Running Rogue

In this episode, we jump right into a discussion with 2 athletes that I coach in Austin - Jessie Barnes (@thejessiest) and Peter Hogan. Jessie was also a guest on episode #103. With Jessie and Peter, we talk about body image and body positivity including the insecurities that each of us carry with regard to body image and how we have tried to overcome them. This is not an easy topic to discussion, and we don't have perfect solutions for you. But, I do believe that starting the conversation is important, even if we have imperfect conclusions. For reference, here is the event page for the Sports Bra Squad event on June 23rd in Austin: https://www.facebook.com/events/417978548791868/ The future Sports Bra Squad runs will be on July 21, August 18, and September 15. You can join the FB group to stay updated: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1564820120494277/

Johanna Gretschel (@jojo_shea) joins me for this full distance recap of the NCAA Championships this past weekend in Austin, TX. We talk about our top takeaways from the meet and give you the top collegiate athletes to watch as some move onto the next level. Sadly though, we must start on a somber note as Gabe Grunewald passed away on Tuesday. Gabe faced her cancer journey with courage and grace and inspired so many along the way. From Gabe, I think we can all learn something about how to deal with our own struggles, how ever large or small. RIP Gabe.  Here are the article and video that we mentioned in our opening discussion: SI article: https://www.si.com/olympics/2019/06/11/gabe-grunewald-runner-cancer-battle-inspiration Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEcKYPMaPus

In this episode, I start with an intro that includes: - A quick recap of NCAA Champs in Austin, TX. - A recap of the 10K Road Champs for US women... shout-out to Sara Hall for the win! - Some final respects to Gabe Grunewald whose husband Justin recently announced she was in her final days after a long journey with cancer. Then, I turn to an interview with Jason Fitzgerald from the Strength Running podcast to talk about strength training for runners. Our discussion includes answers to these questions (and more): - What are the different types of strength training for runners? - How runners should start and then build within their strength work, including periodization for races? - Why power-related lifting is so critical for runners to build speed and late-race staying power? - How often and when to lift? - What moves are most important? - How to incorporate a dynamic warm-up into your training? Here are links to Jason's work and sample routines as well as the podcast of me on his show: https://strengthrunning.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-98-chris-mcclung-rogue-running-on-training/id1170932252?i=1000440765750    

In this episode, we start with a intro reaction to a listener email about the cost of recovery. Thanks Paul! Then, James and I turn to a discussion on the top reasons why runners miss their goals. If you are struggling with a big goal, then this episode might resonate with you. Please give us feedback or input on this episode for our Part 2 discussion. You can email chris@roguerunning.com. Also, if you are interested in our podcast training program, then you have until June 21st to sign up and can find more info here: www.roguerunning.com/podcasttraining.  

I am excited to introduce the Clean Sport Collective podcast with this first episode. I am cross-posting it here, so that you can see what we are doing with this new podcast. After this week, you will be able to see more episodes at cleansport.libsyn.com (we have already posted 3 including this one), and they will be up on itunes as well soon. The Clean Sport Collective is a community of powerful voices comprised of athletes, brands, events, clubs, fans and the public to support the pursuit of clean sport and athletics.  With this podcast, we will celebrate clean athletes, educate you on issues in the world of clean sport, and bring hope that we can all believe in the power of fair play across all sports. For our first episode, we interview Travis Tygart, the CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). USADA is the national anti-doping organization (NADO) in the United States for Olympic and Paralympic sport. The organization is charged with managing the anti-doping program, including in-competition and out-of competition testing, results management processes, drug reference resources, and athlete education for all United States Olympic Committee (USOC) recognized sport national governing bodies, their athletes, and events.  We talk about the current state of US anti-doping efforts in this conversation with Travis. 

In this episode, I bring back episode 118 Sasha Gollish (at her request) to talk about performance engineering. We talk about practical tips to improve performance in the areas of sleep, nutrition, habit tracking, goal setting and more. In particular, she coaches me up on sleep which is probably my biggest opportunity area.  Sasha is an elite level athlete, 2:32 marathoner, and aspiring Olympian for Canada but believes like I do that we all have more in common than not. Follow her at @sgollishruns!

In this episode, we jump straight to my interview with Emily Sisson. Emily just ran the 2nd fastest debut marathon ever by an American with her 2:23 in London. That time is also good for 7th all-time among American women. We talk about her move up to the marathon, her training for it, and break down the race itself as well. Plus, we get her take on training with Molly Huddle, the Game of Thrones finale, her favorite Netflix shows, and more...  Listen in and become a fan!

In this episode, I start with an anti-doping rant on the recently announced news that Eunice Kirwa, Olympic silver medalist from Rio, has been suspended for an EPO positive. I talk about the case and then lay out a few things that need to be done in the sport to truly clean it up.  Then at 19:20 in, we start the audio from my live podcast with Charlie Engle and Michael Wardian. Both are ultra running badasses who have done epic things in this sport. Charlie is best known for his 4,000 mile run across the Sahara, and Michael for recently running 10 marathons in 10 days in an average time of 2:55. They share stories about pushing through their own limits and how you can do the same in your running. Plus, we talk about how they train to do these crazy adventures. You will be inspired!

In the intro to this podcast, we talk about Galen Rupp's return to the Chicago Marathon after Achilles surgery as well as results from the USATF Distance Classic at Occidental College including another amazing result from Stephanie Bruce.  Then, at 9:50 into the episode, I welcome two NY Times bestselling authors to the show in David Epstein and Alex Hutchinson to talk about David's new book Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. David's first NY Times bestseller was The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance. Range is not a running book, but I believe it has application in the running training world. We talk about that and more in this far-ranging conversation with David and Alex starting with getting their perspectives on Eliud Kipchoge's newly announced attempt to break 2:00. You can pre-order Range here: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484 You can find David's book The Sports Gene here:  https://www.amazon.com/Sports-Gene-Extraordinary-Athletic-Performance/dp/161723012X/

This episode begins with a short introduction including announcements about a live podcast recording at Rogue on May 17th with Michael Wardian and Charlie Engle. We will do a run at 6 pm and then Q&A with Michael and Charlie at 6:45/7:00 pm. You can find event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/300818644149908/ Then at 7:15 into the episode, the audio begins from my live (with audience) recording with Chris Lear. We talk about the story behind the book Running with the Buffaloes and about how he dropped everything to pursue this idea. We talk about his methods to capture the story and how he made ends meet with his job at CompUSA while finishing the manuscript. Then, we talk about the story itself and what he learned from Adam Goucher, Mark Wetmore, and the team. Plus, we dig into his second book Sub 4:00 about Alan Webb in his first and only season at the University of Michigan and then find out where Chris is now.