The RunRX Podcast

By Coach Valerie & Coach Caroline

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Episodes: 343

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RunRX is the prescription for running pain-free. With two decades of teaching running technique, Coach Valerie knows a lot about how to run without pain. Coach Caroline works with Valerie on the mindset of the athletes in their membership. Join them as they answer questions and talk about topics that many runners have asked and some that they don't realize they should ask.


Episode Date
No Drama, Just Running: Why Zoom Coaching Works Better Than Group Run Chatter
Jun 05, 2026
Carbs Are Back: Fueling, Gels, and Gut Training for Runners
May 22, 2026
The Day-Two Runner: Why Recreational Runners Need a Different Coaching Approach
May 15, 2026
Why Stretching Matters More as You Age
May 08, 2026
Fear of Gravity
May 01, 2026
Minimum Effort for Maximum Gain
Apr 24, 2026
How Long Should You Foam Roll
Apr 17, 2026
Gel in Your Knee Not Your Shoes
Apr 10, 2026
Drill vs Easy Running
Apr 03, 2026
Myths About Running After 40
Mar 20, 2026
When to Ask Your Coach About an Injury
Mar 13, 2026
Stress, Mini-Sessions & Movement: Keep Training When Life Gets Busy
Mar 06, 2026
Treat Your Run Like Practice — Stop, Reset, and Improve
Feb 27, 2026
Turn Lurking into Pain-Free Running
Feb 20, 2026
Cut the Noise: How to Find Real Running Advice
Feb 13, 2026
Run Strong After 40: Move Smarter, Not Harder
Feb 07, 2026
Run Every Day in 2026? The Coach’s Honest Answer
Jan 30, 2026
Controlled Falling: Beat the Fear & Run Freer
Jan 23, 2026
Cadence Decoded — Why 180 Isn’t a Rule, It’s a Result
Jan 16, 2026
Reset, Reboot, Run: Keep Momentum Past January
Jan 09, 2026
Holiday Running Survival Guide — Keep Your Fitness on Track
Dec 19, 2025
VO₂ Max Is a Gimmick — Train by Feel, Not Your Watch
Dec 12, 2025
Cadence & Elasticity: Safely Train Toward 180
Dec 05, 2025
Taper Like a Pro — Race-Week Strategy & the Carb-Loading Truth
Nov 21, 2025
Beyond 26.2 — How to Train for an Ultra (Practical, No-Nonsense Plan)
Nov 14, 2025
Missed Training — What to Do Next (No Guilt, Just a Plan)
Nov 07, 2025
Marathon Bucket List — Pick, Plan, and Run Your Dream Race
Oct 31, 2025
Why Runners Are Getting Faster — The Truth About Super-Shoes
Oct 03, 2025
Unglue Your Feet — Move Better for Running, Pickleball, and Life
Aug 22, 2025
Why Breathing Actually Matters for Running (And How to Train It)
Aug 15, 2025
Nike can't replace evolution
Aug 08, 2025
Why AI Can’t Run for You
Aug 01, 2025
You’re Not Running Yet—Why Most Runners Get Stuck at "Pull"
Jul 18, 2025
"I Can’t Do That"—How to Shift from Limitation to Progress
Jul 11, 2025
Before You Get Knee Surgery, Listen to This First
Jun 27, 2025
Is Your Pain a Sign to Push Through or Pull Back?
Jun 20, 2025
Why Strength Training for Runners Isn’t What You Think
Jun 13, 2025
Why Your Knees Hurt When You Run—And How to Fix It
Jun 06, 2025
Do You Really Need a Running Coach? (Yes—Here’s Why)
May 30, 2025
How long are you willing to be in pain
May 23, 2025
Why Are You Distracting Yourself When You Run?
May 16, 2025
Why 20 Minutes of Movement Might Be All You Need
May 09, 2025
Can Running Help You Lose Weight? Here’s the Truth
May 02, 2025
How Strength Training Can Make (or Break) Your Run
Apr 25, 2025
The Running Mistake Everyone’s Still Making
Apr 11, 2025
One Goal. One Plan. Big Results.
Apr 04, 2025
Jeffing: The Evolution of the Run-Walk Method & How to Use It Effectively
Mar 28, 2025
Where Back! Plus, How to Recover Properly from Running Injuries
Mar 21, 2025
REPLAY: 10-Min Mile Can Be Effortless
Mar 14, 2025
REPLAY: How Long Should You Do Self-Care?
Mar 07, 2025
REPLAY: Cycling and Running
Feb 28, 2025
REPLAY: Trail vs Tread vs Road Running
Feb 21, 2025
REPLAY: 180 Cadence Is Not Just an Opinion
Feb 14, 2025
REPLAY: I Do Sports, So Why Is Running So Hard Now?
Feb 07, 2025
What Is the Difference Between Falling and Leaning?
Jan 31, 2025
How Is RunRX Different?
Jan 24, 2025
Words Matter
Jan 17, 2025
Run-Walk Methods
Jan 10, 2025
REPLAY: More about Marathons
Jan 03, 2025
REPLAY: 'Tis the Season for Marathons
Dec 27, 2024
What Makes RunRX Different?
Dec 20, 2024
Age Catches Up to Everyone
Dec 13, 2024
Letting Your Coach Down
Dec 06, 2024
Runners are Awkward
Nov 29, 2024
Eat for Performance vs Reward
Nov 22, 2024
What is Over Striding?
Nov 15, 2024
Getting Speeded Out
Nov 08, 2024
It Just Takes Time
Nov 01, 2024
How Did Your Run FEEL?
Oct 25, 2024
Treadmill Vs. Outside Training
Oct 18, 2024
The Skill of Running
Oct 11, 2024
Heartrate If You Are Heavier
Oct 04, 2024
Control Freaks
Sep 27, 2024
Cross Training and Strengthening
Sep 20, 2024
Struggle vs Being Uncomfortable
Sep 13, 2024
Drills and the Pose Method
Sep 06, 2024
Super Shoes and Form
Aug 30, 2024
Upper vs. Lower Body
Aug 23, 2024
Elites Hit Hard So You Don't Have To
Aug 16, 2024
Olympic Mindset
Aug 09, 2024
The 2024 Olympics
Aug 02, 2024
When the Student is Ready
Jul 26, 2024
Triangles Symbolize Balance
Jul 19, 2024
Challenges and Streaks
Jul 12, 2024
Heart Rate in Summer
Jul 05, 2024
Do We Work with Old Dogs?
Jun 28, 2024
Can the Chiro or Massage Take the Place of Self-care?
Jun 21, 2024
Are You Fit Enough for Pickleball?
Jun 14, 2024
Numbers and How They Affect Our Egos
Jun 07, 2024
We Teach the Dos - Not the Don'ts!
May 31, 2024
Training with Arms Over Your Head
May 24, 2024
What is a REAL Runner?
May 17, 2024
Triathlon Training
May 10, 2024
Hyrox Training
May 03, 2024
Menopause and Running
Apr 26, 2024
Coming Back Into the Membership
Apr 19, 2024
Conditions vs Injuries
Apr 12, 2024
Diet, Hydration and Performance
Apr 05, 2024
What Are the Best Stretches for Runners?
Mar 29, 2024
Being Part of the Journey
Mar 22, 2024
How to Create a Training Plan
Mar 15, 2024
What Are the Benefits of Cross-training for Runners?
Mar 08, 2024
What Are the Best Shoes?
Mar 01, 2024
How to Increase Speed and Endurance
Feb 23, 2024
How to Prevent Injuries
Feb 16, 2024
Get Restarted
Feb 09, 2024
The Need for Speed
Feb 02, 2024
Why We Don't Race Anymore
Jan 26, 2024
Running Hard Vs. Letting Go
Jan 19, 2024
Mindset about running after 50
Jan 12, 2024
RunRX and Pickleball
Jan 05, 2024
New Year New You
Dec 29, 2023
What is the one movement?
Dec 22, 2023
Strength Training Month
Dec 15, 2023
[REPLAY] Marathon Training - 2 Hour Long Runs
Dec 08, 2023
[REPLAY] What shoes should I buy?
Dec 01, 2023
Trends in running
Nov 17, 2023
The nuance of running
Nov 10, 2023
Runners high
Nov 07, 2023
Lifting weights for runners
Nov 07, 2023
Resetting after a race
Oct 20, 2023
The new Adidas shoes
Oct 13, 2023
Run Slow to Run Faster
Oct 06, 2023
Injuries when you are NOT running
Sep 29, 2023
Why we don't talk about nutrition and gear
Sep 22, 2023
Do you have to have a reason to run
Sep 15, 2023
Running a marathon with RunRX
Sep 08, 2023
Building up to a Marathon
Sep 01, 2023
Even coaches have pain
Aug 25, 2023
Running back to back 100 milers
Aug 18, 2023
We Want It to Be Easy
Aug 11, 2023
Cross Training
Aug 04, 2023
Treadmill analysis
Jul 28, 2023
Training for speed
Jul 21, 2023
The difference between pain and intensity
Jul 14, 2023
Getting Tired When Running
Jul 07, 2023
Running and Weight
Jun 30, 2023
Kids and Running
Jun 23, 2023
Are Your Glutes Firing?
Jun 16, 2023
Running vs Training
Jun 09, 2023
Does Plyometrics Help Your Running?
Jun 02, 2023
Strength for Runners
May 26, 2023
It's All Connected...Again
May 19, 2023
Overthinking It
May 12, 2023
Running by Yourself
May 05, 2023
Learn to Run Pain-Free in 8 Weeks
Apr 28, 2023
10-Min Mile Can Be Effortless
Apr 21, 2023
Join the April Virtual Clinic
Apr 14, 2023
Spring into Summer
Apr 07, 2023
Thoughts Affect Results
Mar 31, 2023
We Are Not All Kipchoge
Mar 24, 2023
RunRX and Physical Therapy
Mar 17, 2023
Running through Excuses
Mar 10, 2023
Glutes Firing
Mar 03, 2023
Heart Rate
Feb 24, 2023
Racing with a coach
Feb 17, 2023
We All Want a Quick Fix
Feb 10, 2023
Again with the Shoes
Feb 03, 2023
Is It Better to Run like a Duck or a Pigeon?
Jan 27, 2023
Work with Us in the Immersion
Jan 20, 2023
Last Day to Join the Virtual Clinic
Jan 13, 2023
Join the Virtual Clinic
Jan 06, 2023
Thinking You Should Be Further Than You Are
Dec 30, 2022
Staying in Your Limitations
Dec 23, 2022
Training Mindsets
Dec 16, 2022
We Are All Lopsided
Dec 09, 2022
Running Is Like Riding a Unicycle
Dec 02, 2022
You Can Only Do One Thing
Nov 25, 2022
Using Inspiration to Help with Movement
Nov 18, 2022
Getting Stuck in Your Mind
Nov 11, 2022
How to Handle Hitting Goals
Nov 04, 2022
How Long Should You Do Self-Care?
Oct 28, 2022
[REPLAY] Stuck in the How
Oct 21, 2022
[REPLAY] What Is the Immersion
Oct 14, 2022
Anticipation in Movement
Oct 07, 2022
October Virtual Clinic Is Open
Sep 30, 2022
Walking Into Your Next Run
Sep 23, 2022
When You Start Off Your Run Too Fast
Sep 16, 2022
Shut Up and Run
Sep 09, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | When Your Coach Pisses You Off
Sep 06, 2022
Running Streaks and Rest Days
Sep 02, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Perceptions in Running
Aug 30, 2022
Running and Practicing
Aug 26, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | What Do Your Thoughts Have to Do With Running
Aug 23, 2022
Holding Your Pose
Aug 19, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Resistance in Running
Aug 16, 2022
Weight and Running
Aug 12, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Running with Weight
Aug 09, 2022
What Is a Runner's Body?
Aug 05, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Returning to the Basics
Aug 02, 2022
What's Next?
Jul 29, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Reframing Your Thoughts
Jul 26, 2022
Cycling and Running
Jul 22, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Figuring Out What's Next
Jul 19, 2022
Moving When Injured
Jul 15, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Moving When You're Injured
Jul 12, 2022
Endurance and Heart Rate
Jul 08, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Thoughts about Heart Rate
Jul 05, 2022
[REPLAY] Being Coachable for Success in the First 12 Weeks of the Membership
Jul 01, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | [REPLAY] Three Types of Members
Jun 28, 2022
What Do I Do with My Arms?
Jun 24, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Worry about Your Own Pace
Jun 21, 2022
What Can We Control?
Jun 17, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Thoughts about Running in Heat
Jun 14, 2022
Run Slow to Run Fast
Jun 10, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | National Running Day
Jun 07, 2022
Training Load
Jun 03, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Would You Kiss Your Mother with That Mouth?
May 31, 2022
Comparing Yourself to Other Runners
May 27, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Why Now Is a Good Time to Join the RunRX Membership
May 24, 2022
Attaching Speed to Your Running
May 20, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | How to Stay Motivated When You Do Not Have a Race
May 17, 2022
When You Aren't Training for a Race
May 13, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Does It Matter How Long You Work Out?
May 10, 2022
When You Can't Run Distance
May 06, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Do You Find Yourself Clinching?
May 03, 2022
Leaning into Advice from Your Coach
Apr 29, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything
Apr 26, 2022
Developing a New Relationship with Your Body
Apr 22, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Why Do We Quit?
Apr 19, 2022
We Teach Running Like We Teach Strength Training
Apr 15, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Doing Something That Challenges You
Apr 12, 2022
180 Cadence Is Not Just an Opinion
Apr 08, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Listen to How Coach Valerie Talks
Apr 05, 2022
Trail vs Tread vs Road Running
Apr 01, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | It's Totally up to You
Mar 29, 2022
Acting More Like an Athlete
Mar 25, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | You Are an Athlete
Mar 22, 2022
Treadmill vs. Outside Running
Mar 18, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Finding Running Joyful
Mar 15, 2022
The Running Season Has Begun
Mar 11, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Focusing on the Bad Runs and Not the Good
Mar 08, 2022
Coming Back after a Break
Mar 04, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Placebo vs. Nocebo
Mar 01, 2022
Pain in Your Hips
Feb 25, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Are You Shoulding on Yourself [REPLAY]
Feb 22, 2022
Valerie's First Race of 2022
Feb 18, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Are You a Special Unicorn?
Feb 15, 2022
Why Do I Feel More Comfortable at a Lower Cadence?
Feb 11, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Interested or Committed
Feb 08, 2022
Feeling the Fear
Feb 04, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Motivation - Finding Your Why
Feb 01, 2022
Number 1 Question after 100 Episodes
Jan 28, 2022
Forgetting the Pose and Fall
Jan 21, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Multitasking [REPLAY]
Jan 18, 2022
Running Goals for 2022
Jan 14, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | What Are You Doing Differently This Year?
Jan 11, 2022
You Are Not Your Hips
Jan 07, 2022
Tough Love Tuesday | Three Types of Members
Jan 04, 2022
Being Coachable for Success in the First 12 Weeks of the Membership
Dec 31, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Triad of Learning REPLAY
Dec 28, 2021
Do You Get 1-on-1 Coaching in the Membership?
Dec 24, 2021
What Is the Best Drill?
Dec 17, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | What Do You Get from the Membership?
Dec 14, 2021
I Do Sports, So Why Is Running So Hard Now?
Dec 10, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Listen to the Experts
Dec 07, 2021
What to Do When the Run Starts Going Bad
Dec 03, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Do You Get Frustrated with Your Coach?
Nov 30, 2021
[REPLAY] What's New In RunRXStrong
Nov 26, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Hustle and Grind
Nov 23, 2021
If You Think You Can't, You're Right
Nov 19, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Overcomplicating Things
Nov 16, 2021
Easy Running
Nov 12, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Habits and Training
Nov 09, 2021
Managing Your Training
Nov 05, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Perception during Your Run
Nov 02, 2021
Letting Go of Control
Oct 29, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | What Does It Mean to Have a Coach?
Oct 26, 2021
'Tis the Season for Marathons
Oct 22, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Are You Shoulding on Yourself?
Oct 19, 2021
More about Marathon Training
Oct 15, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Thoughts about Training
Oct 12, 2021
Running Alone vs Running with a Group
Oct 08, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Compare-Schlager
Oct 05, 2021
Unweighting
Oct 01, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Taking Responsibility
Sep 28, 2021
Being Coachable
Sep 24, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Stuck in the How
Sep 21, 2021
You Can Run However You Want... But
Sep 17, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Mindfulness
Sep 14, 2021
Getting Family Into RunRX
Sep 10, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | All or Nothing
Sep 07, 2021
Motivation When Life Gets Busy
Sep 03, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Restarting
Aug 31, 2021
Focusing Your Practice
Aug 27, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | What Are Reflexes
Aug 24, 2021
Movement Patterns
Aug 20, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | It Is All Connected
Aug 17, 2021
Aging and Elasticity
Aug 13, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | You Have Heard It All Before
Aug 10, 2021
Why Are Your Running... Really?
Aug 06, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Running for Weight Loss
Aug 03, 2021
More Than Checking off a Box
Jul 30, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Pay Attention to Your Feet
Jul 27, 2021
[REPLAY] What Shoes Should I Buy?
Jul 23, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Perfect Practice
Jul 20, 2021
Long Stride vs Over Strides
Jul 16, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | It Has to Be Hard
Jul 13, 2021
Hard vs Easy: The Language of Running
Jul 09, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Thoughts Per Second
Jul 06, 2021
No One Is Watching You
Jul 02, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Perception and Time
Jun 29, 2021
Getting Stuck in the How
Jun 25, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Skipping the Montage
Jun 22, 2021
Double Digit Runner
Jun 18, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Words Matter
Jun 15, 2021
The Running Revolution
Jun 11, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Running Revolution
Jun 08, 2021
Water Intake
Jun 04, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Starting Over
Jun 01, 2021
Balance and Strength
May 28, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Unconscious Competence
May 25, 2021
Rollers, Balls, and Stretches, Oh My!
May 21, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Multitasking
May 18, 2021
Heart Rate...I Am Gonna Die
May 14, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Triad of Learning
May 11, 2021
Marathon 2-Hour-Long Runs
May 07, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Let It Go
May 04, 2021
It's All Connected
Apr 30, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Future Focused
Apr 27, 2021
Why You Watch Yourself Run
Apr 23, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Doing What Is Easy
Apr 20, 2021
How Long Does It Take to Get out of Shape?
Apr 16, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Why
Apr 13, 2021
Feet and Self-Care
Apr 09, 2021
Tough Love Tuesday | Trust the Process
Apr 06, 2021
Running with Perception
Apr 02, 2021
Core Exercises for Running
Mar 26, 2021
Stride Length and Cadence
Mar 19, 2021
Running in the Cold
Mar 12, 2021
Strength in Running
Mar 05, 2021
What Does Running Feel Like?
Feb 26, 2021
Should You Run with an Injury?
Feb 19, 2021
Cadence and Speed
Feb 12, 2021
Training Plans
Feb 05, 2021
Stop Doing High Knees and Butt Kicks
Jan 29, 2021
What about Plated Shoes and Insoles?
Jan 22, 2021
Can You Catch Up on Your Workout?
Jan 15, 2021
What's New in RunRXStrong?
Jan 15, 2021
What Shoes Should I Buy?
Dec 22, 2020
Videoing Your Run
Dec 22, 2020
What Is the RunRX Podcast About?
Dec 22, 2020
What Is RunRX?
Dec 22, 2020