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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Recovery 3 Ways - Acute, Training as Recovery, and Long-Term Rejuvenation

Recovery 3 Ways - Acute, Training as Recovery, and Long-Term Rejuvenation

Today's episode is about recovery, and specifically recovery through three different perspectives: acute recovery - or what you do immediately after a hard workout or race, recovery as preparation - o...

18 Juni 201927min

Episode 98: Chris McClung of Rogue Running on Training Theory

Episode 98: Chris McClung of Rogue Running on Training Theory

Today's podcast episode features one of the lead coaches for Rogue Running, a massive running group in Austin, Texas. After discovering the Running Rogue podcast and learning more about the group, I i...

6 Juni 201945min

Episode 97: Fast Kate Grace on Growing Up Fit, Staple Workouts, and Courage

Episode 97: Fast Kate Grace on Growing Up Fit, Staple Workouts, and Courage

Borrowing an idea from our mutual friend Nicole Antoinette, Kate has decided to choose courage over comfort when it comes to showing up and racing. When it comes to getting the most from our bodies, a...

28 Maj 201950min

Episode 96: Matt Fitzgerald on Suffering, Love, and why Life is a Marathon

Episode 96: Matt Fitzgerald on Suffering, Love, and why Life is a Marathon

You're about to listen to Strength Running's first live show with author Matt Fitzgerald. If you're not familiar with Matt, he's written more than 20 books about sports nutrition, endurance, running, ...

20 Maj 201928min

Episode 95: Peter Bromka on the Fear and Hope of the Marathon

Episode 95: Peter Bromka on the Fear and Hope of the Marathon

I ran competitively against Peter while we were both in college. He was at Tufts University while I ran for Connecticut College. Bromka was faster. In college, he was consistently a Varsity runner for...

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Episode 94: How to Avoid the Dark Side of Passion and Build a Sustainable Running Obsession

Episode 94: How to Avoid the Dark Side of Passion and Build a Sustainable Running Obsession

Brad Stulberg is a polymath whose first book with coach Steve Magness, Peak Performance, was one of my favorite reads from 2018. His work focuses on helping athletes, business executives, and other to...

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Episode 93: 3:53 Miler Craig Engels on Training for Speed and his '80s-era Mustache

Episode 93: 3:53 Miler Craig Engels on Training for Speed and his '80s-era Mustache

You might know Craig as the 2013 Pan-American Jr. Games 1500m champion or the 4th place finisher at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in the 1500m. More recently, Craig won the USATF indoor mile and set a bl...

24 Apr 201940min

Episode 92: How Deena Kastor Used Her Mind to Become a World-Class Athlete

Episode 92: How Deena Kastor Used Her Mind to Become a World-Class Athlete

After college, Deena traveled to Amarosa, Colorado to train under Coach Joe Vigil. That's when her running took off. To discover why and how this happened (it wasn't better training), Deena joined me ...

16 Apr 201944min

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