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

Properly fueling after a long run is crucial to recovery, but knowing exactly how to do so can be tricky.

Listen in as Coach Jeff breaks down how to eat on long run days so that you come away stronger than ever.

Ever wonder what your running potential is?

Maybe you've poured over race time prediction charts and online calculators trying to determine what you're capable of?

In today's podcast, Coach Jeff explains all the factors to take into consideration. 

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Many of us spend the better part of our days sitting in front of a computer, and this doesn't exactly do our hip flexors a world of good.

So how can you reduce the effects of sitting down all day? Coach Jeff explains in today's podcast!

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Considering trying an ultra or a trail run? If so, you've come to the right place!

Listen in as Coach Jeff explains what you need to do to transition to trail running in today's Extra Kick podcast.

Ever experienced a pain on the top of your foot that nags with every step?

This is generally a product of inflammation of the tendons that run along the top of the foot and straighten the toes. 

But what causes it? And how should you go about getting rid of it?

Coach Jeff explains in today's podcast!

Ever tossed and turned in bed the night before a big race, each hour getting more and more stressed that your lack of sleep is going to ruin your performance?

Coach Hayley's been there and knows your pain.

But through research and experience, she also knows some critical tips to getting the z's you need before race day. Listen in as she shares in today's daily podcast!

When it comes to fueling before a run, no one food works for every runner (or even every workout).

That said, there are plenty of ways to determine which foods will optimize your performance and not inhibit it. Listen in as Coach Hayley explains in today's podcast!

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 there an optimum rhythm to use that will help us overcome fatigue?

Coach Hayley explains in today's daily podcast!

As of the last couple of years, running circles have been enamored with compression gear – socks, pants, tights, you name it.

But does compression gear really work? And if so, when should you where it? Before, during, or after your run?

Coach Hayley explains in today's daily podcast!

Anyone who's ever experienced acid reflux knows how much trouble it can cause in workouts and races, let alone day-to-day activities.

So how do you go about preventing it and then keeping it gone? Coach Hayley shares in today's daily podcast!