In today’s “Ask Your Coach” episode, we start with three simple ways to make your training more effective. Then, we dive into how to adjust your training after a poor night’s sleep, followed by two key strategies to help prevent injury and keep you running strong.

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Eating sufficient foods will not only make you feel overall better, but can also help you run better too. Food is a source of energy, and energy is exactly what runner's need.

Eating quality nutrients and hydrating well is one of the most important pieces of having a great training block and the race day you want! In this podcast, we touch on how eating healthy doesn’t mean removing entire food groups from your meals or restricting your calories by any means. What it actually means eating in a way that helps you feel good, boosts your energy levels, controls your mood, hormones, and enhances your overall health, fitness and performance.

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The Effects of Running: Pros & Cons. From your very first run to years of consistent training, running impacts your body in powerful ways. In this episode, we dive into how running affects your body over time—what changes in the beginning, what adaptations happen with consistency, and everything in between. We’ll break down the key benefits, along with potential risks, so you can train smarter and stay healthy.

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Are you thinking about running a marathon or half marathon? Setting a marathon goal pace is incredibly important for a successful race. In this podcast, I’ll dive into the importance of setting a marathon pace goal, the art of mastering it, setting realistic goals for yourself, pacing charts and everything in-between. Setting a pace goal is not just about picking a random number. It can significantly impact your performance, training and overall race experience. 

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Today's episode is all about maximizing our efforts in the gym and breaking through any strength training plateaus! We first chat about what is the mind to muscle connection, its benefits, as well as some misconceptions. Then delve into advance training techniques to up the intensity during out workouts if you're an avid gym-goer (whether at home or at the gym!).

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Muscle Soreness 101. Whether it’s from running or strength training, muscle breakdown is what signals the body to rebuild stronger. We know that consistent workouts are key to better health and fitness, but post-workout soreness can sometimes make us question everything.

In today’s episode, we break down why muscle soreness happens, what level of soreness is considered normal, and practical tips to help minimize and recover from it—so you can stay consistent and keep progressing.

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Simple tips to help you succeed as a runner. There are no 'insider secrets,' just a few simple strategies that can help anyone looking to get started and stay consistent in the sport of running.

Follow these tips to start running, achieve your goals, avoid injury and enjoy your miles.

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Today we delve into some key ways to recover after a long run. Long runs are no doubt a crucial part of your training plan. The miles are important, but recovering well from the work is key to continue training well. 

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Key ways to recover after a long run! Long runs are no doubt a crucial part of your training plan; the miles are important, but recovering well from the work is key to continue training.

Plus a little life / business update in the first few minutes - don't worry, we have a lot of exciting things coming in the future!

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How to Run Faster, Fuel Better, and Dress for Cold Weather. After a recent poll on Instagram, I took the top three questions and dove deeper into each in today’s episode. We cover:

• How to hit faster paces and improve speed for longer distances

• Ideal daily protein intake for runners

• How to dress for cold-weather running, including a breakdown by temperature range

Whether you're chasing a PR or just want to feel more confident in your training, there's something here for you.

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