Episode 60: How to Run a Fast Obstacle Course Race

Episode 60: How to Run a Fast Obstacle Course Race

Warrior Dash is a fun vacation from more traditional road racing. If you're bored and need a new challenge, an obstacle race might be just the cure.

They're fun – but you need the right training to prepare yourself for the challenge of completing a difficult obstacle course. With obstacles every few hundred feet on courses that are almost always hilly with uneven terrain, it's downright difficult to maintain your pace and get in a groove.

For most runners, it's a challenge just to run in between each obstacle!

But there are specific ways that you can train to ensure you have a successful race. Make no mistake: whether you're running a Warrior Dash or Tough Mudder, these aren't your typical road races. It takes a particular mindset to conquer them. Here's how.

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Episode 43: 3 Ways to Avoid the Dreaded Performance Plateau

Episode 43: 3 Ways to Avoid the Dreaded Performance Plateau

If you can replicate the principles (not necessarily the exact workouts, mileage, etc.) that lead to personal bests then you can keep improving and setting personal bests. The alternative is hitting a...

20 Marras 201722min

Episode 42: Easy vs. Marathon Pace, Goal Setting, and More Q&A with Coach Mario Fraioli

Episode 42: Easy vs. Marathon Pace, Goal Setting, and More Q&A with Coach Mario Fraioli

The best runners know when to get help and work together. If you're a Lone Wolf, some things are inevitable: Have a question? Prepare to spend hours going down the Google rabbit hole... Feeling unmot...

23 Loka 201753min

Episode 41: Jonathan Beverly on How to Run for Decades (with no burnout)

Episode 41: Jonathan Beverly on How to Run for Decades (with no burnout)

For a lot of runners, what started as a way to get in shape or lose a few pounds turns into a lifelong passion. Soon, you're going on running retreats and flying across the country to run a marathon. ...

17 Loka 201748min

Episode 40: Courtney Frerichs on Long-Term Success: Gymnastics, Strength Training, and Teammates

Episode 40: Courtney Frerichs on Long-Term Success: Gymnastics, Strength Training, and Teammates

Last August, we witnessed the most electrifying track race in history at the World Championships: the women's 3,000m Steeplechase. Before this race, no American woman had ever won a medal in the steep...

2 Loka 201736min

Elite Runners on Failure: How 6 Pro Runners Deal with Disappointment

Elite Runners on Failure: How 6 Pro Runners Deal with Disappointment

But we almost never discuss the failures of the world's best runners. What does it feel like to never achieve your biggest goal throughout your entire career? How does an elite keep perspective? Do th...

12 Syys 201747min

Episode 38: Devon Yanko - Leadville Trail 100 Champ - on Recovery and Prevention

Episode 38: Devon Yanko - Leadville Trail 100 Champ - on Recovery and Prevention

Meet Devon Yanko. On August 19, 2017 she won the Leadville Trail 100 - a race where 9,200 feet altitude is the lowest you'll experience on the course. She finished in 20:46:29, averaging 12:28 per mil...

5 Syys 201758min

Episode 37: Olympian Alexi Pappas on How Not to be Boring

Episode 37: Olympian Alexi Pappas on How Not to be Boring

Alexi's talents extend far beyond the track and screen. She's been a... columnist for Women's Running Magazine improvisational comedy performer in Los Angeles author of a one-act play As you can see...

30 Elo 201745min

Orthopedic Surgeon David Geier on Injury Prevention for Kids

Orthopedic Surgeon David Geier on Injury Prevention for Kids

You might know David from drdavidgeier.com where he simplifies the complex area of sports medicine. David's most notably an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carol...

14 Elo 201750min

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