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We interview the doers & the thinkers in the running world. These runner experts share real advice to prevent injuries & run faster, while leaving you inspired, confident, & excited for your next run!

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Three Reasons to Ditch HR T...

04.06.2020

How training using your heart rate monitor can hold you back from reaching your potential? In this episode, Coach Claire shares 3 reasons to ditch HR training and then gives you the best ways to improve your running without using ...

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04.07.2020 Benefits of a Period of Time Without Racing What are the positives of having a period of time without racing? Why now is the right time for you to focus on the often neglected elements of your training cycle? Coach Hayley explains in this episode.
04.06.2020 Three Reasons to Ditch HR Training How training using your heart rate monitor can hold you back from reaching your potential? In this episode, Coach Claire shares 3 reasons to ditch HR training and then gives you the best ways to improve your running without using ...
04.03.2020 Team RC Update 4/3/2020 - Live Strength Training Overview In this week's update, Coach Michael gives details about what kind of strength training videos are added each day on our YouTube channel and also provides some clarifications on our upcoming virtual race. Listen now!
04.02.2020 Up-Tempo Talks - We Compare the New Nike Alpha Fly Shoe to Previous Models In this week's up-tempo talks, Coaches Ruairi and Dylan talk about the specs of the new Nike Alpha Fly shoe and how it differs from the previous models. Listen now!
04.01.2020 Running Everest: Holly Zimmermann 04/01/2020 Holly Zimmermann - Running Everest In 2018, Holly Zimmermann was the first international female to finish the Mount Everest Marathon. That’s right; a marathon. On Mount Everest. Additionally, she has completed the 257-km (160 mile) Marathon des Sables across the ...
03.31.2020 GPS Watch Race Predictors How accurate are the VO2 Max calculations on your GPS watch? What is the problem with the Garmin's race predictions? Coach Laura explains in today's Extrakick episode.
03.30.2020 Seven Mental Strategies How to prepare for the mental and emotional rigors of race day during workouts and in your mind? Does visualization really work? If so, how can you implement it before and during the race? Coach Claire discusses seven mental strategies ...
03.27.2020 Team RC Update 3/27/2020 - Live At-Home Strength Sessions! In this week's Team RC update, Coach Michael talks about our new weekday live at-home strength training sessions on Youtube and also give details on how you can participate in the virtual race, which is happening on April 19th. Tune ...
03.26.2020 Up-Tempo Talks - Strategies for Returning from Injury Are you coming back from injury and want to get back to running? Where to start from there? How to return to action stronger? Coaches Dylan and Ruairi share various practical strategies that you can apply today for faster return. ...
03.25.2020 Fitter as You Age with Carolee Walker Carolee Belkin Walker is currently Chief of Staff in the office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. She’s a career professional at the Department with previous assignments as a congressional advisor in ...
03.24.2020 How to Make the Most Out of Training Alone In this challenging times, what areas you can focus now to make the most out of training? Coach Hayley explains in this podcast and also talks about the positives of having a period of time without racing.
03.23.2020 Losing Running Fitness How much you'll slowdown when not able to run? What is the effect of detraining on your VO2 Max and fitness level? How quickly do you lose your running fitness? Coach Claire explains in this Audio Blog podcast.
03.20.2020 Team RC Update 3/20/2020 - Virtual Racing In this episode, Coach Michael shares details about a virtual race that Team RunnersConnect is organizing next month. Listen now to know how you can take part in this event that helps you keep focused on your goals and maintain ...
03.19.2020 How to Love Running When You're Not Racing With many of us don't have races to do, what steps you can take to stay focused on your running and fitness goals? Why you need to reevaluate your purpose when it comes to running? How to be more productive ...
03.18.2020 World Record Dad Calum Neff Calum Neff- World Record Holder in Stroller Marathon and 10k This week we talk with Calum Neff, who holds the Guinness world record in the marathon and the 10k while pushing a stroller, or as they say in the UK, ...
03.17.2020 Foot Strength How to strengthen your foot? What exercises can help stretch your foot and calf muscles? Coach Laura explains in today's podcast.
03.16.2020 What To Do If Your Race Is Cancelled So your race is likely to get cancelled or postponed. Now what to do? In this week's audio blog, Coach Claire reads an article about how to potentially adjust your schedule for another race and why now is the best ...
03.13.2020 Team RC Update 3/13/2020 As many big-city races are getting cancelled due to Coronavirus, what can you do to remain positive and stay focused on other aspects of your running goals? Coach Michael gives suggestions on how to cope and turn this situation into ...
03.12.2020 Coach Dylan's Olympic Trials Recap In this podcast about Olympic Trails recap, Coach Dylan talks about various interesting things that happened before, during and after the race. Listen now!
03.11.2020 Are Your Glutes Asleep? Fix Your Form with PT Abby Douek Sleepy glutes… yes, this is an actual thing for many runners. And it’s just one of an assortment of issues runners can suffer from. Whether it’s injury, weakness, or just inefficiency and injury prevention, a great physical therapist works individually ...
03.10.2020 Are You Doing Enough For Your Bone Density Can exercise alone prevent age-related bone loss? Do all kinds of running activities help build your bone mass? What can you do as a runner to protect your bone density? Coach Hayley explains in today's podcast episode.
03.09.2020 How Much Will Wind Slow You Down How much will running in windy conditions is going to affect your race? Does running in the wind cool you quicker? In this RC audio blog, Coach Claire talks about different research studies on the relationship between wind resistance and ...
03.06.2020 Team RC Update 3/6/2020 In this week's edition of the RC update, Coach Michael shares details about the "Athlete of the Week", an achievement made by one of our coaches and how runners can prepare for Coronavirus. Tune in Now!
03.05.2020 Q & A with Coach Dylan On His Journey To The Olympic Trials In today's podcast, Coach Ruairi interviews Coach Dylan about his journey to the Olympic marathon trails. Find out how he qualified for the race, the roadblocks he faced, his training plans and his preparation strategy for this race course.
03.04.2020 Pros and Cons of Pace Groups with OTQ Pacer Rick Powell At RunnersConnect, we get a lot of questions about using pace groups in races. While we teach about how you should run your own race, there is something undeniably beneficial about running with a group. It's been proven that being ...
03.03.2020 3 Things To Add To Your Training In today's podcast, Coach Laura discusses 3 simple things that you can add to your training to get the most out of yourself. Tune in now!
03.02.2020 How To Suceed At Running as a Master Are you a master runner? Is strength training necessary for you? How about speed work? Coach Claire clarifies and shares a few other tips to make running more pleasant for master runners. Listen now!
02.28.2020 Team RC Update In this podcast, Coach Michael talks about some of the interesting things happening within the RC circle that runners like you can take advantage of, an event you should watch out for this weekend and then shares a truly inspiring ...
02.27.2020 How To Build Races Into Your Training In today's podcast, Coach Hayley shares her three favorite ways to incorporate races as part of your training. Tune in now!
02.26.2020 The Rebuilding of Neely Spence Gracey Neely Spence Gracey has running in her blood--her Olympian dad, Steve Spence, was running the Boston Marathon the day she was born and her mom ran that day too! She became a four-time state champion in high school and went ...
02.25.2020 What To Do When Your Goal Race Is Cancelled After weeks and months of training and preparation for your goal race, the last thing you want is the race getting cancelled. How to cope and modify your plans when your race is cancelled? Find out in today's episode from ...
02.24.2020 Special Edition: Learn What's New with the Run to the Top! We're changing things up at the Run to the Top! Listen to hear what is new.
02.19.2020 What a Powerlifter Can Teach Us About Strength: Sam MacIntosh 2/19/2020 Going to the gym to strength train is often the last thing most of us who are not elite-level runners want to add into our busy lives. So this is often why we neglect it. And, for those who actually ...
02.12.2020 From War Zones to Ultra Podiums: How Running Makes Joshua Stevens Thrive - RTTT 2020-02-12 From War Zones to Ultra Podiums: How Running Makes Joshua Stevens Thrive In this episode, Coach Claire digs in to find out how Joshua went from that shocking diagnosis to running his first ultra at age 44, and eventually becoming ...
02.05.2020 Introducing Our New Host: Claire Bartholic - RTTT 2020-02-05 Running podcast to motivate & help runners of every level run their best. Coach Claire Bartholic interviews running influencers, scientists, psychologists, nutritionists, & everyday runners with inspiring stories.
01.29.2020 Best Running Shoes In 2020 What’s Hot And What’s Not: Part 2 with Julie Cattell from Milestone Running in San Diego The ongoing search for the best shoe for each of us is a challenge and an opportunity to improve our running. As we mentioned last week, better times, less injury, less pain, and terrain specific characteristics are some of what ...
01.22.2020 Top 2020 Running Shoes from Bryan Smith with The Running Room Is there a BEST SHOE for you? Bryan Smith is the area manager for Running Room, an independent running store, and he is here with us today to discuss the top 2020 running shoes from his perspective. Shoes are probably ...
01.15.2020 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta with Rich Kenah Olympic Marathon Trials There are few things more exciting than watching those who are the best of the best perform. Whether it’s sports, music, theatre, comedy, or anything else. And it’s a rare occasion that amateurs can compete along with ...
01.08.2020 How Applied Kinesiology Can Heal You: Dr. Eugene Charles Dr. Eugene Charles experienced a sports injury in his teens that ended any athletic dreams he had. No one was able to diagnose the reason for his shoulder pain and after years of looking into and studying the problem he ...
01.01.2020 How to Make Successful New Year’s Resolutions with Dr. Michelle Cleere What happens between Jan.1st and Feb. 1st? Why do the best intentions fail to become effective habits? Performance psychologist, Dr. Michelle Cleere, is here today to discuss new year’s resolutions - How to Make Them, How to Keep them, How ...
12.25.2019 The Gift of Fitness: 2019 Success Stories for 3 RunnersConnect Members 2019 has almost ended and 2020 is all but upon us. This is a great time to appreciate the gift of fitness that has made such a difference in the lives of most of us listening to this podcast. Let’s ...
12.18.2019 Trauma, Yoga, Hope with Beth Shaw - RTTT 2019-12-18 The holidays can bring joy and happiness, but depression, anger, and isolation can intensify at this time of year, as well. Beth Shaw helps open the door for people to acknowledge major trauma and find help to live with it. ...
12.11.2019 Build Your Best Circuit Training Plan with Felix and Michel Felix Grewe and Mike Diehl have put together a book that includes many ways to build a circuit training plan and adapt it as your training changes or you become more fit. Fit Strong Lean: Build Your Best Circuit Training ...
12.04.2019 Injuries Suck! How to Rebound Faster and Better with Carrie Jackson Cheadle and Cindy Kuzma - RTTT 2019-12-04 Recovering from Injuries: Body, Mind, and Spirit Are you currently injured? If not, lucky you! Injuries affect every athlete, from the elite Olympian to the weekend racer. When it happens, it can feel like the most devastating event possible. While ...
11.27.2019 Strength Training From Body Weight Exercises to Major Lifting with Endurance Specialist Doctor Alex Harrison Strength Training From Body Weight Exercises to Major Lifting with Endurance Specialist Doctor Alex Harrison If you are only running every day, you may be hindering your training. Cross training is extremely important to be at your best and today’s ...
11.20.2019 Optimize Your Running with Integrated Periodization: Dr. James Hoffmann When done properly, periodization allows for creating calculated major goals, and measured improvement in short, mid, and long-term objectives. Today Dr. James Hoffmann will break down some of the details of an integrated, annual training plan that can help you ...
11.13.2019 Start With the Big Toe and Get Those Feet Involved: Jay Dicharry How much credit do you give to your feet for making you a better runner? If you are like most of us, those feet get put into shoes and then you just hope they’ll do their job. It’s time to ...
11.06.2019 Quest for Gold: Stephanie Bruce Looking Strong for US Marathon Team in Tokyo 2020 Stephanie Bruce is one of the most popular American distance runners competing on the circuit. She has used her platform to build up women, inspire others and uplift U.S. distance running as a whole. And it doesn’t hurt that she’s ...
10.30.2019 Zombies Halloween and Running The Lost Coast: Camille Picott Spooky zombies and running the Lost Coast It’s almost Halloween and that means… Zombies… And what do you do when you come across a horde of zombies? Run! Ultra runner and author Camille Picott has written another suspense filled novel ...
10.23.2019 Quest for Gold: the Gwen Jorgensen Story Go, Gwen, Go: A Family’s Journey to Olympic Gold Gwen Jorgensen won gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics, along with many other wins, and she is currently training hard for another medal in the 2020 Olympics, this time in the ...

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