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Become a Runner Day 6: Warming Up and Walking Paces – BRV 041
Beginner Runner Village - April 27, 2020 03:41 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsMany beginner runners don’t warm-up because they think the only reason to warm-up is to prepare to run fast; they know they don’t run fast, so they skip the warm-up. That is a big mistake, but I absolutely understand how a beginner runner might arrive at the conclusion that, for them, a warm-u...
Become a Runner Class, Day 5: Breathing – BRV 40
Beginner Runner Village - April 25, 2020 17:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe single most common beginner runner complaint I hear is that they can’t breathe. Often new runners say they struggle to breathe because they feel like they’re breathing through a straw; they say they just can’t get enough air, and that’s a miserable sensation, right? If you’ve ever been i...
Become a Runner Class, Day 4: Running Form – BRV 039
Beginner Runner Village - April 24, 2020 07:17 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIt’s not unusual for coaches of beginner runners to disregard form in lieu of total emphasis on building endurance. I believe the opposite is the far better, more effective route, Why learn to run with bad form? Why? It makes no sense. The easiest time to focus on form is when you’re only r...
Become a Runner Class, Day 3: Running Schedules – BRV 038
Beginner Runner Village - April 21, 2020 07:59 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsYou need a plan. You wouldn’t set out on a road trip without a map because the chances of arriving at your destination, assuming you hadn’t been there before, would be zero. There are far too many possibilities and far too many possible directions. Well getting started running is somewhat ...
Become a Runner Class Day 2: Motivation – BRV 037
Beginner Runner Village - April 20, 2020 10:45 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsEvery runner of every level needs a constant stream of motivation, and while that may seem to be a challenge, the fact is that once you establish the habit of running, which experts say takes 28 days, then the habit takes over, and you only occasionally need more of a boost than that. Truth ...
Become a Runner Class Day 8: Running to Lose Weight – BRV 043
Beginner Runner Village - April 20, 2020 03:12 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsWeight loss is the number one reason that people start running, and number 2 is not even close. In our world, people just don’t move enough, anymore, and that creates a problem. We need to move a lot to burn enough calories. Many people want to run to lose weight, and many run because they don’...
Become a Runner Class, Day 1: The Right Way – BRV 036
Beginner Runner Village - April 19, 2020 20:51 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsLet’s change it up. I got to thinking that beginner runners really need to listen to these podcasts in order, at least the first few, but, unfortunately, often people only listen to the most recent. For that reason, I decided to combine the most critical and basic information from the first 35 ...
MFR 143: Sensible Running Resolutions for 2020
Mojo For Running Podcast - January 01, 2020 04:03 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIt’s that time again, time to carefully consider what we should do in 2020 to take our running and our lives to the next level. Since the options for running resolutions are almost infinite, I thought I’d provide some insight into the advantages of some types of resolutions and the pitfalls of ...
MFR 142: The Challenge of the Holidays and a Challenge for the Holidays
Mojo For Running Podcast - December 01, 2019 04:19 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsNo time of the year challenges your commitment to running more than the holidays, the weeks between Thanksgiving and the new year. For that reason, I thought I’d share some my perspective in the hope that it will motivate you to stay the course. You, of course, may not run ‘all the miles,’ and ...
MFR 141: Returning from a Break
Mojo For Running Podcast - November 26, 2019 05:04 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsWhether you are new to running or you’ve been running for years, there will be times when you stop running weeks or even months. Matybe you have a health issue, and maybe you had an injury. My runners miss long periods, sometimes, maybe due to caring for elderly parents, maybe due their own med...
MFR 140: My Thoughts on the ‘Brittany’ Movie, Running Goals, and Your First Marathon
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 23, 2019 20:43 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsRecently, Hubby and I actually went to a theater, which we hadn’t done in over a year, to see the movie, Brittany Runs a Marathon. In this episode I discuss that film, and, knowing that it will inspire many, that leads to the topic of running goals and running your first marathon. No worries,...
MFR 139: The Mental Side of Running
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 09, 2019 21:33 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsEven before you were a runner, you had probably heard the oft repeated line, “Running is 90% mental.” I don’t think I’ve ever heard any long-time runner argue against this, because you realize pretty quickly that this is true. iF your mind wills it, if your heart is in it, if you have the nec...
MFR 138: Base Miles
Mojo For Running Podcast - September 19, 2019 02:09 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsHow is your running base coming along? This is one of the most critical considerations for any runner’s success, but in my experience, the great majority of recreational runners ignore it. With this episode of the Mojo for Running Podcast, I hope to raise awareness to motivate every listener to...
MFR 137: Boston
Mojo For Running Podcast - June 13, 2019 13:59 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsBoston. That word inspires emotion in every runner, as it does with me. I’ve always been a word person, which is just part of the reason I was an English teacher for 15 years. I think about words. Those six letters move me. They have for years but much more, now. Six letters that, to me, carry ...
MFR 136: Three Reasons to do a Plank Every Day
Mojo For Running Podcast - May 26, 2019 03:14 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIf you just do one exercise for your core, this should be it. Planks have many benefits for runners. In this episode, I explain the various ways of modifying the standard plank for even more benefit. Adding this exercise to your cross training, will, I guarantee, impact your running perform...
MFR 135: How to Crush Your Goal Race With Microcycles
Mojo For Running Podcast - April 28, 2019 02:50 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsI know very few runners not focused on getting better, improving their running performance, scoring PR’s, but sometimes there are ways to improve, even quite basic ways, that never become common knowledge to non-elite runners, certainly not common knowledge to people who aren’t working with a c...
MFR 134: How to Optimize Performance with Periodization
Mojo For Running Podcast - April 03, 2019 16:09 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsMost runners run because they know it keeps them fit and because it’s a great hobby. For some, it’s mainly the camaraderie. Others are attracted by the endorphin rush, but virtually all runners also want to get faster. Is that you? Even if you only do the occasional race, you may want to keep i...
MFR 133: From Brutal to Boston
Mojo For Running Podcast - March 11, 2019 17:40 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe topic of Episode #132 was dreadful runs. This is a followup that, I hope, will always help you put those runs in perspective. But more than that, it shows you what can happen later in your running career. No matter where you are, now, in your running journey. You can still set lofty running ...
MFR 132: Explaining Dreadful Runs
Mojo For Running Podcast - February 17, 2019 22:59 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIf you have never had a bad run, then you haven’t been running long. Truth. Every runner of every level has bad runs now and then. Now if you have them often, that is, of course, a problem, but as a rule, if you haven’t had a lousy run in a while, I’d say you […] The post MFR 132: Explaining ...
MFR 131: Gifts for Runners
Mojo For Running Podcast - December 18, 2018 13:45 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsOne of the things I appreciate most about running is that it’s such a simple sport. You can do it anywhere, and the only equipment you need is a pair of shoes. That said, everybody loves running gear and most of the runners I know love gadgets as well. So, since it’s the holiday season, […] T...
MFR 130: Running Through the Holidays
Mojo For Running Podcast - December 17, 2018 14:48 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsOf the 52 weeks in every year, most runners find the ones between Thanksgiving and New Year’s to be the most challenging from a running perspective. There are just too many things competing for your precious time. I get that. In this episode, I help you with putting it in perspective and managin...
MFR 129: Electrolytes Part 2
Mojo For Running Podcast - November 06, 2018 22:16 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsNot all electrolyte replacement products are the same, not even close. Jen has been running a while, but she hasn’t ever trained for marathons. Now, she’s often running for two hours, and she’s finding that she really starts to feel fatigued. She assumes it’s that she’s not eating correctly or ...
MFR 128: Electrolytes
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 20, 2018 03:37 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsHave you ever had a dreadful race but were unable to put your finger on the cause? Of course, there could be many causes, but one of the first places to look is at your electrolyte replacement regimen. What? You don’t have an electrolyte plan? Well, that’s okay if you’re not running farther than...
MFR 127: Training Fundamentals
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 05, 2018 21:12 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsHave you ever been in the predicament of not knowing how to compensate for a day when you ended up missing the training on your schedule? Have you ever planned our own training schedule but wondered if the way you were doing it was optimal? Whether a new runner or a runner with years of […] Th...
MFR 126: Running Documentary The Human Race and Much More
Mojo For Running Podcast - September 23, 2018 14:18 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsYes, I’m back. I know, you probably thought you’d never hear another episode, but surprise, I’ve just finished three, and I have plans for at least another nine. After the main topic of this podcast, the documentary film I helped to make, I’ll explain more about the future of this podcast. It’s ...
MFR 126: Running Documentary The Human Race and Much More
Beginner Runner Village - September 23, 2018 14:18 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsYes, I’m back. I know, you probably thought you’d never hear another episode, but surprise, I’ve just finished three, and I have plans for at least another nine. After the main topic of this podcast, the documentary film I helped to make, I’ll explain more about the future of this podcast. It’s ...
MFR 125: When You Lose Your Mojo
Mojo For Running Podcast - December 13, 2017 23:20 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsAt any given time, a percentage of runners will be suffering from a not so uncommon running malady, loss of their running mojo, the state of being without motivation, of feeling more like sitting than running. This is serious but not uncommon. I’ll tell you this: As a longtime coach, I’ve seen ...
MFR 124: Half Marathon Magic
Mojo For Running Podcast - November 26, 2017 01:43 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsUnless you live in a very remote area, you likely can choose from several half marathon options every month because with every passing year, we see more halves, and that’s not surprising because they are, I think the ideal race distance. In this episode, I explain all the reasons why this race d...
MFR 123: Thoughts on Knee Surgery
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 24, 2017 02:08 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThis episode is about knee surgery for runners, the considerations, topics for thought. It will not tell you when you need surgery. I’m not a doctor. It doesn’t bash knee surgery, not at all, but it is food for thought, things to consider, if knee surgery may be in your future, or if a medical [...
MFR 122: Run Off Road and On the Trails
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 07, 2017 01:53 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIf you haven’t run off road – or on trails – I hope this episode will convince you to give it a try. I explain the many of excellent reasons why you should run trails, and I explain how to get started. I’ve said it many times, I live an hour from Disney World and […] The post MFR 122: Run Off...
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