The Natural Running Network Live

The Ultra Marathon Man, Dean Karnazes shares his thoughts with our host Richard Diaz.  Dean is an ESPN ESPY Award winner as Best Outdoor Athlete and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, a fun interview with an amazing athlete.

In 2006, Karnazes embarked on the well-publicized Endurance 50: 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. Beginning with the Lewis and Clark Marathon in St. Louis on September 17, 2006, it finished with the New York City Marathon on November 5.

The adventure was the primary subject of a film entitled UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days, which was the first feature film about Karnazes. The film was produced by Journeyfilm, had a national theatrical release in 300 screens in 2008.

The Q&A Show for Runners, we answer the questions the audience wants to hear. Today’s show; can simply improving running form make us faster, reduce injuries or both? Listen as our host Richard Diaz covers these topics to make you a better runner!

Dr Robert Portman demolishes the myths of dieting and shows how to activate the body’s natural biological rhythms to help you get into the best shape of your life! Learn how to unleash your powerful energy and why is the key to successful weight loss.

Yes, we are hardwired for fitness, it is built into our DNA and now we have the science to guide us back to the fitness we were born with.

This is a fascinating look at the evolutionary way to lose weight, have more energy and improve body composition-Naturally.

Now more than ever, choosing the right running shoe has become very confusing. With all the new research on the benefits of a shift to Natural Running, we need to be very careful and well advised. This show is dedicated to finding the right shoe for you!

This is truly an important bit of information for anyone who hopes to make the change from heel striking to Natural Running. The type of shoe we purchase can be a blessing or a curse. Listen as our Host Richard Diaz sheds light on some of the most important considerations when making your next show purchase.

Taping athletes first came to light during Olympic Beach Volley Ball. Now this mysterious taping is seen in every sport. Join us as we share the whys and how’s of taping with Dr. Capobianco the authority in the art of Kinesio-Taping for performance and injury.

As the key spokesperson and educator for “Rock Tape” Dr. Steve has travelled around the world sharing his knowledge with medical professional’s therapists and athletes from virtually every sport. Kinesio Taping has become a staple in the endurance sport world as a highly effective solution to nagging injuries, from toe to head. If you’ve ever dealt with a running or sport related injury, you really owe to yourself to listen to this show!

The injury rate for Marathon Runners is far too high and can be avoided. Listen as our host Richard Diaz and guests offers some great tips on dealing with common running injuries, quickly and effectively. Don’t try and run through knee, shin, calve or back pain, be proactive with these problems before they get out of hand. Deal with the injuries at the source, we’ll tell you how!

He Founded Runner's World magazine in 1966 at age 17 and sold it in 1984 to start Ujena. He built Runner's World to over $25 million in sales before selling it to Rodale Press. Still runs 30 miles per week and regularly run road races up to the half marathon.

Join your host Richard Diaz as he and Bob discuss his newest project “The Double Road Race”, a new event that offers an interesting shift in running competition.

The Q&A Show is an open forum for Novice to advanced Marathon Runners to call in and ask questions regarding their running experience LIVE! Any question… shoe selection, hydration, heart rate, program design running technique, you name it we’ll answer it!

Anyone who has watched a major Marathon on TV knows the greatest runners in the world come from Africa. Join us as we discuss the secrets of their success with Gilbert Tuhabonye, an East African runner, National Champion and celebrity running coach.

Gilbert is a fascinating personality in the running and coaching world, he has been a guest on our show before as he shared his remarkable genocidal survival story. This time around our focus will be running tips, how to adapt to the running styles of the greatest runners in the world! This is a show you do not want to miss.

Running your first marathon?Are you dealing with nagging injuries? Have questions about heart rate, hydration or program design? Need some great advice? This is the show for you!

Today’s Q&A is our first of a weekly series of Q&A between you our audience and our Host Richard Diaz and guests. We encourage our fans and visitors to call in live or chat us up to ask any question they may have on the topics of running, fitness or nutrition. This will be a shorter format only 30 minutes but our goal is to provide straight answers to your burning questions, it should be awesome!

Our Friday show has historically provided excellent information regarding: heart rate, running form, functional strength, program design, hydration, nutrition and much more, however we felt the need to expand our offerings. We could not imagine backing away from the amazing featured guest interviews, yet we know that our audience is hungry for information, so now we have two shows, one dedicated to Q&A every Tuesday morning 9:00 am (PST) and our feature guest interview show each Friday morning at 8:30 am (PST).