Run to the Top Extra Kick Podcast | Answers to Your Running Questions

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Ever wish you could ask your running questions to our staff of expert coaches? How about listen in on questions your fellow runners have? Now you can with the RunnersConnect Extra Kick Podcast! Our coaches will give in-depth answers to your running questions 5 days per week. Get actionable lessons in our bite-sized podcast while you run, when you’re at the gym, and on your commute

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What's Up With the Extra Kick?

05.17.2021

The Extra Kick has evolved over the years and it's time for a major announcement. Coach Claire Bartholic, host of our sister podcast The Run To The Top, explains the exciting new changes and how it affects the Extra Kick.

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05.17.2021 What's Up With the Extra Kick? The Extra Kick has evolved over the years and it's time for a major announcement. Coach Claire Bartholic, host of our sister podcast The Run To The Top, explains the exciting new changes and how it affects the Extra Kick.
05.14.2021 Strength Training for a Busy Schedule Chances are you lead a busy life, and finding the time to fit in strength training can be difficult. On today's Extra Kick, Coach Laura shares her advice on the best strength training to do on a busy schedule.
05.13.2021 Black Toenails Have a black toenail (or three or four)? You're not alone. On today's Extra Kick podcast, Coach Claire discusses how to treat and cure black toenails aka runner's toe.
05.12.2021 How to Adjust Training as You Get Older On today's Extra Kick, Coach Dylan explains why our training and recovery needs change as we get older and how to adjust for healthy, longterm running.
05.11.2021 Will Cross Training Make Me Slower How much is too much cross training? Coach Tony reveals in today's Extra Kick podcast!
05.10.2021 Ep. 216 - Can Greater Flexibility Cause Injuries? Is greater flexibility good for running? Or can it actually increase your susceptibility to injuries? Coach Dylan explains in today's Extra Kick!
05.07.2021 Running Without Pace On Your Watch What are the benefits of running without a pace set on your watch? What are the common misconceptions about setting the pace for your runs? Coach Laura clarifies and also suggests a few ways to run without a watch in ...
05.06.2021 How to Use Fatigue to Your Advantage What cause fatigue among runners? What to do when you sense tiredness during a workout? How to use fatigue as a guide and take your training to your next level? Coach Claire explains in this episode.
05.05.2021 How Cutting Dairy Has Improved My Running Why runners should cut diary from their diet? What are the benefits of going dairy-free? What are the best dairy alternatives? Coach Ruairi clarifies and shares his own experience on this topic in today's podcast.
05.04.2021 Legs of Lead Why Do My Legs Feel So Heavy What causes the feeling of heaviness in your legs when running? How to combat leg fatigue ? What shoes can increase leg stiffness and pain? Find out in today's podcast.
05.03.2021 The Proper Technique For Running Downhill How to reduce the strain on your muscles and joints when running downhill? Should you take advantage of free ride on the downhill? Coach Hayley discusses the proper downhill running technique in today's podcast.
04.30.2021 Workouts for the 5K While the 5k is over before you know it, the second half of the race can be pretty ugly when you're not prepared. In today's podcast, Coach Sinead shares four workouts key to 5k success!
04.29.2021 Optimal Breathing Rhythm for Running A quick search online reveals a host of advice as to the ‘right’ way to breath when running, including what ‘rhythm’ of inhale to exhale we should be using. Should we be breathing a certain way when we run? Is ...
04.28.2021 Rest vs Recovery Days Ever wonder what the difference between "rest" and "recovery" days is? If so, wonder no more! Coach Claire reveals in today's daily podcast.
04.27.2021 When to Wear Racing Flats in Training While racing flats can help you feel light on your feet and make it easier to hit your splits in a workout, wearing them too often can lead to chronic soreness and even injury. So how do you get the ...
04.26.2021 Should You Walk or Jog Interval Rests? To walk or jog between intervals - that is the question. Coach Claire reveals the best way to recover between repeats in today's Extra Kick podcast!
04.23.2021 Should you strength train before or after a run When it is best to do strength training - before or after a run? When it is more effective? Find out in today's podcast!
04.22.2021 Do You Need More Aerobic Training In today's podcast, Coach Dylan talks about the importance of aerobic training. How a runner can build a good aerobic base? How to test your aerobic fitness level? Find out now!
04.21.2021 Do antioxidants help or hinder performance Can taking antioxidants help athletes with their performance and recovery? Or does it actually reduce their endurance capacity? Coach Hayley clarifies in today's episode.
04.20.2021 Faster As A Master Are you over 40? What are the signs of aging and how to slow the process through running and strength training? Coach Claire explains in today's podcast.
04.19.2021 Running Through Pregnancy and Post Partum What are the benefits of running while pregnant? How to plan your running during these times? How to get back in a running shape after childbirth in a safe and healthy way?
04.16.2021 Fueling for a Relay How do you fuel for a relay race when your legs are going to be hours apart? What are some other tips and tricks you can utilize to make sure you're at your best for all of your legs?
04.15.2021 How To Do Strides In today's episode, Coach Hayley discusses about the benefits of Strides. Why you need to run Strides? How and when to do them? Do you know Strides help prepare your body for a harder workout or a faster running?
04.14.2021 What to Do With Your Arms While Running When you can make your arms move better, you can make your legs move better. In today's episode, Coach Claire shares some great tips on proper arm movement while running. Learn how to move your arms the correct way that ...
04.13.2021 How to return to running after a stress fracture We outline a full plan for how to return to running after getting a stress fracture and discuss what phantom pains are.
04.12.2021 Getting Ready For Summer Running Planning to do your workout in summer? How should you adjust to adapt the heat? How to properly hydrate for hot weather running? Tune in to find out!
04.09.2021 Running in Windy Conditions How much running into the wind is going to impact your running performance? What are some ways to mitigate the effects of headwind and tailwind on you while running? Find out in today's podcast from Coach Jeff.
04.08.2021 The Science of Soreness Why do you get sore after a long run or a weight lifting session? How to build your muscle and strength without getting soreness? On the contrary, what does it mean if you don't get sore after a marathon? Find ...
04.07.2021 Periodization What is periodization training? What are its four different cycles and how each cycle can prepare you for a race in the most effective manner? Find out in today's episode from Coach Laura.
04.06.2021 Sitting is Hurting Your Running. Here's Help How much do you sit every day? Does it affect your running performance? As a runner, is it possible to out-exercise all that sitting? Coach Claire clarifies in today's podcast!
04.05.2021 Care Less To Run Faster With runners typically have a tendency of overthinking and overanalyzing everything, why you need to stop complicating things and start caring less if you want to run faster? Coach Michael explains in today's podcast.
04.02.2021 Communicating With Your Coach What are the important things in a good coach to athlete relationship? How to get the most out of your Coach? Coach Laura shares three tips to enhance Coach-Athlete communication in today's daily podcast.
04.01.2021 How to Run Slowly How running slower makes you a faster runner? How exactly do you run slow? How slow is slow? Tune in to find out in today's podcast.
03.31.2021 5 Habits of High Performance Runners Coach Dylan talks about the high-performance habits of effective runners in today's daily podcast. Listen and incorporate these 5 healthy habits into your daily routine to achieve peak performance on race day.
03.30.2021 Can Treadmill Running Really Mimic Outside In today's podcast, Coach Claire talks about running on the treadmill. How can you be sure that you're getting the same workout as you would outside? Why running outside feels easier? How to make indoor runs equivalent to road running?
03.29.2021 3 Ways to Increase Motivation Do you dread going for a run? Coach Hayley talks about three ways to boost your running motivation in today's daily extrakick podcast episode.
03.26.2021 Heart Rate Variability What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)? How to use HRV data to optimize your running performance? What are the problems with wrist-based tracking monitors? Coach Claire explains in today's episode.
03.25.2021 The hows and whys of running with your dog Why you should take your dog for running with you? How to run with dogs? Are hard surfaces safe for them? Coach Hayley explains in today's Extrakick episode.
03.24.2021 Boston Marathon Training Myths What are the myths surrounding the Boston marathon training? How you can train smarter for it? Coach Claire clarifies in today's podcast episode.
03.23.2021 5 Reasons Your Heart Rate Does Not Match Running Effort In today's podcast, Coach Jeff talks about heart rate training. Can it work for everybody? Is there any correlation between heart rate training zone and running effort? Learn now!
03.22.2021 Cadence - is 180 really a magic number Running Cadence - why you should not try to chase a magic number? What are the problems with 180 strides per minute? Coach Hayley explains in today's podcast episode.
03.19.2021 The Benefits Of Training By Effort What are the problems that come into play when you train just by pace? In today's episode, Coach Hayley talks about training by effort and how they can benefit you. Tune in now!
03.18.2021 Mastering Your Mind When You Want to Quit Do you feel like something is holding you back mentally to complete the workout well? When things get tough, do you become mentally more stronger or do you give up? In this episode, Coach Claire shares techniques to truly master ...
03.17.2021 Hill Sprints To Improve Form How to improve your running form with hill sprints? When to incorporate these workouts in your training schedule? How many hill sprints should you do per session? Find out in today's podcast from Coach Michael.
03.16.2021 The 10 Day Training Cycle What is a 10 day training cycle? What are its pros and cons? Who can apply this pattern in their marathon training cycle? In today's episode, Coach Claire shares tips to make this concept work for you.
03.15.2021 There Are No Guarantees In This Sport Why there is no guarantee that we can always get the expected result in this sport? In this podcast, Coach Dylan talks about how certain things can affect the outcome of our races and what we can do about it. ...
03.12.2021 You Might Be Strength Training Too Much How much strength training does a runner need? How much is too much? When is the best time to strength train and what kind of exercises should runners do? Coach Claire clarifies in today's episode.
03.11.2021 Running with Allergies Runners can suffer from seasonal allergies at any time. So, how to prevent or treat them right? In today's episode, Coach Laura discusses 10 ways to fight allergies effectively. Tune in now!
03.10.2021 Why you should include plyometrics in your training program What are plyometrics? Why should a distance runner do plyometrics exercises? How can you benefit from plyometrics training? Find out in today's episode.
03.09.2021 Is it possible to go too easy on easy days What is the purpose of easy running days? Is it possible to do easy runs too easy? What are the drawbacks of doing easy runs too quickly? Find out in today's podcast!

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