runners Need Smarter Plans, Not Harder Plans

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RTTC #125 Do I Still Get My Dopey Medal If I Get Swept?

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RTTC #124 Why You Break Down at 8 Miles (And How to Stop It)

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RTTC #123 The Myth of Running More to Get Stronger

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RTTC #122 Hypermobile Runners

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RTTC #121 Proof of Time - How to Get Fast Enough

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RTTC #120 Fast Enough for Photo Stops

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RTTC #119 Make Your Easy Pace Faster, Better, Easier

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RTTC #118 The Real Reason You’re Still Slow (It’s Not What You Think)

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RTTC #117 Recognizing What You’re Doing Is Making You Worse

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RTTC #116 5 Signs You're Headed for Another Dopey DNF

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RTTC #115 Top 3 Reasons runDisney Runners DNF a Race

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RTTC #114 What Should You Do For Your Pain (Foot Pain)

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RTTC #113 Are You Giving It Enough Time to Work?

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RTTC #112 Part 2 Strength Training for Injury-Prone runDisney Runners

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RTTC #111 Part 1 Strength Training for Injury-Prone runDisney Runners

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RTTC #110 How to Make it So Your Knees Don't Implode

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RTTC #109 What to Do if You Think You Need KT Tape or a Knee Brace

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RTTC #108 How Do You Even Know What Strength Exercises to Do?

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RTTC# 107 Should You Be Doing Squats and Lunges for Your Knee Pain?

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RTTC #106 How Injury-Prone runDisney Runners Finish Dopey without Getting Injured

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RTTC #105 Plantar Fasciitis Get Rid of The Pain Before Race Day

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RTTC #104 IT Band before Princess How to Get Through it

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RTTC #103 Leg Pain Before Princess Race Can You Race?

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RTTC #102 7 Patterns in runDisney Runners Who DNF Their Race

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RTTC# 101 Shin Splints and Strength Exercises

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RTTC# 100 Get Faster to Beat the Balloon Ladies and About Dr. Ali

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RTTC #99 Strength Training More Can Hurt You...Avoid this Injury-Causing Mistake

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RTTC #98 When Should You Train for Dopey?

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RTTC# 97 Lifting Heavy for Running Injuries

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RTTC #96 New Running Shoes to Heal Your Injury

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RTTC #95 Strength Exercises for When Stretching Hurts

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RTTC #94 What To Do When Stretching Hurts You

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RTTC #93 Stretching Hurts You

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RTTC# 92 Don’t Get a Coach for runDisney Races If You Want This All Season

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RTTC #91 Run Your Fastest Dopey in 2026

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RTTC #90 How to Get a Proof of Time for runDisney Marathon

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RTTC #89 5 Key Elements Your Strength Plan Needs So It Works & You Stop Getting Injured

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RTTC #88 How to Get Stronger

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RTTC #87 Run Your Strongest Dopey in 2026

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RTTC #86 If You Want to Get Faster Do This

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RTTC #85 How Long Do You Need to Take Off to Recover from a Marathon?

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RTTC #84 Go from Half Marathon to Princess Half Marathon

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RTTC #83 Go from Dopey to Princess Challenge

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RTTC #82 Recover from a Marathon Fast so You Can Keep Training

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RTTC #81 Get Rid of that Dead Leg Feeling After Disney Race (Post-Race Recovery)

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RTTC #80 Disney Marathon Fueling as a 6 Hour Marathon Runner

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RTTC #79 Disney Half Marathon Fueling

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RTTC #78 Should You Rest After Each Race During Dopey?

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RTTC #77 Dopey Fueling

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RTTC #76 Race Day Breakfast at Disney

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RTTC #75 Do You Need to Fuel for a 5k?

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RTTC #74 Race Week Carb Loading for Dopey

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RTTC #73 Race Day Blister and Chafing Prevention

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RTTC #72 Should You Run Race Week?

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RTTC #71 Pre-Race Warm Up

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RTTC #70 Post-Race Stretching

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RTTC #69 More is More Balance Is Better

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RTTC #68 Running runDisney Coast to Coast with Stephanie Vukovich

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RTTC #67 Fundraising to Run runDisney Races Guest Sarah Zuk

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RTTC #66 Running runDisney with a Pacer with Sherry Marcotte

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RTTC #65 How to Eat for 4 Days and 48.6 miles: How to Fuel for the Dopey Challenge with Stephanie Hnatiuk

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RTTC #64 What Exercises and Treatment Should I Do for My Pain?

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RTTC #63 What Should I Do if I Miss a Long Run?

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RTTC #62 What is Runner's Knee and How to Get Rid of It

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RTTC #61 Is Running More Than 3 Hours Bad For You?

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RTTC #60 Run Slow to Run Fast - What It Means and Why It Works

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RTTC #59 What Taking a Break from Running for 2 Weeks Does For You

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RTTC #58 Can I Jump Back Into Training After 2 Weeks Off?

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RTTC #57 How to Build Your Glutes for Stronger Support on Your Knees

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RTTC #56 How to Incorporate Strength Training and Running

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RTTC #55 Strengthening for Knee Arthritis

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RTTC #54 Strengthening for Meniscus Problems

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RTTC #53 How to Strength Train without Squats and Lunges

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RTTC #52 Are Apple Fitness+ Glute Workouts Good for Runner's with Knee Pain

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RTTC #51 The Best Post-Run Recovery Routine for Runners with Knee Problems

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RTTC #50 Strength Exercises for Race Day

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RTTC #49 Strengthening for IT Band Syndrome

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RTTC #48 Strengthening for Inner Knee Pain

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RTTC #47 Offload Your Knees

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RTTC #46 How Your Glutes Help Your Knees

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RTTC #45 Are Squats and Lunges Bad for Your Knees?

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RTTC #44 How to Strengthen Glutes without Squats

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RTTC #43 The One Muscle Group to Exercise if You Only Have Time for One

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RTTC #42 What’s Good Pain and What’s Bad Pain in Running?

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RTTC #41 Shoes and Fueling for Disney Marathon Training with Knee Problems

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RTTC #40 Stretching and Post-Run Recovery for Your Knee When Training for the Disney Marathon

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RTTC #39 Training for the Disney Marathon with Knee Problems

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RTTC #38 How Much to Run Leading Up To Your Half Marathon or 2-Course Challenge

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RTTC #37 How to Get Faster Training for runDisney Races

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RTTC #36 How to Manage Knee Pain and Continue Running

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RTTC #35 How to Train When Your Knee Hurts Too Much to Walk or Run

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RTTC #34 The Key to Running without Knee Pain

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RTTC #33 Shoes to Avoid if You Have Inner Knee Pain

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RTTC #32 The Best Time to Do Something About Your Knee Pain to Make it Go Away Fast

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RTTC #31 Get Rid of Your Knee Pain with Tactics That Actually Work

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RTTC #30 Should I Wear a Knee Brace While I Run or Strength Train

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RTTC #29 Degenerative vs Acute Meniscus Tears

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RTTC #28 Can I Run After Meniscus Surgery?

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RTTC #27 Meniscus Tears Symptoms, Causes, Surgeries

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RTTC #26 How Often Can I Run As an Injury-Prone Runner

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RTTC #25 How to Pick a Training Plan When You're Injury-Prone

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RTTC #24 Do You Need To Break Up Your Strength Workouts Into Arm Day Leg Day and Abs

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RTTC #23 Strength Workouts as an Injured or Injury-Prone Runner

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RTTC #22 How to Make At Home Workouts Harder without Flaring up an Injury

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RTTC #21 Strength Training for Injury Prone Runner The First Step

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RTTC #20 The Key to Making Strength Training Work for You as an Injury-Prone runDisney Runner

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RTTC #19 How Strength Workouts Change Throughout the Year as a RunDisney Runner

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RTTC #18 What Should You Actually Do in the Off-Season if You're Injury-Prone?

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RTTC #17 How to Run Longer Runs When You're Injury-Prone

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RTTC #16 How to Get Faster When You're Injury-Prone

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RTTC #15 How to Train in the Last Month Before Springtime Surprise

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RTTC #14 Training for a runDisney Race When You're injury-Prone

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RTTC #13 Strength Training to Prevent Injury for RunDisney Runners

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RTTC #12 Mistakes You May Be Making That Are Keeping Your Injured

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RTTC #11 Phases of a Running Journey and How To Use Each Phase to Run If You're Injury-Prone

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RTTC #10 Pain Relief Techniques to Do Every Time You Workout

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RTTC # 9 Go from Princess to Springtime Surprise Training

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RTTC #8 - How Long Should I Rest My Injury to Let it Heal?

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RTTC #7 - What Pace Do You Need to Run for runDisney Races?

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RTTC #6 - How Should I Run to Prevent Injury (Running Gait)

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RTTC #5: Why Do You Get Injured From New Running Shoes

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RTTC #4 - What is the Best Shoe to Prevent Running Injury

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RTTC #3: How Fast Should I Run on Race Day?

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RTTC #2: How Do I Know What Corral I'll Be In For runDisney Race

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RTTC #1: Fueling for Disney Princess Weekend