Latest Runningcoach Podcast Episodes
MFR 121: Three Key changes to Help You Run Faster
Mojo For Running Podcast - September 20, 2017 03:10 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsMost runners want to get faster. Not everyone can afford to hire a coach, and not everyone has time to train for a marathon, but most runners hope to set new PR’s on a regular basis. This is absolutely possible, but you need to know how to direct your time. Most people have full-time jobs. […] ...
MFR 120: One Foot at a Time
Mojo For Running Podcast - September 07, 2017 01:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIt’s the little things that often have the greatest impact, and so it is with the concept of focusing on the fact that when running, you are always, 100 percent of the time, putting the full weight of your body on just one foot or the other. Oddly, you don’t hear much about this, and […] The p...
MFR 119: Five Pillars of Intelligent Running
Mojo For Running Podcast - August 18, 2017 19:07 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsWe all think of ourselves as intelligent runners, of course, but even the most experienced, veteran runners sometimes lose sight of the wise and effective path to their goals. Why does this happen? I think because we get caught up in the here and now, the ‘today,’ instead of keeping our eyes on ...
Day 10: Evaluation and Implementation – BRV 045
Beginner Runner Village - July 11, 2017 18:29 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThis is it! You’ve been learning about what to do for nine days. Think of this as graduation day, the day you get the last, but most critical, piece of the puzzle. Today, you find out exactly what you should do, and I mean you, personally, should do on Day 1 of your running journey. […] The pos...
Become a Runner Class Day 10 Diagnostic Test: BRV 045
Beginner Runner Village - July 11, 2017 18:29 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThis is it! You’ve been learning about what to do for nine days. Think of this as graduation day, the day you get the last, but most critical, piece of the puzzle. Today, you find out exactly what you should do, and I mean you, personally, should do on Day 1 of your running journey. […] The pos...
Become a Runner Class Day 10 Diagnostic Test – BRV 045
Beginner Runner Village - July 11, 2017 18:29 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThis is it! You’ve been learning about what to do for nine days. Think of this as graduation day, the day you get the last, but most critical, piece of the puzzle. Today, you find out exactly what you should do, and I mean you, personally, should do on Day 1 of your running journey. […] The pos...
Day 9 of Beginner Runner Class: Turtle Power – BRV 044
Beginner Runner Village - May 12, 2017 20:58 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsI’ve been hearing the phrase, ‘turtle power,’ for years, always from ‘slower’ runners, usually in an upbeat, positive way, an “I’m fine with that” way, but sometimes they utter the words apologetically, and that makes me sad. Often, these are beginner runners, but not always. It is my hope that ...
Day 8 of Beginner Runner Class: Nutrition and Running for Weight Loss – BRV 043
Beginner Runner Village - March 03, 2017 17:19 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsWeight loss or management plays a role in the life of virtually every runner. Either they start running to lose weight or they’ve alreaady lost weight, and the want to become a runner to help them maintain that weight loss or they’re worried that their weight will gradually creep up if they don’...
Beginner Runner Class: Injury Prevention - BRV 42
Beginner Runner Village - February 10, 2017 02:47 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe two main reasons why beginner runners don’t succeed are these: They get injured and conclude their bodies can’t handle it. They don’t enjoy running; they may even dread the workouts. When you do it the way I’ve set out in this series, there is no doubt but that you’ll feel good during and af...
Beginner Runner Class: Warming Up and Walking Paces – BRV 041
Beginner Runner Village - December 12, 2016 04:41 - 10 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-up ...
Beginner Runner Class: Breathing – BRV 40
Beginner Runner Village - November 30, 2016 18:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe single most common beginner runner complaint I hear from beginner runners 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. If you’ve ever been in that situation, you w...
10-Day Become a Runner Class, Day 4: Running Form – BRV 039
Beginner Runner Village - November 28, 2016 08:17 - 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 easies time to focus on form is when you’re only running...
10-Day Become a Runner Class, Day 3: Running Schedules – BRV 038
Beginner Runner Village - November 26, 2016 08:59 - 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 like t...
MFR 118: What to Wear for Cold-Weather Running
Mojo For Running Podcast - November 25, 2016 22:53 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIf, where you live, it gets cold in the winter – and I mean cold – then you’re probably just coming into the time of year when you need to make accommodations to be able to run outside, safely and comfortably. No matter how cold it gets, in most cases, if you’re healthy, you can […] The post ...
10-Day Become a Runner Class, Day 2: Motivation – BRV 037
Beginner Runner Village - November 24, 2016 11:45 - 10 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 is, ...
10-Day Become a Runner Class, Day 1: The Right Way – BRV 036
Beginner Runner Village - November 22, 2016 21:51 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIt’s the time of year when every day seems to get shorter, and I don’t mean the amount of daylight; I mean it seems like there are fewer of hours in the day. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, the days seem shorter and the ‘to do’ list is always longer. When you add to that […] The post 10-Da...
BAT Best Alternative Training – BRV 035
Beginner Runner Village - October 26, 2016 16:44 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsNo matter who you are or what your situation, there will be times when, try as you might, the end of the day rolls around, and it starts to look like you won’t have time to get in your workout. Has that happened to you? It’s a sad feeling, not terrible, but it’s not the way you want to end yo...
MFR 117: Accountability Hacks for Runners
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 13, 2016 18:57 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsNo matter who you are and no matter how long you’ve been running, you have days when you need a reason to get out and run, a reason beyond the fact that you are a runner, you believe in running, you love to run and you know you shoud run. You can know and understand […] The post MFR 117: Accou...
MFR 116: How to Hydrate for Long Runs
Mojo For Running Podcast - October 05, 2016 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIf you’re running a 5k on up to a half marathon, hydration matters, but it’s not terribly tricky. The focus should be on making sure you consume enough fluids to prevent dehydration,but if you’re out there for several hours – or a lot more – you need to be even more concerned about avoiding over...
Running Groups and Beginner Runners
Beginner Runner Village - October 04, 2016 22:56 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsOf all the great pleasures of running, time spent with other runners is one of the greatest. You can’t have too many running friends, and running with them makes every mile a whole new and different experience. You’ll make friends for life, and during all those miles, you’ll discuss every comc...
MFR 115: Big Cottonwood Marathon Race Weekend
Mojo For Running Podcast - September 23, 2016 18:20 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe Revel Big Cottonwood race weekend was an adventure I won’t soon forget. Well, who am I kidding, I’ll never forget it. Every destination race is unique, and this one, especially so, because it was mostly downhill and because it was the most beautiful race course I’ve had the good fortune to r...
MFR 114: Destination Races
Mojo For Running Podcast - September 14, 2016 16:17 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsWhether you’ve travelled to Podunk or New York City, on a plane or in a car, with four friends or 24, you know that a destination race is the bomb; you know how much fun that can be. If you haven’t travelled to do an out-of-town race with friends, you really, really should. Look at […] The pos...
MFR 113: Running Families
Mojo For Running Podcast - September 07, 2016 14:33 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIt’s Saturday morning. Katie, your daughter, has a soccer game at 9:00, and your husband has to work. That means you’ll have your 9 year old son, Patrick, with you. You’ve got 8 miles on your schedule, but how will you manage it? Then you think, “I wonder if I could get Patrick to ride […] The...
MFR 112: Running in the Rain
Mojo For Running Podcast - August 31, 2016 13:02 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsWhen you look outside and see that it’s raining, do you reluctantly move on to the next thing on your ‘to do’ list? Do you cheer because now you have an excuse not to run? Do you head for the gym and the dreadmill? Or do you put your shoes on and smile? Rain provides the […] The post MFR 112: ...
What if You’re Feeling Tired – BRV 033
Beginner Runner Village - August 24, 2016 19:02 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsNewer runners tend to be too hard on themselves, often pushing too hard, running too much or at a level too intense for their current state of fitness. If you’re feeling tired, this could be the reason – or at least part of it. Any time you feel extra tired, more tired than normal, you need ...
MFR 111: Stair-Climbing as Cross-Training for Runners
Mojo For Running Podcast - August 24, 2016 18:40 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThis is the fourth in a series of podcasts about cross-training. If you haven’t already done so, please check out MFR 108, Cross-Training Basics, MFR 109, Swimming as Cross-Training for Runners and MFR 110, Cycling as Cross-Training for Running. You may count your steps every day if you have a f...
MFR 110: Cycling as Cross-Training
Mojo For Running Podcast - August 17, 2016 11:31 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsCycling is ideal cross-training for running. Like swimming, it fits into the category of cardio cross-training, but what is unique to biking is that it trains you to move your legs in the perfect pattern for running. No other form of cross-training has this effect, and that’s just one reason I t...
Seven Tips for Training in Hot Weather – BRV 032
Beginner Runner Village - August 04, 2016 19:04 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsRunning, every day, requires a constant stream of motivation, but then, when the mercury starts to rise, it’s super easy to make the choice to do something else, anything else, any other activity, as long as it can be performed in the air conditioning. Well, obviously, that’s going to move y...
MFR 109: Swimming as Cross-Training for Running
Mojo For Running Podcast - August 04, 2016 17:38 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsRelated article: Cross-Training Basics Episode 108 was an overview of cross-training for runners. In that episode, I grouped all cross-training into three categories. In this and the next episode, we’ll look at the two most popular forms from the cardio category of cross-training for runners, sw...
MFR 108: Cross-Training Basics
Mojo For Running Podcast - July 22, 2016 13:20 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsRelated article: 8 Reasons to Cross-Train Do you cross-train? And if you do, do you have a plan? Do you think about how each type of cross training impacts your running? Do you think of any exercise other than running as cross-training? In this episode, I break down all cross training into three...
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