While standing on the start line of a running race you can feel your heart pounding in your chest and doubts are going through your head. We all have been in such a place but there is no need for it. So how to overcome race day anxiety?

Extreme heat is hard on our bodies, even more so if we are runners and in the middle of a training plan for a peek race. So how does extreme heat impact our bodies and how to run in extreme heat? Listen to this episode and find out the answers to the questions.

Some will say yes, others will say no. I have been on both sides. Listen to the episode to find out my personal thoughts on the topic and even some running shoe recommendations.

You are a parent training for a marathon or any other long distance running race? Find out the tips that helped Krissy, an 8 time marathoner and mother. I’m sure you will learn how to include your children into your running and how to get the motivation you need, not only for race day but also for your training runs.

Most runner go up the distances. Starting with 5k, maybe 10k races and working the way up to half marathons, marathons and beyond. Find some tips on how to train and master those races, that are 50k or longer. The training for such long distance events is a bit different then training for shorter distances.

In this episode I talk about average race times worldwide for 10k races, half marathons and marathons, so you can compare your best times with other runners worldwide. But in the end we are non elite runners, running for ourselves. Always remember that, when you stand on a startline of a running race.

You are the one running your races. So you will need to say no to others if your plans are not the same. If your race tactics or training plans are different it’s also time to say no. More in this episode of The Happy Runner.

It gets hot during the summer months. Your marathon is still a month, maybe two or three away, but you need to train for it. So what is the best time to go out running and what kind of running training should we do during the summer months? Find the answers tho these questions in this weeks episode of The Happy Runner.

But that doesn’t mean that you need to spend time in a gym or that you need to do a strength training each day. In this episode you will learn what kind of running sessions will make you a stronger runner and how my training plan yo become stronger looks like.

Should we train in carbon plated running shoes or, should we save them for our races? Well, I think we should train in the same shoes we intend to use on race day. Why? … listen to the episode to find out.