This week, Michael sits down with Lee Welch, PT, DPT, OCS from The Running PTs to talk about the basics of run form, and how to improve your form to maximize running economy and help prevent injury. Lee is a physical therapist specializing in lower extremities and running injuries, and he has a wealth of knowledge and experience treating runners and triathletes. If you've been wondering about how to improve your running form to be a more efficient runner and reduce your risk of injury, then you won't want to miss this episode!

You can learn more about The Running PTs and Lee Welch at www.TheRunningPTs.com

Check out The Running PTs YouTube Channel for TONS of great exercises to help improve your running.

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This week, Michael sits down with the other dietitians from The Endurance Edge, Chris Newport and Sarah Heckler, to discuss the Centenarian Diet. The diet is focused on improving longevity through strategies used by people living in Blue Zones...

This week Michael sits down with Sarah Heckler, dietitian at The Endurance Edge and manager of The Fueling Edge meal service to talk about how they approach meal planning, grocery shopping, meal prepping, and the concept of cheat meals and the 80/20 rule. If you're wondering about how to meal plan and wanting to up your meal planning game, Michael and Sarah share key tips for how to easily plan your meals, how to navigate the grocery store, and how to meal prep easily.

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
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• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
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This week Michael sits down with Brooks Bell, an entrepreneur, triathlete, and cancer survivor to talk about her cancer journey, how she overhauled her life, how she found her way to triathlon, some pretty startling statistics about colon cancer, and why you should consider getting a colonoscopy.

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
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• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
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As summer starts to heat up, Michael sits down with Chris Newport, owner and head dietitian at The Endurance Edge, to talk about sweat. You'll learn why fluid & electrolyte replacement is important, how getting the wrong amount of fluid or electrolytes can affect you, and how you can use pantyhose to keep cool while working out (and other ways to cool off).

Want to do a sweat test from the comfort of your own home/training routes? Order your mail away sweat kit here and use code PODCAST to get a free hat of your choice. 

You can learn more about The Endurance Edge at: www.TheEnduranceEdge.com

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
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This week, Michael sits down with Ben Turits of The Endurance Collective to talk about bike racing, giving back to the sport, areas of training that athletes are neglecting, and how everyone benefits from collaboration.

Check out The Endurance Collective at: www.TheEnduranceCollective.com and check them out on IG: @TheEnduranceCollective

You can learn more about The Endurance Edge at: www.TheEnduranceEdge.com

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
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This week, Michael sits down with Sam Montclair, an extremely talented runner, who is also the On Running tech rep for the Southeast, to talk about how Sam got into racing marathons, how COVID has affected his training and racing, how he's benefited from sweat testing, metabolic testing, and The Fueling Edge, and Sam tells us all about On Running shoes and what the deal is with the funky "cloud pods."

Check out On Running shoes here.

Interested in sweat testing on your own schedule and from the comfort of your own home/your normal running routes? Check out our mail-away sweat test here!

You can learn more about The Endurance Edge at: www.TheEnduranceEdge.com

Check out our custom-portioned meal service at www.TheFuelingEdge.com

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
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Michael sits down with Dr. Jennifer Stromberg of Carolina Family Practice and Sports Medicine to talk about sleep, why it's important for everybody but especially important for athletes, ways to improve sleep, how wearable devices (like Garmin watches and Whoop strap) can fit into the equation, and ways to navigate loss of sleep experiences around traveling and races.

Check out Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine here: https://cfpsm.com/

You can learn more about The Endurance Edge at: www.TheEnduranceEdge.com

Check out our custom-portioned meal service at www.TheFuelingEdge.com

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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Grab your favorite beverage and buckle up as I sit down with Sheri Lawler, licensed and board certified massage therapist to cut through the myths surrounding massage and self-care and get to the bottom of massage & bodywork for athletes. Expect to walk away with what you can do or add to your routine to help keep your body healthy and prevent or manage injuries.

Check Sheri out on IG: @SheriLawlersSportsMT

You can learn more about The Endurance Edge at: www.TheEnduranceEdge.com

Check out our custom-portioned meal service at www.TheFuelingEdge.com

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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Michael sits down with Bill Scott, owner of Set Up Events to talk about how triathlon has changed over the years, where he thinks racing is headed (post-COVID of course), how smaller race organizers can compete with major organizers like Ironman, and TriHabitat--an endurance sports park that's a dream facility for endurance athletes. You won't want to miss this episode.

Check out Set Up Events & their race calendar at: www.setupevents.com

You can learn more about The Endurance Edge at: www.TheEnduranceEdge.com

Check out our custom-portioned meal service at www.TheFuelingEdge.com

Follow us on IG: @TheEnduranceEdge @mcraynor_rd @TheFuelingEdge

Support the show

Download our free resources:

• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

Find us here: TheEnduranceEdge.com
Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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