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The Performance Podcast — 84 episodes

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83: Easy Runs, High Heart Rate, and What Your Training Is Missing

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82: Why Your Training Isn’t Working (And What Actually Does)

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81: Post-Marathon Recovery, Training Discomfort, & Training for My First 50K

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80: The Updated 2026 ACSM Strength Training Guidelines — Explained Simply

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79: Shin Splints, Race Pace Doubts & Training Your Mental Edge

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78: Why Running Feels Hard (Even When You’re Fit) and Your Pep Talk for the Hard Weeks

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77: Strength Training for Aesthetics vs. Performance

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76: Is Zone 2 Running Overrated?

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75: Structure Matters: Building Endurance Without Killing Strength

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74: Ask Your Coach— The Science of Performance: Cold Breathing, Knee Pain, Strength, and Carb-Load

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73: What Running Economy Means for Your Performance

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72: Post Marathon Recovery Plan

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71: Hybrid Build Challenge: What to Expect + How to Build Habits that Last

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70: Balancing Strength + Running Without Burnout

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69: Running for the Long Haul: How to Improve Year by Year

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68: Optimizing Your Life in Every Season: The Science of Better Living

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67: Plan Your Race Year Like a Pro: Using Macro and Micro Cycles to Peak at the Right Time

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66: The Power of Consistency

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65: Strength Training Matters, Science-Backed + Experience

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64: How Crank Sports Redefined Sports Nutrition with Founder Mike Mathewson

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63: Recovery Is a Skill and Here’s How to Build It

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62: The Foundations of Wellness: Sleep, Energy, Lifestyle & Stress

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61: Lifting weights, movement mastery - how to start, why it's safe, plus a mindset reset

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60: In-Season Vs Off-Season Strength Training

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59: Marathon Nutritionist Kristy Baumann

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58: Running Smart in the Heat - Summer Strategies for Stronger Runs

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57: Hybrid Training Basics 101

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56: Why tackling the shorter distance races can be your marathon secret weapon

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55: Mastering the Art of Effort-Based Training — Running by Feel

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54: Working Out in a Fatigued State — Should You Push or Pull Back?

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53: Boston Marathon + Science of Hydration & Fueling

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52: Ask your coach series - Maintain Pace, Energy Drinks, Coaching Ingredients

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51: Do Colder Temps Affect Running Performance?

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50: Heel Striking + Building Mileage Safely

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49: How to Run Longer Without Getting Tired

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48: 3 Tips to Make a Running Comeback & Are Warmups Necessary

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47: Ask your coach series - Defined Body, Post Marathon Training

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46: Improve Fatigue Resistance

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45: Long Run Tips, Mindset, & Preparation

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44: Behavior change and how it relates to exercise

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43: Strength Training for Runners

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42: Marathon training tips for beginners

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41: Shin splints and navigating the three pillars of health

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40: Transitioning from the half to full marathon, beginner tips

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39: Training fatigue - what's normal, what's not and how to manage it

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38: Fuel to optimize your training

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37: Stay long-term focused as a runner to keep making progress

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36: Should You Train to Failure?

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35: Maintain & Build Muscle While Running

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34: Pairing Running & Lifting, how? Hybrid Athlete Training

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33: Time hacks to fit training into your schedule and growth mindset

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32: Running paces explained and zone 2 training

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31: Aerobic vs anaerobic, long run tips, and components of a great training plan

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30: Goal setting and staying dedicated to the process

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29: Ways to make training more effective, how to adjust after a poor nights sleep and how to keep running strong

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28: Eating for Endurance

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27: The Effects of Running - Pros and Sons

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26: Race pace, how to choose a marathon goal pace

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25: Mind to muscle connection and advance training techniques

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24: Muscle Soreness - What Is It and How to Ease It?

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23: Running tips to remain consistent and succeed as a new runner

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22: Long run recovery tips & methods

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21: How to hit faster paces, daily protein in-take and dressing in cold temps for running

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20: Running shoe rotation, what is it and why it's a must

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19: Base building, a key component to unlocking your running potential

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18: 7 habits to adopt today to hit your gym goals more effectively

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17: Overcome a fitness setback

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16: Nutrition for Runner's -What You Need to Know

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15: Fat loss and what you need to know

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14: How to taper for a marathon: what it is and everything you need to know

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13: Run workouts, speed work and everything you need to know

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12: Behavior change and movement for wellbeing

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11: What are cutback weeks in running? What are strides? And how to implement them both correctly

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10: Running Form: Top Tips + Techniques

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9: Diet culture debunked

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8: Train hard but recover harder, movement, mindfulness and sleep

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7: Training through mental fatigue, running safety and optimize post-run recovery

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6: Body comp, weight training to maximize your goals and body comp as endurance athletes

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5: Running Shoes 101

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4: Lagging muscle group? Try these training tips.

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3: Fueling for Endurance Runners

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2: New Runner Q&A (pace, effort, distance, and more)

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1: Health Benefits of Consistently Strength Training

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71: Commit Hybrid Challenge + How to Stay Build Habits and Stay Consistent in the New Year