The Running Explained Podcast

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The Running Explained Podcast episodes

December 02, 2021s1/e46 The Mechanics of Running & Form with Dr. Matt Minard, DPT (@learn.2.run)
Dr. Matt Minard, DPT (@learn.2.run) joins the podcast to talk all about running form, running mechanics, and how to become morer efficient (read: faster!) runners with proper running form!
The basics of your running gait cycle

Why you should know what you look like when you run

Footstrike: how & where to land

Overstriding

Importance of ankle mobility

"Push with the tush"

Arm carriage & upper body

Running form drills & cues

...and more!
🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Get 15% off (my favorite) running sunglasses & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️🦩
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Dr. Matt Minard received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from The University of Dayton in 2013, and then completed an orthopedic residency program in Charlotte, NC. Matt started an Instagram account (@learn.2.run) to help people run safely after he saw an uptick in running-related injuries after the pandemic started and many turned to running outdoors for exercise after gyms closed. Matt's passion is to keep people running because he personally understands how mentally and physically therapeutic running is. Learn.2.Run offers an abundance of free education along with training plans ranging from military to recreational runners. He’s not sure what the future holds but knows he won’t stop until the world is running safer.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learn.2.run
Website: https://www.learn2run.club/
1 hr 17 min
November 25, 2021s1/e45 Running & Your Menstrual Cycle with Dr. Alyssa Olenick, PhD (@doclyssfitness)
Dr. Alyssa Olenick, PhD of The Lyss Method (@doclyssfitness) join the show today to teach us all about our menstrual cycles, hormones, and our running and training!
The physiology of the menstrual cycle

How does this impact our performance?

Periodizing our training around our cycle

Periodizing our nutrition around our cycle

What about hormonal contraception?

Mastering the basics before worrying about "optimizing"

What happens in menopause?

Prioritize health, not performance

& more!
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🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Get 15% off (my favorite) running sunglasses in the world & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️🦩
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Alyssa is an Exercise Physiologist, sports nutritionist, weight lifter, and ultra runner. She is known for her high energy and sassy approach to bringing science to your training in a no-nonsense way. Alyssa has helped thousands of women crush big lifting goals, cross race finish lines, or even do both.
https://doclyssfitness.com/
1 hr 13 min
November 18, 2021 s1/e44 Underfueling & the Myth of "Racing Weight" with Sports Dietitian Amy Goblirsch, RD (@the_running_dietitian)
Do you need to lose weight to become a faster runner? Is there such a thing as "racing weight"? Sports Dietitian Amy Goblirsch, RD (@the_running_dietitian) joins the podcast to talk about underfueling, performance, and Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome (RED-S).
What are the signs of underfueling?
Intentional vs. unintentional underfueling
Running & weight loss - can they coexist?
Do you need to lose weight to get faster?
Is there such a thing as "racing weight" and should you try to get there?
"Weight gain" doesn't always mean weight gain
"State-sanctioned" underfueling in college/elite programs & popular diet culture
Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome (RED-S)
This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Get 15% off the best (in my opinion) running sunglasses in the world & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️🦩
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Amy Goblirsch, RD is a sports dietitian who specializes in helping runners break free from dieting and learn how to listen and trust their bodies again. She helps runners become intuitive eaters and apply practical fueling to feel energized on and off the run. When she isn’t helping runners fuel their training, she is either running herself or trying to keep up with her toddler and dog.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_running_dietitian
Website: longrunnutrition.co
54 min
November 11, 2021s1/e43 Base-Building (& Off-Seasons) with Nick Klastava (@nklastava)
BUILD THAT BASE!!! Coach Nick Klastava (@nklastava) joins the podcast to talk all things "base-building" (and why it's SO important for you as a runner!)
What is "Base-building"?

Base-building vs. Volume-building

Base-building vs. Race-specific training

Workouts in a base-building phase

Easy running rules: how & why?

"Maintenance" & when to do maintenance in your schedule

What is an "Off-season"?

How to periodize your training to include base-building
Nick Klastava has been a runner on and off for almost 25 years, running in High School and College back in the early 2000's and then taking some time off and finding the sport again in a different more joyful, less pressure-filled way in 2009. Nick's journey has gone from a runner filled with mental blocks that plague all runners to becoming a runner filled with joy and belief in himself and not some numbers. He now helps runners as a USATF/RRCA certified coach at Lift Run Perform to help runners learn to truly believe in themselves, adapt their training to their hectic lives, and become the best runner possible while enjoying the process that is life along the way.
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nklastava
WEBSITE: https://liftrunperform.com/pages/about#nick
1 hr 8 min
November 04, 2021s1/e42 Parenting, Working, & "Finding the Time" to Run with Kelly Vigil (@moremilesmorefun)
A VERY busy woman, Kelly Vigil (@moremilesmorefun) joins the podcast to talk about finding the time to run while also parenting 3 kids and working full-time!
Learning to be flexible with your training schedule & your running goals

Kelly's post-partum (X3!) running & training story

Stroller running

Running & breastfeeding

Getting creative with the time you have available

Put it on your calendar!

"Mom guilt"/Parent guilt

Post-partum depression & anxiety
Kelly Vigil is a mom to three, runner, & run coach. She has run 26 half marathons, 7 marathons, and one ultramarathon. When she isn't running, she is running after her kids that are 4 & under, working full-time in fundraising, organizing virtual races for charity, and coaching all levels of runners. Since she started running 10 years ago, she's run through her three pregnancies and postpartum stages, injuries/setbacks, and more. She likes to have fun and loves the running community!
IG: @moremilesmorefun
Founder of More Miles Races & Happy Runner Club
1 hr 2 min
October 28, 2021s1/e41 "How Long Does It Take To Get Faster?" with Coach Montana Depasquale (@coachmontanadepasquale)
"How long will it take for me to reach xx time?" "How long will it take until I start seeing results?" "How long will it take until I get faster?" Coach Montana Depasquale (@coachmontanadepasquale) joins the show to discuss how long it takes to get faster! Spoiler alert: it depends!
Why "how long until I see the results I want" isn't the right question you should ask

Why a race PR isn't the only way to determine "improvement"

Why training "harder" isn't always better

Periodizing your training properly for best results

Why can't I be in "peak" condition all the time?

Why "testing your fitness" during your taper will sabotage your race day

Why are my faster paces getting slower/feeling harder when I first start slowing down to easy effort on easy days?

Committing to the timeframe it takes
Montana DePasquale is a certified running coach, wife, and mom. She's passionate about providing runners with evidence-based info, helping them cut through the 'noise' of information overload and misinformation. She's also passionate about getting more runners strength training, and providing good quality of care to pregnant and postpartum women runners. She's been running for over 15 years herself and is a former D1 track and cross country runner. Prior to working in the online space, she's coached at the high school and college levels. She loves helping runners go after their big goals, whether they're sub-3:00 marathoners or brand new to the sport run-walkers.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachmontanadepasquale
Website: https://coachmontanadepasquale.com/
1 hr 9 min
October 19, 2021s1/e40 The Cold Weather Running Episode
IT'S COLD! Can you still run? YES! Are there things you should know? YES!!
Winter running footwear options

Dressing for the conditions

How the cold impacts performance

Fueling & hydrating when it's cold

When does it become dangerous? Hypothermia, frostbite, extreme temperatures
Stay safe and have fun!
1 hr 2 min
October 12, 2021s1/e39 "Runner's Stomach" & GI Issues with Meghann Featherstun, RD (@featherstonenutrition)
GI DISTRESS!! Why does it happen at the WORST times? How to figure out what's causing the issue? Sports Dietitian Meghann Featherstun (@featherstonenutrition) joins the show to talk about...
What happens to our gastrointestinal tract/digestion when we run

What are common causes of GI distress when running?

Assessing fiber intake

The role dehydration plays in GI issues

Why osmolality matters in race fueling

Different types of run fueling & how they're different

GI issues and your menstrual cycler

Sugar alcohols

Running with IBS or Crohn's

"Do I need to go on an elimination diet to figure out the problem?"

How to keep a food diary to track GI issues

How to carb-load; simple carbs or complex carbs?
Get your FREE Carb-Loading Guide!
Meghann on Instagram: @featherstonenutrition
Meghann Featherstun, MS, RD, is a sports dietitian, wellness coach, runner, wife, mom of two little kiddos, and a full-blown nutrition geek/running freak. Her passion is helping people find their own personal balance of nutrition and fitness in their busy lives. For the last 13 years, she hasbeen working with people to help them find their happy place with nutrition, exercise, body composition and life!
Website: featherstonenutrition.com
1 hr
October 05, 2021 s1/e38 Injury & How to Cope (Emotionally) with Dr. Victoria Sekely, DPT (@trainsmartrunstrong)
Dr. Victoria Sekely DPT (@trainsmartrunstrong) joins the show to talk about a very important (and difficult) topic: coping with injury. In this episode, we cover a range of injury-related topics including:⁠
⁠🤕 The basics of injury prevention⁠
⁠🤕 What really happens when your injury "goes away" its own⁠
⁠🤕 When you need to see a physical therapist⁠
⁠🤕 Getting injured right before your big race; can you still run??⁠
⁠🤕 Signs & risk factors of stress fractures⁠
⁠🤕 The emotional challenges of injury⁠
⁠🤕 Fear of weight gain during injury rehab⁠
⁠🤕 Fear of fitness loss during injury rehab⁠
⁠🤕 Fear of reinjury and the psychological trauma of injury⁠
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Follow Victoria on Instagram @trainsmartrunstrong
Website: https://www.trainsmartrunstrong.com/
⁠Victoria Sekely is a Manhattan-based Physical Therapist with a passion for all things running. Victoria graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and went on to complete her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York University. Victoria is also a USATF Level 1 and RRCA certified run coach. She is dedicated to helping runners of all levels by using her skills and knowledge to assist runners who are rehabbing from an injury, interested in injury prevention, and/or looking to improve their training with custom running programs.
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1 hr 7 min
September 28, 2021s1/e37 "Faster Over 40" Training as a Masters Runner with Claire Bartholic (@theplantedrunner)
Can you get "faster as a master", i.e. get faster over 40? Heck yes!! Claire Bartholic (@theplantedrunner) joins the podcast this week to talk about her journey in running her fastest times over the age of 40, and how your training as a masters runner might change compared to when you were younger!
CAN you get faster over 40?

How cross-training might benefit masters runners more

Alternatives to the 7-day training week for additional recovery

Why strength training is MORE important for masters runners

Are you running too much or not running enough?

Sleep tips for the busy person

Other common considerations for masters runners!
Get your FREE Ultimate Fueling Guide for Runners here!
Listen to Claire on The Run to the Top Podcast!
Claire Bartholic finished her first marathon at age 38 in a respectable 4:02 and was immediately hooked. She became a student of the marathon using Jeff Gaudette’s training philosophy and RunnersConnect coaching. With dedicated coaching and training, she successfully lowered her marathon PR to 2:58, remarkably without injury, and entirely plant-based. Claire is a multiple-time Boston Marathon qualifier, state Master’s Marathon Champion, and a competitive Master’s athlete. Claire is also the host of one of first and most popular running podcasts, The Run to the Top!
58 min

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Hosted by multi-certified run coaches and fitness professionals, Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava, The Running Explained Podcast is your go-to resource for actionable insights, expert tips and motivating…