The Running Explained Podcast

How can we make running a sport that is welcome to ANYONE who wants to run? Marathoner, author, coach, & activist Martinus Evans (@300poundsandrunning | @runslowaf) joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation about his new book, The Slow AF Run Club, size & pace inclusivity, challenging the status quo, having uncomfortable conversations, and about being a voice for change and a force for good in the running community by helping runners of ALL paces, ALL abilities, and ALL goals find a place in our sport and be welcome for exactly who you are! Martinus' story of being a runner for over a decade & running 8+ marathons since his doctor told him to “lose weight or die” in July 2012 Issues that slower runners routinely face in races Ways we can be more inclusive (from race organizers to sportswear companies) Your pace has nothing to do with your worth as a person!!! Finding the joy in running beyond pace goals or running for weight loss The gatekeeping he's experienced participating in major races "The Slow AF Run Club" book and what inspired him to write it The experience Martinus has had trying to promote his work and his book (and who turned him down) Running for health & joy as the ultimate experience ...and more! Martinus Evans has run over eight marathons since his doctor told him to “lose weight or die” in July 2012. Since then, he’s also coached hundreds of runners and founded the Slow AF Run Club, a community of over 10,000 members worldwide. He is also the author of the book Slow AF Run Club: The ultimate guide for anybody who wants to run.  When he’s not running races around the world, he enjoys speaking passionately about issues related to size-inclusivity, mindset, DEI and mental health. https://300poundsandrunning.com https://slowafrunclub.com

What is fatigue? What causes it? What can we do to improve our fatigue resistance? Exercise physiologist Dr. Phil Batterson, PhD (@criticalO2) joins the show today for a deep dive into the science of muscle fatigue in endurance athletes! What is "fatigue" and why does it happen? How your muscles and your mitochondria work How can we develop FATIGUE RESISTANCE to become better endurance athletes? Understanding the limits of our aerobic endurance and anaerobic endurance ...and more! 🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Every pair comes with a 1-Year Warranty and 30-day FREE returns. 100% satisfaction guaranteed (plus Goodr is 100% Carbon Neutral company + 1% for the planet 🌎) Get FREE SHIPPING on your next order of sunglasses & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️ Phil Batterson is an avid endurance athlete, and recently received his PhD in human bioenergetics from Oregon State University where he primarily studied how exercise remodels your mitochondria. He is the founder of Critical Oxygen where he teaches athletes and coaches physiological principles to help maximize endurance performance. 

HOW can you be an informed consumer of sports nutrition products? How can you critically evaluate the claims set forth by different sports nutrition companies, sort through the BS, and find the best products for you? Sports Dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith, MS, RDN, CSSD, CDN (@stevielynlyn) joins the show to help us become more informed consumers and understand different marketing pitches for sports nutrition products Trends in sports nutrition products & marketing Special claims and how certain products try to differentiate themselves What's the deal with products marketed as "low sugar"? A peek behind the curtain of endorsement deals and your favorite runners promoting specific products Understand slow vs. fast carbs How to "read the label" on your sports nutrition products: what to look for & what you're looking at Marketing buzzwords Electrolytes!! Other sports nutrition products: protein powder, collagen, pre-workout, caffeine, creatine, etc and more! Stevie Lyn has ten years of experience in providing nutrition education and counseling in a variety of clinical settings and with athletes of all levels. Growing up as a three-season athlete and playing lacrosse at the collegiate level, being active has always been a passion. After retiring from team sports, she has since completed ten full Ironman distance triathlons, numerous half-iron distance triathlons, and marathons, along with many other endurance events including the ultra-marathon distance. As an avid endurance and team sport athlete, she knows the importance of eating to support a healthy lifestyle both on and off the field. When working with groups and clients one-on-one she provides an evidenced-based and practical approach using her education and experience to empower individuals to improve their physical and mental well-being. While Stevie Lyn is a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, she also has worked with many other populations providing medical nutrition therapy. Being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease later in her athletic career, she feels strongly about helping others to continue to stay active and healthy while managing chronic autoimmune disease.

What does foam rolling actually DO and how can you include it appropriately in your training? What about percussion massagers? What is fascia, and what does it do? Does KT actually work? Physical Therapist Dr. Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD (@sparkhealthyrunner) returns to the show to help us understand how these tools can help (or hurt, if used incorrectly) you as a runner? Foam rolling 101 What's the most effective way to utilize a foam roller? Understanding fascia Percussion massagers; yay or nay? Learning the difference between "tightness" and "weakness" Static stretching Fascia flossing, scraping, and the Graston techniquer Does KT taper ACTUALLY do anything? and more! Dr. Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD, OCS is a running physical therapist, run coach, host of the Healthy Runner podcast, and founder of Spark Healthy Runner and has been a leader in the rehab and running community for 20+ years. He is truly living his passion educating the running community that they don’t need to stop running to get over a running injury. Through his signature 1:1 coaching program, weekly videos, and podcast episodes, he empowers runners to get stronger, run faster, and enjoy lifelong injury-free running. Through strength and run-specific training you can build your body to have a strong mind, strong body, and just keep running!

In this mid-week Q&A episode with Coach Elisabeth, we tackle 3 recent questions from runners: What's going on with all these marathoners who run massive PRs (30-40 minutes or more) from their 1st to their 2nd marathon? Can I still get faster as a masters (over 40) runner Why is my watch VO2max decreasing/why does my watch say my run was "unproductive"? -- Looking for guidance in your training? Not sure what do to or when do to it? Want SPECIFIC advice for your training or to learn EXACTLY what YOU should do to reach your goals? Check out the MANY ⁠training plans⁠ available including 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon, base-building, and speed base plans for beginner to experienced runners! Book a ⁠"Call A Coach" consult! ⁠30- and 60-minute calls available with Coach Elisabeth to get YOUR specific questions & help you chart a path forward! Get more from your marathon or half marathon training with ⁠Group Coaching⁠ or ⁠TrainingPLUS programs⁠! ⁠1:1 Run Coaching⁠ spaces are available; learn more at the link in bio!

Should you train by TIME or train by DISTANCE? ...or both? Coach Elisabeth breaks down time-based vs distance-based training, the pros and cons of each, and what we're ACTUALLY targeting in our training Training plans written to time vs distance WHY and WHEN time vs distance is more appropriate Distance-based training applied to athletes of different paces What happens on runs of different lengths Workouts of different distances vs durations How to convert a distance-based plan into a time-based one and more! 🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Every pair comes with a 1-Year Warranty and 30-day FREE returns. 100% satisfaction guaranteed (plus Goodr is 100% Carbon Neutral company + 1% for the planet 🌎) Get FREE SHIPPING on your next order of sunglasses & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️ -- Looking for guidance in your training? Not sure what do to or when do to it? Want SPECIFIC advice for your training or to learn EXACTLY what YOU should do to reach your goals? Check out the MANY ⁠training plans⁠ available including 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon, base-building, and speed base plans for beginner to experienced runners! Book a ⁠"Call A Coach" consult! ⁠30- and 60-minute calls available with Coach Elisabeth to get YOUR specific questions & help you chart a path forward! Get more from your marathon or half marathon training with ⁠Group Coaching⁠ or ⁠TrainingPLUS programs⁠! ⁠1:1 Run Coaching⁠ spaces are available; learn more at the link in bio!

What do you get when you run all six of the Abbott World Major Marathons: Berlin, Chicago, London, New York, Boston, and Tokyo? You get a special medal and a place on the short list of runners who have accomplished such a feat! Marathoner, journalist, and coach Ashley Mateo (@ashleymateo) joins the show to talk about her Six Star journey! What does it mean to run these 6 races? The logistics of running a major marathon (sometimes in a different country) Goal setting when you're running a huge race The pressure we put on ourselves to perform a certain way when the stage is big The differences in the different courses What you can - and cannot - control on race day and more! Ashley Mateo is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Runner's World, Women's Running, Men's Journal, Health, Women's Health, and more. She's also a 13x marathoner and an RRCA- and UESCA-certified running coach based in Denver.

Coach Elisabeth recaps running the 127th Boston Marathon this past Patriots Day! Learn about... the uphills, the downhills, the good, the bad, and the ugly of running a quad-shredding course like this one!

Ultramarathons are a big commitment… can you still train for one with limited availability? Coach Kelly Vigil (@moremilesmorefun) is here to talk about her experience training for a 50k on top of being a full-time working mom of 3 kids under 5! -The importance of base-building -Finding the time; what does that look like? -Time on feet vs specific distance targets -Learning to be flexible! -What worked well & what she’ll change for next time -And more! Kelly is a mom to three, runner, & run coach. She has run 26 half marathons, 7 marathons, and 2ultramarathons. When she isn't running, she is running after her kids that are 4 & under, working full-time in fundraising, organizing virtual races for charity, and coaching all levels of runners. Since she started running 10 years ago, she's run through her three pregnancies and postpartum stages, injuries/setbacks, and more. She likes to have fun and loves the running community! - Looking for MORE with your training? Train with Running Explained! -TRAINING PLANS for a variety of distances & experience levels available!-TRAININGPLUS Programs: 5+ hours of education, training plan, & coaching consult!-GROUP COACHING: Biweekly group coaching calls, 5+ hours of education, & training plan!-1:1 RUN COACHING: 100% personalized programming, education, feedback, & more!

Learn about your IMMUNE SYSTEM and how endurance running affects it! Immunologist Dr. Yasmin Mohseni, PhD, joins the show this week to talk about running and our immune systems, including... The basics of what our immune system is and what it does Is exercise good for our immune system? Why? What's going on when we feel like we're "getting sick" after a very hard run or a very hard race; are we actually getting sick? ARE we more likely to get sick after a hard workout or race (the "open window" hypothesis)? "Immune-boosting" things & what we can actually do Stress & the immune system Running when sick/COVID & the recovery timeline and more! 🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Every pair comes with a 1-Year Warranty and 30-day FREE returns. 100% satisfaction guaranteed (plus Goodr is 100% Carbon Neutral company + 1% for the planet 🌎) Get FREE SHIPPING on your next order of sunglasses & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️ -- Yasmin Mohseni, PhD, an immunologist specializing in the research and clinical translation of immunotherapies, develops strategies to produce cell and gene therapy products. Her groundbreaking work focuses on engineering the immune system that applies to cancer, autoimmunity, and solid organ transplant rejection. Her most recent work involves developing and manufacturing immunotherapy for different cancers. On Instagram and TikTok, she has found purpose in sharing and explaining the science of immunology and the latest research to the everyday person! https://www.instagram.com/doctor.yas_ -- Looking for guidance in your training? Not sure what do to or when do to it? Want SPECIFIC advice for your training or to learn EXACTLY what YOU should do to reach your goals? Check out the MANY training plans available including 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon, base-building, and speed base plans for beginner to experienced runners! Book a "Call A Coach" consult! 30- and 60-minute calls available with Coach Elisabeth to get YOUR specific questions & help you chart a path forward! Get more from your marathon or half marathon training with Group Coaching or TrainingPLUS programs! 1:1 Run Coaching spaces are available; learn more at the link in bio!