Dr. Jason Karp is a nationally recognized running and fitness coach, freelance writer and author, and exercise physiologist. A 2011 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year award winner which is the fitness industry’s highest award, Dr. Karp has been publishe

Dr. Tim Noakes discovered running by accident decades ago and since doing so he has run more than 70 marathon and ultra-marathon races, including 7 Comrades Marathons (56 miles) and 15 Two Oceans Marathons. Tim holds both Doctor of Medicine and Doctor o

I had just landed on a flight home from Miami from a relaxing long weekend with my wife to celebrate her 30th birthday when I turned on my phone and received an e-mail from a podcast listener asking if I was ok. At first I wasn't sure what was meant by t

Bart Yasso is one of the few people to have completed races on all seven continents from the Antarctica marathon to the Mt. Kilimanjaro marathon. In 1987, he won the U.S. National Biathlon Long Course Championship and won the Smoky Mountain Marathon in

Bob Schwartz is an award winning humorist and a lifelong runner for more than 40 years. While there is a lot of information published on the sport of running from training, nutrition and scientific perspectives little to nothing existed chronicling the t

Matt Fitzgerald is an endurance sports writer, coach, and nutritionist. His work appears regularly in publications such as Competitor, Men's Journal, and Triathlete and he has authored books on endurance nutrition, including Performance Nutrition for Runn

Dick Beardsley is a best selling author and champion - in running and in life. He began as a back of pack cross country runner at his high school simply in search of a varsity letterman's jacket and in just a few short years found himself in the Guinnes

Ken Bob Saxton is the leading instructor of barefoot running in the country having run barefoot himself since the 1970s.  He has been featured on ABC World News, NPR, Runner’s World magazine, The New York Times as well as many other newspapers, magazin

Lynn Jennings is one of the most accomplished middle and long distance runners in United States history.  She was a dominant force in track, road racing and cross country both in the United States and internationally. She has won more United States wome

Few in running have made the profound impact that Kathrine Switzer has made on the sport.  She is perhaps the most important figure in running other than Pheidippides who made that first 26 mile journey in ancient Greece. She came from humble beginnin