Running to the Castle

By Dr. Ali Marty

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A podcast for slow, back-of-the-pack, or injury-prone runDisney runners on a journey to running magical miles. 


Join me, Dr. Ali, as I share the secrets I've gathered as a runner, Doctor of Physical Therapy and coach. 


You'll learn the exact ways I get my clients to the castle strong without feeling broken or held together with KT tape as they cross the finish line. 


Dr. Ali and this podcast are lovers of runDisney and are not affiliated with runDisney.


Episode Date
RTTC #228 Running Is Part of Your Life Not Your Whole Life
Jun 04, 2026
RTTC #227 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 3
Jun 02, 2026
RTTC #226 Will Running Longer Intervals Make Me Faster?
May 28, 2026
RTTC #225 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 2
May 26, 2026
RTTC #224 Cross Training What It Is and Why Every Slow Runner Needs It
May 21, 2026
RTTC #223 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 1
May 19, 2026
RTTC# 222 How Should I Carry Water for runDisney Races and Training?
May 14, 2026
RTTC #221 How Many Races Should You Sign Up For?
May 12, 2026
RTTC #220 Should Slow Runners Wear a Weighted Vest?
May 07, 2026
RTTC #219 How to Do Intervals in a Crowded Race Environment
May 05, 2026
RTTC #218 How to Stay Consistent With RunDisney Training Without Hating Every Run
Apr 30, 2026
RTTC #217 The Non-Negotiable Everyone Should Add To Their Run
Apr 28, 2026
RTTC #216 How Fueling More Helped a Back-of-the-Pack Runner Finish Dopey an Interview with Kai
Apr 23, 2026
RTTC #215 Springtime Surprise Recap
Apr 21, 2026
RTTC #214 How Slowing Down Long Runs Helped Her Go From Just Finishing a Marathon to a Princess PR an Interview with Christina Bowler
Apr 16, 2026
RTTC #213 Race Day Cross the Finish Line With Confidence
Apr 14, 2026
RTTC #212 How a Back-of-the-Pack Runner Finished Dopey from the Last Corral Interview with Page Bitner
Apr 09, 2026
RTTC #211 What to Do When Your Running Feels Worse Than It Did Months Ago
Apr 07, 2026
RTTC #210 No Pain No Gain Really?
Apr 02, 2026
RTTC #209 Before You Stop Running Because of Pain Listen to This
Mar 31, 2026
RTTC #208 What Should You Eat When Training for runDisney Races?
Mar 26, 2026
RTTC #207 How To Stay Consistent Training for runDisney As a Slow Back of the Pack Runner
Mar 24, 2026
RTTC #206 How to Run A Faster Half Marathon As a Slow runDisney Runner
Mar 19, 2026
RTTC# 205 When Is It OK to Train the Full Race Distance?
Mar 17, 2026
RTTC #204 From 7-Hour Marathoner to 6:19 at Dopey… A Real runDisney Success Story with Amanda Mueller
Mar 12, 2026
RTTC #203 If You Passed Character Stops But Really Wanted to Stop... This is How You Do It
Mar 10, 2026
RTTC #202 Why Am I Not Getting Faster?
Mar 06, 2026
RTTC #201 I Just Finished Princess Now What?
Mar 03, 2026
RTTC #200 If You’re Slow and Training for runDisney, This Is for You
Feb 26, 2026
RTTC #199 Calf Tightness in the First 2 Miles of a Run for Slow Runners
Feb 24, 2026
RTTC #198 What Training and Mileage Should Look Like Between Races
Feb 19, 2026
RTTC #197 Should I Still Taper When I Missed 2 Weeks of Running?
Feb 17, 2026
RTTC #196 How to Incorporate Daily Walking into Your Running Routine
Feb 12, 2026
RTTC #195 How to Train for Wine and Dine Half Marathon, 10k or 2 Course Challenge as a Slow Run/Walk Runner
Feb 10, 2026
RTTC #194 When Should a Slow Runner Run Fast and When Should They Run Slow?
Feb 05, 2026
RTTC #193 Fueling for Long, Slow Miles…Why Elite Runner Nutrition Doesn’t Work for You
Feb 03, 2026
RTTC #192 My Run Training Philosophy Why Anyone Can Do Any Distance
Jan 29, 2026
RTTC #191 Why Am I So Nervous for My Race…Even Though the Last One Went Well?
Jan 27, 2026
RTTC #190 How to Stay Consistent Training for runDisney Races
Jan 22, 2026
RTTC #189 Dopey 2027 Marathon 2027 Start Here
Jan 20, 2026
RTTC #188 How Slow runDisney Runners Can Have Time for Character Stops
Jan 15, 2026
RTTC #187 Dopey Race Part 6 After the Races
Jan 13, 2026
RTTC #186 Dopey Race Part 5 Warm Up and Stretching
Jan 08, 2026
RTTC #185 Dopey Race Part 4 Fueling & Hydrating
Jan 06, 2026
RTTC #184 Dopey Race Part 3 Carb Load
Jan 01, 2026
RTTC #183 Dopey Race Part 2 Packing & Race Week Prep
Dec 31, 2025
RTTC #182 Dopey Race Part 1 Missed Long Run
Dec 25, 2025
RTTC #181 If You Feel Like You Need to Run More to Prove You Can Run The Marathon Do This
Dec 23, 2025
RTTC #180 Can I Skip a Run if I'm Still Sore?
Dec 18, 2025
RTTC #179 Can I Break Up a 16 Mile Long Run Into 2 Short Runs to Train for runDisney Marathon or Dopey?
Dec 16, 2025
RTTC #178 How Fast to Walk During Run/Walk Intervals
Dec 11, 2025
RTTC #177 Knee Discomfort After Running What Else to Do Besides Ice
Dec 10, 2025
RTTC #176 Is It Possible to Get Faster for Dopey 2026 in December 2025
Dec 04, 2025
RTTC #175 Speed Workouts That Actually Work for 13+ Min per Mile runDisney Runners
Nov 20, 2025
RTTC #174 Getting Faster When You’re Slow The runDisney Runner’s Guide
Nov 18, 2025
RTTC #173 Training for runDisney without Tears Every Time You Run
Nov 13, 2025
RTTC #172 How to Catch Up When You Miss a Run
Nov 11, 2025
RTTC #171 How to Run a Faster Marathon
Nov 06, 2025
RTTC #170 Strength Training for Slow Runners Who Are New to Lifting with Betsy Foster
Nov 04, 2025
RTTC #169 Marathon to Dopey How Do You Train in 10 Weeks?
Oct 30, 2025
RTTC #168 Wine and Dine to Dopey What Do I Do Now
Oct 28, 2025
RTTC #167 Don't Run Race Distance to Train for the Race
Oct 23, 2025
RTTC #166 What Supplements Are We Taking for Joint Support? Over 5 Miles = Joint Pain
Oct 21, 2025
RTTC #165 Is Your Injury All in Your Head?
Oct 17, 2025
RTTC #164 Finishing Strong Has Nothing to Do with Running More
Oct 14, 2025
RTTC #163 AI Run Training Plans, Workouts and Social Media
Sep 25, 2025
RTTC #162 Will Cross Training Help Your Running for runDisney?
Sep 23, 2025
RTTC #161 Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend 2025 Race Recap
Sep 18, 2025
RTTC #160 From 4 Hours to 315 How Amanda Shaved 45 Minutes Off Her Half Interview with Amanda Mueller
Sep 16, 2025
RTTC #159 How to Not DNF a Race When You're Slow and Starting in the Back of the Pack
Sep 12, 2025
RTTC #158 Marathon Training Advice When Muscle Pain is Bad
Sep 09, 2025
RTTC #157 Race Day Strategy How to Cross the Finish Line When Training Didn't Go As Planned
Sep 04, 2025
RTTC #156 My Physical Therapist Recommended These Shoes for Trails, Should I Wear Them?
Sep 02, 2025
RTTC #155 Your Workout Isn’t Happening in A Vacuum (So Don’t Worry if One Workout is Bad)
Aug 28, 2025
RTTC #154 My Easy Pace Is Too Slow for My Plan
Aug 26, 2025
RTTC #153 The Often Forgotten Parts About a Healed Injury
Aug 21, 2025
RTTC #152 How to Stay Consistent Training for a runDisney Race (For Runners Who Running Isn’t There Life)
Aug 19, 2025
RTTC #151 Achilles Pain Recovery Tips
Aug 14, 2025
RTTC #150 The Finisher Framework Part 8 Putting It All Together
Aug 12, 2025
RTTC #149 The Finisher Framework Part 7 Fueling and Hydration
Aug 07, 2025
RTTC #148 The Finisher Framework Part 6 Shoes and Equipment
Aug 05, 2025
RTTC #147 The Finisher Framework Part 5 - Stretching and Mobility
Jul 31, 2025
RTTC #146 The Finisher Framework Part 4 - Rest and Recovery
Jul 29, 2025
RTTC #145 The Finisher Framework Part 3 - Training
Jul 24, 2025
RTTC #144 The Finisher Framework Part 2 - Strength
Jul 22, 2025
RTTC #143 How to Actually Cross the Finish Line Without Feeling Broken The Finisher Framework - Part 1
Jul 17, 2025
RTTC #142 Hip and Groin Pain Training for Wine and Dine and Dopey - What to Do Now
Jul 15, 2025
RTTC #141 runDisney Training - Fix the Long run, Finish without Pain
Jul 10, 2025
RTTC #140 How to Stay Motivated for Dopey and Marathon Training
Jul 08, 2025
RTTC #139 How to Train for a Race When Your Schedule Is Wild (Nurses, Shift Workers, and the Overloaded!)
Jul 01, 2025
RTTC #138 The Most Important Weeks in Training When You’re Slow or Injury-Prone
Jun 26, 2025
RTTC #137 Fearing the Balloon Ladies Why You Have It (and How to Crush It)
Jun 25, 2025
RTTC #136 The Lie of Strength Training for runDisney Runners
Jun 19, 2025
RTTC #135 Why You Can't Diagnose Running Pain from a Facebook Post
Jun 17, 2025
RTTC #134 Should You Train for Dopey on Your Own or With a Coach?
Jun 12, 2025
RTTC #133 The Top 3 Training Plan Mistakes Slower Runners Make
Jun 10, 2025
RTTC #132 How Any Runner Can Train for Dopey without Popping Advil Like Candy
Jun 05, 2025
RTTC #131 Permission to Pivot How to Keep Training When Life Gets in the Way
Jun 03, 2025
RTTC #130 The Dopey, Goofy, Marathon Survival Trap (And How to Escape It)
May 29, 2025
RTTC #129 Why Traditional Marathon Plans Don’t Work for Slower Runners
May 27, 2025
RTTC #128 What No One Tells You About runDisney Corrals
May 22, 2025
RTTC #127 The Invisible Mistakes Killing Your Finish Line Dreams
May 19, 2025
RTTC #126 Slow Runners Need Smarter Plans, Not Harder Plans
May 15, 2025
RTTC #125 Do I Still Get My Dopey Medal If I Get Swept?
May 13, 2025
RTTC #124 Why You Break Down at 8 Miles (And How to Stop It)
May 08, 2025
RTTC #123 The Myth of Running More to Get Stronger
May 07, 2025
RTTC #122 Hypermobile Runners
May 01, 2025
RTTC #121 Proof of Time - How to Get Fast Enough
Apr 29, 2025
RTTC #120 Fast Enough for Photo Stops
Apr 25, 2025
RTTC #119 Make Your Easy Pace Faster, Better, Easier
Apr 22, 2025
RTTC #118 The Real Reason You’re Still Slow (It’s Not What You Think)
Apr 17, 2025
RTTC #117 Recognizing What You’re Doing Is Making You Worse
Apr 15, 2025
RTTC #116 5 Signs You're Headed for Another Dopey DNF
Apr 10, 2025
RTTC #115 Top 3 Reasons runDisney Runners DNF a Race
Apr 08, 2025
RTTC #114 What Should You Do For Your Pain (Foot Pain)
Mar 20, 2025
RTTC #113 Are You Giving It Enough Time to Work?
Mar 18, 2025
RTTC #112 Part 2 Strength Training for Injury-Prone runDisney Runners
Mar 13, 2025
RTTC #111 Part 1 Strength Training for Injury-Prone runDisney Runners
Mar 11, 2025
RTTC #110 How to Make it So Your Knees Don't Implode
Mar 06, 2025
RTTC #109 What to Do if You Think You Need KT Tape or a Knee Brace
Mar 04, 2025
RTTC #108 How Do You Even Know What Strength Exercises to Do?
Feb 27, 2025
RTTC# 107 Should You Be Doing Squats and Lunges for Your Knee Pain?
Feb 25, 2025
RTTC #106 How Injury-Prone runDisney Runners Finish Dopey without Getting Injured
Feb 20, 2025
RTTC #105 Plantar Fasciitis Get Rid of The Pain Before Race Day
Feb 18, 2025
RTTC #104 IT Band before Princess How to Get Through it
Feb 13, 2025
RTTC #103 Leg Pain Before Princess Race Can You Race?
Feb 11, 2025
RTTC #102 7 Patterns in runDisney Runners Who DNF Their Race
Feb 06, 2025
RTTC# 101 Shin Splints and Strength Exercises
Feb 04, 2025
RTTC# 100 Get Faster to Beat the Balloon Ladies and About Dr. Ali
Jan 31, 2025
RTTC #99 Strength Training More Can Hurt You...Avoid this Injury-Causing Mistake
Jan 30, 2025
RTTC #98 When Should You Train for Dopey?
Jan 29, 2025
RTTC# 97 Lifting Heavy for Running Injuries
Jan 28, 2025
RTTC #96 New Running Shoes to Heal Your Injury
Jan 27, 2025
RTTC #95 Strength Exercises for When Stretching Hurts
Jan 26, 2025
RTTC #94 What To Do When Stretching Hurts You
Jan 25, 2025
RTTC #93 Stretching Hurts You
Jan 24, 2025
RTTC# 92 Don’t Get a Coach for runDisney Races If You Want This All Season
Jan 23, 2025
RTTC #91 Run Your Fastest Dopey in 2026
Jan 22, 2025
RTTC #90 How to Get a Proof of Time for runDisney Marathon
Jan 21, 2025
RTTC #89 5 Key Elements Your Strength Plan Needs So It Works & You Stop Getting Injured
Jan 20, 2025
RTTC #88 How to Get Stronger
Jan 19, 2025
RTTC #87 Run Your Strongest Dopey in 2026
Jan 18, 2025
RTTC #86 If You Want to Get Faster Do This
Jan 17, 2025
RTTC #85 How Long Do You Need to Take Off to Recover from a Marathon?
Jan 16, 2025
RTTC #84 Go from Half Marathon to Princess Half Marathon
Jan 15, 2025
RTTC #83 Go from Dopey to Princess Challenge
Jan 14, 2025
RTTC #82 Recover from a Marathon Fast so You Can Keep Training
Jan 13, 2025
RTTC #81 Get Rid of that Dead Leg Feeling After Disney Race (Post-Race Recovery)
Jan 12, 2025
RTTC #80 Disney Marathon Fueling as a 6 Hour Marathon Runner
Jan 11, 2025
RTTC #79 Disney Half Marathon Fueling
Jan 10, 2025
RTTC #78 Should You Rest After Each Race During Dopey?
Jan 09, 2025
RTTC #77 Dopey Fueling
Jan 08, 2025
RTTC #76 Race Day Breakfast at Disney
Jan 07, 2025
RTTC #75 Do You Need to Fuel for a 5k?
Jan 06, 2025
RTTC #74 Race Week Carb Loading for Dopey
Jan 05, 2025
RTTC #73 Race Day Blister and Chafing Prevention
Jan 04, 2025
RTTC #72 Should You Run Race Week?
Jan 03, 2025
RTTC #71 Pre-Race Warm Up
Jan 02, 2025
RTTC #70 Post-Race Stretching
Jan 01, 2025
RTTC #69 More is More Balance Is Better
Dec 31, 2024
RTTC #68 Running runDisney Coast to Coast with Stephanie Vukovich
Dec 24, 2024
RTTC #67 Fundraising to Run runDisney Races Guest Sarah Zuk
Dec 17, 2024
RTTC #66 Running runDisney with a Pacer with Sherry Marcotte
Dec 10, 2024
RTTC #65 How to Eat for 4 Days and 48.6 miles: How to Fuel for the Dopey Challenge with Stephanie Hnatiuk
Dec 04, 2024
RTTC #64 What Exercises and Treatment Should I Do for My Pain?
Nov 26, 2024
RTTC #63 What Should I Do if I Miss a Long Run?
Nov 20, 2024
RTTC #62 What is Runner's Knee and How to Get Rid of It
Nov 12, 2024
RTTC #61 Is Running More Than 3 Hours Bad For You?
Nov 06, 2024
RTTC #60 Run Slow to Run Fast - What It Means and Why It Works
Oct 29, 2024
RTTC #59 What Taking a Break from Running for 2 Weeks Does For You
Oct 22, 2024
RTTC #58 Can I Jump Back Into Training After 2 Weeks Off?
Oct 15, 2024
RTTC #57 How to Build Your Glutes for Stronger Support on Your Knees
Oct 08, 2024
RTTC #56 How to Incorporate Strength Training and Running
Oct 01, 2024
RTTC #55 Strengthening for Knee Arthritis
Sep 24, 2024
RTTC #54 Strengthening for Meniscus Problems
Sep 19, 2024
RTTC #53 How to Strength Train without Squats and Lunges
Sep 17, 2024
RTTC #52 Are Apple Fitness+ Glute Workouts Good for Runner's with Knee Pain
Sep 12, 2024
RTTC #51 The Best Post-Run Recovery Routine for Runners with Knee Problems
Sep 10, 2024
RTTC #50 Strength Exercises for Race Day
Sep 05, 2024
RTTC #49 Strengthening for IT Band Syndrome
Sep 03, 2024
RTTC #48 Strengthening for Inner Knee Pain
Aug 29, 2024
RTTC #47 Offload Your Knees
Aug 27, 2024
RTTC #46 How Your Glutes Help Your Knees
Aug 22, 2024
RTTC #45 Are Squats and Lunges Bad for Your Knees?
Aug 20, 2024
RTTC #44 How to Strengthen Glutes without Squats
Aug 08, 2024
RTTC #43 The One Muscle Group to Exercise if You Only Have Time for One
Aug 06, 2024
RTTC #42 What’s Good Pain and What’s Bad Pain in Running?
Aug 01, 2024
RTTC #41 Shoes and Fueling for Disney Marathon Training with Knee Problems
Jul 30, 2024
RTTC #40 Stretching and Post-Run Recovery for Your Knee When Training for the Disney Marathon
Jul 25, 2024
RTTC #39 Training for the Disney Marathon with Knee Problems
Jul 23, 2024
RTTC #38 How Much to Run Leading Up To Your Half Marathon or 2-Course Challenge
Jul 16, 2024
RTTC #37 How to Get Faster Training for runDisney Races
Jul 11, 2024
RTTC #36 How to Manage Knee Pain and Continue Running
Jul 09, 2024
RTTC #35 How to Train When Your Knee Hurts Too Much to Walk or Run
Jul 04, 2024
RTTC #34 The Key to Running without Knee Pain
Jul 02, 2024
RTTC #33 Shoes to Avoid if You Have Inner Knee Pain
Jun 27, 2024
RTTC #32 The Best Time to Do Something About Your Knee Pain to Make it Go Away Fast
Jun 25, 2024
RTTC #31 Get Rid of Your Knee Pain with Tactics That Actually Work
Jun 20, 2024
RTTC #30 Should I Wear a Knee Brace While I Run or Strength Train
Jun 18, 2024
RTTC #29 Degenerative vs Acute Meniscus Tears
May 30, 2024
RTTC #28 Can I Run After Meniscus Surgery?
May 28, 2024
RTTC #27 Meniscus Tears Symptoms, Causes, Surgeries
May 23, 2024
RTTC #26 How Often Can I Run As an Injury-Prone Runner
May 15, 2024
RTTC #25 How to Pick a Training Plan When You're Injury-Prone
May 15, 2024
RTTC #24 Do You Need To Break Up Your Strength Workouts Into Arm Day Leg Day and Abs
May 14, 2024
RTTC #23 Strength Workouts as an Injured or Injury-Prone Runner
May 09, 2024
RTTC #22 How to Make At Home Workouts Harder without Flaring up an Injury
May 07, 2024
RTTC #21 Strength Training for Injury Prone Runner The First Step
Apr 25, 2024
RTTC #20 The Key to Making Strength Training Work for You as an Injury-Prone runDisney Runner
Apr 23, 2024
RTTC #19 How Strength Workouts Change Throughout the Year as a RunDisney Runner
Apr 18, 2024
RTTC #18 What Should You Actually Do in the Off-Season if You're Injury-Prone?
Apr 16, 2024
RTTC #17 How to Run Longer Runs When You're Injury-Prone
Apr 11, 2024
RTTC #16 How to Get Faster When You're Injury-Prone
Apr 09, 2024
RTTC #15 How to Train in the Last Month Before Springtime Surprise
Apr 04, 2024
RTTC #14 Training for a runDisney Race When You're injury-Prone
Apr 02, 2024
RTTC #13 Strength Training to Prevent Injury for RunDisney Runners
Mar 28, 2024
RTTC #12 Mistakes You May Be Making That Are Keeping Your Injured
Mar 26, 2024
RTTC #11 Phases of a Running Journey and How To Use Each Phase to Run If You're Injury-Prone
Mar 21, 2024
RTTC #10 Pain Relief Techniques to Do Every Time You Workout
Mar 19, 2024
RTTC # 9 Go from Princess to Springtime Surprise Training
Mar 14, 2024
RTTC #8 - How Long Should I Rest My Injury to Let it Heal?
Mar 12, 2024
RTTC #7 - What Pace Do You Need to Run for runDisney Races?
Mar 07, 2024
RTTC #6 - How Should I Run to Prevent Injury (Running Gait)
Mar 05, 2024
RTTC #5: Why Do You Get Injured From New Running Shoes
Feb 29, 2024
RTTC #4 - What is the Best Shoe to Prevent Running Injury
Feb 27, 2024
RTTC #2: How Do I Know What Corral I'll Be In For runDisney Race
Feb 21, 2024
RTTC #3: How Fast Should I Run on Race Day?
Feb 21, 2024
RTTC #1: Fueling for Disney Princess Weekend
Feb 20, 2024