RC Spotlight - Smashing age barriers with Kumar Rao

Welcome to a special edition of the Run to the Top podcast where we’re turning the tables and hearing from athletes like you who are accomplishing incredible things with their running! We’re calling it RC spotlight and today’s episode is all about a runner with an incredible story defying age and expectations.  His name is Kumar Rao and competing in the 70+ age category, he’s been smashing records in everything from the 5k up to the marathon. Over the course of this episode you’ll hear from Kumar and his coach Alex Ostberg about these amazing accomplishments including: How Kumar trains to perform at a high level as a masters athlete The lessons he has learned while preparing for these races What inspired Kumar to pick up running including his future goals in the sport And we’ll even chat about what other runners can learn from his amazing story Connect, Comment, Community Follow RunnersConnect on Instagram Join the Elite Treatment where you get first dibs on everything RTTT each month! Runners Connect Winner's Circle Facebook Community  RunnersConnect Facebook page GET EXPERT COACHING AT RUNNERSCONNECT! This week’s show brought to you by: Lagoon One of the best gifts you can give yourself or any runner you know this holiday season is the gift of better sleep. Just like running in the proper footwear, countless research studies have shown that pillow selection can have a dramatic impact on sleep quality. Studies have shown that selecting a pillow based on your sleep position can dramatically improved sleep quality and reduced spinal pain. Additionally, pillow firmness and height also had positive impacts on sleep quality when adjusted for sleep position and the subject’s height. That’s why we love the pillows designed by Lagoon. Lagoon specializes in making pillows designed specifically for runners and athletes to help them optimize their sleep and recovery. And right now they have an amazing set of Black Friday deals. You can save $20 on any pillow, or bundle and save 25% off a performance pack or save a whopping $120 if you purchase two pillows (one for you and one for your running spouse or friend). Just head to lagoonsleep.com/top to check out al the awesome deals. DriSeats Another awesome gift to yourself or the running friend in your life are driseats seat covers, especially if you run a lot of trails or drive to a lot of your runs. DriSeats waterproof seat covers are designed specifically for runners because they keep snow, mud, and sweat off your seats and unlike towels, they are 100% waterproof and easily fit over your entire seat so you don’t have any missed spots. Driseats covers will fit any bucket seat; from Trucks and SUVs to compact cars and on leather, vinyl, and fabric seats. If you’re tired of dirty, wet and stained seats after your runs, these are a must have. To make this even more of a no-brainer, their current black Friday deal is buy one and get one 50% off – perfect so you can get one for you and your favorite running passenger. Just head to driseats.com to take advantage of this deal. RunnersConnect And finally, don’t miss out on the chance to gift yourself a new personal best in 2024 now that our custom 16-week training plans are 30% off. We can write the plan for any race distance, write them in miles or kilometers, and you can start the plan anytime – so you can purchase now and use for any spring or fall race. Just head to runnersconnect.net/black to check out all the details and save 30% for the next few days.