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The Strength Running Podcast
The Strength Running Podcast treats you like a pro runner: we surround your with coaches, physical therapists, strength experts, elite runners, sports psychologists, and other thought leaders. We only have one goal: to help you run faster. Guests include world-class academics, clinicians, runners, coaches, and subject matter experts like David Roche, Victoria Sekely, Sally McRae, Zach Bitter, and hundreds more! We also publish coaching calls with Jason working directly with a runner chasing a…
Episodes
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183. Dr. Duncan Simpson on Brain Training and Why Focus is the Top Mental Skill
Dr. Duncan Simpson has a PhD in Sport Psychology and is the Director of Personal Development at IMG Academy, a multi-sport training institution in Florida. He…
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182. Tension, Impact Force, and Energy Return: A Running Technique Masterclass
Shane Benzie is a running coach, movement specialist, researcher and the founder of the Running Reborn coaching platform. He has worked with beginners to world…
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181. Trail Runner Magazine's Zoe Rom on Environmental Justice and Why it Matters
Zoë Rom is the Associate Editor of Trail Runner Magazine, host of the DNF podcast and an outspoken advocate for environmental justice. She has a Master's…
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180. Pro Dana Giordano on Betting on Yourself, Taking Risks, and Making Running More Fun
Dana Giordano is a middle-distance pro runner for Adidas and the Boston Athletics Association (B.A.A.). Prior to becoming a pro, she worked at Reebok for…
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179. Dr. Caitlin Alexander on Long-Term Injuries, Self-Treatment, and Disrupted Motor Patterns
Dr. Caitlin Alexander is a physical therapist at Build Sports Performance Lab & Physical Therapy in Boulder, Colorado with a certification in Applied…
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178. Are Minimalist Shoes For You? Xero Shoes CEO Steven Sashen on the Promises of Minimalism
Steven Sashen is a Master's All-American sprinter and one of the fastest sprinters over 50 in the United States. He's a former All-American gymnast, a…
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177. How to 'Make the Leap' and Create Your Next Performance Breakthrough
Our guest today is Bryan Green, the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Go Be More apparel, host of the Go Be More Podcast, organizer of the Ignite…
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176. Unlocking Dominance: Exploring Ethiopia's Running Culture with Professor Michael Crawley
Michael Crawley is an anthropology professor at Durham University in England. A 2:20 marathoner, he spent 15 months training with the best runners in Ethiopia…
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175. Injury Expert Jay Dicharry on the 4 Physical Skills Needed for Pain-Free Running
Jay Dicharry is a physical therapist who rose to prominence as an expert in biomechanical analysis as Director of the SPEED Clinic at the University of…
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174. Sprint and Speed Development for Endurance Runners with Coach Ryan Banta
Ryan Banta is a coach with more than 19 years of experience and the author of the Sprinter's Compendium. At the high school level, Ryan has produced 135…
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173. Tom "Tinman" Schwartz on Smart Training and the Secret Sauce of Tinman Elite
Tom Schwartz, also known as Tinman, has over 30 years of coaching experience. He has worked with youth runners, masters, and professionals. Tom has developed…
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172. Off-Season Training: What to do In-Between Seasons
This episode is all about the off-season. The "in between" time between seasons of running. You'll learn how to best structure this time based on your goals…
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171. Behind-the-Scenes of a Major Marathon: Eli Asch on Directing Big Races
Eli Asch is currently the Race Director for the Twin Cities Marathon. Prior to this role, he directed the California International Marathon (CIM), which hosted…
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170. Noah Droddy on Rapid Improvement and Engineering Your Next Performance Breakthrough
Noah Droddy is a professional runner, 2-time Olympic Trials Qualifier, 2-time collegiate All-American, and a 2:11 marathoner. He is sponsored by Saucony and…
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169: Busting 10 Running Myths (BQ's, Weight Loss, Stretching, and More!)
Have you wondered if a BQ time is out of reach for you? Or if you're "good enough" to hire a coach? Or maybe you're still sorting out where running fits in…
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168. Olympian Molly Huddle: How to Stay Driven, Be a Role Model, and Run Mentally Tough
Molly is one of the best runners in the world. She holds the American Record in the 10k, 20k, and the half marathon. She represented the United States at the…
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167. The Ultimate Taper Episode with Author Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson holds a PhD in Physics from Cambridge, a Master's in Journalism from Columbia, and is a former national-class runner in Canada. He has written…
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166. Dr. Amber Shipherd on Building Confidence, Self-Efficacy, and Positive Self-Talk
Self-efficacy is one of the most important concepts in the world of performance psychology. Most of us understand this idea as "confidence" but it's actually…
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165. Ask the Dietitian: Should Runners Follow an Anti-inflammatory, Alkaline, or Microbiome Diet?
Most diets claim to deliver one big goal. For some, that's making the body more alkaline (the opposite of acidic). Others promise to help you lose weight…
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164: 18 Proven Ways to Run Faster
Breaking through a performance plateau when you seem to be slowing down can be frustrating. Running improvement sometimes can be difficult. How do you train…
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163. Professor Brian Zuleger on the Mental Strengths of Youth, Community, and Fun
Brian Zuleger is a professor of sport psychology at Adams State University, where he is also the mental strength coach for the Cross Country and Track and…
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162. Q&A for New Runners on Where to Start and How to Improve
Starting anything new can be overwhelming, especially if you do all the research upfront. Read about running and you'll find yourself wondering if you have the…
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161. Running Your Fastest Marathon as a Master: A Behind-the-Scenes Coaching Call
Rose is a scientist and an enthusiastic runner. While she wasn't involved with organized running teams through her earlier years, she has been running for…
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5 of the World's Fastest Women on Injury Prevention & Recovery
Wondering what you can do to prevent injuries? Let's learn from the best in the sport! Today's podcast rounds up advice from the world's top female runners on…
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159. Massage Best Practices, Benefits, and Mistakes with Coach Matt Phillips
Matt Phillips in an expert in the field of massage therapy and performance, which is why he's one of our few repeat guests! Our previous podcast focused on…
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158. Tyler Andrews on the Future of Virtual Races and How to Bring Runners Together
Tyler Andrews is a HOKA elite runner and multiple record holder. I had Tyler on the podcast a few years ago when he was gearing up for his 50k world record…
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157. Professor Shawn Bearden on the Science of Ultramarathons
Shawn Bearden is a professor of exercise physiology at Idaho State University where he focuses on ultra endurance performance. He has published research in the…
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156. Registered Dietitian Anne Mauney on Fueling, Weight Loss, and More
Anne Mauney is a certified Registered Dietitian, has a master's in public health, she has taught at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and has run…
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155. The Definitive Long Run Episode: David Roche Explains Everything About Running Long
David Roche is a two-time USATF trail national champion, the 2014 U.S. Sub-Ultra Trail Runner of the Year, and a member of Nike Trail Elite and Team Clif Bar…
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154. Are You a Real Runner? Goal-Setting, Family, and Scheduling for Adult Runners
Today's guest is Anya Mullen - she's not a pro runner, she's not a PT or a coach, but she is a regular runner just like you and me. She also has been working…
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153. Movement Expert Todd Hargrove on Pain, Mobility, and Play
Todd is a former attorney turned manual therapist who scratched his own itch. After years of experiencing pain, he set out to understand what causes it, how to…
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152. Olympian Carrie Tollefson on Why Runners Are So Awesome
Our guest is none other than 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson. You might recognize her as a 3-time national champion, or the 1998 NCAA Indoor Track Athlete of…
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151. David Monti on the Past, Present, and Future of Running
David Monti is the founder, editor, and publisher of Race Results Weekly, which is a weekly subscription service for the world's running results. David also…
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150. Madeline Strandemo on Mental Fitness, Training through COVID, and the Steeplechase
Madeline Strandemo is a 2018 graduate of the University of Minnesota where she was on three Big Ten Championship teams, an All-American, and two-time Big Ten…
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149. The 3 Most Important Words in Running
How do you know if you'll be successful as a runner? It mostly comes down to luck (genetics) and work (training). We can't affect the former, so let's focus on…
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148. How Ultra Runner Lisa Tamati Goes All-in, Stays Mentally Tough, and Confronts Pre-Race Anxiety
Lisa Tamati has overcome many challenges in her life. From body image issues and tough races to a childhood sense of insecurity and nearly losing her mom…
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147. The Big Hydration Episode, with Sports Scientist Andy Blow
Today's conversation is a long overdue episode on hydration. I'm thrilled to have Andy Blow on to share his expertise. Andy is a Sports Scientist with a degree…
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146. Amelia Boone on Battling Your Inner Critic, the Nuances of Confidence, and Improving Self-Talk
Amelia Boone is a giant in the obstacle course racing world and she's started competing in ultramarathons over the last few years as well. Many of her fans…
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145. How to Build Mindset Mastery and the Mental Skills to Thrive
At Strength Running, we're focusing on mastering our mindset in 2020. How do we build the mental fitness to have unstoppable confidence, the mental toughness…
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144. Dr. Cindra Kamphoff on Managing Fear and Reframing Adversity
In today's episode, we're discussing how to reframe adversity and manage fear. Cindra has numerous tools that she talks about for reframing adversity. One that…
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143. Confronting Inequality, with Black Girls RUN! CEO Jay Ell Alexander
Our guest today is Jay Ell Alexander. She's the owner of The Vaughn Strategy, a public relations strategy consulting firm. And in 2018, she become the owner…
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142. Master Your Mental Game with Pro Sports Psychologist Justin Su'a
Justin is currently the Mental Performance and Leadership Coach with the Tampa Bay Rays, a major league baseball team. Prior to that, he worked for the Boston…
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141. How to Build Strong & Happy Hamstrings, with Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD
Duane is the owner of Spark Physical Therapy in New Haven, CT and host of the Healthy Runner Podcast. Duane initially started running as an adult, wanting to…
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140. Stay Healthier Longer & Recover Faster: A Performance Framework for Injuries with Coach David Joyce
David Joyce is a titan in the world of elite sport. He has worked at the highest levels of world athletics and with multiple national, world, and Olympic…
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139. Strength & Conditioning Director Scott Caulfield on Lifting at Home, Strength Scheduling, and Stocking a Home Gym
Scott Caulfield is the director of strength and conditioning at Colorado College and previously the coaching education manager and head strength and…
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138. You Have a Decision to Make. What Are You Going to Do?
Runners, friends, I recorded this episode to give you a small jolt of encouragement when I think we all need it. I sincerely hope you are well, safe, healthy…
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137. Running 50 Marathons in 50 States with Marathon Training Academy's Angie Spencer
Angie Spencer is the cohost of the Marathon Training Academy Podcast and someone who just finished the 50 state challenge. But she added two important twists…
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136. Escape Injuries and Run a New PR: A Behind the Scenes Coaching Call
One of my goals with Strength Running is to prevent you from making the same mistakes that I've made in my own running career. Because I've made almost all of…
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135. Dr. Victoria Sekely on How to Fix Your Weak Areas, Run More, & Stay Healthy
Victoria Sekely was a varsity tennis player at Georgetown where she got her undergraduate degree in human sciences. She then went to New York University and…
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134. From Pro Soccer to Ultra Endurance: How Luke Tyburski Reinvented Himself
Luke Tyburski has overcome more in his relatively short life than most of us. His dream as a child was to play professional soccer on the world stage. And he…
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133. Olympian Emma Coburn on Momentum, Training Staples, and Extending Her Season
Today on the podcast, we're talking with Emma Coburn on the incredible success she's had over the last few years. For nearly a decade, Emma Coburn has been a…
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132. Coach Abby Stanley on Athletic Development and Making the Most of Your Training
Abby Stanley is the assistant cross country and track coach for Cal Baptist and the cohost of the Up and Running Podcast. She's also my teammate for Rambling…
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131. My Spring Race is Canceled... Now What?
This episode answers the #1 question runners have asked over the last week: 'now that my spring race is canceled, what do I do now?' You'll hear from Jen…
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130. Coronavirus and Running, with Beth Skwarecki of Lifehacker
This is an extra episode this week about the coronavirus. All of our lives have been disrupted over the last few weeks and things seem to be getting worse, so…
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129. How to Run a Faster Marathon: A Case Study
Justin ran his first marathon last year in 3:53 after a few years of consistent running. But he's recently taken the last 6 months off from running for a move…
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128. Dr. Jordan Metzl on Having a Strong Butt and Staying Healthy
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Metzl is one of the most highly regarded doctors for runners. He delivers lectures around the world and has published…
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127. The Olympic Marathon Trials Post-Race Recap, with Matt Chittim
On Saturday, February 29, 2020 history was made in Atlanta Georgia as hundreds of athletes vied for the top 3 spots in the men's and women's Olympic Trials…
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126. How Physical Therapist Chris Johnson Prevents Running Injuries
Chris Johnson is a physical therapist, Ironman triathlete, coach, and a three-time All-American triathlete. He started studying physical therapy as an…
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125. The Ingredients of Improvement: How Doug Hay Progressed Over 10 Years
I first met Doug in 2012 for a trail run in Rock Creek Park. At the time, he had only been running for a few years but was quickly smitten by the peaceful…
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124. NYT Journalist Lindsay Crouse on Investing in Women, Power, and Running Journalism
A Senior Staff Editor and OpDocs producer at The New York Times, Lindsay Crouse's most-read and watched work includes: How the 'Shalane Flanagan' Effect Works…