Running Rogue

In this episode, I interview director Sanjay Rawal to discuss his recent documentary - 3100: Run and Become - on the Self Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race. In this race, athletes run 3,100 miles over the course of 52 days around a half-mile city block in Queens, NY. That's 60 miles per day in the heart of the NYC summer. In our discussion, we talk about the story behind the race as well as the athletes who do it. Plus, we cover lessons that might be gleaned for your own running and training. To learn more or to watch the film, you can do so here: https://3100film.com/

In this episode, we complete our mini-series on the Human Performance Project, discussing agile coaching and health care. We discuss how to listen to and measure your body and then how to adjust your training and lifestyle accordingly. This includes discussions on heart rate, heart rate variability as well as genetic markers and key blood values. Plus, we announced that we will have a bonus fifth episode in the mini series just to answer your questions. If you have questions, please submit them to chris @ roguerunning.com in order to be included in the next episode.

In this episode, I jump straight into an interview with Katie Visco who has plans to run across Australia this summer. Katie is an ultra runner who 10 years ago became one of the first women to ever run across the US on a solo adventure. We talk with Katie about the reasons behind both journeys, what is involved in preparation, and how she is training to cover 30+ miles per day through the Australian Outback. My hope is that you are inspired to take the first step on one of your dreams by hearing Katie's story. For more on Katie, here are additional links to follow along with her journey: Her personal site: www.katievisco.com Her soup delivery site: www.HotLoveSoup.com On Instagram: @katievisco To donate support her journey: https://www.gofundme.com/running-across-australia/donate?pc=wd_md_donate_r And to access the Running Rogue podcast now on Stitcher and Spotify: Stitcher link: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/running-rogue-podcast/running-rogue?refid=stpr Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OfHKdYZr4Q8ZNorNcrr9F

Our Boston Marathon weekend coverage continues with this special edition interview with Justyn Knight from the Reebok Boston Track Club. Justyn is a 2-time NCAA Champion from Syracuse. He ran the BAA 5K this morning and finished 3rd only 3 seconds back of winner Hagos Gebrhiwet. Justyn breaks down the race from his perspective and then shares stories from his running past, present and future. Plus, he gives really good advice for Boston Marathoners after my final question. Listen to the end for that! Thank you to Reebok for connecting Justyn to me for this interview. You can follow Justyn here: - Instagram: @justyn.knight, @reebokboston_tc - Twitter: @justyn_knight, @reebokbostonTC

Live from Boston... I break it all down on how Marathon Monday will go down, including opening thoughts on how Boston racers might manage the potential weather. Listen in to get my predictions for the races as well as insights from the elite press conferences, including discussions I hold with almost all of the top Americans. Plus, follow along on Monday on Facebook live (www.facebook.com/roguerunning) as I do the live call from the Oofos pop-up at 344 Newbury Street, just a few blocks from the course.

In this episode of the Human Performance Project mini-series, we are joined by very special guest and Olympic 1500m gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz (@mgcentro) who trains with the Bowerman Track Club. For this episode, we talk about things to consider within diet and nutrition in order to optimize performance including discussion on Matthew's own approach to nutrition and how that is now evolving as he approaches 30 years old. From peeing on pH paper to see if you need more veggies to talking about macro nutrient balance and race weight, this episode has a bit of everything on this topic. If you do have questions, please send those to chris@roguerunning.com.

In this episode, I start with a few current events, recapping the World Cross Country Championships and Emily Sisson's recent 10K (and Olympic Qualifying Standard) at Stanford. Then at 26 minutes, we turn to an interview with Molly Dykstra, one of the coaches from our Rogue Training groups based in Dallas (www.roguetraining.run). Molly coaches a half marathon group for us there based out of the Mockingbird Run-On/JackRabbit store. Molly has big goals to earn her first Boston Qualifier, and in this interview, we talk about how she collapsed within sight of the finish line (and her goal) on her last attempt. Then, we talk about what she needs to do now in training to finally get it done. I think everyone with Boston goals will be able to relate to some part of Molly's story.

We continue our series on Human Performance with this second episode in the series about the Model of Degeneration or how things can go wrong in your body. We start with a short preamble on the mind/body connection discussed in the last episode and then jump into this model which includes discussions on: - Diet, Digestion, and Elimination - Inflammation - Blood Sugar Dysregulation, Anemia, Blood Chemistry Changes - Neuro-Hormonal Dysregulation - Immune Dysregulation - Auto-Immune Processes - Cancer and Neurodegeneration For reference, here is a link to the book Elite Minds that I mention in the intro: https://www.amazon.com/Elite-Minds-Differently-Competitive-Maximize/dp/1259836169 Next week, look for episode #3 in the mini series where we will cover diet and nutrition and how those two things affect how you feel.

Ryan Hall stopped by the Running Rogue podcast studio in February, and I am excited to release this interview with him on his new book: Run the Mile You're In: Finding God in Every Step. The book covers lessons from Ryan's career as an elite-level marathoner as well as his new passion in weight training. Ryan Hall needs no introduction, but he a two-time Olympian and the fastest ever US marathoner with a PR of 2:04:58 and also the current US half marathon record holder. You can pre-order the book here and then purchase it after its release on April 16th. https://www.amazon.com/Run-Mile-Youre-Finding-Every/dp/0310354374 Details from the intro: - Event with Chris Lear at Rogue on April 4th: https://www.facebook.com/events/539074903282944/ - Boston Marathon meet-up opportunity: Sunday, April 14th from 2-3 pm at the Westin Copley, 7th floor, Empire Room.

I am excited to bring you this mid-week mini series over the next 4 weeks with prior show guests Dr. Noah Moos (episode 78) and Rogue Trail guru Jason Brooks (episodes 94 and 105). These episodes will post on Wednesdays in addition to my normal weekly episodes that come on Sundays. In this series, we discuss the beyond-training elements that might impact human performance such as stress, diet, sleep, systemic inflammation, and more. Dr. Moos is a chiropractor by training but practices many eastern medicine concepts in his Austin-based clinic HealthPlus ATX (www.healthplusaustin.com). Jason Brooks is our resident trail guru and leader for our Rogue Virtual (https://www.roguerunning.com/roguevirtual) one-to-one training programs. He is also an admitted nerd on these topics. Naturally, the idea for this series was born on a trail run between Jason and Dr. Moos, and we decided to bring their trail musings to you. Eventually, the idea is to form a spin-off podcast on this topic with the two of them. Here are the topics we will cover in the series: Episode 1: Stress and How It Affects Performance Episode 2: The Model of Degeneration and How Things go Wrong in Your Body Episode 3: Diet/Nutrition and Their Impact on How You Feel Episode 4: Adaptive Healthcare and Coaching. How You Learn and Adapt Your Life and Training Based on Episodes 1-3.