The Running Public

In a candid Q&A session, the hosts tackle the latest buzz around supershoes and marathon preparation. They emphasize the critical role of warming up and share comical pre-race excuses. The discussion dives into balancing training intensity with recovery and the importance of adapting strategies for different race distances. Personal anecdotes highlight the mental resilience required during race week, while practical tips on when to retire shoes add a useful touch. Expect laughs, insights, and a whole lot of passion for running!

The podcast dives into the challenges of training in heat and humidity, emphasizing the benefits of heat acclimation through long runs. With humor, the hosts share their birthday celebrations while discussing personal coaching. They also touch on navigating rainy runs and the lighthearted chaos of podcasting, including tech glitches. Key strategies for success during heat training are highlighted, focusing on adjusting workouts, mental approaches, and heart rate monitoring. Listeners are encouraged to prioritize self-care and modify expectations in extreme conditions.

Last week we decided that Brakken needs to suck it, sign up for a race, and start training seriously. Today, we build him a 16 week training plan designed to address all the deficiencies he’s developed over the past few years of half-assed training.

After completing just 2 races in the past year, it is time for Brakken to sign up, show up, and get back to racing!

For the past 25 years, Rich has never stopped pursuing his goal of becoming the best runner and athlete possible. Why has he now, at the age of 39, seemingly reached new heights of fitness?

The Long Run is a staple of life for many distance runners. It is also pretty demanding on the body. Here are our favorite “bang for your buck” options!

Darla returns to talk injuries, rehab, holding on to fitness through cross training, and refusing to ever give back or back down.

Can you just do classic track workouts on the trails? Sure. But sometimes you need something specifically designed for your off road racing needs!

On Tuesday we covered the workouts that give you solid fitness benefits with very little recovery costs. Today we are taking the opposite stance: workouts that are crazy costly but have the potential for big improvements to your fitness and/or confidence!

Minimum recovery costs; maximum fitness gain. These are the workouts we find to be most repeatable, manageable, and enjoyable! We choose multiple options each for Speed, Threshold, and Tempo sessions.