Tread Lightly Running Podcast
By Amanda Brooks and Laura Norris
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The Tread Lightly Running Podcast provides data-driven, evidence-based running advice in a practical, accessible, and inclusive manner. . You'll learn about how to run faster, marathon training, the latest fueling science, how to prevent running injury, and more.
Tread Lightly Running Podcast is co-hosted by Amanda Brooks and Laura Norris, MSc. Together, they have over 20 years of coaching experience and have helped thousands of runners reach their goals through 1:1 coaching and group training. They've appeared in Runner's World, SELF, NPR, Outside, and other major media.
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Why 80/20 Doesn’t Work for Every Runner with Jonah Rosner
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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You Finished Couch to 5K: Now What?
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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What You Really Need to Know about Fueling Your Runs
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Timelines for Getting Faster, Handling Slow Progress, and Other Q&As
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Running for Health vs. Running for Performance: Can You Have Both?
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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The Burnout Episode Every Runner Needs to Hear
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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What Running Economy Really Means for Your Performance with Dr Shalaya Kipp
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Which Side of the Road? (And Other Safety Questions Every Runner Should Ask)
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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The Benefits of Using the Run-Walk Method
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Can You Run Through Plantar Fasciitis? Treating Foot Pain with Dr. Lisa Mitro, DPT
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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How Much Does VO2max Actually Matter?
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Behind the Scenes: Getting to Know Us a Bit More
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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What You Need to Know for Running the World Marathon Majors
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Running for Weight Loss: What an Dietitian Wants You to Know with Lydia Nader-Urdiales
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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How to Troubleshoot Common Race Day Problems
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Why You Need All Training Zones to Improve as a Runner
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Do AI Coaching, Cycle Syncing, Weighted Vests Actually Work? Our Hot Takes On Running Trends
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Do You Really Need to Change Your Running Form?
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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What Your Running Gel Label Actually Means - with Kylee Van Horn
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Avoid These Peak Week Training Mistakes
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Heart Rate Variability and Resting Heart Rate: Do These Metrics Matter for Runners?
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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How to Build an Annual Race Calendar
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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How Enneagram Type Can Help You Understand Your Motivation in Running
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Stop Making These Half Marathon Mistakes!
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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How to Train for Downhill and Hilly Races When You Don’t Have Hills
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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What A PT Really Wants You to Know about Running Injuries, with Dr. Victoria Sekely
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Do You Need to Cool Down After a Run?
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Does Zone 2 Actually Matter for Runners? Debunking Myths and Answering Your Top Zone 2 Running Questions
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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The Best Running Books and Our Summer Reading List
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May 30, 2025 |
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How to Embrace New Things During Long Running Breaks with Mirna Valerio
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May 23, 2025 |
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How to Run Your Fastest 10K
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May 16, 2025 |
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How to Set Realistic Time Goals in Running
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May 10, 2025 |
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Why Running Fasted Won't Make You Run Faster
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May 03, 2025 |
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How to Keep Running Fun While Chasing Your Goals with Laura Green
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Fatigue Resistance: How to Not Slow Down at the End of Your Next Race
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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How to Run Your Fastest 5K
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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How to Run a 5 Hour Marathon
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Strength Training for Performance Is Different than Training for Aesthetics, with Coach Montana Depasquale
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Blisters, Lost Toenails, Cramps, and More: How to Deal with Common Running Problems
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Can Plyometrics Help You Run Faster?
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Ketones, Sodium Bicarb, and Other Supplements for Runners
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Becoming a Sustainable Runner with Tina Muir
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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How to PR in the Marathon
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Is Running Selfish, Running with Ankle Weights, and More Listener Q&A!
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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102: How Much Mobility Do Runners Need?
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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101: How to Run Faster by Using Cross-Training for Runners with Mary Johnson
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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100: Understanding Different Marathon Training Plans and Methodologies
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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99: Does Heel Striking Cause Injury? Myth vs Science on Running Injuries
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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98: Is Sugar Bad for Runners? Dispelling Common Fueling Myths with Cortney Berling, RD, MPH
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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97: Should You Run Everyday? What Running Coaches Think of Run Streaks
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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96: Why You Should Warm Up Before Runs - and How to Do It
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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95: How to Treat Shin Splints
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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94: Are You Ready for Your First Ultra? With Coach Rhandi Orme
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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93: Concrete vs Asphalt, PRing as a Masters Runner, and Other Listener Q&
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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92: A Science-Backed Guide to Hydration for Runners
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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91: How to Pick the Best Running Coach For You
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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90: How to Prevent Bone Stress Fractures: Bone Health for Runners with Dr. Nathan Carlson
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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89: What Runners Should Know about IT Band Syndrome
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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88: How to Prepare for RunDisney, Ragnar, and Other Relay/Multi-day Races
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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87: Your Treadmill Running Questions, Answered
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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86: What You Need to Know about Running and Pelvic Floor Health, with Dr. Amanda Fisher
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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84: Should Runners Follow Cycle Syncing? How to Manage Running on Your Period
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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83: What Happens to Your Body After a Marathon & A Marathon Recovery Guide
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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82: Hybrid Training as Health Training and Myth-Busting Female Physiology Trends with Dr. Alyssa Olenick
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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81: How Much Do Genetics Impact Your Running Performance?
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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80: Running Gear: What's Overhyped or Worth the Price?
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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79: RPE vs Pace vs Heart Rate: How to Measure Intensity on Your Runs
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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78: What Runners Need to Know about Tendinopathy and Tendon Health (with Dr. Alex Nelson)
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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77: What to Do After a Disappointing Race
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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76: What to Eat Before Runs, Recovery Nutrition, and Low Energy Availability
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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75: Why Your Easy Pace Isn't Improving, Low Volume Marathon Plans, and More: Our Informed Hot Takes
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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74: How to Set Realistic Running Goals (With Elisabeth Scott of Running Explained)
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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73: How to Use Heart Rate Zones for Running
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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72: How to Train for Your First Half Marathon
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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71: How to Travel for a Marathon (Or Other Destination Race)
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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70: How to Fit Running and Training into Your Life
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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69: How to Adjust Your Race for Injury, Illness, Weather, and More
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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68: Do You Need Stability Shoes? Understanding Overpronation
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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67: Is The Boston Marathon Overhyped?
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May 25, 2024 |
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66: How to Improve Your Mile Time
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May 18, 2024 |
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65: Does Running Make You Look Older? And Other Common Running Myths
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May 11, 2024 |
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64: Does Body Size Impact Your Training? Tips for Runners in Taller and Larger Bodies
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May 04, 2024 |
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63: How to Start Running Again After Injury
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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62: How to Run a Sub 2 Hour Half Marathon
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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61: VO2max Workouts, Threshold Runs, and More: Understanding the Different Types of Running Workouts
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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60: Strength Training for Runners
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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59: Do Age and Gender Make a Difference in Running?
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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58: How to Pace a Marathon | Updated Episode
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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57: How to Build Running Endurance
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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56: What You Should Know about Running While Pregnant
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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55: Beer as a Recovery Beverage, The Gotta-Go Urgency on Runs, and Other Listener Questions!
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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54: Why are You Tired All the Time? Understanding Fatigue and Running
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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53: How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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52: How Far Should You Run Before a Marathon? An Updated Episode on the Three Hour Long Run "Rule"
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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51: When to Quit a Run vs When to Push Through
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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50: Tired of Hitting the Wall? How to Not Slow Down in Your Next Marathon
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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49: What's Causing Your Knee Pain When Running?
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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48: Is It Bad to Run in the "Grey Zone?" Understanding Moderate Pace Running
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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47: US Marathon Trials Preview and Our Picks for the US Olympic Team!
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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45: How to Start Running at 40 (and Beyond)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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46: Sensitive Stomach Gels, Female Athlete Triad, and More Listener Q&A
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Episode 44: Why Do You Get Muscle Cramps When Running?
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Episode 43: Reasons Not to Run a Marathon
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Episode 42: Your Guide to Cold Weather Running
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Episode 41: How to Improve Your 5K Time
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Diet Trends for Runners
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Episode 39: Running at High Altitude and Altitude Acclimatization
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Episode 38: How to Run Your Best 10K Race
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Episode 37: Trail Running Tips for Road Runners
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Episode 36: Understanding Your Running Gait
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Increasing Women's and Girl's Participation in Running
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Episode 34: How to Increase Your Running Mileage
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Episode 33: How to Get Your Family and Kids Involved in Running
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Episode 32: What Your Running Watch Stats Actually Mean
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Episode 31: How to Manage Muscle Soreness from Running
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Episode 30: How to Taper for a Marathon
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Listener Q&A
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Episode 28: Our Current Favorite Running Gear
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Episode 27: How Many Miles Should You Run Per Week?
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Training Recommendations for Older Runners
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Running during Perimenopause and Menopause
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Episode 24: The Science of Overtraining
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Mastering Your Mindset and Mental Toughness in Running
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Episode 22: All You Need to Know About Running Shoes
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Episode 21: How to Start Running Again
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Episode 20: What to Eat Before a Race
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Episode 19: How to Run Faster!
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Episode 18: Postpartum Running
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Episode 17: First Marathon Training Tips
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Episode 16: What Runners Need to Know About Iron
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May 27, 2023 |
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Episode 15: Running in the Heat And Heat Acclimation
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May 20, 2023 |
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Episode 14: How to Become a Running Coach - Part 2
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May 13, 2023 |
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Episode 13: How to Become a Running Coach, Part 1
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May 06, 2023 |
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Episode 12: Electrolytes for Runners
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Episode 11: Is Foam Rolling for Runners Worth the Time?
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Episode 10: How Do You Train When You Aren't Preparing for a Race?
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Episode 9: What is 80/20 Running?
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Episode 8: Carbon Plated Running Shoes
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Episode 7: Supplements for Runners
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Episode 6: All About Marathon Pacing
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Episode 5: The Applied Science of Long Run Fueling
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Episode 4: Should Runners Stretch? The Science of Static and Dynamic Stretching
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Episode 3: Should You Sync Your Run Training with Your Menstrual Cycle
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Episode 2: Zone Two Training and Heart Rate Monitoring
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Episode 1: Should You Limit Long Runs to Three Hours?
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Feb 28, 2023 |