Latest Runningcoach Podcast Episodes
MFR 107: Reality Check, or a More Objective Perspective on the Miles You Run
Mojo For Running Podcast - July 08, 2016 23:53 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsOne of my favorite quotes is the simple cliche, “Everything is relative.” I express it often because it has such a profound effect on virtually everything, and remembering it, keeping it in mind, has the potential to massively impact our perspective on everything from miles we run to all the res...
Walking Pace – BRV 031
Beginner Runner Village - July 08, 2016 23:43 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsHopefully, anyone starting a running program, any beginner runner, is mostly walking for the first several weeks. Additionally, anyone just starting to run, hopefully, is walking a lot to build up caradio endurance and to strengthen their bodies to get ready to run, but this brings up the quest...
MFR 106: The One-Two Punch of Tart Cherry Juice and Epsom Salt Baths
Mojo For Running Podcast - June 30, 2016 03:56 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsDuring the weeks before my most recent marathon, I tried two changes to my usual pre-race regimen: Drinking tart cherry juice Soaking in epsom salts Neither was a far out, weird new idea. On the contrary, both were supported by solid research, particularly the cherry juice; however, I’ll add tha...
How to Pick a 5k Race – BRV 030
Beginner Runner Village - June 24, 2016 15:58 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsI want all beginner runners to have an excellent experience at their first 5k race, but with so many 5k races out there, how do you decide which one is right for you? No worries! I’m here for you! You’re right, there are many options, and I imagine, because you are new to running, you may no...
MFR 105: Grandma’s Marathon Race Report
Mojo For Running Podcast - June 24, 2016 15:38 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsGrandma’s Marathon is well known as one of the most popular races in the United States. If you’ve ever done an internet search for the ‘Most Popular Marathons’ or ‘Most Scenic Marathons,’ you would have discovered this one. This Deluth, Minnesota marathon has it all, great crowd support, flawles...
The Motivation of Wanting More – BRV 029
Beginner Runner Village - June 15, 2016 13:17 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsWhether your main goal is better health, weight loss, having more energy, or making new friends, your overarching motivation may be simply ‘wanting more,’ wanting to become a runner to move your life toward something richer, and I’m not talking about things or money, but experiences and better ...
MFR 104 – All About Aid Stations
Mojo For Running Podcast - June 14, 2016 19:47 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsWhether you’re a new runner or you’ve been running and racing for years, I bet there will something for everyone in this episode of the Mojo for Running Podcast. I’ll break down what you need to know to maneuver safely through a water stop, whether you’re stopping to drink, or just trying to get...
The Key Role of Family and Friends – BRV 028
Beginner Runner Village - June 08, 2016 16:44 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsBecoming a runner is on your shoulders. You’re the one who must make the commitment and do the work, but if you can get your family and friends on board, if you can get them to stand by you, stand with you, support and encourage you, the trip will be an easier one. Start hanging out with experi...
The Why and How of Walk to Run Workouts – BRV 27
Beginner Runner Village - May 25, 2016 21:47 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsWalk to run workouts are, hands down, the most effective, safest, and surest way to become a runner. I recommend this method for every beginner runner, and in this episode I explain why and how. Listen in and you’ll soon understand how to execute a workout that, after a thorough warmup, altern...
MFR 103: Clayton’s Choice and the Epidemic of Hearing Problems Among Runners
Mojo For Running Podcast - May 25, 2016 21:12 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsEvery day is filled with choices: hit the snooze or get up in time to run, peanut butter and jelly or tuna salad, black coffee or add sugar, run around the block or go to the trail, and many other more difficult decisions, decisions that really matter, decisions that affect your whole life, some...
MFR 102: Listener Question Answered – Should I Train for Distance or Speed
Mojo For Running Podcast - May 19, 2016 14:03 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsFor this episode, I’m responding to a question someone asked on Instagram. She described her current pace and running training schedule and asked whether she should concentrate on improving speed or endurance. Great question because pretty much everybody wants to run faster and be able to run fa...
Advice for Beginner Runners from Experienced Runners – BRV 026
Beginner Runner Village - May 16, 2016 22:11 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsRunners tend to be incredibly friendly, and most experienced runners are extremely supportive of beginner runners, happily offering advice. That is wonderful, right? Because, after all, some of these runners have logged, literally, thousands of miles, competed in a hundred races over many year...
MFR 101: Runner Etiquette
Mojo For Running Podcast - May 04, 2016 23:52 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsRunning manners matter. We all learned the basics of life etiquette, when to use a fork and when to use a spoon, how to make introductions, and when to say, “Excuse me,” but the rules of the road, path and track are unique to running; somewhere along the way, every runner needs to know them […] ...
How to Prevent Shin Splints – BRV 025
Beginner Runner Village - May 04, 2016 22:11 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIf you’ve been running even as much as three months, chances are that you’ve already experienced some discomfort in the front of your leg, some degree of shin splints. If you haven’t, that’s great. So, the purpose of this episode is to help you prevent shin splints. There are many concrete a...
What If You Have Shin Splints – BRV 024
Beginner Runner Village - April 28, 2016 00:07 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsShin splints are the bane of many runners. I hate to say it, but I think every runner is going to experience this very common running injury at some point in their career. I’d like to say they can be completely avoided, and that is possible but probably unlikely. If you are wise in your traini...
How to Warm-up Before Every Run
Beginner Runner Village - April 20, 2016 12:57 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIf you haven’t been warming up before running, I’m willing to bet that will change after you listen to this episode because the benefits of a good warm-up are that impressive, and the possible problems of warming up incorrectly – or not warming up at all – are that dangerous. The hitch with ...
MFR 100: Listener Stories
Mojo For Running Podcast - April 20, 2016 12:49 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsSuper excited to be celebrating the 100th episode of the Mojo for Running Podcast. To commemorate this day, in episode #99, I asked my listeners to send me their best running stories or their favorite quotes for me to feature them in this episode. Some are funny, some provide great running inspi...
MFR 99: Foot Trouble, or Alternatively, Dumb Runner Mistakes I’ve Made and Hope that You Won’t Make
Mojo For Running Podcast - April 12, 2016 00:46 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsSome runner foot problems, i.e, injuries, can be prevented, and some can’t. Sometimes, you do everything right, care, meticulously for your feet, and boom, they still happen. Other times, you do something really dumb – and by ‘you,’ I mean ‘me.’ Yes, recently, I made a super dumb runner mistake....
MFR 98: Cadence, the Magic Bullet for Runners
Mojo For Running Podcast - April 07, 2016 17:55 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsMost people do speed work and work on running form to get faster and to limit injuries, but they don’t realize that improved leg turnover is the most efficient way to get faster, and it will also have an impressive impact on form. They tend to start with speed work and drills without ever doing ...
Building Running Endurance for Beginner Runners – BRV 22
Beginner Runner Village - March 31, 2016 15:02 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIt seems that all new runners and ‘newer’ runners stress about speed, but it that is you, please remember that speed – up to a point – comes naturally as you build endurance. First concentrate on endurance. After your weeky mileage is up to 25 miles, then – and only then – should you insert sp...
MFR 97: Safety for Runners
Mojo For Running Podcast - March 31, 2016 14:35 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsRunning gives us so much. It makes our lives better in a hundred ways, but we can’t forget running safety. We owe it this: to be careful, to exercise wisdom, to do what we know in our hearts, we should do, even if it’s inconvenient and even if sometimes restricts our running. I’m talking about [...
MFR 96: Races as Training Runs
Mojo For Running Podcast - March 23, 2016 14:51 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIt’s common for people to do races as a training runs. Have you done this? It’s really not a bad idea – sometimes – but other times it might be a very bad idea. You must go into it with a plan and stick to it. The key is to keep your goal in mind. […] The post MFR 96: Races as Training Runs ...
Race Strategy for Beginner Runners – BRV 021
Beginner Runner Village - March 16, 2016 21:20 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsEverybody worries about race strategy, and no one more than the first-timer. I suspect for most runners that first 5k is more nerve-wracking than a first marathon. This makes sense, too, because anyone who has trained enough for a marathon knows that things that once seemed impossible, eventua...
MFR 95: Compression Gear
Mojo For Running Podcast - March 16, 2016 20:42 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsCompression gear, especially compression calf sleeves, are all the rage. As I write this, I’m wearing compression shorts, and I’ve got to say, I’m becoming quite fond of them, but I’ll save that for another article. I’ll need to test them out in more situations before I’ll be ready to offer an o...
MFR 94: Warming Up Before Your Race
Mojo For Running Podcast - March 11, 2016 01:52 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsMost people realize they ‘should’ warmup before a race, but I notice that many people don’t. Hopefully, by the time you finish listening to this episode of the Mojo for Running Podcast, you’ll be convinced of the incredible value of a good warmup. Too, I hope you’ll realize that warming up is es...
MFR 93: You Must See “Run Free” and Other Running Films
Mojo For Running Podcast - February 25, 2016 15:20 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThere is nothing like a great running movie to get you charged up for your next run, and I deliver the perfect choice in this episode of the Mojo for Running Podcast. A few months back, when I was out West, visiting Kiddo, we joined the Tacoma Runners for a one night special showing of […] The...
MFR 92: Perspective on a Few Days Off From Running
Mojo For Running Podcast - February 17, 2016 18:38 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsWhen you have to take time off from running, you probably freak out; most runners do. Once we’re in the habit, we can’t even imagine not running. After all, it’s part of our identity, a big part. Time off from running leaves a gaping hole in our day, and if it occurs several days in […] The po...
MFR 91: When You Have a Race Bib You Cannot Use and Other Bib Related Topics
Mojo For Running Podcast - February 11, 2016 00:39 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsYou probably don’t give too much thought to your race bib, except to make sure you have one, right? If you’re like most people, your biggest problem as regards race bibs, is when the occasion arises that you have one and can’t use it. This is not just a problem for you, the runner, but […] The...
MFR 90: Running Drills
Mojo For Running Podcast - February 03, 2016 20:21 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsI’m a huge believer in taking into account all elements that might affect your running performance, evaluating it from every angle, not all at once, of course, but I think it’s important to realize that adequate sleep is just as important as the right shoe, and speed work is just as important as...
MFR 89: HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training
Mojo For Running Podcast - January 27, 2016 03:38 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsWhile cheetahs are known for their speed, they are sprinters. They can’t hold that speed for long. Humans, on the other hand, can run much farther but not as fast. We can, however, improve our ability to run faster by modifying our speed training to add high intensity interval workouts. In recen...
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