Mojo For Running Podcast

By Debbie Voiles

What's Mojo For Running Podcast about?

Mojo for Running Coach Debbie Voiles presents training principles and running news. From beginners to marathoners, all runners will learn how to make wise training decisions. Topics include training schedule, base building, tapering, cross training, speed work, stretching, nutrition, drills, and much more. Learn how to train smart to achieve your goals.

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Mojo For Running Podcast episodes:

04.10.2024
MFR 157: Speedwork, how and when to incorporate speedwork into your running training
To get faster or stronger or even to build endurance, every experienced runner needs speedwork. This is the first of a series of episodes on speedwork for runners, what is a speedworkout, who should do it, how to add it...
12.03.2021
MFR 156: The Challenge of Holiday Running and the Mojo for Running December Challenge
The month of December tests our running training more than any other as holiday events too often steal running hours. Our already hectic schedules get still busier, increasing stress levels, meaning we need run therapy more than ever, but ironically,...
10.21.2021
MFR 155: Head to Toe, a Close Look at How to Move and Where to Look When You Run
Let's go back to the basics of how to move when you run, head to toe, from where to look, to the nuances of effective arm technique, what not to do and physical cues to help with practicing good running...
10.09.2021
MFR 154: Fun With Fartlek Training
Any runner or group of runners, of any level, can make up a fartlek workout on the fly, or pull out one of the traditional, time-tested fartlek workouts. Fartleks are especially good for injecting a bit of speed work into...
09.23.2021
MFR 153: How to Choose the Best Training Plan for Any Race
Running success hinges on preparation. Crossing the finish line is the easy part, a celebration, the apex of all the training that prepared you to be there, the celebration of a well executed running training plan. The longer you run,...
09.09.2021
MFR 152: How to Taper for Goal Races, and What it Can Do for Race Performance
The almighty taper is a thing of beauty. Most experienced runners, and certainly any runner who's trained with a coach, knows about this masterpiece of training theory. No amount or type of training, no training regimen, however well executed, will...
08.27.2021
How to Structure Your Running Training When You're Self Coached
One of the main attractions of running is the sheer simplicity of it. Running requires one thing, a pair of shoes - well, two things. That simplicity is a thing of beauty, but to take it to any level beyond...
08.13.2021
MFR 150: Treadmill Running and the Indoor Training Mindset
What a treadmill lacks in the way of the scenery and fresh air of an outdoor run, it makes up for in convenience and other benefits. Yes, there are reasons why anyone might do well to train on a treadmill...
07.30.2021
MFR 149: Rebounder for Running Training
I'm always looking for new ways to improve my fitness and enhance my running training, and one of my favorite is the mini trampoline, also known as a rebounder, which I use for 'rebounder running,' running in place on the...
07.19.2021
MFR 148: Upcoming Topics, the Problem of Locked 'Public' Tracks, and a Promise
Coach Deb Voiles announces topics for many upcoming episodes and shares the topics for the next dozen, expanding on an episode that will highlight the national problem of runners being locked out of 'public' school tracks. She asks listeners to...
10.27.2020
MFR 147: How to Run Trails
Running trails requires different technical running skills, a different outlook, and different equipment, but it is so beyond worth it, and if that's not enough, your on-road running will greatly improve. Why? Because running on off road trails demands more...
10.16.2020
MFR 146: Six Reason Every Runner Should Run Off Road
On and off-road miles are not equal. Off-road miles make you a better runner, make you more fit, and make you more sane. A mile in the woods holds greater value than any on-road mile. Running in the wild, produces...
07.03.2020
MFR #145: How to Make Your Easy Runs Work for You
Optimize your running training by properly applying the hard easy principle. You must keep your easy runs easy and your hard runs hard to get the desired training effect. Most runners are driven to check their watch, worried about their...
05.14.2020
MFR 144: Running During a Pandemic
Wow! I would never have guessed I’d be doing a podcast on this topic, but here I am. This is not normal, nowhere near normal, not by ay stretch of the imagination. We are all living through this,...
01.01.2020
MFR 143: Sensible Running Resolutions for 2020
It’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...
12.01.2019
MFR 142: The Challenge of the Holidays and a Challenge for the Holidays
No 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...
11.26.2019
MFR 141: Returning from a Break
Whether 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...
10.23.2019
MFR 140: My Thoughts on the ‘Brittany’ Movie, Running Goals, and Your First Marathon
Recently, 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...
10.09.2019
MFR 139: The Mental Side of Running
Even 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...
09.19.2019
MFR 138: Base Miles
How 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...
06.13.2019
MFR 137: Boston
Boston. 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....
05.26.2019
MFR 136: Three Reasons to do a Plank Every Day
If 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.Â Adding this...
04.28.2019
MFR 135: How to Crush Your Goal Race With Microcycles
I 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...
04.03.2019
MFR 134: How to Optimize Performance with Periodization
Most 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...
03.11.2019
MFR 133: From Brutal to Boston
The 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...
02.17.2019
MFR 132: Explaining Dreadful Runs
If 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...
12.18.2018
MFR 131: Gifts for Runners
One 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...
12.17.2018
MFR 130: Running Through the Holidays
Of 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....
11.06.2018
MFR 129: Electrolytes Part 2
Not 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...
10.20.2018
MFR 128: Electrolytes
Have 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...
10.05.2018
MFR 127: Training Fundamentals
Have 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...
09.23.2018
MFR 126: Running Documentary The Human Race and Much More
Yes, 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...
12.13.2017
MFR 125: When You Lose Your Mojo
At 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...
11.26.2017
MFR 124: Half Marathon Magic
Unless 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...
10.24.2017
MFR 123: Thoughts on Knee Surgery
This 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,...
10.07.2017
MFR 122: Run Off Road and On the Trails
If 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...
09.20.2017
MFR 121: Three Key changes to Help You Run Faster
Most 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,...
09.07.2017
MFR 120: One Foot at a Time
It’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...
08.18.2017
MFR 119: Five Pillars of Intelligent Running
We 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...
11.25.2016
MFR 118: What to Wear for Cold-Weather Running
If, 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...
10.13.2016
MFR 117: Accountability Hacks for Runners
No 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,...
10.05.2016
MFR 116: How to Hydrate for Long Runs
If 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 –...
09.23.2016
MFR 115: Big Cottonwood Marathon Race Weekend
The 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...
09.14.2016
MFR 114: Destination Races
Whether 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...
09.07.2016
MFR 113: Running Families
It’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...
08.31.2016
MFR 112: Running in the Rain
When 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...
08.24.2016
MFR 111: Stair-Climbing as Cross-Training for Runners
This 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...
08.17.2016
MFR 110: Cycling as Cross-Training
Cycling 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...
08.04.2016
MFR 109: Swimming as Cross-Training for Running
Related 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...
07.22.2016
MFR 108: Cross-Training Basics
Related 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...

What's Mojo For Running Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Mojo For Running Podcast episodes:

MFR 157: Speedwork, how and when to incorporate speedwork into your running training

MFR 156: The Challenge of Holiday Running and the Mojo for Running December Challenge

MFR 155: Head to Toe, a Close Look at How to Move and Where to Look When You Run

MFR 154: Fun With Fartlek Training

MFR 153: How to Choose the Best Training Plan for Any Race

MFR 152: How to Taper for Goal Races, and What it Can Do for Race Performance

How to Structure Your Running Training When You're Self Coached

MFR 150: Treadmill Running and the Indoor Training Mindset

MFR 149: Rebounder for Running Training

MFR 148: Upcoming Topics, the Problem of Locked 'Public' Tracks, and a Promise

MFR 147: How to Run Trails

MFR 146: Six Reason Every Runner Should Run Off Road

MFR #145: How to Make Your Easy Runs Work for You

MFR 144: Running During a Pandemic

MFR 143: Sensible Running Resolutions for 2020

MFR 142: The Challenge of the Holidays and a Challenge for the Holidays

MFR 141: Returning from a Break

MFR 140: My Thoughts on the ‘Brittany’ Movie, Running Goals, and Your First Marathon

MFR 139: The Mental Side of Running

MFR 138: Base Miles

MFR 137: Boston

MFR 136: Three Reasons to do a Plank Every Day

MFR 135: How to Crush Your Goal Race With Microcycles

MFR 134: How to Optimize Performance with Periodization

MFR 133: From Brutal to Boston

MFR 132: Explaining Dreadful Runs

MFR 131: Gifts for Runners

MFR 130: Running Through the Holidays

MFR 129: Electrolytes Part 2

MFR 128: Electrolytes

MFR 127: Training Fundamentals

MFR 126: Running Documentary The Human Race and Much More

MFR 125: When You Lose Your Mojo

MFR 124: Half Marathon Magic

MFR 123: Thoughts on Knee Surgery

MFR 122: Run Off Road and On the Trails

MFR 121: Three Key changes to Help You Run Faster

MFR 120: One Foot at a Time

MFR 119: Five Pillars of Intelligent Running

MFR 118: What to Wear for Cold-Weather Running

MFR 117: Accountability Hacks for Runners

MFR 116: How to Hydrate for Long Runs

MFR 115: Big Cottonwood Marathon Race Weekend

MFR 114: Destination Races

MFR 113: Running Families

MFR 112: Running in the Rain

MFR 111: Stair-Climbing as Cross-Training for Runners

MFR 110: Cycling as Cross-Training

MFR 109: Swimming as Cross-Training for Running

MFR 108: Cross-Training Basics