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 67: Coach Jonathan Marcus on the Art of Coaching and Improvement

Episode 67: Coach Jonathan Marcus on the Art of Coaching and Improvement

Jonathan Marcus is to running as Charlie Munger is to investing: a coach that uses "elementary, worldly wisdom" to mold his athletes into high-level runners. His past coaching and running industry exp...

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Episode 66: Tina Muir Cohosts the Podcast to Answer Your Running Questions

Episode 66: Tina Muir Cohosts the Podcast to Answer Your Running Questions

You might recognize Tina from Episode 31 of the podcast. She's an 11-time All-American athlete and elite athlete for Great Britain who's run in two British Olympic Trials. Tina recently overcame ameno...

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Episode 65: Nichola Ludlam-Raine, RD on Running with Diabetes, Detoxes & Calories

Episode 65: Nichola Ludlam-Raine, RD on Running with Diabetes, Detoxes & Calories

Nichola - or Nic as her friends call her - has such a long list of credentials and accomplishments that I simply can't share them all here. But just a sampling of her education and experience demonstr...

2 Juli 201842min

Episode 64: 3 Plant-Based "Forcing Functions" That Improve Your Diet

Episode 64: 3 Plant-Based "Forcing Functions" That Improve Your Diet

I'm a proud omnivore. I firmly believe that eating a balanced, "whole-foods" diet is the key to both long-term health and improved running performance. But the issue isn't which diet is best, but the ...

21 Juni 201814min

Episode 63: The Beginner's Guide to Running Your First Marathon with Angie and Trevor Spencer

Episode 63: The Beginner's Guide to Running Your First Marathon with Angie and Trevor Spencer

Angie and Trevor Spencer are the hosts of the Marathon Training Academy podcast and have helped thousands of runners over the years successfully run their first marathons. Angie ran her first marathon...

18 Juni 201845min

Episode 62: 3 Ingredients for Your Fastest 5k

Episode 62: 3 Ingredients for Your Fastest 5k

Over the years of coaching hundreds of athletes to new personal bests from 1.5 mile military fitness tests up to the 50-mile ultramarathon distance, I've been given a "private look" inside how runners...

7 Juni 201815min

Episode 61: Alex Hutchinson on the Limits of Human Endurance

Episode 61: Alex Hutchinson on the Limits of Human Endurance

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's written for Runner's World, Outside Magazine, The G...

21 Maj 201848min

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